Evening star., 1914-11-08

ing, November IS, and among the mat
ters to be discussed are the develop
ment OF vocational and employment
work. the introduction of improved
financial arrangements and the en-
larging of the executive committee
to meet the increasing demands of the
associations work.
The Peabody Mothers Club held its an
nual meeting Tuesday afternoon. when
the reports of the work Of the past year
were given by the officers and committees
and the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Leonard Smith Doten:
vice president. Mrs. II. S. Mckinley; sec
retary, Mrs. c. A. Manning; treasurer,
Mrs. S. V. V. Prince: librarian. Mrs.
Charles A. Duvall: delegate to the Fed
Grafton of Home-School Associations.
Mrs. William r. Whitman. The next
meeting is to be held the first Tuesday IN
December. when plans for the winters
work will be discussed.
Several meetings of mothers clubs
and parent-teacher associations are to
be held this week, follows: Ed
monds School Mothers Club. tomor-
row; Wallach Home School Associa-
tion, Tuesday. at O'Clock, address by
Rev. Francis Mccoy: the Franklin
tion, Tuesday, at o'clock; Van Buren
and ketchum Schools of Anacostia
Mothers Club, Thursday.
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Theta Sigma Sorority of Central
High School was recently installed as
the Theta Chapter of the national
Theta Sigma Sorority. This is the
eighth chapter of the national organi
zation to be formed. II is said to be
the oldest high school sorority in eA
istence. In honor of the installation
of the new chapter reception was
held at the Cairo October 81. Monday
evening a ball was held at the Wash
ington Canoe Club.
The membership of the new chapter
includes Mrs. Ruoff. Mrs. Venables. Mrs.
Marion Lohr. Lulu Hobby, Dorothy
Aman, Helen Cullum, Louise Rupper;,
Charlotte Farrell. Ola Spence. Florenc.:
Moore. Elizabeth Davis. Ruth Jones.
F'lore Davis. Laile Bitter Helen
Wallace. Florence Stefiins. Nellie Morri-
son, EugeniaL Todhunter, Ruth Judson.
Margaret Magruder. Marie McCloud.
Louise Moore. Ruth Beavers. Edna Ash
Lyons. Frances Todhunter. Frances
Fry. Phyllis Brown and Adrian Shreve.
Mrs. B. X. Bruce, mother of the
assistant superintendent of colored
schools and widow of the late senator
for whom the Bruce building is named.
and whose grandchildren attend the
Mothers Club of that building Mon
day afternoon. Other officers chosen
Were: First vice president, Mrs. L. X.
Hillman; second vice president, Mrs. l..
Preston: corresponding secretary. Mrs
\. NJ. Wallace; recording secretary.
Mrs. f. l.. Winters; treasurer, Mrs. N.
NJ. Blackwell.
Preceding the meeting of the club
a lecture on Good Health Habits was
given to the eighth grade girls by Or.
Marie b. Lucas. wife of the principal.
Miss NJ p. Shadd. supervisor of the
eleventh division. was present and
spoke on similar lines. 1t was decided
to hold a public evening meeting No
vember II at the First Baptist Church
near the school
A joint parents meeting of the Patter-
SON kindergartens was held recently.
Dr. Charles ii. Marshall. member of the
board of education. being the principal
speaker. The object and purpose of the
as we'll as kindergarten
gifts. were thoroughly discussed.
A large number of parents We're pres
ent and enjoyed renewing their child
hood by participating in the kindergar-
ten exercises. The Parent TEACHERS As
sociation of the kindergartens was
organized and officers elected.
The teachers are Misses A. l.. Beason
and NJ l.. De Vaul principals and
Misses NJ E. Cooke and J.. f. Williams.
assistants.
Mrs. Coralie F. Cook. member of the
board of education, is TO address high
school girls and their parents on social
High School Friday evening. under the
auspices of the College Alumnae Club.
Officers of the club are: President, Miss
G. r. Simpson: vice president. Miss
tary. Miss Juanita Howard, and record
ing secretary, Miss Bertha McNeill.