chant's House, 29 E. 4th St.; open weekdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sun.
and holidays 1-5 p.m.; admission 50c. Poe Cottage, Grand Concourse
and Ki'ngsbridge Rd, the Bronx; open weekdays, except Mon, 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. Sun. 1-5 p.m.; admission free. Roosevelt House,
28 E. 20th St.; open weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. and holidays
1-5 p.m, closed Mon, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year's; admis-
sion free, except Wed. and Fri. (25c). Van Cortlandt House, Van
Cortlandt Park, near Broadway and 242d St. entrance, the Bronx; open
Tues, Wed, Fri, and Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Thurs. and Sun. 12 m. to
5 p.m.; admission free, except Thurs. (25c).

SCIENCE MUSEUMS. American Geographical Society, Broad-
way at 156th St; open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m, closed Sat, Sun. and
holidays from June to Aug.; admission free. American Museum of Nat-
ural History, Central Park W. and 79th St.; open weekdays 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Sun. 1-5 p.m.; admission free. Hayden Planetarium, Central
Park W. and 81st St.; performances: Mon. to Fri, 2, 3:30, 8:30 p.m.;
Sat, 11 a.m., 1-5 p.m, 8:30 p.m. Sun. and holidays, 2-5 p.m, 8:30 p.m.;
admission adults 25c (evenings 35c), children 15c. New York Museum
of Science and Industry, RCA Bldg, Rockefeller Center; open daily
10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; admission, adults 25c, children 100c. Staten Island
Institute of Arts and Sciences, Stuyvesant PI. and Wall St, St.
George, S. I.; open weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. 2-5 p.m.; admission
free.

BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS AND AQUAR-
IUM. Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, 1000 Washington Ave, Brook-
lyn; open weekdays 8 a.m. to dusk, Sun. and holidays, 10 a.m. to dusk;
library open Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. to 12 m, closed
Sat, July 15 to Sept. 15; admission free. New York Aquarium, Battery
Park; open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (winter 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) ; admission
free. New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park; open daily, March 1
to Nov. 1, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Nov. 1 to March 1, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;
admission free. New York Zoological Park, Bronx Park; open daily
10 a.m. to dusk; admission free, except Mon. and Thurs. (adults 25c,
children 15c). Prospect Park Zoo, Flatbush Ave. near Ocean Ave,
Brooklyn; open weekdays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat, Sun, and holidays 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.; closes one hour earlier in winter; admission free. Staten
Island Zoological Society, Barrett Park Zoo, West New Brighton,
S. I.; open weekdays, summer, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. and holidays 10
a.m. to 6 p.m.; winter, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat, Sun, and holidays 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; admission free.

RECREATION

For facilities other than those listed below see classified telephone di-
rectory

BADMINTON. Rates 50c and up. Coast Artillery Brigade Ar-
mory, 120 W. 62d St.; 71ST Infantry Armory, Park Ave. and 34th