Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 60

At Community Centers Of the Public Schools. A. C., Dramatic groups at all centers are gaged in weekly rehearsals of plays | r‘ be presented within the next few | veeks or early im the new year. The rst presentation is to be gixen next| Thursday night by the Wilson Players | in the auditorium of the Columbia | Heights Center. Eleventh and Har.| streets. Three oneact \'\ln\t will gompose the program, which is under he direction of Aurora M. Poston. r five years the director of the Wil- on Players. The pl to he given his week are A. Milne's “The | Man in the Bowler Hat,” Hildegarde | lanner's “Mansions’ and Booth | arkington’s ““The Trystine Place. Other dramatic groups in the com munity center department in divistons 1 to 9 are the O-E-Mor Dramatic Club of Central High. the F t Players of Southeatt. National Capi tal Plavers of East Washington, Pet worth Players and clubs for juniors sepiors at 1 k View. Thomson | and E. V. Brown. Practically all cen terg ip divisions 10 to 13 have both | ramatic and vocal groups, and a big | “pristmas pageant will be staged in Armstrong High auditorium Decem- | ber 21 by groups of singers represent ing these cente nd the Federation ot Colored Church Choirs. Central High Center, Thirteenth and Clifton streets: : Wednesday—17 p.m.. Chevy Chase Stravers' College basket ball O-E-Mor Dramatic pital rifle team: £ lecture, ‘‘Augustus Saint-Gaudens,” by Homer Saint Gaudens: $:30 p.m., Potomac Boat Club basket ball team: Washington Branch, Woman's Division. N.A.A.F. Thursday—8 p.m., Almas Temple arill team Columbia Hnlghn Center, Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and Har vard streets: Monday—7 p.m., physical examina tions, illustrated lecture and reduction exercises of the Watch Your Weight Club; Bethany B. Y. basket ball team; 7:30 p.m.. Bo\ ‘A"NHG first-aid and mapmaking classes; 8 p.m., First B. Y. P. U. basket ball team: Wilson Players: 8:30 p.m., Capitol A. C. health Capitol gymnasium g Princess A. C. Tuesday—7 p.m.. pom., woma Choral Club; 9 p. Wednesday—7:30 p.m., Petworth League basket ball team; 8 p.m.. dress rehearsal of Wilson Players: school mass meeting, led by J. Edgar Hyatt, chairman of the (‘Dmml"PD on educa- tion and schools of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association; 8:30, Park View basket ball team. Thursdey—7 p.m., Central Presby terfian basket ball team; 8 p.m., Rovce A. C. Wilson Players, giving a play, to be followed by a reception; Bridge Club; Community Orchestra; 9 p.m. Columbia A. C. Friday—3:30 p.m., rhythmic danc- ana sium class; 7 p.m., p.m., basketry class; Boy Scout Troops 1, 40, 41 and 30; 8 p.m., bridge class: Mount Vernon A. C ) p.m., Wood- lothians’ A. C. Saturday—9 a.m,, violin class; 9:30 am., piano class; Maryland teachers’ class. East Washington Center, Eastern High School, Seventeenth and East Capitol streets: Tuesday—6:45 p.m., Printers’ Five A. C.; Washington A. C.; 7:30 p.m., dressmaking; millinery; National Capi- tal Players; 8 p.m., Boys' Independent Band; Live Wires A. C.; Metropolitan Epflat A. C; 830 p.m., community 5 p.m., Eastern preps; bas- ket bll . Thureday — 6:45 p.m., Independent A. C. basket ball girls; 7:30 p.m. basketry, tie-dye and batik class; East ‘Washington Community Players; 8 p.m., Aurora A. C.; Capital City School of Vurling A. C; 9:15 p.m., Robert LeBruce Chapter, DeMoln) A. C; Mount Vernon Girls A. Saturday—6:45 p.m., "Pontiac A. C. basket ball; 7 p.m., r)hthm class; 8 p.m., community program with mov- ing pictures and community singing: Princess A. C.; 8:30 p.m., community dance; 9:15 p.m., Comets A. C., Para- mount A. C. E. V. Brown Center, Connecticut avenue and McKinley street: Monday—3 p.m., beginners’ French class; beginners’ piano class; 3:45 p.m., advanced French class; . advanced piano class. Library open from 2 until 5 p.m. * Wednesday—Library open from 2 until 5 p.m. Thursday—3 p.m., beginners’ Frencr class; beginners violin class; rhythmic dancing class: 3:45 p.m. advanced French class; advanced violin class. Friday — 3 p.m., dramatic class, rhythmic dancing clu!n 4 p.m., social dancing class. Library open from 2 until 8 p.m. Park View Center, Warder and Newton streets: Mond.ly—! 15 p.m., violin class; 3:30 beginners' rhythm class. Wodnesday — 3:30 p.m., advanced rhythm class; 0 p.m. Dennison handwork class; adult dramanc class; Park View Junior Players; Northern Midgets A. C.; 7:45 p.m., adult social dancing instruotion class; 8 p.m., Cos- tello Post Drum Corps practice, GTh“l’!diY — 3:30 p.m., Camp Fire Friday—7:30 p.m., Bey Scouts and Drum and Bugle Corps practice; Girl Scouts; Boys' Handwork Club; Chil- dren’s game group; 7:45 p.m., auction bridge instruction class; Happiness Club meeting; 8 p,m., adult social dancing instruction class. | Petworth Center, Eighth and Shep- herd streets Tuesday—3:15 p.m., rhythmic danc- ing class, story telling and reading class; beginners’ piano class; 4 p.m., advanced piano class. FridayJ—6:30 p.m., Study Club; 7:30, junior dramatic class, basketry clas: Girl Scout Troops 14 and 21, Dennison art class; 45 p.m., bridge instruction class. Reservoir Center, near the reservoir: Wednesday—3:15 p.m., work. Thursday—Woodworking Friday—Girls' woodworking. Southeast Center, Hine Junior Migh School, Seventh and C streets south- east: Monday—6 p.m., Midget Independent Athletic Club; ¥ p.m.. Junior Inde- pendent Athletic Club; 7:30 p.m., Pub- | lic Speaking Club; 8:30 p.m., True Blues Athletic Club; 9 p.m., Minute Men Athletic Club. Wednesday—6 p.m.. Big Girls' rhythm class; 7 p.m., marionette work | shop, Forrest Players, Southeast In- sects Athletic Club; 8 p.m., Hine Junior_Community Athletic Club; 9 p.m., Baptist Young People’s Union Athletic Club. Friday—7 p.m., rhythmic expression for beginners; 7:45 p.m., rhythmic ex pression for =zdvanced; $:30 ‘p.m., Gloom Chasers' dance; Daughters of America Drill Council, No. 10; dra- matic class for children Thomson Center, Twelfth and L, streets: Monday—7_p.m., French class, dra- matic class; 8 p.m., auction bridge in- | struction class, mandolin and guitar | orchestra. | Tuesday—7 p.m., advanced Spanish | ¢lass, dictation class; 7:30 p.m., blue | print reading class; 8 p.m., beginners’ Spanish class, Washington Opera Co., | Columbia Choral Art Club, Boy Scout Court of Honor, Parent-Teacher Asso- clation meeting, Gaelic study class. ‘Wednesday—3:30 p.m., rhythm class for children, clasees in violin and Vipivoce Music Conduit road industrial eornet. Thuaday=7 p:m., dictation class, | ' - o= . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. DECEMBER 12 Thursday—3:15 p.m., music exten-|ing; 7:30 p.m., Boy Scouts, Manches. dressmaking, ter Athletic Club, Lovejoy Players,|Club, flower making and Corcoran street northeast: Tuesday—3:15 p.m., music p‘tonulnn sion piano clas: ano class; 7:30 p.m., Burrville com- — ¥ &\mlly chorus rehearsing for Christ- | Deanwood Music Center, Whitting- mas pageant, children’s chorus, Boys’ [ton and Lane places northeast: Men's Interfor Renovating | Thursday—3:15 p.m., music exten- Group, Glendale Thimble Club, Girls' | Slon piano class. Art_and Craft Club, Boys' Art and French class, women’s physical train- | Craft Club, Girls' Dramatic Club, ing class; 8 p.m., Washington Opera | Burrville Community Clef Club, Citi- Company, Esperanto class, Gaelic |zens' Association. studv class, Gaelic dramatic class, Saturday—10 a.m., children’s chorus Friday — 7 p.m.. motor mental |rehearsing for Christmas rhythmic class for children, advanced | Piano practice for children. Spanish clas 0 pm., parlia-| mentary law class; 8 p.m., Writers' League, women's drill team; 8:15 p.m., | streets: beginners’ Spanish class. Monday Saturday — 9 a.m., piano, violin, | piano classes; | saxophone, flute, drum, cello and | Federation of Church choirs, clarinet classes. Reading Club. Tuesday—7:30 pm., lamp irney (' , Nichols avenue making, first ald. Amphion Glee Club, Hrl\‘\\";q':d.‘ Lenter, Nichols avenue and | it ¢ Reading Club, Washington Fed. | plano class. & east Mondya—7:30 p.m.. Choral Society, |eration of Church choirs. ~Wednesday—3:15 p.m., music exten- eedlecraft Club, Night School Club, | Thur: music fexten: | slonipianiol class. Boys' Club, Anacostia A. C., Basket |Sion piano clnsses; » basketry Ball Club, Girle & €. R pom., Hill | class, industrial art class, lamp-shade ahle (Cltienc dBsotiation. and dess making, Dennison art class, | Streets northe: Friday—730 p.m. flower making, | Margaret Washington Uplift Club, Monday—3:15 p.m., Art Petite Dra- 7 “lub, South Carolina Club. matic Club, :‘?ihm"Azhl“fip}:gwllnt“lu;- hb’(]x}nec\'r"j\l_”(':‘.w Thursday—7:30 p.m., Industrial Art|Carlton Social Club, e = John F. Cook Music Genter, I street | Club, Togan Athletic Club, Manches- | Bovs' Club. Mystic Social Club, Bas-|petween North Capitol and First |ter Athletic Club, basketry class, Chi ket Ball Club, Girls' Dramatic Club. |gtreets: ral Society, Denfitson art class, Busi- Monday—3:15 p.m., music extension | ness Men's Club. Burrville €enter, Division avenue piano class. Saturday--10 a.m. Girls' Industrial Art Wednesday—3:15 Dunbar Helghts Center, First and |and Dramatie Club. N streets: Thursday—7 pm.. young ladies swimming class,’ Boy Scout groups; 7:30 p.m., sion pilano class. Friday—3:15 p.m., Team, La Rover Athletic Club, ad- vanced dramatic class, Bayard Social Sighth and T |Club, junior drama class, Delta Finn g ., | Athletic Club. 3:16 p.m., mudlc extension Friday—3 p.m., Girls’ Art and Craft 7:30 p.m., Washington | Club. Sight Garfleld Cenfer, Alabama avenue shade |and Twenty-fifth street southeast: Cleveland Center, southwest: Tuesday Smothers Music piano class, Lovejoy Center, Tweifth and D School, Twen! Vincent Soclal Club. 156 p.m., rhythmic dane- Military Road Center, Military road and Thirteenth street: p.m., Social Serv- ice Club, Buzzing Bees Industrial Art Thursday—3:15 p.m., music exten- 8tmon_Commandery Drill | pjano class; 7:30 p.m., Social Service pageant, | Tenm, Columbia Lodge of Elks Drill |Club. giving waffle supper. Randall Center, First and I streets -7:30 p.m., class, millinery class, Dramatic Club, Young People’s Social Club. Tuesday—3 p.m., music extension |road and Forty-second street north- Monday—3:15 p.m., Tuesday 0 p.m., Rasketry Club, Criterion Social Club, letic Club, Young Men's Social Club, 1926—PART 1. millinery, Club. Georgetown Athletic Club. WIDENING OF NICHOLS Zihlman Introduces Bill to Remedy | §iton Dangerous Condition in Southeast. (’halrmn!\ Zihiman of the House Distrist committee at the request of the District Commissioners has intro- duced a new blll authorizing the wid- musie extenston Dennison _art Center, Benning | ;o4 yope road and 8 street south- east. In 1925 an appropriation of $4,500 condition. music extension benefits that the court could find for assessment totaled $7,980, Whist . Club, Georgetown Ath- music extension | carry out this project. In their let- ter to Mr. Zihlman the Commission- that they “are of the opinion | places. ‘Whittling | that the widening of Nichols avenue and art class, | between the limits named is highly important from the trafic viewpoint. At the present time the traffic ap- proach to the city by way of Good Hope road must make an extremely sharp turn at intersection of AVENUE IS FAVORED | Good Hope road and Nichols avene. This not only results in trafic con- gestion but creates a dangerous con- AIR IN THEATERS TESTED. Managers of two Washington mov- ing picture warned by Dr. William C. Fowler, Dis- trict health officer, that the air in leaving | continue most $2,011, which the jury could not find | paign to insure theater patrons a sup- \ as benefits, and the case failed. | Pl of pure air while attending shows. | Iatest. of several they have received The Commissioners have notified | At this season of the year v Mr. Zihlman that $10,000 is needed to | common cold so prevalent, he said, it | would press charges, is essential that there be no Impuri vigorously By the Assaciated Press. have heen' high cost of amusement, closed vesterday | bail. He wi The warning followed an investiga- |a_check for tion of the atmosphere in all the the- was authorized for this project. After s - b 25 e rosaetings, the. awara |oters. Samples were taken in hottles | to 81 by _putting a West Washington Center, Phillips | Was fixed at $9,991.14 and the only | jabratory of the Health Department. |California hank, was returne . Dr. Fowler indicated that he would |celed to Rull as having been e Charles C. Bull of the Har bacterological | of the his cam- | for $432.25 h the [of simflar practices, hut a pretty girl." urniture-Ghe Gift for every member of the family {‘\l other gift brings so much genuine and lasting pleasure into the home? Furniture is a gift that not only ch(‘er: the recipient, but gives added satisfaction because it can be shared with every other member of the famfl\' circle. Few other gifts have such enduring worth. memories for many Christmases to come. Choose here and Open an Account! “LADY WASHINGTON” 3-PC. 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