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January is BusyAt Senior CenterDAVID ORMONTWith the advent of 1974, there hasbeen no letup in activities at theColony-South Brooklyn SeniorCenter, 460 Atlantic Ave. On Jan.11 there was a New Year%u2019s Party atthe center and those who attendedwill never forget.Mrs. Jean Sutherland, who is incharge of the Sewing Room, washostess for the party and the guestlist was limited to personsgenuinely occupied with the affairsof the center. More than fivehundred men and women aremembers. Among the lucky guestswere: Helen Tunstall, MiriamSmart, Bill Rodgers, CoraRodgers, Kay Latona, EthelLennart, Stella Ferguson, MollyMoquin, Grace Amorosa, SarahO%u2019Donnell, Samuel Elias, ClayJohnson, Antoinette Giordano,Burkhardt Kraus, Eve Coletti,Eleanor Paradiso, IsabelleCaldwell, Betty Stella, PatrickIvohy, Joe Cataldo, David Ormont,Jason Thomas, and Jerry Daniels.The Art Room is the scene ofgreat activity every Wednesday.William Schulman, a recognizedBrooklyn artist, is the instructor.With patience and understanding,he encourages members of thecenter who have never paintedbefore to produce works of considerable merit. Unfortunately, nottoo many have taken advantage ofthis rare opportunity to becomeGrandma Moses%u2019. The men havebeen timid in joining the class.Four of the women who showconsiderable promise are FlorenceDiabo, Kay Latona, Helen Tunstall, and Antonia Guillot. Mr.Schulman helps each buddingartist personally and points outwhat is right and what is wrong ineach case. There will be anexhibition of the canvasses done bythese senior citizen artists in thenear future.Every month there is a GroupBirthday Party to honor thosewhose birthdays take place duringthat particular month. TheJanuary Birthday Party wascelebrated on January 25 andattended by more than 200Back in BusinessAt the Melting PotNancy Cogen, whose batik studioand shop %u201cThe Melting Pot%u201d , wasbroken into and robbed last Dec.29, is back in business at her 340Atlantic Ave. location, with a newalarm system, but minus thesupply of long-sleeved turtle necksand sweatshirts she had ready forthe winter season.Some of the missing shirtshowever, decorated with batikstars and dragons, and with herunm istakeable signature, havebeen seen around Boerum Hill andin the classrooms of Pacific St.%u2019sP.S. 261.One hundred items too, werefound for sale in a nearby Smith St.shop called %u201cNora%u2019s%u201d and althoughthe owner was charged with sellingstolen goods, the case remainspending, and the 100 pieces areunavailable, held awaiting thetrial.The burglar, who broke through%u201cThe Melting Pot%u2019s%u201d front and sidewindows between 8 p.m. and 11a.m. on the Dec. night, took justabout everything in the store,Nancy reports%u2014-including 30 dozenundied shirts and 20 dozen finishedarticles.r . \\ 0 %u00b0, *b%u00b0 x o'Nancy has come back however,with an abundant supply of shortsleeved tee shirts, which in theirdeep purples, oranges, blues andgreens and yellows, embellished inimaginative design, look greatover turtlenecks in neutral colors.Also available are the batikpillows, toys, baby nightgowns andscarves in vivid but washable hues.The Melting Pot, on Atlanticbetween Smith and Hoyt Streets isopen on Thursdays and Fridaysfrom 10 to 2 p.m. on Saturdaysfrom 11 to 5, or by appointment.For information or appointmentcall 596-6849.CUSTOM STAINED GLASS FOR YOUR1 CABINETS, WINDOWS, DOORSLINDA AND DAVID HAMLIN CLINTON HILL875-5523All Security Locksmiths,inc.LICENSED # INSURED BONDEDFree Security SurveyOne-year Guarantee on all service 24 Hour Emergency ServiceFull line of locks, gates and Security devices in our modem Cadman Plaza shopmembers. There was a specialsurprise due to the efforts of Mrs.Pat Jenkins, the capable director.She invited the Covello SeniorCenter Musical Group to comedown to our place from EastHarlem, Manhattan to entertainand to furnish excellent music fordancing.Mrs. Lurline Jefferson who is theVice President of the United SeniorCenters of New York, had herbirthday in January and was invited to be the guest of honor. Louisand Anna Howatt have beenprofessional dancers for manyyears. They never fail to attendthese special monthly BirthdayParties. They performed theirgraceful dances, as usual, at theJanuary shindig. Jack Hock, aformer professional humorist andvocalist, put on a short act for afew minutes. David Ormont, thegroup%u2019s poet, laureate wrote a poemfor the occasion; this time it wasdedicated to all senior citizens.Mr. Ormont is a professionalsongwriter and a member ofASCAP. The lyrics he wrote for theoccasion were set to music byFrank Dale, one of Mr. Ormont%u2019scollaborators and may possibly bepublished and recorded.Two of our members are ill at theLong Island College Hospital.Eddie Smith had a stroke and ismaking a slow recovery. VineinzoDi Palma (whom we call Jimmy)had a heart attack and is doingwell. We sent them both get wellcards and signed by many seniorcitizens.Cuite Gets Light For 7th St. CornerLong-needed and awaited fortraffic lights will be installed at theintersection of 7th Avenue and 17thStreets announces CouncilmanThomas J. Cuite. The decisionfollows a study by the Departmentof Traffic. According to LawrenceL. Kallman, Assistant to theCommisioner of Highways, %u201cTheperiod between approval and installation is usually between 4 and6 months.%u201dir$4&rto; tt%u2019l hoF Gt&wdto. htiYou c tUvtly twoBlock loc%u00abonO C ruoik r q ie r r ifc ffa tt_________S 325itptar kits:j b c r u k r ety ic fiM AGIC FORESTf t f f f V B r e o t t f i . 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