Evening star., 1934-06-24
Con'munityCerter
Director Making
Plans for Summer
Mrs. Peoples Arranges
for Season Beginning
First Week in July.

Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, director
of the Community Center Department
is completing plans for the Summer,
at the community centers, which will
begin in general the first week In
July.
East washington Center, at Eastern
High School, opened its Summer
season last week. Athletics will be
featured.
Roosevelt Center is open six days,
from to pm for the activities OF
the Community Club, which was or
ganized last Winter.
The full Summertime program at
lexington Center will begin July 6.
The stadium of Mckinley High School
will be the scene throughout the
Summer, on Tuesday evenings from
8 to 9 o'clock, of motion pictures pro-
grams featuring American history
events and comedies. Card clubs will
meet out-of doors on Mckinley School
plaza, and the library is open at $50.
Special Summertime activities will
be drama for adults and young people
and social dancing, with orchestra,
every Friday from 9 to 1880 o'clock;
also rhythm and tap dancing for chill
dren, and drama for children every
Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am!
Language classes will be arranged,
upon sufficient request.
Central Community Center will be-
gin its regular Summer schedule July
8, with the swimming pool, track
facilities, tennis courts, and other
outdoor and indoor activities available
to the public five days a week, Mon
day through Friday, from 1870 to
4:30 pm, and from 7:30 to 1890 pm
The Community Center Civic Sym
phony Orchestra, conducted by
Bailey F. Alart, will continue to meet
each Tuesday evening, for rehearsal
New instrumentaliSts are invited to
join this new organization Of IS
Washington musicians.
In divisions 1918, community CEN
ters in operation during the Summer
will be Dunbar, Garnet-Patterson
and Terrell, the latter featuring a
community club for men and boys
under the special supervision Of Miss
Anna Goodwin. general secretary Of
divisions 1913.
Dunbar Center will operate its
recreational facilities regularly after
July 5. including the pool. base ball
and other outdoor and indoor sports
and games. The center will be open
every afternoon and evening. except
Sunday, for the use of the community
Garnet-Patterson Center is open
five nights each week, Monday
through Friday. inclusive. Arrange
ments may be made with Miss John
son for a wide variety of activities
this Summer, for meetings, study
groups, etc.
A Summer course in instrumental
music will begin June 25. in Langley
Paul, Gordon, Eliot and Powell Junior
High Schools. These classes, open to
all boys and girls, will be conducted
by Louis Malkus. Information re-
garding hours and arrangements may
be obtained at the Community Cen
ter Office.
The third weekly Summer festival
program will be presented by the
Community Center Department. in
cooperation with the ofice of Ma
tional Capital parks. June n at s:15
O'Clock in the National Sylvan Theater
at the Washington Monument, when
the perennial favorite, Balfe's The
Bohemian Girl" will be sung by the
Estelle Wentworth Opera Group. con-
Quoted by Miss Wentworth in per-
SON
Chair privilege tickets for this fes-
tival are available to the public in ad-
vance Of Wednesday night, at the
American Automobile Associa ton. the
Willard Ticket Bureau. the Washing
ton Hotel Newsstand. and the Com
munity Center Office in Franklin Ad-
mlnlstration Building. Chair tickets
Will also be available to the public
at pm. at the Monument grounds.