Evening star., 1943-12-03
Recreation Program
For Nearby Maryland
Announced by Lee
Yule Bosket Boil Tourne,
Is Slated for Students;
May Enlarge Schedule

Plans for q winter recreational
program centered on the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Senior High School,
the Silver Spring intermediate
School and the Gaithersburg High
School, which includes Christmas
holiday basketball tournaments for
boys and girls at four OF the larger
suburban schools, were announced
yesterday by Park Commissioner e.
Brooke Lee.
This program will be enlarged to
the extent that representatives Of
other schools join in planning such
programs and actually assure the
representatives of the Park and
Planning Commission of q reason
able attendance" Col. Lee said. He
added that continuation of any of
the programs will depend on at
tendance.
The program at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Senior High School
began yesterday and will end April
4. 1t will operate two evenings a
week.
Between $50 and IL pm. Thurs
days adult activities will be held,
including volley ball, light exercise,
judo, handball, basket ball and ping
pong. Between $50 and II pm.
Saturdays there will be basket ball,
badminton, volley ball and gym
nastics for senior high school boys.
May Be Expanded.
Planned by Louis Mitchell, direc-
tor Of recreation for the Park and
Planning Commission, the program
will be expanded to include other
evenings if those participating show
sufficient interest.
The East Silver Spring Interme-
diate School. Col. Lee stated, has
been selected as convenient COM
munity center for the general Silver
Spring area due to its central loca-
ton and its excellent gymnasium
and assembly hall.
The recreation program is free,
but some of the specialized activities
such as dancing classes, where ball
room or tap dancing are privately
taugh, will entail fees. The weeks
schedule at East Silver Spring is as
follows
Monday, $3.50 to $50 pm, girls
basket ball; 7:30 to $3.50 pm, begin
ming ballroom dancing and games;
$50 to $50 pm. ballroom dancing,
and 6 to 10 pm. boys basket ball.
Tuesday. 7:30 to $50 pm, girls
basket ball.
Wednesday. to5pm, basket ball;
7:30 to $50 pm, boys basket ball
Us to l8 years.: 8 to 10 pm, COM
munity chorus; 6 to 10 pm, basket
ball; $3.50 to $50, bowling.
Tap Dancing Thursday.
Thursday. 3:45 to Sis pm, top
dancing; $3.50 to $50 pm, bowling.
7:30 to 10 pm. basket ball (men over.
l8); s to 10 pm. games for girls.
Friday, 7:30 to 10 pm, Junior
high school boys and girls games;
$50 to II pm, a dance on the third
Friday OF each month.
Saturday. to pm. boys games
fgrades to n: 7:30 to $50 pm,
boys basket ball: to 5 pm. games,
and to II pm, games and dane
ing us to 10 years..
The Gaithersburg program has
been planned by committee of
which Mrs. Helen Rice of the CATH
ersburg Elementary School is chair
man. Representatives of the school
Parent-T Teacher Association and
civic groups OF the town have
planned and approved the program
and budget
Beginning at 7:3O o'clock tonight
there will be an elementary relay
contest, followed by a high school
relay contest. with dancing begin
ming at $50 o'clock. Adult night
will be observed on Tuesdays Of this
month and on Friday nights, begin
ming at 7:30 o'clock, there will be
basket ball. dancing and games. A
Christmas dance will be held during
the HOLIDAYS