Evening star., 1934-01-21
CENTER GROUPS
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|ACTIVITIESHERE

A number Of interesting new activi-
ties are being initiated by the Com
munity Center department for the Mid
winter season IN both the white and
colored ceriters throughout the city, the
new groups to be open without admis-
sion fee to all persons In the conmuni-
ties in which the centers are located.
In order that men and women, boys
and girls throughout the city may re-
IN such activities as choral groups,
drama groups, game groups and ath-
letics Representatives OF the Community
Center department will call upon the
homes In the neishborhood. stressing
available to the public.
The headquarters Of the Community
Center department In Franklin Admin
istration Building, Thirteenth and K
streets, will give information as to
where and when the multiplying &C
tivitieS are being opened.
The Players Club Of Central Com
munity Center meets each Wednesday
night on the Central High School stage
The group is studying voice and die
ton. A one-act play, Louis N. Parkers
"A Minuet," will be entered In the Dis
trict Of Columbia one-act play tourna-
ment. Other dramatic groups using
Central Center are the Washington
Brinck, and the Drama Guild, whose
play is 'The Gay Lord Quex"
: A group is studying practical art on
Monday night and stagecraft on Tues
day night.
Columbia Heights Center activities
include rehearsals of the Bartfleld
Players and Columbia Players, both OF
which groups are entered in the District
of Columbia one-act play tournament
Monday afternoon at BIS at the Ray
mond School there is q class in rhytil-
mic and tap dancing. The Olde Tyne
Dancing Club meets Thursday night in
Powell Junior High School. Boy Scouts
hold their monthly court Of awards
Saturday night.
East Washington Center features its
Saturday night community program In
the Eastern High School, when movies
and music" are offered for grown
ups and children, beginning at 8
O'Clock. and the week end young peo-
pies dance in the armory at $50.
lexington Center has a program Of
athletic activities this month, including
basket ball teams, drill teams and game
groups, meeting in Mckinley and Lang
ley gymnasiums in the evening, and a
schedule Of dance and drama groups
for children in the afternoons at Lang
ley. Langdon, Burroughs and Taft
Schools, under excellent directors. A
choral group is being organized at
Langley, also public speaking and
parliamentary law group and other new
activities OF interest to the community
in general.
Chevy Chase Center, in its three
branches, E. v. Brown, Ben Murch and
Lafayette, is offering a new program of
activities in addition to the regular
schedule. Roosevelt Center is likewise
augmenting its Winter program with a
new drama group and game groups Of
various kinds, to which the public Is
invited.
Southeast Center. including Hine
Junior High School and Buchanan
School, features a parliamentary law
class children's dancing group and a
drama group at Hine building. The
Thursday night social dance and Sat-
urday Night Recreation Club are at Bu-
chanan branch. At Congress Heights
Center the tumbling team Tuesday at
3:l5 and the dance groups are open, re-
spectively, to boys and girls
Thomson Center is developing a COM
munity club for men and boys, to meet
at the center, Twelfth and L streets.
\ community club is being organized
and conducted at Mcfarland Junior
High School.
Special events at centers in divisions
1913 will be held this week, beginning
Tuesday evening. when at Burrville
Center the Northeast Boundary Citi-
Zens' Association will meet, with Com
missioner Melvin Hazen as guest speak
er and the Advisory Council Of the Fed
Grafton Of Civic Associations as honor
guests.
At Garfield Center Friday night a
program of moving pictures featuring
comedy and serious features and edu-
cational films will be shown.
The full schedule at Garnet-Patter-
son Center will be augmented by adol-
tional classes and groups meeting for
the study of practical nursing, first aid,
dietetics under outstanding directors. as
well as new Red Cross classes. The
City-wide Recreation Institute Tor col
ored workers continues weekly at this
center.