Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1929, Page 52

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12 l Y. W. C. A. News | Continuous open house at the Y. W. | C. A. centers with no formal programs | marks the calendar this week. The ! usual music program at 5 o'clock at the || general administration headquarters, | | Seventeenth and K streets, will be re- sumed 6n January 5. The radio, an || open fire and the Christmas decorations are assured in the hospitable living | Toom at Seventeenth and K streets for today. At the Elizabeth Somers resi- dence there will be no formal vesper hour. The parlors at 614 E street. are always open to the public. and with a Christmas tree and other decorations are most attractive at this time. There || will be no formal Y. W. C. A. open! house as in other years on New Year day. Regular holiday hours will be ob- served in the food service department at Seventeenth and K streets New |} ‘Year day, the cafeteria being open from || 5:30 to 7:30. The tea room and sand- wich shop will be closed all day. The cafeteria at 614 E street will be closed all day January 1. Elizabeth Somers. Miss Ann Alback will be the hostess || at the Elizabeth Somers this afternoon when the girls of the residence will be || “at home.” Miss Remona Vincent will be in charge of the New Year eve plans for the residence. There will be a theater party followed by a watch night | party in the music room at 1104 M street. The annual tea dance and bridge party will be given New Year afternoon with Miss Madeline Thomas in charge. General Education. An important conference in the East- | ern region of the Y. W. C. A. is being | attended by general secretaries and edu- cation directors in New York January 2 and 4. The general subject is the ap- plication to the whole Y. W. C. A. life of recent discoveries in the world of new education. Miss Hettie P. Anderson, the general secretary, and Mrs. Elizabeth | Ketchum, executive secretary of the education department, will represent || the Washington association. | Classes in the education department | are e ing January 2, after holidays | which began December 23. On Thurs- day, the 2d, cooking classes will be held as usual from 10 to 1 in the cooking (! laboratory at 1101 M street northwest. From 5 to 6 Mr. Fitzpatrick's class in advanced dictation for speedwriting will meet. In the evening Mrs. Morse will || meet with her classes in dramatic ap- |/} preciation and dramatics. Dr. Lewis will continue his courseé in abnormal psychology. Miss Hazel Thompson gives | the final lesson in dressmaking before ing of the new term. On the beginn! Friday the following classes meet: At 2| o'clock, the Americanization class: from | 5 to 6, cotemporary poetry and ad-| vanced Itallan; 6 to 7, elementary Ital- ian; 7 to 8, making the most of your- | self, story writing, intermediate French, | beginners’ German; from 8 to 9, cul- tural backgrol unds and intermediate || rman. Plans for interesting new classes for | the semester which begins February 3 are being made and registrations taken | for the second term of speedwriting | opening January 6. Health Education. ‘The pool at Seventeenth and K streets will be open for dips from 11 am. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day of this week. This includes New schedules of class work and dip periods. The bowling al- leys will also be closed on New Year The new solarium on the fifth ||§| will open Thursday, January 2, for treatments. Appointments should be |’ made with the health education office. Arrangements should be made for the usual protective medical examination before taking the sun baths. | ‘The association is offering during the new year of 1930 a health inventory or & long thorough medical examination for & nominal fee. This should not be con- | fused with the short protective medical Siering into any departmental actiiy, en into any dej en vity. Dr. Katharine Chapman, the associa- tion physician, will be glad to consuit ‘with any woman or girl desiring such a long examination. The new term in || tics and dancing classes starts gymnast January 6. The folder giving detailed || information can be secured from the and Seventeenth and K streets. Regis- || tration for these classes is now open. Enrollment for clog and tap and social should be made early €0 that no work on fundamental steps is . Mrs. Lilllan Hoffman of the Hoffman-Hoskins Dance Studio will teach the social dancing classes W] meet on Monday evenings. Be- | |f| ginners will meet at 8 p.m. and the ad- vanced class at 9 pm. The new folder for the 10-week term, January 6 to|/f| March ls.dincllldes wmblndn.lom such 25 gym and games, gym and swim, gym and dip only, also gym and dancing. ‘The children’s activities are limited to || Saturday except for the clog and tap dancing class for those aged 9 to 15 years, which will meet on Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:45. Industrial Department. Members of the industrial depart- || ment will serve tea to their friends em- ployed in homes throughout the city in | | their club rooms on the third floor at | Seventeenth and K streets, from 5 to 6, this afternoon. An industrial seminar will be held in New York City January || 2 to 5, which will be attended by Miss Saida L. Hartman, industrial secretary. | Two of the principal speakers will be Miss Theresa Wolfson, whose subject is “Economic Trends,” and Dr. Lois Mec- || Donald, who will speak on “Southern | ‘Textiles.” Business and Professional. | Club activities will be resumed again | after the holidays on Thursday evening | when the Blue Triangle Club will meet for supper at 6:30 o'clock. A short busi- ness ms will follow the supper hour | and bowling will be featured the rest of | the evening. Chapters. The December meeting of the Mount | Pleasant Chapter will be held December | 30, instead of December 31, at. the home | of Mrs. H. M. Hunter, 1650 Hobart street. The chapter will meet for a box | luncheon at 12:30, after which a busi- | Bess meeting will be held at 2:30 pm. | Girl Reserves. ‘The Girl Reserve Clubs at Powell, Langley and Macfarland Junior High Schools will hold business meetings at || 2:20 Thursday afternoon. at the|| schools. At 3 pm. the Pidelis and Los Camerades Girl Reserve Clubs at East- ern High School will have business | _THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, DECEMBER 29, 1929—PART THREE. meetings. The Girl Reserve Club at the First_Congregational Church will meet at 4:30 pm. Friday afternoon. at 2:20, | the Girl Reserve Clubs at Columbia. | Hine, Stuart and Brightwood Junior | High Schools will hold business meet- ings. At 3 p.m. the Girl Reserve Clubs | at_ Sflver Spring and Central High School will also have business meetings. | At 4:30 pm. the Senior High School | Girl Reserve Council will meet in the Girl Reserve club rooms at the Y. W. C. A. Saturday morning at 10 o'clock | the Grade School Girl Reserve will | choose new hobbies, including clog | dancing, first aid, dramatics, making & doll house and leather crafts. All girls in sixth and seventh grades are in- | vited to come to the Girl Reserve club rooms on the third floor of the Y. W. C.A,at 10 am. A Natural Gas Conservation. 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