Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 52

At Community Centers ! Of the Public School I Community Center Department, Frankiin Administration Building, Main 6036. Christmas _celebrations under the Community Center Department, begin- ning with lighting of the Community tree by President.Coolidge on Christmas eve, will give the holiday spirit to many of the centers. None of the centers will be open Christmas or New Year day. ‘The holiday meet of the District of Columbla Model Aircraft League will be held December 27, at 10 am., at the Gordon Junior High School, Thirty- fourth street and Wisconsin avenue. Central Center, Thirteenth and Clifton Btreets: Wednesday—7 p.m.. Cardinals basket ball team; 8 pm., Mount Vernon Se- niors’ basket ball team, Security Club girls’ basket ball team; 9 p.m., Harri- man & Co. basket ball team, Security Club men’s basket ball team. Thursday—7 p.m., Sigma Lambda Nu basket ball team: 8 p.m., W. B. Hibbs & Co. basket ball teamn: 9 p.m. Poto- mac Boat Club and Drake Seniors’ basket ball teams. Columbia Heights Center, Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and Rarvard streets Adult group: Thursday—7 p.m.. Northern A. C.: 8 p.m, Community orchestra, the Capital Orchestra, Lionell A. C.; 7:30 pm. rhythmic dancing; 8:30 p.m., Watch Your Weight Club; 9 p.m., gymnacium group for men and women. Friday—7 p.m., Arcadia A. C.; 7:30 p.m., Boy Scouts, Troops 40 and 41 pm., try-out for Drama Guild play, Monroe A. C., young peoples’ dance (in- struction 8 p.m., and dancing 9 p.m.), Political Study Club, Ye Olde Tyme Dancing Club; 9 p.m., Tremont A. C. Children's groups: ‘Thursday—3:30 shythmic dancing. Friday—3:15 pm.. violin instruction (first year); 3:30 pm. advanced rhythmic dancing. Children of Amer- fcan Revolution dance group: 4:15 p.m., violin instruction (third year). Saturday—9:30 a.m., beginners’ piano instruction; 10 a.m., rhythmic dancing: 10:15 am., piano instruction (second year); 11:30 a.m., vialin instruction East Washington Center, Seventeenth and East Capitol streets: Wednesday—8 p.m., Drill Team of DeMolay Commandery, No, 4, Knights ‘Templar. Thursday—7 p.m., Columbian Trou- badours’ Orchestra, Pontiac Basket Ball Club, girls' basket ball team of Trinity; 7:30 p.m., dressthaking, bas- ketry, the Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World; 8 p.m., Trinity young men's basket ball team, Washington A. C. gymnasium group; 8:30 p.m., community dance, Bethlehem drill team, Bethlehem Chapter, O. E. S;; 9 p.m., Robert Le- Bruce Chapter, Order of DeMolay bas- ket ball team, the Florence M. Brown class of Calvary Baptist Sunday School basket ball team. Saturday—7 p.m., Nativity Young ‘Peoples’ Service League; 8 p.m., Metro- pm., beginners’ IarE Hecar Co. Semi-Annual | politan Club, community program, mov- |ing pictures; 9 p.m.. Woltz Photogra- phers’ basket ball team, Strayers’ A. C. Langley Center, Second and T streets northeast. The gymnasium, closed dur- ing holiday week, will reopen Wednes- day, January 2. Macfarland Center, Iowa avenue and ‘Webster street: Friday—7 to 8 p.m. Clark Griffith’s basket ball team; 8 to 9 p.m. Central Reds’ basket ball team; 9 to 10 p.m, | Petworth Mets’ basket ball team, com- munity center league games will be played; 7 p.m., thythm; 8 p.m., bridge T too late to register); 7:30 Club, Girls’ Club, Boy | Scouts, Troop No. 30; 8 p.m., the Pet- worth Players. Southeast Center, Hine Junior High, Seventh and C streets southeast: Thursday—7:30 to 12 p.m., Christmas party by Loyalty Lodge, No. 4, with an entertainment in auditorium and a dance in the gymnasium. Friday—7:30 p.m., children’s enter- tainment, “The Christmas Secret,” by children of the dramatic groups; Roxie A. C.; 8:30 pm., holiday dance; 9 pm,, Saks Trojans A. C. Thomson Center, streets: Monday—The center will be closed, owing to Christmas eve. Orchestra will have no rehearsals until after the holidays, resuming practice January 7. ‘The auction bridge group will resume playing January 7, when new members may join. French, Italian and Spanish study groups will meet Thursday and Thirteenth and L 8| Friday at 7 pm. ‘The Playmakers, rehearsing “Thank You, Doctor,” and the “Jazz Minuet,” will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. The Fri- day afterncon rhythm and tap-dancing groups will rehearse for an exhibition and party to be given on Friday, De- cember 28, at 4 p.m., under the leader- ship of Loretto Murphy. Physical education and dancing groups will meet for a Christmas party. After the holidays more children will be invited to join these groups. The Young Peoples’ Social Club will meet for a lesson and practice under the leadership of Miss Cathrine McLeod, who is substituting for Miss Carol Wroe. West Washington Center, Phillips School, Twenty-seventh and N streets: Priday—7:30 p.m., Georgetown basket ball team; Regular Fellers Club: Frances Social Club; Forget-Me-Not Club; handwork in wax, paper, réed and clay; community singing; social dancing; modeling. - Air and Sea Planes. @iven the same power, an airplane can attain a higher altitude than a seaplane, because it is lighter than a seaplane, and the landing gear offers less resistance to the air than the pon- toons of seaplanes; thus, the airplane is capable of greater speed, which gov- erns the altitude obtainable. F Street at 7th Ovetrcoats Startling ‘The Nordica | 24 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T. In place of the customary twilight music hour_ this afternoon there will be a special Christmas vesper servil at 5 o'clock on the fourth floor as. sembly roem. i Mrs. E. B. Wright will be the hostess with Miss Ireland of the staff. The public is invited. On Christmas eve a group of carolers will visit four of the hospitals in the city, ending the evening at the home of the chairman of the music committee, Mrs. Edwin B. Parker. The health education department announces that the pool at Seventeenth and K streets will be closed from De- cember 19 to 29 for the annual painting. On December 31 and Janu- ary 1 the K street pool will be open between 11:30 am. and 1 pm. and 3:30 and 6. The E street pool will be open between December 19 and 29, but will be closed December 31 and January 1. The gymnasium will be closed from December 19 through January 1. The Y. W. C. A-Y. M. C. A. recrea- tion committee announce a Yuletide dance to be held in Barker Hall at|t Seventeenth and K streets December 29 at 9 pm. The K street food service announces a Christmas supper Decem- ber 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at a la carte prices. The tea ‘o Cuapter, new officers elected were: Mrs. Mrs. Lez H. Robinson; corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. W. Hawthorne; re- cording secretary, Mrs. E. Edwin Waite; treasurer, Mrs. S. F. Spitzer. officers for the chapter will be ap- pointed at a later date. Miss Berth gchott; chaplain, Mrs. E. M. Weeks. At the annual meeung of ine Princc- held on December 17, the President, vice - president, McFall Kirbey; Minor The meeting of the Dupont Chapter has been postponed until January 7. There will be a meeting of the Mount Pleasant Chapter, Friday, December 28, at 2 pm. in the boardroom of the Y. W.C. A B. and P. Department. During the past week the fourth floor at Seventeenth and K streets has been filled with the air of Christmas. | The week with a program during which Mi Alice Hutchins Drake, read “The Story of Christmas” sang several Christmas selections. Tuesday evening, the Amicitia, Hitika, K. G., Premier Clubs held their white Christmas cere- monial. booklovers' section opened t and Miss Mary Apple On Tip Top, and Wohelo Mrs. Grace Pope, president of he Wohelo Club. portr the spirit of Christmas and read the Scripture story of “The First Christmas Night of AlL" in the person of the chairman of the so- cial service committee of each club, re- Following this, candle bearer: room will be closed. At E street the | ported to her their especial effortsat this cafeteria will be closed all day Decem- | t ber 25, and at Twentieth and B the cafeteria will be closed both December and 25. During the holiday season there will be several events in Barker Hall at Seventeenth and K streets. The Mary- land League of Women Voters are sponsoring both a matinee and an evening performance of the Yale Puppeteers on Thursday, December 27, and on Friday there will be a lecture at 8 pm. under auspices of the A AU W Elizabeth Somers Residence. vice this evening at 5:30 Miss Alk:e‘g Calvert of the K. G. Club sang Adams’ ime. Miss Ida Larson and Miss Erma ‘Cantique de Noel” and Miss Imogene Ireland led the whole group in singing the Christmas carols. the program each club repaired to its own room to fill stockings and wrap the gifts going out to the places that | might otherwise be a cheerless Christ- mas morning. At the close of On Thursday evening another pro- gram was held by the Blue Triangle Club. girls, read Van Dyke's “The Other Wise Man,” and the Blue Trian; sang Wildenberg's “Lullaby At the Elizabeth Somers vesper ser- | YO Merry Gentlemen,” Ruby Collins, one of the club Glee Club “God Rest and “Silent Evelyn and Adele Woolard ight.” . Holy Night” and Miss ang Adams’ . i | Hutchins Drake will tell the Christmas Peggy Ringrose sang a group of special story and Christmas music will be furnished by the Elizabeth Somers Glee Club. Miss Constance Torrey will lead the service. On Christmas day the Elizabeth Somers family will gather around the tree in the music room, where the members will begin the day by singing carols together. On Wednesday the girls will have a theater party and on Thursday they will be at home to their friends, when Miss Julia Reynolds will act as hostess. The week’s festivities will close with a “kid party” on Saturday, when Miss Bernice has been selected as the hostess. A party has been arranged for the children from the Central Union Mission on Friday afternoon. A reader from Mrs. Renshaw’s School will tell stories to the children. Miss Julia Maxwell will be the hostess. Chapters. At a meeting of the Cleveland Park Chapter, held December 10, the follow- ing new officers were elected: President, Mrs. Percy H. Walker; vice president, Mrs. Irving Saum; treasurer, Mrs. F. E. cmnlnghnm: corresponding secretary, Mi3s H. S. Wallace; secretary, Mrs. H. E. Merwin; chapter representative, Sheldon reductions on Christmas numbers. group joined in carols. Then the whole Esther Roberts, chairman of the social service commit- tee, made a complete report of the gifts being distributed by the clul NI ST RabbelTuhe The Tip Top Club will give a Christ- mas party the evening of December 27, 8 p.m, at the home of Miss Dorothy Hangliter. 3101 Ninataenth street. Industrial Department. The Greek Mutual. Aid Society of the Y. W. C. A. will give a Christmas party for both parents and children on Thurs- day evening, 8 to 11:30 o'clock. A special committee of which Mrs. Kel- leva is chairman, is in charge of the arrangements. The Thursday Club will entertain at a Christmas tea, Decem- ber 27. Closing Elgins, Walthams, Illinois— you know what these names mean! There’s still time to give a watch for Christmas! First Floor. DECEMBER 23, 1928—PART 3. This afternoon from 6 to 7 o'clock there will be a German Christmas cele- bration on the third floor of the Y. W..C. A. Any German-speaking people in the city who are interested are cordially invited to attend. Chryunthem\:m G;;vth. The United States Department of Agriculture says that by selecting prop- er strains it is possible to grow chrysan- themums in almost all the States except the extreme North and the hot, wind- swept sections of the great plains. QOut 15 $40, 345 and $50 Pocket Watches $ 29.75 Thin model watches, four with green or white solid gold cases, eleven with green or white gold filled cases. Plain or fancy dials. Some with raised gold numerals, others with radium numerals. And every watch is a 17-jewel watch! Tar Hecar Co. 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