Evening star., 1941-03-22
More Dances Sian
This Afternoon for
Service Parties
Us New Girl Recruits
To Have Choice of
Two Dances Tonight

Registration of additional Gov
ernment Girl Dances" to aid in en-
tertainment of servicemen and de-
tense workers in this area was to
be staged at lis pm. today at the
District Building as groups of the
Welfare and Consumer Interest
Committee of the District Defense
Council planned many new pro-
grams.
No less than $50 dances" were
registered two weeks ago at the first
registration of Government girl
workers for the servicemen's
dances. A half hundred additional
have been registered since then, in
cluding girls who we're too timid"
to appear at the first public regis
tration demonstration.
The first IT'S girls who may be
registered today. it was announced,
will be given the choice of going
to a servicemen's dance tonight at
the Capital Barn dance at Alex
andria, where 100 dances" will be
IiCCoCu, vi W d1l GAL Y
Quantico, Va, also tonight. where
rs girls will be needed. Transpor-
tation will be furnished for the
dances to and from the events,
it was announced.
High Percentage of Responses.
Committee workers reported they
were both amazed and delighted
with the responses they have had
from the registered dances" For
instance, they said, there was an
event planned for light night at
the Arlington Cantonement Fifty
dance partners were needed. To
make sure enough would be avail
able, the committee sent invitations
to IS of the registered girls. Com
mittee workers said yesterday they
had had acceptances from all but
two of the IS.
Possibilities that servicemen in
nearby camps might be invited to
spend week ends at the residences
of Washington families was dis
cussed at a meeting of committee
members held late yesterday at the
District Building. 1t was recalled
that during the World War, many
Washington families indicated de-
sire to entertain servicemen at their
homes over week ends. The group
decided this subject would be, con-
sidered for possible future adoption
as a part of the whole program.
Talent Tryouts Scheduled.
There we're new plans also for
provision of talent for shows to be
staged for the entertainment of the
men at the camps. Archie Edwards,
chairman of the Subcommittee on
Recreation, announced the follow
ing:
That registrations and tryouts of
dramatic talent would be staged at
7:30 pm. Tuesday at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and l. streets NV,
under the direction of Miss Beryl
Lawless.
That each Wednesday night, at
$50 pm, speciality acts will be given
try-outs.
That a chorus girl tryout will be
staged Tuesday. April l. at 8 pm. at
the Thomson School, for tap and
Hawaiian dancers. 20 of whom are
to be selected for special training for
acts at the nearby camps.
That rs entertainers are to be
sent next Friday night to Fort
Meade.
Dance Next Saturday Night.
That 100 Dances are to be sent
next Saturday night to Holbrook
Farms Dairy.
That so girls will be sent to an
event at Fort Belvoir next Wednes-
day evening.
Minor Hudson, an attorney and
past president of the Junior Board
of Commerce, has been named
chairman of subcommittee on
hospitality and recreation; Harold
Fangboner, chairman of a subcom-
mittee on servicemen's clubs; Car
ter Barron, of committee on talent
review, and T. j. Anderson, an as
sistant director of the Community
Center, as chairman of subcom-
mittee on recreation for colored
troops.
A free concert for servicemen and
defense workers is to be given
at $50 pm. next Tuesday in the
Federal Auditorium in the Labor
Building by the Department of Ag-
riculture Orchestra and Symphonic
Choir and the Newcomb- Bethesda
Community Singers. The symphonic
program will be presented under the
direction of DR.. Walter Bauer.