The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-04-27
STATE PARENT TEACHERS
ELECT SAME OFFICERS
Delegates Vote In Favor Of State
Censorship Of Moving
Pictures

Louisville, n.y., apr. I1.-A1
tribute to the work Of the officers Of
the Kentucky branch of the Nation
al Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher associations in bringing In
more than $4,000 members during
the past year the organization at
today's session at The Seelbach re-
elected its entire STAFF of officers,
headed by Mrs. George c. Weldon,
Louisville.
Last July Mrs. Betty Harris.
Frankfort, was made head Of the
Department of Membership and Or
ganization, and since that Kentucky
has risen to fourth place in the
ranks of the country. Parent
Teacher associations in every school
in the State was the slogan adopt
ed today.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, Mrs. B. NJ. Starks;
corresponding secretary, Miss Eliza
beth Stouffer; parliamentarian, Mrs.
Leslie Brown, and State organizer,
Mrs. Betty Harris, Frankfort, ali for
two-year terms. One-year term:
Second vice president, Supt. John
Graham, Greensboro; third vice
president, j. w. Braduer, Ashland;
recording secretary. Mrs. Carl Alb
bolt; historian, Mrs. E. c. PEBBLES,
Ashland, and treasurer, Mrs. v. O..
Gilbert.
Cheers were heard following a
short talk from Mrs. Miller Haynes,
representative of the City Coucil,
Owensboro, in which she asked for
the influence of the organization in
getting a State movie censorship for
Kentucky. Mrs. Weldon said that
| she heartily Endorsed the movement,
but asked the women and mothers
to condemn unclean pictures by
staying away.
THE women can stop this sort of
thing" Mrs. Weldon said, ''if they
keep on hammering at the produc-
ers, but they cannot do it il they
hammer at the producer and still
patronize him. Committees ap-
pointed by Mrs. Weldon today
are: Membership, Mrs. B. NJ.
Stark, Louisville; convention, John
l.. Graham, Greensboro; expansion,
Prof. j. w. Bradeur, Ashland; thrift
Mrs. H. NJ. Potts, Carlisle; physical
education, DR.. John w. Carr, Frank
fort; vocational training. Miss Ethel
Lowell, Louisville.
Are Entertained At Luncheon
Members of the new State Board
of Managers were to be guests at a
luncheon at the Pendennis Club at
1890 o'clock. An automobile tour
of the city had been arranged for the
afternoon.
| Advocating a large programme of
school building throughout Ken
lucky George Colvin, State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, last
night urged that Louisville voters
support the s1,00O.OO0 bond issue
proposed by the Louisville Board Of
Education. '
More buildings are peeded above
everything else in the educational
advancement of Kentucky, Mr. Col
win said. adding that there is not
a county in Kentucky that has suffi-
cient school buildings. He en-
phasized the progress and better
ment of the youth of the State
through. the work of the Parent
Teacher Association.
The session was presided over by
Prof. Zenos E. Scott, Louisville.
The invocation was by the Rev. j.
H. Brown. There were several must
cal numbers.
Opportunities and possibilities OF
parent-teacher work were pointed
out by Mrs. John Friedman, Owens
boro, at the afternoon session at the
Vocational School. Mrs. Betty 8
Harris, State oganizer, spoke on
Organization and Cooperation"
Miss Annie s. Anderson, treasur'
err, reported "A balance Of S1,7sS.54