Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1929, Page 70

At Community Centers Community center départment. Prsnk-"rhe program will include demonstra- lin administration building, Main 6036. The Model Aircraft League will hold an outdoor interclub contest May 18 at 10 am., west of the Chevy Chase circle for hand-launched scientific planes, baby ROG and fuselage models. Central Center, Thirteenth and Clif- ton streets: Tuesday—8 p.m., the Chesapeake and Potomac ~Telephone Co. will hold gracuation -exercises of the general healtn course, with a rehearsal for the exercises Monday evening, May 13. Chevy Chase Center, avenue and McKinley street: Parents interested in community cen- ter work are invited to attend the en- | tertainment given by the music, French and darcing classes May 17 at 7:30 pm,, in the auditorium of the E. V. Brown School. There will be no admission fee. The final meeting of the Drama Club for the season will be on Monday. Activities for children from 3 to 5 p.m., are music and French instruction on Monday, instruction in music, rhyth- mic dancing and airplane construc- tion on Tuesday and French, rhythmic dancing and carpentry on Thursday. Columbia Heights Center, Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard stree 3 A ge ther social for people in- terested in the activities of the center will be on Thursday, May 16 at 8 p.m. Some demonstrations of the season’s work, a musical program and refrash- ments are planned. Tuesday—7:30 p.m., rhythmic danc- ing; 8 pm. Columbians’ Orchestra; Choral Club, Columbia_Players. Thursday—8:30 p.m., beginners’ rhyth- mic dancing; 8 p.m. Community Or- chestra, Columbia Players, self-defense group, Capital City Orchestra, Ye Olde Tyme Dancing Club: 8:30 pm., “Wa Your Weight Club”; 9 p.m., gymnasiu Connecticut | “Watch | tions of music instruction to community groups, dancing by children’s grou |and short talks planned by the Public Speaking Club. Volley ball practice will be continued on Monday and Wedensday nights and | children’s " dancing instruction will be Jgiven at 7 pm. on Friday night. |~ Young adults will dance Friday night, | from 8:30 to 10:30 o clock. The Jolly Junior Club instruction in piano amd violin music and in dra- matics will be on Saturday morning. Thomson Center, streets: Monday—7:30 p.m., advanced and be ginners’ French classes; 8 p.m.. instruc | tion and advanced e groups; 7:30, | social dancing for adull Tuesday—7:30 p.m., shorthand dic- | tation _class, Scout masters' training | class; 8 pm., Thomson P.-T. A. meet- | ing with election of officers; 8:30 pm., | Lyric Orchestra rehearsal. |~ Wednesday—3:15 p.m., dramatic re- hearsal for children’s piay, instruction in violin, clarinet and cornet; 7:30, Boy | Scout court of honor and court of re- | view. | Thursday—7 p.m., Italian class; 7:30 | pm., dictation class, wome drill | team; 8 p.m., Spanish class, piano in- | struction class for children will give a | group_demonstration. | | Priday—3:15 pm. rhythm group, | dramatic group; 4:15 pm., tap_danc- | g group; 7:30' p.m, advanced French class: 8 p.m., social dancing for young | people. Lyric'Orchestra rehearsal. |~ Saturday—8:45 to 12 noon, groups in | violin, saxophone, drums, trombone and | piano. ' | Birney Center, Nichols avenue and | Howard street southeas | Monday—7:30 p.m., boys' handicraft, | m | dramatic group, industrial art, Camp- | fire Girls, boys' basket ball; 8 p.m., Cho- Twelfth and L From the showing made by the di-| | visions composing the 1st Battalion, P | United States Naval Reserve of the | District of Columbia, at_their regular | | monthly inspection last Monday night | |by their commanding officer, Lieut.| | Comdr. Finney Bascom Smith, it is ap- | parent that the local organization at its annual inspection on May 27 by a board of Regular officers from the | Navy Department is going to put up a | fine showing, as to make the competi- | tion among the organizations of the | | country for the trophies a close one. The "1st Division, which is recruited | to full strength, had 100 per cent of its personnel present at the inspection, ac- | cording to Lieut. Comdr. Harry J. | Nichols, executive officer of the organi- | zation, and the two other divisions were | very close. It is the hope, however, | that eve vision, including the Head- | quarters, ‘will have 100 per cent of its | | members present for the annual in- spection | Intensive training now is being given | the Reservists, both in their armory | and aboard their training ship, the | | United States destroyer Abel P. Upshur, | | docked at the Washington Navy Yard, | so that they may carry out the orders | for emergency drills very promptly | | when they are given by members of | | the board of inspection. | Efforts are being made to have every | | naval Reserve officer, past and present, | whether attached to the local attalion | |or not, to attend the annual dinner to | | be given May 18 at the Hamilton Hntcl!‘ by the local branch of the United States Naval Reserve Officers’ Association. The | | dinner will be given in honor of Comdr. | Mark L. Hersey, who has been ordered relieved of command of the destroyer | Upshur and as_inspector-instructor of | D. C. Naval Reserve third class, assigned to the 1st Fleet Division; Lewis A. Dunan, 906 Thir- teenth street southeast, fireman, third class, assigned to the 1st Fleet Divi- | sion; James W. Dellar, 1118 G street southeast, fireman, third class, assigned to the 1st Fleet Division; Robert J. Criste, 111 Seventh street northeast, fireman, third class, assigned to the | 1st Fleet Division, and Samuel E. Cox, | 1311 Potomac avenue southeast, fire- man, third class, assigned to the 1st Fleet Division. Joseph J. Norwicki, and shipkeeper ab States destroyer Abel hur, it was announced, last week extended his en- listment for a period of four years, The Aviation Division of the local Re- ve organization, it was announced, is to go through its annual inspection on May 20. The inspection will be held at the lLeadquarters of the unit, at the Naval Air Station, at Anacostia, D. C. The equipment will be inspected during the day and the personnel at night. The board will be composed of Comdr. R. C. Williams and Lieut. A. P. Flagg, from the Navy Department, and Comdr. A. W. Rieger, attached to the Washington Navy Yard. hief signalman | aQ a3 United The following promotions of enlisted men in the second fleet division were announced: Donald C. McPherson from machinist's mate, third to second class; Percy Parham, mess attendant, second to first cla Carl Stone, fireman, third to second ; John L. Sullivan, sea- man, second to first ; Clyde F. Willoughby, machinist's mate, third to second cl and William P. Wilson, fireman, third to second class. It was announced at the Navy De- the local battalion, upon completion of | partment that the Naval Reserve units a tour of duty. It is expected that the | in other parts of the country would be new instructor also will be present, it | inspected on the following dates: New was said. Brunswick, N. J., May 14; New Rochelle, group for women. Priday—3:15 p.m., violin instruction; | first group; 3:30 p.m., advanced group in rhythmic dancing; 4:15 p.m.. second group in violin instruction; 7:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, Troops 40 and 41, Girl | Scouts, Troop 2; 8 p.m.. young peoples’ dance, Political Study Club. Saturday—9:30 am., piano instruc- | tion; 10:15 am.. piano instruction: 11 | a.m., piano instruction, advanced violi instruction, rhythmic dancing for small | boys and girls. East Washington Center, Seventeenth | and East Capitol streets: Monday—8 p.m., Orient Commandery, Knights Templar. Tuesday—6 p.m., library; 7:30 p.m., Boy Scouts: 8 p.m., Boys' Independent | Band; 8:30 pm. community dance,| Prince Georges County teachers’ mu- sical contest. Wednesday—8 pm., drill team of | De Molay Commandery, No. 4, Knights ‘Templar. Thursday—8 p.m.. library: 7:30 pm.. dressmaking, basketry.~ the -~ Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World; 8:30 pm., Bethlehem drill team, Bethlehem | Chapter, No. 7, O. E. S. | - Saturday—8 p.m., community pro-| gram, moving pictures. | Georgetown, Addison School, Wiscon- sin avenue and P street: ‘Wednesday—3 p.m., expression group, rhythm group. Thursday—3 p.m., rhythm group. | Macfarland Center, Towa avenue and Webster street: | Priday—7 p.m., rhythm class; 7:30 .m., Boy Scout meeting: 8 p.m., Mac- farland Junior High School Parent- | Teacher Association meeting. ! Park View Center, Warder and Newton streets: Monday—3:15 p.m., violin instruction for children. pm., Boy Scouts, meet- .m., drum and bugle corps: Girl Scouts' meeting, chil- group, * Handwork painting group, Du:nnimn Southeast Center, Scventh and C streets southeast, (Hine Jr.): Open meeting May 15, 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of electing two delegates at Jarge for the advisory committee. XEXBIXBIBIBXBRIGIBENIRZIZIBIBXBZILIBIBN Inr Hrcar Co. 5,000 Yds. of Silks In this season’s desirable colors specially priced in a Monday sale | St. John Military Band, ral Society, study group, Hillsdale Citi- | zens’ Association, Men's Club, boys’ | game group; 8:30 group. A. C. Junior base ball group. ‘Wednesday—3:15 p.m., Little Sun- beams. _ Thursday—3:15 p.m., piano instruc- | tion. | Friday—Paradise of Childhood, boys nd girls’ game group: 8 p.m.. Women Ciub, advisory committee meeting, A. C. Junior base ball club dance. Burrville Center, Division avenue and Corcoran street: Tuesday—3:15 p.m., music. children's classics; 8 p.m., Burrville Citizens' As- sociation, Burrville Women's Club, Dra- | matic Club, boys' game group, toy shop. Cleveland Center, Eighth and T streets: Tuesday—7:15 p.m., Amphion Glee Club, Chiropractors’ Association, Denni- | son art class, first-aid class, lamp-shade | making class, Washington Concert Or- | chestra, S. Coleridge Taylor Choral Society. Thursday—7:15 p.m., adult piano class, basketry class, Dennison art class, ‘ lamp-shade making class, Asburian Dramatic Club. Friday- 15 p.m, music extension piano class. Saturday—10 a.m., rhythmic group. Dunbar Center, First and N streets: Thursday—6 p.m., Silver Leaf Social Club, Elite Social Club, swimming for girls, boys’ game group; 8 p.m., Co- lumbia Lodge Drill Team, Columbia Temple Drill Team; American Wood- men meeting, East Central Civic Asso- ciation, Birney Choral Club, swimming for boys. Friday—7 p.m., Silver Leaf social hour, Elite Social Club party, Junior Dramatic Club; 8 p.m., Sigma Lambda Social Club, Columbia Lodge Nurses’ Unit. Garfield Center, Alabama avenue and Twenty-fifth street southeast: ‘Wednesday—3:15 p.m., music class, Toy Symphony Orchestra, dramatic and . | dancing group; 8 p.m., Thimble Club. art and craft class, shoe mending class, boys' game group, dramatic group. Lovejoy Center, Twelfth and D streets northeast: Monda music extension pam., A. C. base ball names appear on the records of the While letters have been addressed to all former Naval Reservists whose | local battalion, it was pointed out by Comdr. Nichols that the active officers of the Reserve are anxious to have every former officer attend the dinner, and that if they did not receive an in- vitation it was because their names were not on the records of the local office. Those desiring to attend are urged to communicate with Lieut. (junior grade) C. H. Williams at the Naval Research Laboratory at Bellevue, D. C. The following were reported at the | battalion headquarters as having en- | listed in the local Reserve during the | week, together with their division as- signments: Robe; southeast, ed to the 1st Fleet Division; John O.i Conway, 236 L street southwest, mess attendant, third class, assigned to Headquarters Division; Wayne L. Sum- | merville, 1451 Harvard street, fireman, | Noyes, 226 Eighth street man, second class, assign- groups; 7:30 p.m.. athletic groups, lamp shade group, Whist Club, clubroom, | visual instruction. { Wednesday—7 pm., lamp shade | group, Dennison art group, athletic | groups. | Saturday—7:30 p.m., athletic groups, Girls’ Club, clubroom, singing group. | Military Road Center, Military road, near Brightwood: Monday—3:15 pm., Buzzing Bees Club. Wednesday—3:15 Athletic Club. Friday—3:15 p.m., music extension | piano class. | Smothers, Benning road and Forty- i | | pm, Excelsior second street: Monday—3:15 p.m., arts and crafts; 3:30 p.m., music group. West Washington Center, Phillips School, Twenty-seventh and N streets: Friday—7:30 p.m., Handwork in | paper, reed, wax and clay, Forget-Me- | Not Club, Francis Social Club, Reglar | Fellers, lamp shade making, social dancing, bead work and modeling, West | Washington Mothers’ Club. F Street at Seventh | ment. N. 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