Evening star., 1935-10-06
|CENTERS PROGRAM
TO Be EXPANDED
Fall and Winter Recreation
Activities Before Meet
ing Tuesday Night.

The Autumn and Winter program
of recreation in the mary community
centers throughout the District. which
opened last week under supervision Of
Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peoples, director Of
the Community Center Department Of
the public schools, will be further de-
veloped during the remaining weeks
of this month, following the meeting
Of the Community Center Council
Tuesday night at Franklin administra-
ton building. when James G. Yaden,
president. will preside and the council
will receive the semi-annual report OF
Mrs. Peoples and recommendations
for the work Of the coming season.
The organization and development
of community clubs for young men
and boys will be major feature Of
this Winters program. Among the
clubs already in operation are CO.
lumbia Heights Bcys' Club. Macfar-
land Young Mems Club. Gordon Jun
ior Boys Club. Southeast Boys Club,
Francis Community Boys Club, RAN
dali Junior Boys Club and Terrell
Boys Club.
Basket Ball Feature.
Basket ball will be featured largely
in the athletic schedule of the centers
and by the end of this month full
program of games will be in progress.
In addition to the increasing number
of clubs in the Community Center
Basket Ball League there will be
I lo,- Inv- Il al Lar rAN Ea1
teams organized and possibly girls
league will be set up.
Contract bridge is a popular game
at all community centers and many
new groups of beginners and Of ad-
vanced players are meeting several
times each week.
Current topics and short-story writ.
ing are also popular in the centers.
and opportunity is offered for such
groups to meet weekly under the di-
rection of Philip McBriarty, who will
organize a short-story writing group
Monday night at O'Clock at Thomson
Center; Tuesday night at Roosevelt
Center; Friday night at Ben Murch
branch of the Chevy Chase Center
and Wednesday night dt Hine branch
of Southeast Center. will begin a
class in current topics and book re-
views.
Social dances are held at practically
all centers. often twice a week, where
the young people Of the neighborhood
are especially interested. The dances
take place as follows: Chevy Chase,
Ben Murch branch. Friday evenings:
East Washington Center, at Eastern
High School, Wednesday and Satur.
day nights; Langley Center, Friday;
Roosevelt Center. Tuesday; Park View
Center, Friday; Southeast Center. Bu.
chanan branch, Tuesday and Thurs
day.
Community Nights.
The department announces the COM
munity nights of the centers as fol.
lows, Divisions l-9:
Central High-Tuesday and Friday,
to 10.
Chevy Chase ben Murch branch)-
Friday night, $50 to II.
Columbia Heights Powell Junior
High SchooD-Tuesday, Thursday.
Friday, to 10:30.
East Washington Eastern High
SchooD-Tuesday, Wednesday, Satur.
day. 7:3o to IL.
Langley-Wednesday and Friday.
7:30 to IL.
Park View-Friday, to 1890.
Roosevelt-Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, to II.
Southeast Center, Buchanan branch
Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday, 7:3O
to II.
Hine branch. Monday, Wednes.
day, Thursday. Friday, 1880 to 1890.
Thomson Center-Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, Friday, 7 to 1920.
Centers in divisions 1913 will be
open as follows:
Birney, Monday and Friday at 7
pm; Burrville, Tuesday and Friday
, at Z; Dunbar. Thursday and Friday,
7;30; Garfield, Wednesday, 7:3O;
Garnett-Patterson Monday through
Friday, beginning at 5.