Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1926, Page 36

At Community Centers Of the Public Schools. The National Community Christmas tree in Sherman Square will be lighted Christmas eve hy President Coolidge at 6 o'clock. with appropriate music to be rendered by the United States M rine Band, and the singing of Christ mas carols under the auspices of the Community Center Department and the Office of Public Buildings and Pub lie Parks. Other Christmas tree cele brations will be given in many com munities the same evening tuding Petworth Center, where a hugler will call “assemhl at K45 pom. 4 the entire commt hd for cere monies of the e Petworth tree. “A Christmas written and arranged Forrest and produce tion, will he given December 21 in the auditorium of Armstrong High. First and O streets. under the anspices of the Community Center Department by the centers of Divisions 10 to 13 and the Washington T Church Choirs. Inc., dir Virginia Williams, assisi Howard University Orchestra. Wesley 1. Howard 1t rticipating groups inc gh S Burrville Senior and Junior Chort Garfield Chorus and others pageant avie Moore her direc ration Central High Center, Thirteenth and | Clifton streets Wednesday Chevy Chy C., Straver College hasket hall t Mount Vernen girls’ hasket hall te 7:30 p.m.. O-E-Mor Dramatic Club, N tional Capital rifle team: K30 pm Patomac Boat Club hasker ball team Vi ngton Rranch, W an's Divi A. F Columbia Heights Center, \Wilson | Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard | streets: Monday -7 pm. weights, heights. physical examina tions of Wateh Your Weisht Bethany. R. Y. P, 1", hasket ball prac 70 pam. Boy Scouts first-aid Boy Scouts’ map & p.m.. Signa Kappa S tainment. First Baptist Wilson ' Players rek lecture. “The Heart 8:30 p.m.. Capital A cizes; 9 p.m., reduction exercises in | ymnasium Tuesday wm., Capitol A, Co R Orchestrn, womin's sium class, Choral Club: 9 a.m und class: 9 pm.. Princess A sket hall Wednesday — 7:30 pri. Petwortt League basket ball practice: 830 p.m Park View basket ball practice. Thursday—-7 p.m.. Central Preshy terian basket ball practice: 7:30 p.m roops 40, 41, 30 and 1; & €. basket ball practice ehearsal. Bridge Cluh Christmas tree and entertainment: 9 p.m., Columbia A. C. hasket measurements. | | all prac er, Conneeticut Monday- . French class: 3:45 .m., French clise; library open fron until 5 p.m. Tuesday—3 p.m., rhythm clas 3 p.m.. Frenc dramatic class; 3:45 ass: 4 p.m.. social danc ry open from 2 until class, ¥—3 p.m., ., violin clase. Friday—Library open from 2 9 pm. violin class; 3:45 | until Park View Center, Warder and New- ton streets Monday p.m.. heginners 5 violin class. 30 pm., rhythm; 7:30 p.m., class, Dennison handwork class Northern Midgets A. C.; p.m.. auction bridge irs! ceded by lecture hy 8 pm.. 3 eommunity Christmas entertainment, | “The Birde' Christmas Carol,” by | | advanced | adult _dramatic | Junior Park View Players, 30 p.m.. campfire meet- East Washington Center, 1 High School. Seventeenth and Capitol streets Tuesday-—6:1, . Printers A. .. Washington A. C.; 7:30 pm., dressmaking: millinery, National Capi tal Players: § p.m.. Boys' Independent tand, Live Wires A. ¢%.. Metropolitan Baptist A, C. 830 pan. community dance: 905 pan., Bastern Preps, bas- all awsday-6:45 pom. Independent R. R. Girle: 7:30 pm.. hasketry, Ive and hatis class, Bast Wash ommunity Players Capital City S Da Rruc hapter De Molay | Mount Vernon Girle’ AL ( Petworth Center, herd streets Tuesday—3:15 p .. story telling and hmic dancing class heginners reading class. rh music extension «lass for 345 pan., advanced music class Friday 7 pm mas tree celehr community Christ ition: 8 pum., Christ mas party hy Girl Sconts Reservoir Center, Conduit road near the reservoir Wednesday—-3:15 pm work Phursday— Woodworking Friday—Girls’ woodworking industrial theast @enter, Hine Junior High Seventh and (' streets south Monday Athletic endent Speakin 1 Athie Wednesday pan.. large girls rhythm elass; 7 pam.. Southeast In Athletic Club: 8 pan., Hine Com munity Center Athletle Club, dramatic rehearsal: & pn.. Second Baptist Young People’s Union Athietic Club. 6 pan., Midget Club: 7 pan., Junior In Athleiic Club, 7:30 pm Club; 830 pam., Min Clab, Independ Thomson Center, Twelith and 1. | streets Monday matic class struction class wehestra iay 7 pan.. advanced Spanish lictation ciass: 7:30 p.m., blue ling class, Washington Opera A p.m., beginners hia Choral Art Club, axs, Delaware State So 7 pan., French clase, dra 8 nm Mandolin and Guitar Chrisimas program Wednesdny— 330 p.m.. rhythm class children, classes in violin and t hursday—7 pam., French class women’'s physical training class: 7:30 pan., dietation class, \Washington Opera Company: § pm. el Gaelic study class, Gaelic dra- matic class. All centers in divisions 10 to 13 will be closed during the week on account of the Christmas holidays and for the preparation and presentation of the pageant, ' “A Christmas Message,” which is to he of Armstrong High December 21, at § At Lovejoy Cenfer there w Christmas~ tree celebration, with Christmas earol singing and exchange of gifts, December 24, at 8 p.m DETROIT CROBKS CALLED “THUGS,” NOT “BANDITS” By the Associated Press DETROIT, December 18.—The term “bandit” is & misnomer for the un- derworld members against whom De troit police have instituted a vigorous campaign, Police Commissioner liam P. 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