The Washington times., 1907-12-01
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SCHOOL TEACHERS
HAVE BIG MEETING
Officers Elected and In
StruCtiVe Addresses
Made.

The Teachers Institute held it's fall
meeting at Falls Church. Va, last week.
with the largest attendance in its his
tory.
The election of officers resulted: Mrs.
L. ]. Haight, Of Jefferson district pres
idant; Miss Mary l. Huntington, ProVi-
dence district, secretary; Miss L. M
Wfstead, Mt. Vernon district, treas
urer. The following were chosen vice
presidents. Falls Church, Miss Eva +.
Cowling; Providence, Miss Centa
scaine; Mt. Vernon, Miss Sarah e Cox:
Dranesville, Miss Sadie (. Detwiler:
Centreville, Miss Ford; Lee, Miss A. f.
Moon; Herndon, Mrs. Annie G. Orrison,
Vienna, Miss G. McKeen; Jefferson,
Mrs. NJ. W. Birch.
The following were elected delegates
to represent the teachers of Fairfax
county. Mrs. NJ. w. Birch. Miss NJ. l.
Huntington, Miss Sadie Detwiler, and
Miss Josephine Wine.
During ;he three sessions Of the asso-
citation many topics OF Importance were
discussed Miss Detwiler read paper
on Cooperation Between Parent, Pu-
Pill. and Teacher" and Miss Sarah Cox
one on THE Value OF a Summer Normal
School for Teachers"
At the second session the following
announcements were made by the
chairman:
That the country school board. at a
special called meeting. had decided that
all teachers in attendance at the meet
ings Of this institute would receive pay
for the days in attendance as an regular
school days.
That the country school board would
pay the actual expense OF four teachers
to the State Teachers Association meet
ing TO be held IN Roanoke.
Prof w. II. Heck, OF the University
of Virginia, delivered an interesting ad-
dress at the third session Of the con-
vention on the development and care
OF the younger pupils.
Wielotte. the beautiful home OF ]. T.
Unverzagt, Of Falls Church. was taste
fully decorated with ferns and chrysan-
themums November p. the occasion be-
ing a dinner given the Office force OF
the Royal Benefit Society. whose head
quarters are IN Washington, and Of
which Mr. UnverZagt IS manager
Among those present were Dr. d. F.
Pennington. president OF the Roval Ben
eft Society Of Baltimore; J. a. Sykes
II. l.. Hiett, Mrs. Ellen Wall. Mrs. NJ
Smith. Miss Gertrude Wall. Mrs. Mary
Davis. Miss Edith Carter Miss Kather-
ine Tennant. Miss Ruth Smith. Mrs. J.
T. Hit, Miss L. Drainey, and Mrs.
Charles W. Keyes. After a most bounti-
ful and tempting spread. the evening
was spent IN songs and recitations.
The executive committee OF the Falls
Church District Sunday School Assocla-
ton. comprising the Sunday schools in
the Falls Church magisterial district.
about twelve in number, are completing
arrangements for the annual conven-
tion of the association. to be held in
the Presbyterian Church on December S.
The members OF the Episcopal Church
will give an oyster supper and bazaar
at the Odd Fellows Hall, Falls Church,
December 5.
Miss WOOdleigh Sutton, OF Princeton,
w. Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
II Barbor.
Miss Lillian Hunton. who has been
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Samuel Witt,
in Richmond, Va, is in Falls Church.
the guest OF her aunt Mrs J. N Oden.
in Washington street.
Mrs. Philip Nourse is the guest OF her
slster-in-Iaw, Mrs. T. NJ. Talbot
A. D. Henvis, OF Portsmouth, Va.
was the guest this week Of the Rev. W.
s. o. Thomas.
Miss Virginia Shotwell. who has been
at the Georgetown University Hospital
for three weeks, after an operation has
so recovered as to be able to return to
her home.
F. H. Rendige. OF New York, was the
guest of c. N. McGroarty Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice and children. OF
Baltimore. are visiting Mrs. Rice's par
ents, the Rev and Mrs. J. f. Amos, at
the Methodist Episcopal Church parson-
age in Washington street.
Miss Rebecca McGin. who has been
the guest Of Mrs. J. n. Oden. has re-
turned to her home at The Plains, Va.
W. L. Coghfl. Of New York, was the
guest of his sister. Mrs. George NJ.
Newell. in Washington street last week
Mrs. Thomas Hodgson returned to her
East End home Tuesday after a visit
Of several weeks TO friends In New
York.
Miss Katherine Peyton, daughter OF
Robert Peyton. after a pleasant visit TO
relatives at the home Of Miss Nellie
Green, on Washington street, has re-
turned to her home in Marshall. Va
Mrs Sanie Ball Hunton spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. Robert PeytOn. Of
Marshall. Va.
Miss Susie Smith. OF Herndon, IS w.
ing her brother, Andrew Smith, in Maple
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Garrett, Of Staf-
ford county. Va. are the guests OF DR..
and Mrs. ]. b. Gould in Broad street
Miss Nellie A. Loveless. of Washing
ton, is the guest of her cousin. Mrs. J.
A. Dickinson, in Washington street.
Miss Ruth Garner. who has been visit
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