Milford chronicle., 1923-11-23
PARENT-TEACHER
Organizations Sweeping Every Dis
trict In Delaware.

held at SlOrCleyS SCHOOL, NO. Il ~
near Georgetown, on the evening of
November 14th, when Mrs. Garrett S.
Harrington, attended the organization
of the Parent-Teacher Association.
officers were elected as follows: Pres
ident, Richard Baker; vice president,
Harry Elliott; secretary, Mrs. Delema
Dolby, and treasurer, Miss Vertie Eli
OFT. Standing committees were ap-
pointed as follows: Membership, Ell
wood Workman; program and public
ity, Miss Laura Hickman. Fourteen
members were enrolled, and although
the school district is small, it is
thought that many more will join the
newly organized association very soon.
A good program was given by the chill
dren under the direction Of their tea
cher, Miss Hickman.
Another new association was organ
lied at Redman school, district No.
TIN, near Greenwood. Nineteen MEM
bers were enrolled and the name OF
Redman Community Association was
adopted. officers were elected as FOL
lows: President, W. G. Davis, OF Far
mington; secretary, Mrs. M. W. Buell.
of Pennington, and treasurer, Mrs. Z.
P. Tatman, of Greenwood. Reports OF
the meetings will be sent in by Miss
Leila Tatman, of Greenwood, who acts
as chairman of publicity.
TyndalPs Community Club, with
twenty-five members is a promising
association. At the first meeting held
on November 14th, Walter Tyndall
was elected president; Charles league
-yice-president; Miss Florence Dolby,
secretary, and Mrs. Pussy, treasurer.
Standing committees were appointed
with the exception of attendance,
which will be announced at the next
meeting. Membership, Miss Myrtle
Spiker; program, Miss Florence Dolby
and social, Mrs. Spiker.
Several new associations are re-
ported from school districts in Kent.
Parent-Teacher work seems to be very
much in the minds and hearts OF the
people during these days OF the drive
for more associations. On November
18th, Raymond's, No. Z, Masters Cor
ner, No. So, and Pratt's, No. 3D. were
all added to the number OF assocla-
tions in the State. On November 14th'
Frazier's, No. So, and White Hall, NO.
SO were organized. The total number
of new associations in the State is now
reaching IS; in Kent county, the total
is about twenty-five.
Mrs. H. D. Boyer, of Smyrna was
present to help in the organization OF
Raymond's P. T. A. Ten members were
enrolled, and the following officers
were elected: President, Clifford T1nd-
er; vice president, Miss Ennis; secre-
+arv and treasurer, Morris Todd. Miss
Ruth Jenkins was appointed chairman
of the program committee. The chill
dren of the school gave a very pleas
ant entertainment.
Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, of Dover, went
to Pratt's where the people were ready
to form themselves into P. I. A. Mrs
Reynolds was elected president; mrs
J. D. Bryant, Vice-president; MISS
Charlotte Myrick, secretary and MRS
Robert Reed, treasurer. The appoint
ment of committees was left to be
done at the next meeting.
A very spirited meeting was held at
Masten's Corner, where Mrs. Cleaver'
State P. T. A. president and Mrs. Gar
rett S. Harrington, district chairman
for Kent, came to talk OF the purpose
of organizing the adult school assocla-
ton. The constitution recommended
by the State was adopted and twenty
members joined the newly formed as
sociation, known as Masters corner
Home and School Association. Ofhcers
were chosen as follows: President
Willard Jester, of Harrington; VICE
president, Mrs. Annie Minner, of Eel
ton: secretary, Miss Anna Masten, OF
FELTON,, and treasurer, Harry Masten,
of FELTON,. Miss Ruth Goodwin, the tea
cher, was chosen chairman of the pro-
gram committee, and she will prepare
the entertainment for the next meet
ing, on the third Tuesday OF Decem-
Der.
The program given at the meeting
on the evening of November IL at Mas
tens consisted of several Rotations.
"The Children's Hour" by Florence
Katee; "Ain't Built that Way" by
Mabel Anderson; "The Dolls Funer-
al" by Mary Wyatt; Frog and Mouse
Songs" by Mary Greiner; Boys Make
Men," Robert Stafford; "The Best
Home" Alice Robinson, and dia-
logue, "Epaminondas," which was very
much enjoyed.
A very hopeful association was or
ganized on November 14th at FrazieTs
school, near Henderson, Md. Mrs
Lewis, of Dover, was present to help
in the organization, and to explain the
work of the Parent Teacher Assoc1a-
lions. Mrs. Myrtle Webb was elected
president; Mrs. Emma Reynolds, vice
president; Mrs. C. H. Mahan, secretary
and John Webb, treasurer. Twelve
charter members were enrolled, and
with Mrs. Alec Gooden, as chairman
of membership, the association to have
this membership greatly enlarged.
Chairman of program committee is to
be Miss Katharine Melvin and chair
man of publicity, Mrs. Clayton Mel
vim.
Another very promising association
is the one started on November 18th at
White Hall, district No. SO. Mrs. H. D.
Boyer was at the school to tell the
people about P. T. A. work. For OIL
GERS, the White Hall Community Club
elected E. ]. Faucet, president; Aaron
Reynolds, vice president; Miss Elfre-
da Ruston, secretary and treasurer
The next meeting is to be the night
before Thanksgiving.
A report has come in from Freder-
lea, district No. 80, of the re-organi-
cation of their P. T. A. on November
9TH, at a meeting at the high school.
A large number were present and
many good suggestions were onered