Evening star., 1935-01-27
VARIED EXHIBITS
FOR FEBRUARY 8
SHOW ANNOUNCED
to Display Work
and Living Conditions
in Southeast Area.

Varied and colorful exhibits, dancing,
drama presentations, music, carnival
features, talks by prominent civic,
business and educational leaders-in
fact, everything needed to provide a
well-rounded and entertaining eve
ning-will be offered Washingtonians
when the southeast exposition gets
under way at 7:30 pm. Friday, Feb
ruary 8, In the Buchanan School,
Thirteenth and D streets southeast.
The exposition Is being presented
under auspices of the Community
Center Department Of the public
schools, with Mrs. M. w. Davis. secre-
tary in charge of the Southeast Com
munity Center activities, directing
plans which now are beginning to
take definite form.
The latest arrangements just an
nounced by Mrs. Davis concern,
chiefly, the types of exhibits each
Of the organizations will present,
either to demonstrate its work or TO
stress the needs of Southeast Wash
ington. Concurrent with this was
the announcement that more than
80 different civic, welfare or recrea-
tional organizations will take part
in the event.
Exhibits Are Described.
The exhibits will take the form,
generally, of charts, literature, post
ers and pictures, furniture and equip
ment, art and industrial work, etc.
The Brent-Dent nt-Teacher
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style of furniture-desks, seats, tables,
etc.-now used in District public
schools in contrast with old types
Casualty Hospital will present an
exhibit which will be both interesting
and educational-and which, Incl
dentally, may come in handy during
the evenings entertainment. This
will be a first-aid station and several
of the hospitals nurses will be on
hand to demonstrate its usefulness.
Gallinger Hospital doctors and
nurses will advise those who attend
on another phase of medical atten-
ton by presenting and demonstrating
X-ray machines. Incubator boxes also
will be included in this exhibit.
The Lenox Vocational School is
planning to present exhibits to dem
onStrate at least two Of the vocationS
taught in the school These will be a
printing press and a hair dressing
machine. Others may be added later.
AN exhibit Of progress" probably
would be an appropriate title for the
Friendship House exhibit, for members
have planned to make a model of the
first Friendship House" and one of
the present one, along with charts
showing the increase throughout the
years in attendance and activities.
The Hine Night School will have
some sort Of exhibit showing the ad-
vantages and opportunities for adult
education in the District.
A special room will be set aside for
the Parent Teacher Association of
Southeast schools, and each unit of
the organization will have an exhibit.
The Southeast branch of the Public
Library will present a model of the
present building and a choice collec-
ton of books, along with appropriate
posters
The Southeast Citizens Association
will exhibit a living room typical of
the average home in Southeast Wash
ington." Ma, pa, the children, and
probably even the cat, will all be
part of this presentation. The South
east Busines Mems Association has
not completed its exhibit as yet, but
the members are expected to demon
strate the commercial and social ac-
tivities Of the group, which is one of
the most active business organizations
in the city.
The carnival program, which will be
offered at 10-minute intervals through
out the evening, will be presented by
the Holy Comforter Boys Band. a
number of dance groups of the South
east Community Center, Friendship
House girls, several playground groups
Recreational Club members, Boy
Scouts, a tumbling team from the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club and
the Recreational Club Orchestra.
Other new features may be added
this week.
Admission by Ticket.
Exhibitors will have opportunity
throughout the evening to announce
their exhibits over the recently in
stalled amplifier in the Buchanan
School auditorium.
Although no admission will be
charged, ticket will be necessary for
admission and these may be obtained
by applying to the principal of the
nearest school, at the Community Cen
ter headquarters in the Franklin Ad-
Building, Thirteenth and
K streets, or through any of the Or
ganizations participating in the event.
No children will be admitted unless
accompanied by their parents.
Those in charge of the various ex-
hibits are Mrs. G. B. Randolph, Brent
Dent PIT A.: Miss c. P. Dulin and
Mrs. ]. H. Weikel, Buchanan PIT. A;
Mrs. William j. Brewer, Casualty Hos
pital; Mrs. Cora D. Turner, Child
Service; Mrs. Isabelle K.
Carter, Emergency Relief Division,
No. Z; Miss Helen P. Story, Family
Service Association; Mrs. M. A. Ku-
dolla, Hine Junior High School and
Hine PIT. A; T. j. Holmes, Hine
Night School; Miss Mildred Taylor,
Instructive Visiting Nurses; E. D. Reed,
Lenox School; A. D. Calvert, Lincoln
Park Citizens Association; Grady H.
Leonard, Receiving Home for Chill
dren; Miss Frances 8. Osborne, South
east branch, Public Library; Clarence
F. Donohoe and Charles H. Jenkins,
Southeast Business Men; William A.
Maio, Joseph Swain, Mrs. Joseph
Thume, Mrs Olive Bryde, B. G. Ladd.
Southeast Citizens Association, and
DR.. May Wolf Wagshal, Tyler School
Dental Clinic.