Evening star., 1934-07-29

| the Public Schools supervises adult
( recreation. The National Capital
Parks Ofice Of the National Park
/ Service operates the base ball dia-
monds and sponsors the band coh-
eerts. The Playground Department
Of the District government maintains
children's playground there.
The situation is similar in other
sections OF the city and So with a
view 10 creating a unified system. the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission has obtained the services
| Of /. II. Weir Of the National Recrea-
tional Association to conduct a sur
| vey. Making his preliminary report
| at last weeks meeting of the COM
| mission, he indicated the whole busi-
ness might well be brought under the
| Jurisdiction of the National Park
| Service. He pointed out that there
are many activities for recreation out
side the District, such as along the
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
and in the future George Washington
Memorial Parkway and elsewhere.
Other suggestions were made by
| the consultant, but his final findings
will not be known officially until the
commission convenes September 20.
Property Is Mixed Up.
The Mckinley swimming pool. at
! First street and Lincoln road north
| east, is under the Welfare ASsocia-
ton, which has Federal leanings and
has chief clerks of many Of the Gov
ernment departments as members Of
its board of trustees. But its SWIM
ming pool Is located on property held
| by the District government at the
school structure.
Yet the Districts own swimming
pool, known as the Municipal Bathing
| Pool, is situated on Federal property
| at Seventeenth street and Constitu-
ton avenue. This is held under re-
vocable permit issued TO the District
Commissioners by the National Capt.
| tai parks authorities yesterday ex-
planned, although operated by the
Playground Department.
The Playground Department of the
/ District has Fairgrounds of its own,
but it also "borrowS" land from the
F, Federal park authorities. In some
| cases, this group merely provides
supervision of the Federal property.
In others it operates the facilities.
Center Under Education Board.
The Community Center Department
is under the Board Of Education,
which has charge of the city's schools.
The park authorities point out that
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Department within the National Capt.
tai parks system include:
Use of the Sylvan Theater
on the Washington Monument
grounds, during the Summer fes-
tival programs, comprising band
concerts, operas, dancing, singing,
pageants and dramas, from June
to September.
Independence day festivities
with patriotic celebration and fire.
works on the Washington Monu-
ment Grounds
National community Christmas
tree celebration. held in previous
| years in Sherman Square, south of
the Treasury Department. This
years celebration still is indefinite,
as there is talk Of planting new
Christmas trees in Lafayette Park.
Celebration of Halloween night
on Constitution avenue between
Fifteenth and Seventeenth streets
with parade and dancing.
Various activities are conducted
by the Community Center Depart
ment at lexington Recreation
Center, Lincoln road between r
and T streets northeast, such as
moving pictures, dramatics, pag-
eants, instructions, band concerts,
community singing, social dancing,
tap dancing and drill teams.
Gives Sewing Instruction.
At Banneker Recreation Center
the Community Center Depart
ment conducts night and day sew
ing instruction, parties, band con-
certs. card parties, games for
| groups of all ages, glee clubs,
women'S clubs, entertainments,
hygiene classes, first aid, welfare
work apd other activities.
The Community Center Depart
ment has "centers" of its own,
where swimming meets and other
activities are carried forward.
| Areas used in whole or in part by
the Playground Department Of the
District, says the park authorities,
| are:
| Banneker Recreation Center: Gar
field Park, Second street and Virginia
avenue southeast; Lincoln Playground
and Playheld, Fifth and K streets
southeast; Montrose Park, Thirty-f1r
| and r streets; Willow Tree Play
/ ground, Third and B streets south
west: the municipal bathing pools;
/ Franklin Park. Thirteenth and K
streets; Langdon Recreation Center
Eighteenth and Franklin streets
northeast; Chevy Chase Recreation
Center. Forty-first and Livingston
streets: lexington Recreation Center;
Hamilton Recreation Center. Thir-
teenth and Hamilton streets; Barry
Farms Recreation Center. Nichols
avenue and Sumner road southeast,
Raymond Recreation Center. Tenth
street and Spring road: Sherwood Rec
reation Center Ninth and @ streets
northeast; Takoma Playground
Fourth and Van Buren streets; Hearst
Playground. Thirty-seventh and Til
den streets; Reservoir Playground. FL
liot place and Conduit road: Rock
Greek and Potomac Parkway. Twenty
seventh and Q streets: Shepherd
Playground. Fourteenth street AM
Kalmia road; Bloomhhgdale Play
ground, Mcmillan Park. First an6
Bryant streets: Reno tennis courts
Thirty-ninth and FeSSenden streets.
Howard Playground, Fifth and "
streets; Cardozo Recreation Center
First and I streets southwest; George
town Recreation Center, Thirty
third street and Volta place. and Vir-
gtnia Avenue Playground, Ninth anC
Virginia avenue southeast
Property Loaned.
These Fairgrounds, the park au-
thorities explain. have been assigned
TO the District Commissioners fol
| niavgrnund ntIrnoSaS They are no,