Evening star., 1923-02-10

| dent. Mrs. Edith l.. Phelps. was re-
! ceived and the presiding odicer an
! nounced that the executive commit
| I'LL out the unexpired term.
Ofhcers and committe chairmen
] made reports.
Mrs. L. T. Jones and Mrs. winkel-
haus gave reports of the work of the
District of Columbia Federation and
! urged members to visit and inspect
the new federation clubhouse, which
| Is already proving a boon to both To-
| cal and visiting club women.
| Mrs. Gable of the hospitality COM
mittee reported a busy month. with
or sympathy have been sent to all
known sick.
Upon recommendation of the edu-
| cat1onal committee through its chair
man, Mrs William H. Boyd. the club
! appropriated a sum toward the pay
ment Of the mimeograph which has
been presented to the Petworth
school by the Petworth Home and
school Association. the graduating
| CLASS or June. 1922. of the Petworth
Club
! The chairman of the Philanthropic
committee reported much work to
do for the childrens homes Mrs. Rob-
lnson also reported the success of the
+, club New Year party.
| The art committee held an exhibit
4 OF fancy work and took charge of the
evenlnss entertainment after ad-
-. 2. Congress OF Mothers and Par
| ent-Teacher AsSOcfatfonx-A com
| plned meeting of all Parent-Teachcr
ano Home and School associations and
| Molhers clubs Will hold a child well
Iare E oay. February 20. at the Ebbitt
IaoLei. IL Will be an all-day meeting,
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the morning and a general meeting
| IN the afternoon, with moving pic
| lures and noted speakers. The after
noon meeting Is held Jointly with the
SnlIo welfare Association. Miss Mary
wynn. president. Every Parent
Teacher association should be in close
cooperation with this association,
because parents should be sure that
their children are we'll and strong
When w they start in school. The Child
| Neliare Association cares for the
| cniid until 1t reaches school age, then
/ they pass it,along to the care Of the
school. There are fifty-three Parent
ieacher organizations in the white
Schools or Washington. 1t Is earnest
ly desired that every one is repre-
| sehted at this union meeting. I'm
! portant matters are to be discussed
at the morning session, as this is the
tIfne Tor parents 10 prepare their bud
get TO be presented to the board of
| NoS"s1oi' III SlHS clOmr CO-OperatiOQ
| netween parents and school officials
| Inc morning session opens at 10
| o CLOCK The afternoon at . The
| moving pictures will be shown be :.
| ginning at BIS, SO that the teachers
may attend. Tea will be served az
4:3O. Public invited. A Parent.
Teacher Association was formed at
the Morgan School Tuesday, with Mrs.
Robert $. Bailey as temporary chair
man. The school building Is in very
pad condition. in need Of paint and
general repairs. There Is no heat in
the basement. so the toilet rooms are
! bitterly cold. There is a great deal
OF work for the organization TO do.
| The Twentieth Century Club, at the
middle of the year. finds it necessary
| 10 limit the waiting list. as every
| speaker finds capacity house at the
| club. During the last few years the
| interest and work OF the club has in
creased greatly. This is due largely
to the fact that the club, through its
| program committee. has been able TO
F! secure speakers OF national and in
! ternational fame. who bring the great
| questions OF the day before it. II wac
I here that Secretary Denby Of the
! Navy, in n recent address, first an
| nounced the new policy adopted by
| the Navy. that in future there was to
| be no division in the designation of
| the entire fleet. IS the North Atlantic
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be known under the dignified name of
| the United States Navy.
| The sections, of which there are
! eight, also have contributed greatly
TO the life Of the club: the work OF
the sections constitutes the hub
| around which the club revolves, and.
as they extend their several interests,
the club. as a whole, enlarges its
| vision.
| Perhaps there is nothing more es-
| sential in club life today than the
| knowledge of parliamentary law. Ger
| tainly nothing adds so much TO the
| comfort and ease of "A presiding
| officer in expediting business How
| ever. this knowledge is not for the
| chairman alone. 1t is now recognized
! as a fundamental necessity of each
! individual club member. Women are
! responding to this urge, which their
! status as Independent thinkers de-
! mapd. and they find in the parlia- =
| mentary law section, an atmosphere
| of interest and zeal. When a club
! woman once realizes that il is not. as
| IS commonly supposed, the majority
| who rule. but, in reality. the minority
! she forthwith proceeds TO learn the
process by which her club is ruled.
| The literary section, reorganiZed