Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-13

Montpelier.
The state president sends the fol-
lowing report of the latest arrival at
Montpelier-the direct result of our
press department:
The organization of a parent teacher
association was perfected at the high
school auditorium, last Monday night
with the following officers:
President-Mrs. A. B. Cough.
First vice PRESIDENT. NJ. Winters
Second vice president, Mrs. o. H.
Groo.
Secretary treasurer-Miss Callahan.
The object of the association as set
forth in the constitution. is to bring
teachers and parents into closer rela-
ton and create larger interest in the
schools by the parents. All adult citi-
zens of Montpelier are eligible to mem
bership upon the payment of an an
nual fee of 25c. The meetings of the
club to be held at the high school au-
ditorium on the third Monday evening
of each month. A committee appointed
by the president will arrange program
for each meeting, which will include
discussion Of all problems pertaining to
the welfare of the schools.
Washington Circle.
Washington Teachers asso-
citation held business session at the
school on Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Grant Johnston in the chair.
Some twenty ladies were present
and three new members were add
ed to the circle. Arrangements were
made for a box social to be given in
March, to raise funds for the equip
ment of a vacant room in the school
building as play room in winter for
primary grades. A good program was
given by the children as follows: Piano
solos by Albert Lyman and Franklin
Neal: recitations by Gray Stone, Ed
ward Keller, Frances Chapman and
Edna Speaker; song by Wilbia Meyers.
The next social meeting in two weeks
will be with Mrs. B. F. Neal.
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LonafeIlow Circle.
/ Longfellow Parent Teachers associa-
ton held a meeting at the school house.
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. D. H. East
man presiding. The members listened
| to an entertaining description of the
various activities of the boys depart
ment Of the Y. NJ. C. A. by the direc-
tor of that department. At the bus
mess session, II was voted to pur-
chase the equipment for a handball
game, for the school grounds. Their
evening social center at the school will
be held Feb. 2s.
Notes from the Field.
| Weather conditions with floods and
bad roads played havoc with our ru-
raj circles, preventing scheduled meet
ings, hence little news from the field
this week.
In membership, New Plymouth still
poses as the banner circle. Their
state dues sent to State Treasurer Mrs.
]. w. Starkey. are $40. which indi
Gates "A members. II other circles will
as promptly pass in all their dues, they
will be gratefully acknowledged by the
treasurer
A brief reminder to all congress
members that Feb. II is Child Welfare
day. when every member is expected
to solicit at least one contribution for
the state fund.
Announcement.
Hawthorne circle will hold its first
/ Social evening Win w II.
Stanley, 1922 East jefferson street,
Monday evening" Valentine social.
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Park Social Center.
| Under the. auspices of the Parent
Teachers association will be held a
social center at the Park school, next
Friday evening. The program prom
ises a treat to Park patrons. dividing
the evening between Professor oliver
| Young OF the high school and Miss Am
Der Hopkins, the talented reader--a
new arrival who has taken up her
residence in Boise. Music will be fur
nished by the ladies' and children's
quartets.
Congress Union Social.
City circles, attention! You are
one and all notified that next Wednes-
day evening at the Baptist church in
Boise, will be celebrated in song, game
and story, Child Welfare day. when
every member of every circle in the
city. accompanied by father and chill
dren, is subpoenaed to appear, under
penalty of fine ana expulsion, and