The Washington herald., 1922-10-21
STUDENTS BANK
AT EASTERN HIGH
HANDLES $4,000
Southeast Mothers Club
Urges Improvement
In Fairgrounds.

the bank director, Miss M. B. Hardy,
nearly $4,000 passed through the
hands of the bank officials. OF that
amount $4,000 represents the pres
ent savings of the students.
The bank, an institution of the
school under the direction of the
principal. Charles Hart. was recent
ly reorganized to provide the stu
dents more adequate facilities for
banking their money.
Nearly 200 students have accounts
in the bank. Compound interest Of
per cent Is paid semi-annually by
the school bank officials to the de-
positors.
An office on the second floor of
the school building has been set
aside for the business. Pupils are
selected annually by Miss Hardy to
handle the accounts
The officers are: President, George
c. Gallahorn; cashier, Ralph SWIM
gle: bookkeepers, Dorothy Trip
and Helen Babb. The officers re-
ceive study credit for their work In
the bank
The bank is open on school days
from s:15 a. m. until the calling OF
school sessions, S:45 a. m During
the afternoon the hours are from
1920 to 1.10 p. m
Extensive plans for more ade.
quate Fairgrounds and sch DOL
grounds in the Southeast were
made at a meeting of the Mothers
Club OF the Wallach-Powers School
held at the school, Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Thursday evening. 1t was pointed
out that the grounds were in neet
of improvement.
Through better facilities for play
mothers believe the health of the
children can be improved. The
school principal. Miss Rollings
urged the mothers to bring theil
ideas concerning the management,
of the school before the meetings
in an effort to increase the CO.
operation between the parents ant
the teachers. by this method
more satisfactory instruction car
be accomplished" she declared.
Mrs. Floyd Hutchinson, retiring
president of the club. was pre-.
sented with an oil painting. Mrs
Howard Wilson was reelected
president. Other officers elected
were Mrs. A. H. Kimball, vice pres.
ident: Mrs. G. NJ. Rowzee, secre.
tary. and Mrs. T. Frazier, treas.
urer
The business of the meeting was
interspersed with musical selections
by students after which luncheon
| was served.
Four aviators- stationed az Boiiins
Field. Anacostia. will hop of thi,
morning in OH planes to attend
the opening exercises Of the mum.
cipal aerial field at Media, Pa. The
Washington fiiers intend to give ex
h1bitions at the exercises
Those who expect to leave thi,
morning are Lieut.. Alfred B. Baker
Lieut.. Howard w. Beacon, Lieut.
Leroy NJ. Wolfe and Lieut.. Howart
X. Raney. The officers spent al
day yesterday getting their plane,
In shape for inspection. They will
return to Boiling Field early mex,
week. -
For the purpose of increasing CO.
operation between teachers ant
parents. the Mothers Club of tn,
Congress Heights schools will ten.
der the teachers a reception at the
school Friday, October q. Enter.
tainment will be furnished and re-
freshments will be served. Mrs. f
walters will be in charge of the re-
ception.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of Con.
gress Heights will hold a social in
the auditorium Of the church to.
night. Miss Virginia Payne will de.
liver a reading The pastor of the
church. Rev. Earl NJ. Bergerstock
will address the members. Re
freshments will be served. Mrs
Taylor. the president, Is Arranging
special attractions.
Mr.. and Mrs. william E. King
1908 E street southeast, are receiv.
ing congratulations on the birth
of ten-pound boy. The new mem.
Der Of the family will be named
Rufus Kent King.
a Halloween party of the Senior
Christian Endeavor Society of tn.
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
was held at the church. Fourth
and b streets southeast. last night
Nearly 100 were present. Tn.
pastor. Rev. Freeley Rohrer. ad
dressed the gathering.
Officials and nurses at the Gal
linger Municipal Hospital are
bidding farewell to Mrs. Mary v
Healey. formerly superintendent o.
nurses. who has resigned to accep
similar position at the Hills San
itarium. New York Mrs. Heale,
had been attached to the hospita
for seven years. The vacancy will
be temporarily filed by Miss Lavins
scott. the night supervisor.
Maj. f. w. Patterson, Of the Gal.
linger Municipal Hospital, is spend.
ing the week in New York and
Philadelphia on business. Maj. Pat.
terson is expected to return early
next week.
Mrs Earl w. Bergerstock, wife OF
the pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church of Congress Heights
S211 Fifth street southeast, is ar
ranging to spend next week in
Herndon, Va. Rev. Bergerstock was
formerly pastor Of church in that
place.
Rev. A. F. Poore, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Four
teenth and U streets southeast, will
speak on Mr.. and Mrs. Lott in So
ciety" at the special Sunday even
ing services tomorrow.