Smyrna times., 1923-11-28
NEW PARENT TEACHERS UNITS
ORGANIZED IN KENT COUNTY
RAYMONDS, WHITE HALL, MAS
TENS, AND OTHER DISTRICTS
Mrs. H. D. Boyer of Smyrna, is Ac-
tive in Organizing Units All
Over the County and State

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for more associations. On November
18th, Raymond's, No. 7, Masten's Cor
ner, No. SO, and Pratt's No. SO, were
all added to the number of associa-
tions in the state. On November 14th
Frazier's, No. SO, and White Hall, No.
SS, were organized. The total number
of new associations in the state is now
reaching IS; in Kent County, the to-
tai 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 off
GERS were elected: President, Clifford
Tinder; Vice-President, Miss Ennis;
Secretary and Treasurer, Mr.. Norris |
Todd. Miss Ruth Jenkins was ap-
pointed Chairman of the Program |
Committee. The children of the school |
gave a very pleasant entertainment. |
Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, of Dover,
went to Pratt's where the people were
ready to form themselves into a P. 7.
A. Mrs. Reynolds was elected Pres
ident; Mrs. J. D. Bryant, Vice-Presi
dent; Miss Charlotte Myrick, Secre-
tary; and Mrs. Robert Reed, Treas
urer. The appointment of committees
was left to be done at the next meet
ing.
A very spirited meeting was held
at Masters Corner, where Mrs. Clea-
yer, State Parent Teacher Association
President and Mrs. Garrett S. Har-
rington, district chairman for Kent,
came to talk of the purpose of organ
izing the adult school association. The
constitution recommended by the State
was adopted and twenty members
joined the newly formed association,
known as Masten's Corner Home and
School association. officers were chos-
en- as follows: President, Mr.. Willard
Jester, of Harrington; Nice-President,
Mrs Annie Minner of FELTON,; Secre-
tary, Miss Anna Masten, of FELTON,;
and Treasurer, Mr.. Harry Masten, Of
FELTON,. Miss Ruth Goodwin, the teach
er, 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 13 at
Masten's consisted of several recita-
tons: "The Children's Hour" by Flor
ence Hates; "Ain't Built that Way
Mabel Anderson; "The Dolls Funeral
Mary Wyatt; Frog and Mouse
Songs" Alice Robinson; and a dia-
logue, "Eqaminondas" which was very
much enjoyed.
A very hopeful association was or
ganized on November 14th at Fra
zier's school, near Henderson, Md
Mrs. Lewis of Dover, was present t.
help in the organization, and to eX
plain the work of the Parent-Teache
, associations. Mrs. Myrtle Webb wa
. elected President; Mrs. Emma Rey
, nOlds, Vice-President; Mrs. C. H. Ma
; han, Secretary; and John Webb, Trea
: surer. Twelve charter members wer
enrolled, and with Mrs. Alec Gooden
> as chairman of Membership, the as
. sociation will have this membershi
+ greatly enlarged. Chairman of Pro
q gram committee is to be Miss Kath
s crime Melvin and chairman of Pub
Q licity, Mrs. Clayton Melvin.
s Another very promising associatiO
?. is the one started on November 14tl
l. at White Hall, district No 88. Mr..
r H. d. Boyer was at the school to te
? the people about Parent-Teacher AS
e sociatiOn work For officers, the Whit
n Hall Community Club elected E. ,
r Faucet, president; Aaron Reynolds
'. President; Miss Elfreda Rustol
r, secretary and treasurer. The neN
st meeting is to be the night befoT
y Thanksgiving.
10 A report has come in from Fred
* erica, district, No. 81, of the reorgani
- zation of their Parent-Teacher AssC
y citation on November 7th, at a NEE
ing at the High School. A large nun
Der were present and many good sug
gestiOns were offered for the good {
IN the association and the school. Pro
an NJ. L. Hydorn, Principal of the Hig
g: School, urged that the Parent-Teacl
p er Association make an effort to al
va complish one definite thing this yea
re there is need for more books in II
IS library, and more playground equil
ur ment in the elementary school. Mis-
'ls Lillian P6stles, a graduate of Syri
" cuse University last year, was al
~ pointed chairman of a committee
- work for these needs in the schools.
10 An election of officers resulted ;
- - follows: President, Mrs. Sallie HUI
- ~ son; Secretary, Mrs Mabel Rogers;al
Oh Treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Vinyar
- Standing committees were appOinte
- Membership, Chairman, Mrs. Vinyar
~ with Mrs. Ida Manlove, Miss Eliz
low beth Frank, and Mrs. Sallie William
,ts Program, Mrs. Bertha Rogers, Nh
m. Edith Melvin, and Mrs. Sharp Wilso
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