Evening star., 1923-05-06

InlS column is ConducIeu uHQer tno
{ auspices Of the District of Columbia
branch of the National Congress of
Mothers and ParentTeacher Associa-
tions.
The twenty-seven annual conven-
tion of the National Congress of Mothers
and Parent-Teacher Associations has
passed into history, and the District
delegates have returned full Of. enthu-
siasm for the hospitality Of their Ken
The District won the banner OF the
Middle Atlantic States" which was
presented to the Middle Atlantic State
having the best representation at the
convention There were six delegates
from the District, which was the full
delegation. The banner will be dis
played at the May meeting of the d. Z.
Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teach-
er ASSociatia aus.
Each one onthe six delegates will re-
port on uAterent phase OF the con-
vention. and one of these reports will
be published each week in this column,
beginning next week.
After the convention had adjourned
the District delegates went to Cincin-
natl, where they were the guests of the
Parent Teacher Association of that city
from noon on Monday till noon on Tues
day. During this time they visited sew
eral school buildings.
National officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. y. II. Reeve,
Philadelphia; 1st vice president. Mrs.
Harry !. Ewing, California;; End vice
tuckN, 3rd vice president, Mrs. William
uliman. Missouri; 4th vice president.
Mrs. Pearl Remington, Rhode Island; ;
5th vice president. Mrs. Isaac Hills,
Hill, Oregon; eth vice president, Mrs.
S. NJ n Marrs. Texas; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. j. B Chandler. Connect
Icut: recording secretary, Mrs. Harry
Zimmerhackie, Colorado; treasurer, Mrs.
II. n. Rowell. California;; historian. Mrs.
Eugene Crutcher. Tennessee.
Mrs ]. II. Fritz. president of the Ed
mondS Mothers Club. recently dis
tributed the health cards to the Ed
monds' pupils. The result of the recent
weighing is most encouraging, and
shows the great value of the milk lunch.
We're weighed there were l64 10 per cent
or more under weight, the result of the
March weighing shows that 1914 per
cent are 10 per cent under weight and
So per cent are practically 100 per cent
perfect.
Or +. 6; kinlball, supervisor of the
9TH division. has the best organized
Parent-Teacher division in the city,
there being an active association in
every school except one.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Maury Home and School Associa-
ton was held at Eastern High School
Tuesday evening. The speaker was
Lynn {. Drake, assistant executive
Boy Scouts Of America. District Coun-
Gil. Charles Hart, principal of East
ern, also spoke. William T. Pierson.
song writer, led IN community sing
ing. other features of the meeting
were: Vocal solo by Mrs. Gilbert a.
Clark. violin solos by Durwood Bow
ersox. musical comedies. Romeo and
Juliet" and Little Farm and selec-
tions by the male octet of the Metro
politan Baptist Church under the
leadership of Gilbert y. Clark.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Brightwood Rart Parent Teacher Assoc
citation will be held IN the school Tues
day at 8 O'Clock. Miss Catherine K.
Watkins. director Of kindergartens in
the District. will be th. principal
speaker There will he an exhibition of
kindergarten work in ch@rGa Of Miss
I. Il. Melloy assisted by Miss NeSts.
Pollock. Music will bc furnished by
the kindergarten band. Plans will
he perfected for the annual school
lunch to raise funds for the athletic