Evening star., 1941-10-19

In the city-wide division the early
fall program brings the touch foot
ball leagues into action. Already II
Government teams have indicated
that they will participate. among
them Civil Service Commission,
Census. War Department F. B. l.,
Agriculture, Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority Alien Registration, Treasury
Department, Boiling Field, Govern
ment Printing Office, War Depart
ment SaberS, Navy Department,
Office of Civilian Defense and So
licitor Generals Office. Aside from
the Government teams there is like
lihood Of church league Of eight
teams for touch football
About November 3 the high school
gymnasiumS and playroomS will be
thrown open for recreation for men
and women. In Roosevelt armory
interdepartmental table tennis tour
naments will be held for Government
employees. At Roosevelt and Central
High School gymnasiums badminton
will be played and target practice
will be held at the Roosevelt and
Mckinley shooting ranges. Volley
ball ard basket ball will be played
in all high school GYMS.
Heavy Basket Ball PLAY Seen.
The basket ball program alone
promises to be the largest ever
known in the city Of Washington,
according to officials Last year
there were about 50 Government
teams in the basket ball tournament
for men and in the women division
an entire league was conducted for
Uncle Sans employees. Recently the
department has been requested 10
take over a large Government bas-
ket ball group which has been func-
tioning not entirely satisfactorily
under another sponsorship for the
past two years. The department
predicted there will be some 100
teams for men and women. Of these
probably IS per cent will be from
the Government departments. GYM
naslums will be used three periods
night five nights week for basket
ball at Anacostia. Eastern, Mckinley,
Roosevelt, Central, Calvin Coolidge,
Woodrow Wilson and Western.
During the present emergency the
rife ranges at Roosevelt and Nc
Kinley have become more popular.
Among the groups using this ia
cility is the United States Marine
Reserve.
A plan IS being considered where
by at least three of the gymnasiums
in the city will be thrown open one
night a week for women, mainly
Government employees, to spend an
evening in informal badminton
basket ball and volley ball Just for
the exercise and recreation.
Program for CoIored.
In the seven major recreational
areas for colored of the Community
Center and Playground Depart
ment. the ultimate objective is to
provide children and adults with
program based on the interest ant
needs Of the communities and to
offer creative leisure-tims activi-
ties.
The seven recreation centers are:
Banneker, Georgia avenue and Eu-
cid street NV; Dunbar, First and
N streets NV: Francis, TWENTY
fourth and N streets NV: Burrville.
DIVISION avenue between Hayes and
Bell places NE: LangSton. TWENTY
fourth and Benning road NE. Ran
dali, street between First and Half
S.W.. and Birney. Nichols avenue.
between Talbert and Howard road
Sc. During the coming season l.
evening centerS will be operated. all
increase of two over last year. TIE
two additional units will be located
at LoveJoy School. Twelfth and d
streets NE, and the new Douglass
Dwelling in Douglass Heights Sc.
AT all centers the program III
cludes: Physical activities such as
basket ball, badminton, volley ball.
touch football, soccer, table tennis.
Switchboard, swimming, paddle ten
mis- and aerial darts. also social and
cultural activities. including dramat-
les, esthetic, tap and social dancing,
choral music, community sings and
an orchestra for small children.
nursery schools, boys and girls
clubs, hiking clubs, nature study
groups, card clubs and other low
organized activities. For those who
like to woark with their hands. in.
StructorS in crafts will be on hand,
Safety demonstrations. festivals and
annual holiday celebrations will
in the preparation of entertainment
units to go out to the camps.
Each Wednesday evening a pre-
view is held to determine if units
which desire to go to the camps are
acceptable to the Volunteer Enter
tainment Committee. To date. four
units have been approved and are
touring the camps in the vicinity
OF washington. Plans are on foot
for a series of square dance parties
in the community centers and for
the establishment of game CEN
tiers" for service men to whom
bridge, checkers, chess and kindred
games are specially attractive.
The department is organizing
Halloween celebrations in all areas,
has established safe skating centers
at several points in the city and Is
already considering plans for the
Christmas programs.
make for a variety of entertainment
and recreation throughout the year.
Plans for Soldiers.
Programs for defense workers and
enlisted men in nearby camps will
be carried on weekly. These pro-
grams include social dancing, the
atricals and recreational fun nights.
In the city-wide division, which
deals mainly with adults, plans have
been completed for the operation Of
Government basket ball leagues
and church leagues during the fall
and winter. Adult clubs in table
tennis, volley ball, badminton, SWIM
ming and other games will be car
ried on throughout the city.
Visit the major center in your
area and take part in the program"
is the suggestion of Miss Sibyl
Baker of the department. IF it
is your first visit, ask for the recre-
alton director"
In the field of community services