The Washington times., 1911-10-02
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WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
,r ANACOSTIA, ID. c., OCT. 2.

rr ANACOSTIA, ID. c., OCT. 2
The Parent-Teacher Association
formed in Anacostia during the last
school term, has planned season OF
activities for the current year, In CO.
operation with the public. school Of
ficials and the teachers in the three
Anacostia buildings.
Already there has been a meeting
of the program committee. of when
Mrs Frank C. Haines is chairman,
and a number of features have been
outlined tentatively for the year
work These include series OF
meetings in the schools during even
ings, which: the fathers of the chill
dren are to be asked to attend and
participate in the conferences. An
invitation will be extended to Dr'
Davidson. superintendent OF schools
to be present on at least one occasion
Announcement is made that the hrst
regular meeting of the association
next, at 3:15 o'clock. in the Van Buren,
School Mrs K. A. Pyles is president
of the organization.
Presbyterians in Anacostia. as well
us those of the denomination in the
city. generally. are interested in the
sessions of the Presbytery of Wash
ington. which will meet this .evcnirc
in the Tacoma Park Presbyterian
Church at 1880 o'clock. The meeting
will be continued en- Tuesday. an ad-
journment to be taken in the even
ing. The gathering is the fall con-
in the Takoma Park Presbyterian
and each church will be represented
by delegates. as well as by its clergy
men.
The Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church, of Anacostia, has special in
terest in. the meeting. as the Rev.
permanent clerk of the Presbvtery.
The church has named Alexander B.
Garden as delegate. while Alexander
Davidson is alternate.
The Rev. DR.. o. w. Spooner, retir-
ing moderator of the Presbytery. viii
preach his sermon as such this even
ing The Rev. Charles c. Clark is
pastor of the Takoma Park Church.
Some of the Anacostia churches are
finding the rummage sale an effective
means of adding to the finances Of their
treasures The Altar Society Of st.
Teresa's Church has completed one of
these sales, and profited TO the extent
Of a handsome sum thereby. The So
Ciety will soon give a supper.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Ana
costa Baptist Church, has occupied the
building used by the former organiza-
ton with a rummage sale, and when
this is over they, too, will give sup
per.
Preparations for rally dayH in the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church
are being made on a large scale, and
each Sunday school pupil, young or. old
the officers of the church to be pres
cnt next Sunday. The morning service
will be dispensed. with on account Of
the rally day" exercises.
The mission band Of the Garder
Memorial Presbyterian Church, which
resumed its meetings after the sum
mer yesterday afternoon, accepted th'
invitatio nof Mrs Wallace Radclife
wife of the pastor of the New Yorl
Avenue Presbyterian Church, to vist
that church and take part with 1t!
mission band.
Mr.. and Mrs John Dawson and family
have removed from Takoma Park Il
Talburtt street Anacostia, where the!
will make their home.
Mrs. S. Swindells is in Purcellville
Va, visiting her son.
Arthur B. Suit, of Valley place, ha
gone to the, Government Navy Var
In, Boston to perform some work IL
connection with his assignment at thu
Washington Navy Yard.
Mr. and Mrs. r. P. Sowerbutts. whose
marriage took place recently in Rover
side Md, have reached their new home
1909 Avalon Terrace, after a wedding
Journey.
{ & Misses Jennie and Moreno Smith, o.
Ale&apdria,- Va, are the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel c. Smithson, at 223
Shannon place.
The subject of the reopening of tht
new Methodist Hall in Fourteenth
street for winter games, such as basket
ball, and what rules shall govern thu
indoor sport and the participants, will
be considered at a meeting Of tht
Brotherhood of the Anacostia M. 2
Church on Thursday evening next. Tn,
hall will be reopened about October Is
The Sunday school teachers of the
Presbyterian Church will meet tonigh
In the%church, bot the teachers train.