Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03
H. A. BROOKS HEADS
CHEST COMMITTED
Group Will Make Study of
Outside Income Sources
of Agencies.

Harold A. Brooks has been named
chairman of the new Agency Income
Committee just established by the
Community Chest. This committee
will make a study of outside sources
OF income Of the various Chest agencies
as related to their budgets from the
Community Chest.
On the committee with Mr.. Brooks are
Mrs. LIE Verne Beales, Mrs. Harry s..
Benton, J. s. Gorrell. Mrs. Frederick
M. Kerby, Louis Gutenberg, Col. w. o.
Tufts and John l.. Vandegrift. Miss
Mary Edith Coulson is counsel to the
committee.
Friendship House.
The Art Department held its annual
exhibit last Thursday, showing the
work Of the students in clay, oil, water
colors and modelling. Part of the pro-
gram consisted of showing Of slides
of famous European paintings, which
were explained to the visitors.
The Happy Time Club was taken on
a tour Of the Corcoran Art Gallery as
part of its program yesterday. After
visiting the gallery the children re-
turned to the settlement house for
games and other entertainment.
Southwest Community House.
The Youths Forum. under the lead
ership Of Miss Jane r. Bosfield, gave
a program at the settlement Friday
with talent consisting of boys and
girls who are members Of the various
clubs at the house.
Northeast Boys Club.
Two motion picture presentations
were made at the club last week, one
on Tuesday night by the Chestnut
Farms Dairy and base ball film,
Batter Up" Wednesday night.
The new woodworking shop con-
tinues to attract capacity classes. while
the printing class is issuing its own
newspaper.
Neighborh0od House.
A musical concert was given by the
juniors of the Music Department at
the settlement Thursday evening.
The Federal City Chapter of the
D. A. R. met at the house Tuesday
night. This is an annual event for
the chapter, which has always fur
nished flags and other patriotic deco
rations to the settlement house.
Georgetown Children's House.
New classes are being formed In
dancing and music under the in
struction of the new part-time teach
ers who spend periods of time each
week at the various character-build-
ing organizations. The first social
dancing class started Friday evening.
Boys Club Of Washington.
The club is starting Literary Ex-
plorers' Club as an adjunct Of the
library. Every boy who recites $50
! quotations will receive a navigation
wheel with a compass on it. The
boy is taught five quotations at a
time and with each set mastered
he gets a handle on the wheel. The
quotations are from Shakespeare. the
Bible and famous poets and authors.
Many already have entered the
contest.
A group of Is boys, members of the
boxing team, will be taken to Char
lottesville, Va, this week to visit the
Miller School and to compete with
boys there in boxing.
The club is starting classes in music
Thursday from 8 to 9 o'clock and a
class in public speaking Friday from
to 9 O'Clock.
Washington Heart Association.
Membership in the In Bed" Club,
composed of youngsters who are COM
PEELED to spend two hours or more in
bed daily because of heart conditions,
continues to grow, according to Mrs.
Wade Martin, executive secretary Of
the Washington Heart Association.
Every member is given badge and
receives a monthly mimeographed
magazine. The children contribute
most of the material used in the
magazine.