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At Community Centers Community Center Department, Mrs. | Elizabeth K. Peeples, director, Franklin Administration Building, National 1300. Central Center, Thirteenth and Clif ton streets: Monday evening: Calvary' Drakes vs. Tremonts. Tuesday evening: Saks' Clothiers vs. Adelphites. Wednesday evening: Washington Aces vs Ross Jewelers. Thursday evening. Crescents vs. United Typewriter Grays. Mt. Vernons vs. Griffiths Consumers, Potomac Boat Club vs. Shade Shop. Chew Chase Center: E V. Brown School. Thirty-sixth and Ellicott streets: Open Monday. Tuesday and Thursdav afternoons, and Wednesday morninc' Contract bridge groups meet on Thursday morning. Lafayette School. Northampton street and Broad Branch road: Open Friday afternoon. Ben Murch School. Thirty-sixth and , Ellicott. streets: Monday evening boys , and girls meet for tap instruction. In struction in contract bridge, and wom en's gymnasium groups. Friday and j Saturday evennigs social dancing in struction is given for juniors. The renter is also open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday :.r d Friday afternoons. Columbia Heights Center. Wilson Teachers' College. Eleventh and Har vard streets: Columbia players meet Tuesday evening Thursday evening Ye Olde Tvme Dance Club holds its weekly meeting. Friday evening the center is open for scouting and ath letics. Kast Wasningion i enter, netemeemii and East Capitol streets: Open Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Satur day evenings. Griffiths Consumers vs. Potomac Boat Club. Tuesday evening, and Mercury vs. Phi Delta Zeta. Satur day evening. Community program— moving pictures and social dancing Saturday evening. Georgetown ('enter, Gordon Junior, ■ Thirlv-fifth and T streets: Open Wed- ' r.esday and Thursday afternoons. Dis cussion group, led by Mrs. Street, will meet Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the teachers' room. I.angler Center, Second and T streets northeast Monday evening, Hcurich- j Logans and Capital Awnings game. A new group in auction bridge instruction and practice is being formed. Tuesday, 1 Wednesday and Friday evenings the center is open for athletics. Community dance Saturday evening. Burroughs, Eighteenth and Monroe streets northeast: Open Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evening. ‘ Rhythm and tap dancing groups meet Wednesday afternoon. Maefarland Center. Iowa avenue and Webster street: Rhythm and tap danc ing groups Monday afternoon at Barnard School, and Friday afternoon a tap group for girls of ten years and over Monday evening at Maefarland league games of the B. Y. P. U. will be held as follows: Metro vs. Petworth. Wilson Avenue vs. Grace. Maefarland Community Choral Club Wednesday evening, and a game between the Trrmonts and Heurich-Logan teams. The Sock and Buskin Club meets at Petworth School Thursday after noon. Rhythm and tap dancing groups are conducted Wednesday aft ernoon at Powell Elementary School. Fridav at Maefarland there will be a community dance, and games as fol lows: Phi Delta Zeta vs. United Type writer Grays and Petworth Mets vs. Saranaes. McKinley. Second and T streets northeast The Boy Scouts will present a pageant. ''Washington and Lincoln.” Friday evening. Saturday evening. Beniamin Franklin vs. Loyola basket ball team, and a dance will follow. The building Is also open on Monday and Thursday evenings. i Park View Center, Warder and NeW ton streets: Open Wednesday after noon and Friday evening. Groups in tap dancing, wood work for men and bovs, and dramatics meet Friday. Southeast Center, Hine Junior, Sev enth and C streets southeast: Monday and Wednesday are athletic nights, Friday evening instruction in children's dancing and dramatics and community dancing. Saturday morning tap danc ing and piano instruction groups for children. Boys’ night, featuring ath letics and games, Saturday evening. Buchanan Auditorium, Thirteenth and D streets southeast: The Drama Club for adults, which meets on Thurs day evening, is staging a Bicentennial pageant to be given in March. Social dancing for adults and a discussion on "Greater Washington," led by Curtis A. Hodges, executive director of the Greater National Capital Committee, Thursday. Members of the Southeast Citizens’ Association will be the Hos pitality Committee for the evening. Thomson Center, Twelfth and L streets; Open Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday. Thursday and Friday evenings and Thursday and Friday afternoons. Saturday morning instruction is given in violin, piano, drums, cornet, saxo phone. trombone. Founders’ day cele bration Thursday evening by the Par ent-Teacher Association. Birney Center, Nichols avenue and Howard street southeast: Negro His tory week will be observed February 9 at 8 p m. Rev. W. L. Washington of Zion Baptist Church, southwest, will be the speaker. Music will be fur nished by the Girls' Glee Club. Birney I Choral Society and Boys' Chorus. The public is Invited. A Valentine dance will be given by the group leaders Feb ruary 12 at 8 p.m. The renter is jjlso open on Monday, Thursday and Fri day afternoons. , nurrriiie i oilier. Division avenue ami Corcoran street nortlieast: Tuesday evening a Negro history program will be held, with an address by Representa tive Oscar De Priest and a musical pro gram. The center is also open on Mon day and Friday evenings and Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Dunbar Center. First and N streets: Open Thursday evening. Garfield Center, Twenty-fifth street and Alabama avenue southeast: Open Wednesday afternoon and evening. Garnet-I’atterson Center, Tenth and U streets: Tuesday evening, basket ball games. Manchester vs. Arrows. Dunbar vs. Hilltop. The Amphion Glee Club, art group, dietetics and home hygiene groups also meet. The Central North west Citizens' Assoriation, Janies Reese Europe Past Drum Corps and Metropoli tan Chorus meet on Thursday evening. The center is open Wednesday and Fri day evenings for athletics. Lovejov Center. Twelfth and D streets northeast: A Negro history program will be held Wednesday evening. The renter is also open Monday evening and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday after no .as. West Washington Center. Francis Junior. Twenty-fourth and N streets: What to Wear" will be the subject of the fifth discussion group Friday eve ning. Basket ball games. Manchester and Arrows, Dunbar and Hilltop. The center is also open on Monday and Fri day afternoons and Wednesday evening. Fire recently damaged the Sun Hotel, Canterbury. England, immortalized by Charles Dickens in “David Copperfield." Belize. British Honduras, Is still seek ing ways to house Its earthquake homeless. 3^nMii -Arch v Shoes —arc fine flexible shoes without a stitch in their soles! >—They are light in weight . . . flexible ... of glove-like softness . . . and they fit perfectly. —They're Made The Silhou-welt Way! Shoe Fourth Dept. Floor Kleinert's feather weight ! Dress Shields Originally 55c Recently 45c Mow 3 Prs. for .. ♦ —White and flesh . . . regular and crescent shapes. An easy way to give your clothes the protection they need. Order a supply now! Miss Duffy—Special “Ccrday” Representative —in our Toilet Goods Department to aid you in the selection of the. 1 perfume best suited to your per sonality. She will give you a sam ple of the perfume she prescribes for you! Street Floor. A Special Clearance of Room Size Worsted Wilton Rugs Brings the I Price Down to J9 J 1 —An after-inventory clearance of high-grade rugs . . . 9x12 and I 8*4x10*4 ft. sizes and such well known kinds as Karnak, Karona, ■ and Ardebel will be found in the assortment. Also a few Ameri- ^ can Orientals. $54.95 Royal Wilton RUGS —Imagine it—a royal Wilton at the price you would ordinarily pay for an Axminster! Choice of the 9x12 and 8> 4x16*4 ft. sizes, in rich colors and lovely patterns. U*e the Budget Plan Reg. $44.95 Seamless Velvet Rugs, Room Size . . . .$29.95 9xl2-Ft. Seamless Axminster Rugs. ... . ... .$18.00 Kaim’s—Third Floor. —i --— . Castle Percale SHEETS Sizes 81x99 and 72x108 Regularly $1.89 Now $1.39 ea. —Soft, white percale sheets made of a fine count sheeting, free from filling. A heavy grade that will wear and wash satisfactorily. Sizes 72x99 and 63x103. pa Reg. 31.69 63x99 Sheet*—Reg. $1.59. Now .....$1.09 42x381/l Ca»e» — Reg. 45c. Ea.35c Rayon Spreads —Single and double bed size spreads in fancy woven jacquard patterns and pretty colors—rose, blue, gold, green and orchid. Bath Towels Size 23x46 Of Special at —Heavv. double thread Turkish towels with pink, blue, gold, green and lavender borders. Cannon Mill Bath Towels, 39c 25c Hack Towels.15c Kami's—Street Floor. Damask Table Sets $2.59 —Seven-piece sets of a nice qual ity linen damask in neat patterns .. ,54x70-inch cloth and six nap kins with colored borders and hemstitched hems. Lunch Cloths..$1.00 —54x70-inch cloth of a good quality linen with colored borders and fringed ends. Kann’s—Street Floor. A 98c Sale of ART GOODS —Stamped Bedspreads of un bleached material. Bolster at tached. Choice of three simple designs. 2 for 98c —Stamped Pillowcase* of good quality tubing. Hemstitched for crochet edge. Several simple de signs. 2 prs. for 98c —Stamped 5-Pc. Linen Sets— Dining room, bed room and luncheon. New designs. 2 set*, 98c —Stamped Linen Scarfs with hemstitched hems. Several new designs. 2 for 98c —Cretonne Da-bed Covers, bound with plain colors. New patterns. Very specially priced at. .98c ea. —Boudoir Pillows, filled with ka pok. Novelty styles of organdy, in rose, green, yellow and orchid. 98c ea. —Crash pillows in attractive pat terns. Filled with kapok. Low priced at .2 for 98c —Women's Aprons, with stamped and tinted designs on unbleached cotton. Four patterns. 6 for 98c —Metal Fern Stands, in green finish. Choice of two styl» bowls. 98c ea. —Stamped Tea Towels, all fin ished except for the embroidery. Simple designs. 5 for 98c —Fancy Mats of tapestry, velour and rayon plush, with fringed ends. For radios, end tables, etc. 2 for 98c —I'ndressed Boudoir Dolls, with natural-looking hair and eye lashes. New! Large size' Spe cial at .98c ea. —l-Oz. Balls Yams, mill ends and discontinued colors. For knitting and crocheting. Spe cie.10 balls, 98c Kami’s—Fourth Floor. Three Sale Groups of Attractive CEDAR CHESTS Savings of V3 to Vi $9 —An after inventory clearance lot of 36-inch cedar chests . . , Attractive styles in a highly polished finish—fitted with lock and key. Cedar and Walnut Veneered Chests. . .$14.00 ea. Walnut Veneered Chests, several styles, $19.00 ea. Kann’s—Third Floor. S'' Slip Covers ’8.95 Set 8 Pcs. —Bright color ed cretonne covers with ruffled valance all around, and edges bound with contrasting colors. Made to fit the average size three piece living-room suite with five separate cushions. The “Blue Bird” brand—cut large enough to allow for shrinkage. 8-Pc. Ready-made Sets of Jaspe Cloth.$7.95 8-Pc. Sets of Nearlin or Cretonne.$6.95 Kann'e—Third Floor. Just 24 Detroit Jewel GAS RANGES Formerly $64.75 (ft Now Only. JX# 4 O —B e a u t i f u 1 semi- console < style ranges in a s n o w - white porcelain finish with black trim mings, or ivory with green trim ming1. A new low price. Free Connections Easy Payments Sale! Silver-Plated Tableware Less Than HALF Price! 25c ea. —3,000 pieces, including C o m m u n i ty and Rogers plated ware in several Dis continued Patterns. Guaran teed 30 years. Knives, Forks, Teaspoons, tablespoons, and other flat pieces. Cast Aluminum Bacon-and-Egg Skillet $1.00 1 —Breakfast is ready in a jiffy with one of these skillets. For your bacon and eggs cook at the same time . . . one place for the bacon . . . two for the eggs. 19-Pc. Refreshment Sets Of Topaz Glass s $1.00 —Beautiful sets in the Princess pattern. 19 pieces including jug, six 5-oz. fruit juice glasses, six 9-oz. tumblers, six lZj^-oz. bev erage glasses. 66-Pc. Rose Dawn DINNER SETS $11-98 —Tire new scalloped edge sets with platinum lines, a dainty floral decoration on delicate rose tinted body and acorn knobs. Service for eight. $18.95 value. Kann's—Third Floor. V