The commonwealth., 1922-08-25
The Parent-Teacher
Association Meeting

The August meeting of the
ParentTeacher Association was
held Thursday afternoon at the
Graded School, the meeting be.
ing called to order by the presi
dent, Mrs. &c. Josey. In the
absence Of the secretary, Mrs. J
l.. Dunn acted.
The treasurer reported that all
bills that had been presented had
been paid.
The city beautiful committee
reported that the peas had been
planted in the school yard. The
Association returned thanks t,
the following gentlemen. Mr..
John Gray and Mr.. Charlie Law
renee for two days time, Mr.
John Gray and Mr.. Leland Kit
! chin for man and team for two
days.
Mr.. R. G.. Josey for man AMI
team one day, Mr.. John Gray for
two bushels Of peas, and Mr.. j. Il.
Edwards and Mr.. R. G.. Josny
for selling peas and fertilizer at
cost, Mr.. Harper Alexander for
i the use Of his machine to SOW
peas. These gentlemen have
heen thanked personally, but a
motion was made that their name
be recorded in the minutes.
4 note of thanks was given
to the ladies who gave cream,
milk, etc, and to those who help
ed at the cream festival in the
summer.
The civic committee decided
to give a Thanksgiving entertain
rent in which the Association
as a whole will take part.
1t was recommended that the
side walks be kept clean and a
committee to see the commiss-
ioners about passing a law to
that effect appointed, viz. Mrs.
D. E. Josey, Mrs. 0. F. Smith,
| Mrs. Ashby Dunn, Mrs. Clee
Vaughan.
A committee to see about
beautifying the new filling station
was appoated, viz Mrs. charlie
Shields, Mrs. A. C. Livermon,
Mrs. r. P. Byrd.
AS some money is needed it
was decided to ask Mr.. Madry
to put on picture early in Sep
tember for that purpose and
Mrs. Tyler Wheeler, Mrs. G. F.
, Burroughs and Miss Elizabeth
Kitchin were placed on that com.
! mittee.
A committee to confer with
! Mr.. Littlejohn, the agricultural
agent, about cutting the peas ir
4 the schdpl yard was appointed
viz. Mr.. Norfleet Smith, Mrs,
Ernest Leggett, Mrs. Reub ben
| Meredith. Full authority was
! given this committee to act &C
cordingly.
Mr.. Norfleet Smith very kind
ly offered space in the Common
wealth to advertise pea hay fol
'sale. Mrs. Josey graciously
thanked Mr.. Smith in behalf o1
I the assocition for his help in Civ
ing space in the paper and fol
his great interest in the assoc;t
tnn.
It was announced that an.
person desiring to give trees fo7
beautifying can get them from
the woods and have them set
out for one dollar. Any person
desiring to do so will please con
suit with Mrs. j. B. Edwards
chairman of the city beautiful
committee about the kind G
,rees wanted. Mr.. Norfleet S.
Smith will give crepe myrtles
Mr.. Smith reported that MI
Lassiter, Of r. G. Lassiter an'
Company offered enough crush
ed stone for the roadway in from
j Of the school if the association
I would pay the freight. Mr.. NJ
: A. Huggins was appointed
} committee Of one to write Nj
: Lassiter about the same.
t A committee Of ladies to NEE
n the teachers at the train and talk
/ them to their boarding place;
was appointed, viz. Mrs: Pau
|, kitchin, Mrs. T. B. Wheeler
il Mrs. Ray Boyette and Mrs. Sa1
Z, Dunn. A list Of the teacher
$ and their boarding places vii
), be furnished by Mrs. O. j. Moor
i A committee to nominate o1
4 ficers for the coming year wa
appointed. viz. Mrs. Stewart Smit