Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-01-06
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EXPOSITION TO Be
HELD FEBRUARY 8
Southeast Demonstration Is
Under Leadership Of
Mrs. M. w. Davis.

With 20 organizations already max
ing plans to participate, success seems
assured for the southeast exposition
to be held Friday, February 8, In the
Buchanan School, Thirteenth and D
streets southeast, under the auspices
of the southeast unit OF the Com
,lunity Center Department Of the
public schools.
Under the personal leadership of
Mrs. M. w. Davis OF the Community
Center Department, plans have pro-
crossed rapidly and a meeting will be
held Tuesday at 8 pm. in the Buch-
anan School, at which time leaders of
the various civic, welfare and recrea-
tional groups planning to participate
will make final arrangements for the
event, the two-fold purpose Of which
is to acquaint everybody with the type
Of work of the many organizations
and to place the needs of southeast
Washington before Congress and the
residents Of the Capital in general.
Many Exhibits Planned.
Each organization participating Is
expected TO have some sort OF an ex-
hibit "of civic or educational nature"
according to announced plans. Just
where each of these exhibits will be
placed in the spacious Buchanan audi
forum will be decided at the meeting
Tuesday night. B. G. Laid is chair
man of the committee in charge Of
this phase Of the work.
Although the exposition Is intended
to be chiefly educational and informa-
tive, 1t will not be entirely SO, for
many other features, designed to
create a sort Of carnival atmoS-
phere, are being planned by a COM
mittee headed by Mrs. H. c. Olson
OF the Southeast Community Center
Recreational Club. These features in
clude, tentatively, musical and vaude-
vile entertainment as well as other
attractions. The idea Of staging box
ing or wrestling matches was discussed
at a meeting some time ago when
Morris Fox, assistant director OF the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club, offered
to provide such entertainment, but
nothing definite has been decided.
Although no charge will be made,
admission tickets will be distributed
by the various groups, each ticket
bearing the name Of the organiza-
ton which handles 1t. Mrs. Davis
expects to have the tickets ready for
the delegates at Tuesdays meeting.
1t is planned also to distribute some
OF the tickets through the public
schools, If 1t can be arranged, al
though 1t is specified on each ticket
that children will not be admitted
unless accompanied by their parents.
Mrs. Ada Minnix is chairman Of the
committee in charge of invitations.
Firemen to Help.
Full cooperation of the District
Fire Department has been promised
Joseph F. Swain, chairman of the
committee on decorations.
A receiving committee to greet those
who attend will be made up Of men,
bers of the several citizens associa-
lions. Members of various young peo-
pies recreational clubs will act as
ushers
The organizations which have def
nitely announced they will participate
are:
Child Welfare Association. Southeast
Business Mems Association, Girl Scouts,
Boy Scouts, Buchanan Parent Teacher
Association, Tyler School Dental Clinic,
Receiving Home for Children, Family
Service Association formerly the As
ISOLATED Charities, Southeast Citizens
Association, Boys Club of No. pre-
cinct. Fire Prevention Department,
Gallinger Hospital, Lincoln Park Citi-
zens' Association, Southeast Com
munity Center Recreational Club,
Hine Night School, Lenox School, VS.
iting Nurses, Southeast Emergency Re-
lief Division, Friendship House and
the Southeast Council of Citizens As
sociations.