Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-15


All the clubs have received the
preliminary program Of the national
convention and have heard the many
Interesting events which will take
place in Louisville during the week
of April %.
A special invitation has been issued
by the Kentucky branch of the ma
tional organization to the delegates to
the convention concerning the Ken
lucky state convention, which will
take place all day Monday, April %.
Several social features have been
planned, and every one attending the
convention is cordially invited to at
tend.
Two especially interesting trips
will be Sunday, April %, to the Mann
moth Cave. and a visit to the blue
grass region and to the state capitol
Friday, the 9th. This trip will be
made in a special train
The card party to raise funds to
send the District delegates to the ma
tional convention promises 70 De
great success both socially and finan-
cfally. The party will take place IN
the Woman's City Club Friday. April
20, at o'clock. Mrs Z. H. Daniel.
school association to be responsible
for at least two tables. and each
member of the executive board Is ex-
pected to take at least one table.
the club at 1890. Those who can
come to lunch are requested to phone
to Mrs. Daniel, North 5737, not later
than Wednesday. April is.
The regular monthly meeting and
Annual State Convention of the D. c.
Congress Of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations will take place
at the Ebbitt. Tuesday and Will con-
vene at 10 am. The morning session
will be devoted to conferences and
business including the election OF
ofYicers for the next year and the
election Of delegates to the National
Convention. In the afternoon there
will be a program of music and a
talk by Mrs. William Wolf Smith on
Adolescence"
One result of the letter which was
sent to every Parent Teacher Assocla-
ton president by the Washington Safe
~ Council was the composition OF
group Of songs by some of the pupils
OF the Johnson-P Powell School. Two of
these songs were sung by the pupils at
a recent meeting of the Parent Teacher
Association Of that school. Most OF the
school associations are busy trying to
make money for playground equipment
and other school needs. and the follow
ing suggestions are made as schemes
for raising money:
Parcel Post Booth, Home Talent
Play; Old Maids Association Spelling
Bee with booth selling homemade
Ladies' Minstrel, co cooperation with
manager of moving picture house
tselling tickets on percentage basis
for some especially good picture): In
- Ty,rt RI q o.
ing small entrance fee to exhibit OF
pictures of school patrons from in
door Carnival. Art Institute (Charg-
fancy to present time): Contribution
tngs attended by fathers); Dances Tor
cchool children (properly chaperoned
To be given only where parents and
school authorities approve).
Or. Valerie Parker. the chairman OF
racial health committee of the Ma
tionaI Congress Of Mothers and Par
ent-Tea cher Association, has recently
issued little pamphlet in which she
says: 1.-The racial health committee
of the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent Teacher Associations CO.
operates with the American Social
Hygiene Association and the Ma
tional Health Council. The commit
and teachers better understanding OF
principles and methods for training
the young in high ideals concerning
the fundamentals OF love, home and
parenthood under the general subject
Of social hygiene"
A call meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association at St Barnabas.
ND, was held Thursday evening in
the school building. DR.. Barnes Of
the Maryland State Tubercular As
ISOLATION gave a talk on Health"
and Mrs. Joseph Saunders. secretary
of the Congress OF Mothers. explained
"Parent-Teacher Work. Mrs. l. H.
Brown spoke briefly on Recreation"
List of school organizations in the
perviso-Bradley Mothers Club, Mrs.
7. G. Hungerford, president. meets
first Thursday at $3.50: Bowen-Small-
wood ParentTeacher Association.
Miss III. Newton, second Wednesday
at 1880; Brent Mothers Club. Mrs. A.
ings; Greenleaf Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION. Mrs. ]. NJ. Zimmerman. first
Thursday at $3.50: Jefferson Mothers
Club. Mrs. Louis Freeman, second
Thursday at pm: Fairbrother Par
ent-Teacher Association, Mrs. G. S.
Fraser. Thursdays at 2 pm; Web
ster Parent Teacher Association, Mrs.
8 r. Craigbill, meets monthly but no
regular date.
List of school organizations in the
pervisor-Bryan Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION, Mrs. George r. Linkins
president Meets third Friday at Z
pm; Buchanan Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION, Mrs. Mabel Gates, president,
second Friday 1880 pm: Randle
Highlands Mothers Club. Mrs. G. ".
Blakeney, president. second Thursday
$3.50 PM; Congress Heights Mothers
Club. Mrs. r. L. Walters. first Thurs
day at 2 pm.
The Peabody Hilton Parent-Teacher
Association at its regular meeting
Tuesday elected Mrs. r. A. Holt as
delegate to the District OF Columbia
Public School Association. Mrs. H. p.
Miller. Mrs. A. G. Wood, Mrs. Reich
ard. Mrs. Mckinley and DR.. H. Jaeger
were elected delegates to the Con-
gress of Mothers. The children Of
Miss Barns room, first grade, OF the
Peabody School, gave a play, entitled
Uncle Remus' Tar Baby"
Tho regular meeting Of the Home
and School Association of Maury
School was held Tuesday evening,
with IN Eat home" j. T. Thomas and
F. H Datker gave talks on co-opera-
sion between parents and teachers