Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1924, Page 27

THE SUNDAY. STAR. WASHINGTON, ——— . Mrs. Alice C. Driscoll, well known throughout the city as the executive in charge of the most centrally lo- cated community center, the Thom- son, has not only developed local community groups, but has given encourage- ment to many im- | portant affiliated organizations that have done con- structive commu- nity work, One of the most important of these is the Washing- ton Opera Com- under the ship of 1d- ouard Albion. Un- der . his inspira- tion, groups of lo- <al people have received valuable mu- s training that would have been prohibitive if it were not for the op- portunity that was offered to them through the co-operation of the Com- nunity Center Department and the Washington Opera Company. Edou- a teaches and trains the the small parts of the The Thom Community shes the accommodations ing. Dorothy Mansfield. daughter-in-law of Rep- e Manstleld of Texas, will e her debut, as Guilette. on Jan- 21 W ng_opposite Ma- “Tales of Hoff- to the notice of by- coming to the iter three years ago and “sKINg to be tried out for his com- unity chorus. Albert ferman, vho will appear in & double role in “The Tales of Hoffman,” also came to the community center to receive the free instruction offered by Mr. Albion. The chorus of eighty has been bulilt from members of the the Thomson Center. Particularly to be noted is the chorus of sixteen gir from the Thomson Center that ceived favorable ment of “Madame T Edouard Albion. rison in Although the Thomson Center under pt_alive ment ha: so that coll's encoura o e community the spirit of there. was no difficulty in forming community groups when possession was gained of the building, for the remainder of the season, Community nts a_com: solo number The door: (lpn;;\ n:‘ Washington Society o nt the New walter ctor. 8:30, in_ the k View Athietic Club, hiletic Club. ashington i present authority on decora- ot In- A munity singing. Damrosch, gymnasium it ns, | His subj dustry Education. sociation. Young Wome Association, in the gymnasium arts. Wilsen Nor , 11th and Harvard Monday—Capitol Athletic Club, cess Athletic Club. 8:30 to nish el class social danci In rhythmic 10, Miss that there few morc ested = Wednes hth struction for child M. Ready. 3:1 9 Wilson ers. under the direction of Mrs. A. E Postum, w hearse, 0:30. This n' and women will plays of three acts v und_the Servant Prob- v Jerome K. Jerome, and the Lucky One” will give sixteen to 1tal . of the Co- Jumbia Jun 3 to Atlantic Ath- fetic Club. 8 to 8. A period for games will follow Friday *Recreation Club, 3 for gymnas, Columbia Mid- gets, 7 to 8. There will be an_open period for_games from § to 8. Athietic Club. 9 to 10: Junior Dancing ¢ 1l duneing, No. 12, part supervis Scout Troop ey fr { callea n the ys' Inde- 7: the Boys' In- Community So- 10:30. or High pendent Athletie € pendent Band, will be . Aurara Ath- )rchestra pract pworth Athletic Club and ¢ Club, i essmaking classes. 7:3 Social Club dance, . Guyon has been 0 to 10:30. athletics. appointed director of b Petworth, Sth and Shepherd streets rorthwest: th Th followed Brownies. and the Club, 8, w with ife A fect of the meeting. Citizens' Association the Petworth Methodist al schedule will ith meetings of Scouts, Girl Scouts ;" Paychology ars as leader, as the sub- Southesst, Tth and C streets south- rast, at the Hine Junior High School. Monday—Wushington Preps, 7:30 to 8: Acme Athletic Club, 9 to 10:30. Friday—Country Dancing' Club, 8 to 10:30: the Rhythm Club at 7. Fri- day Night Dramatic Club for children earse for an enteriainment to n in February, 8; two troops Scouts_will meet 'in .the: Wal- School, 7:30 to 10:30; Winton A\thletic Club. business meeting, 7:30. Saturday—Senior Dramatic Club, : dramatie instruction to children, with Miss Helen Marguerite ster as lcader. All children who ¢ to take part in ommunity _Center Sveaking Clu Prof. Anne Tillery Renshaw, leader, annéunces that the lesson will be on “Strange Bits of Washington Histo Polyanna Club, 7:30. followed by a business meeting. F. M. S. Athletic Club, 9. There was & meeting of the advisory council of the Southeast Center Monday. Among the matters of interest was the de- cision to have an open community meeting near the end of the month, to be placed in the auditorium of the Hine Junior High School. This meet- ing will have the co-operation of the visual instruction director, Miss A. M. Howard, of the community center de- partment and principal of the Ameri- ranization School, Miss Maude Aiton, in planning the program, which will he of interast to Americanization stu- dents throughout the city. Thomson, 12th and L streets north- west. Tuesday—Washington Opera Com- pany rehearsal at 8; beginners' class in Spanish, 7:15 to 8:15: advanced class in Spanish, 8:15 to 9:15; public wpeaking class, for men and women, §:30. The lesson assigned by the lcader, Prof. Anne Tillery Renshaw, will be “Strange Bits of History of tne City of Washington.” The public ipeaking class will be preceded by the Social Study Club under the same leader. Gaelic Club, 8. A new class in dressmaking is being organized under the leadership of Miss Ella K. Grove. All those who are interested are asked to register. Delaware State Soclety, 8. ‘Wednesday—Esperanto Club, wel- comes new members, 7:30; girls' physical culture class, 8. - Thursday—Washington Opera solo. ists and rehearsal, 7:31 Gaelic _CI beginners' § advanced ‘ At COmmunity Centers community of | reat disadvantage this} | pointed to select a name. i Friday—The secretaryy announces ! that various recreational ‘classes for | children have been formed. The | 8roups for sual instruction are di- | Vided according to the ages of the |children into three classes, from four- teen to sixteen, from ten to fourteen, and below the age of ten. Beside the visual instruction interest, the smaller ! children will be led in folk dancing by Miss Beatrice Cosgroye, who will | 5o instruct the older children in sing- | The visua! instruction classes will | prepare a slide exhibit on Holland, with appropriate dances and songs. | Troop No. 2, 7:30, |~ Satur ashington Opera Com- pany, rehearsal, 7:30, Park View, Warder and Newton streets northwest: Wednesday — Violin rhythm class Friday—Park View Athletic Club, | Park View Midgets and Boy Scouts, 7:30 to 10:30; Park View Athletic Club, under 'leadership of Walter Harvey, practices in the gymnasium at the' Cemtral High School when there are avaflable nights which have been designated by the community center department. The business meetings and soctal affairs of the | club are held in the Park View center. There will be a meeting of the Wom- an’s Club, followed by a program. The Mothers' Club will be entertained x\'l!ll a talk by Mrs. H. Locher on Visual Tnstruction.” classes and Johnson-Powell, Hiatt place and Lamont street northwest: © : Tuesday—Rhythm class and French class. 3:15 to b H Expression ¢ and French couts, visual in- § story-telling classes, ! Saturda; Athltic ¢lub, 7 to {urday Night Duncing Club, 7:30 to 10, \ v 31 . Connecticut avenue and’ McKin ‘s rhythm d ion of Mi o will . under Miss | 15. The library will be opei oveloy. 12th and D streets north- | Wel ay—Dressmaking Club and 1Girls’ “Handicrat Club, that dis- banded over the holidays. will resume thelr meetings at 3:30.° rhythm class, Thursday—There will be meetings of the East Wasfington Male Chorus, { Buftalo Athletic Club, Belmont Ath- {letic Club, Home Economics Club and Arts and Crafts Club, § to 10:30. Saturday—Girls’ Dressmaking Club, 11 a.m. From 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. the following clu will meet: Boy | { Scouts, Troop s01; Radio Club, | | Buffalo Athletic Club, Girls' Athleti¢ Club, Bestyette Club and One-a-week Club. _Miner Normal, Georgia avenue and Euclid street northwest: For Fri activities dlework 2 Boys' Basket Club, Ath letic Club, Girls' Choral Club, Young People’s Dramatic Club. _The adult a re Women's Needlework Current Events Club, Red Adult Choral Club. nights cheduled Club, rlasse West Washington, { streets northwest: | Tuesday—There will be meetings of the Whist Club, Preps and Sewing | lana Economics Clubs, to 10:30. | | pThUrSday—Girls' Art Club will be || | 27th and N entertained by the Boys® Quoit Club, " Friday—Mohicans, Piedmonts, Will- | ing Workers, Potomac Athletic Club, | Y oung Womante Are Club, and " SWonder " Boys 30 to 10:30. There will be a visual 1 _ruflmn entertainment. with stere- icon views and a lecture, in charge | George Beason, president of the Burrville, Division avenue and Cor- coran street northeast: Tuesday—Miss ‘Gordon will instruct a group in piano lessons, 3 1o 5. | Friday—A group will be instructed {in plano lessons, 5 to | be a meeting_of the Joliy S !Cludb, Four-Leaf Clover | Mothers' Club, 7:30 to 10:30. A pe- riod of the evening will be given to | the visual instruction slide pictures. The public is invited. ! ! Birney, Nichols avenue and Howard | reet southeast: | | Monday—There will be a meeting | |of the Hillsdale Citizens' Association, {8 Junior Dramatic Club rehearsal for | in entertainment to be given in Feb- nity sing. led by Mi Choral Society re- ciety has planned al entertainment Le given January 3; Needle class, 0. A new club, composed of girls om fifteen to eighteen vears of age, the Clover Club, to have ! charity for the neighborhood the ! | principal object. A social club for | ! young men, limited to a membership,! | of ten, held an organization meetingt| {last week. A committee has been ap- | Friday—There will be meetings of | tthe Junior Draniatic Club and the | class in rhythm, 3; Criterion Athletic At 110:30; Boy Scouts and Busy Bee {ing Club, 8. The scouts are planning {a hike for Saturday morning at % |under the leadership of Scoutmaster \Samuel L. Berry and Robert L. Rus- jsell. The Busy Bee Club is planning {a doll baby contest. The members | will dress their own dolls for the ex- | hibition. Whittling Club is making | toys for an exhibition. The Girls {Athletic Club _will have athletic | I sweaters, on which the members are | working. Les Belle Club will bring Eroceries to be given to a needy {family of the neighborhood. Cleveland-Phelps, Sth and T streets northwest. ') Tuesday—The following groups will meet in the evening: Sewing class, Traveling Elks’ Club drill team, mi! linery class, LaSalle law class, bas- ket ball team, Amphion Glee Club, girls' and mothers' sewing class, Thursday—From ifollowing “groups will munity Center Band, Douglas League, industrial class, sewing class, wom- an's exchange, Mount Calviry Com- mandery drill, Ira Aldride Commun- ity Players, basket ball team, Friday—There will be meetings of the sewing class, millinery class, Girls' Recreational Club, General Civic Association. Navy Employes’ Unjon and nationai educational board. Saturday—Rhythmic da for children, 10:30 aum. "8 Class Tomorrow—There will be meetings in the afternoon of the Ci pir Community Iumer Band, the Post Ofiice Employes’ Union and the Busy Bee Club. WOEN! DIE ANY CARMENT OR DWPERY Kimonos Draperies , Dresses Ginghams | Sweaters. 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