Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17

committee. For months Mrs. Hasen
studied the question OF electric nghts
from every angle. and by the time
the association had earned enc, enous 8,
installing lights in the building she
was able to furnish definite figures
to the authorities. Early last NO.
yember the building was wired. ana
now the once dark Carbery IL ag,ow
whole community. It is impossible
to saw to whom the lights give the
greatest pleasure. to the parents, the
, teachers or to the children, but y
is certain that all parties concerned
are equally happy.
In reply to a recent communication.
/ the corresponding secretary OF the
District Of Columbia Congress OF
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso:
Citations, Mrs J. W. Byler, has received
the following reply from Senator
Capper:
II have received a copy of the reso-
luton adopted by the District OF 20,
lumbia Conference OF Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations in re-
gard to an educational program Tor
the District of Columbia. 1t is en-
couraging to know Of the great in.
terest taken by your members IN
ested' in the program referred to In
YOUR resolution and you may rest
assured I will do everything In my
power to haveHi enacted into law
however, it will be a long haro hsnt
and we need the help OF such Or
ganizations as yours
- The monthly meeting OF the eXecu.
tive board was held in the EDptte
Hotel Tuesday afternoon. Important
business was discussed, and seNera!
matters OF great moment received
the sanction of the board to he pre-.
sented at the regular meeting next
Tuesday.
+, The monthly meeting Of the Dis
tr;ct of Columbia Congress of Mothers
and Parent Teacher Associations viii
be held next Tuesday in the Ebbitt
Hotel at 1:45 pm. Mrs. Giles scott
Rafter will preside. Nati3na1 Cnita
welfare day Is TO-DAY a ana the ~ this
meeting, which will be a mass meet
Ing OF all the school associations.
There will be an. interesting program
Of music: arranged by Mr :oh barnes, Who on,
viii speak on that subject. Mrs; f.
]. Ward, who has charge OF instru.
mental music in the elementary
schools, will have some of her pupils
give an exhibition IN singing a sns.a an nr
The usual parliamentary drill Will pc
conducted by Mrs. Nanette Paui.
Everybody in Washington who is in
terested in any phase OF child wei
fare work is invited to atteno ms
meeting. The regular monthly meet
ings Of the organization are always
open to the public, and visitors are
warmly welcomed.
Mrs. Joseph Sanders. health chair
cial charge of the night meeting to
be held in the auditorium OF the IN
terror Department February 2S,
wishes to have the members OF the
executive board and the health CHAIR.
man from each school association act
as the reception committee on that
occasion. Mrs. Sanders expects each
president to furnish her with the
name Of the school health chairman
at Tuesdays meeting. as she wishes
to arrange for an early meeting Oh
her committee.
Mrs. Judge Tolson will hold two
card parties in the Rocha mbeau Feb
ing fund for the mothers building;
One party will be at o'clock and
the other at S o'clock.
after four-year trial. is again unan-
imously Endorsed, as evidenced by an
appropriation Of $125 by the Citi-
Gems Association and the Parent
Teacher Association of Park View to
cipal Of the school. to the third an
nual conference Of platoon school
principals and superintendent In
Chicago February q. The District
of Columbia Congress Of Mothers and
Parent Teacher Associations will send
Mrs. william T. Bannerman. eduea-
tional chairman. with Miss Farley:
Both will attend on the invitation of
Dr.. John ]. Tigert. United States COM
missioner of education.
Mrs. Catherine Antonious. who has
a most Interesting travelogue on the
Holy Land. is very anxious to bring
her work before the Parent-Teacher
Associations. The first association to
take up this subject with Mrs. An
tonious is the llach-BoWers. when
run, Of Hine Junior High Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Antonious has lived
in the Holy Land, and Is thoroughly
familiar with her subject. she TOOK
the pictures with which her tai ha Is
given some land on Mount Carmel on
which to build an American hospice.
Every other nation has a hospfce In
one OF the ports Of the Holy Land ex.
cent America, and as thousands OF our
people visit the various sacred places
we have a suitable house for them.
The funds raised by giving the trav-
elocue are to be used for this pur-
pose.
Thu foundation stone upon which
the Parent Teacher associations are
built is the desire OF parents and
teachers to obtain the best possible
conditions for the children intrusted
to their care. The parents care FOR
the child until it enters school. when
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