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ing of the JohnMrs. R. G. Rawlings.
burroughs Par
ent-Teacher Association will be May
9, when the speaker will be Senator
Capper. A motion picture entertain
ment was recently held and $40 was
realized for the stereopticon fund for
the school. A five hundred party will
be given at the home of Mrs Olga
Hunter, 2006 Lawrence street north
east, April so, to raise money for the
same purpose. The principals office
has been furnished with comfortable
chairs, rug and pictures by the asso-
citation.
A meeting of the Blair Hayes Par
ent-Teacher Association was held at
the Blair School last Thursday. An
kindergartAl children. The purchas-
ing of a lantern for stereopticon
views was discussed. A nominating
committee was appointed for the
election of officers, which takes place
at the next meeting.
The Edmonds Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation met April II and Mrs. George
Hid presided. Frederick Stevens
showed stereopticon lantern slides
marched out to the accompaniment
of a drum played by a five-year- -old
girl Daniel Hid carried the flag
of the United States and Bobby
saunders carried the TIuHlOhdS peAAi
ner. Daniel Hid gave a recitation
on the flag. Mrs. Mason gave read
ings and Miss Thelma Hid sang.
The District of Columbia state con-
yention will be held April 29, at the
Ebbitt Hotel. The program viii rep
resent the many activities OF the or,
ganization. Election of officers VIII
take place. The nominating commit
Zee consists of Mrs. Btschoff, Mrs.
Randall and Mrs. Brown. 1t will be
an aIl-day meeting, beginning at
1890 am, with intermission Tor
lunch All members are urged TO De
present.
The District of Columbia Congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Asso-
Citations received a letter from
parent-teacher association in San An
tonic. Tex, thanking them for the
help they have received through .he
columns of this paper and from the
yearbook of this association.
The regular meeting or the opn.
gress Of Mothers and Parent-Teacher
Associations was held Tuesday at the
T,bbitt Hotel. Mrs. Bannerman, dele
gate to the educational convention
in Chicago, gave a report OF lii+te
convention. Mrs. Neumyer gave
report Of the Maryland Parent
Teacher Association convention held
in Baltimore last week mere
were thirty-onc delegates from
the District of Columbia at the con-
yention. 1t was decided to have
flower market May 10, to be held IN
front of the Rochambeau apartment.
Mrs TolSon is now working on TINS
plan. The benefit of the flower snow
will go toward the home or head
quarters of the association. Dele
gates to the convention at st. Paul
Mimi, May to 9, will be elected
Tuesday Five delegates, besides the
officers, are allowed. A muslcal re-
cital was given by Richard MaSer'
liam Nowend of Brookland and Nlr-
ginia Barker of Maury School. Mas
ter William Walmeyer, Boy Scout,
played My Country, 'Tis OF Thee at
the piano while the audience sang.
Mrs Stewart of the membership COM
mittee reported that Central High
School will soon organize a parent
teacher association. resolution
against mock marriages or Tom
Thumb weddings" was ordered to be
sent to the national convention.
The Jackson Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation met Monday. Rev. r. w.
Kitcham gave d talk on tWanted-A
Parent" Pupils of Miss Ossire, prin-
cipal OF the school and also teacher
of the eighth grade. sang several Sc
lections. Mrs. Hilldale. president of
the association, presided
Mrs. Rafter is sending cards to the
different presidents in the District of
Columbia for list of activities of
the school associations for publica
tion in the bulletin to be used during
the convention at st. Panl, MINI. 1t
is desired that this information be
sent to Mrs. Rafter during the next
ten days. Please remember the date
of the convention of the National
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations, on May to
., 1924, at st. Paul, MINI. An inter-
esting program is in store for those
who attend. If sufficient applications
are received by April Is the railroad
viii run special cars to st. Paul with
out change, starting from New York
by way of Philadelphia, Washington
and Harrisburg.
The Carbery Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation met April IL at the school
and was presided over by Mrs. Wal
ter L. Hagen. Mrs Smith reported
assisted with the weighing of 297
children, and the fact was brought
out that the pupils in the higher
grades had by far more red cards
than those in the lower grades.
Mrs. Glenn Leech gave an account
OF her investigation regarding a
boys club being organized in the
northeast.
The delegates to the law enforce
ment conference, Mrs. w. l.. Hagen,
Mrs. j. w. Davis and Mrs. Glenn
Leech, gave a report. Other reports
were submitted by Mrs. NJ. Domdera,
Miss NJ Soule and Mrs. A. K Wine.
A picture of Thomas Carbery, for
whom the school was named, was
presented to the school by Mary
Corcoran Thorn. A number of moth
ers volunteered to take groups of
school children through the public
buildings during the Easter vacation
in an effort to give them a keener
appreciation of the advantages they
have, being privileged to live in this
beautiful city.
The speakers were James T. Lloyd
president, board of education, and
Miss Flora Hendley, supervising prin-
cipal. Mrs Deal sang d group of
songs, accompanied by Miss F,loria
The Brent-Dent Parent-Teacher As
sociation met Monday afternoon at
the Brent School, with the president,
Mrs. Hansen, in the chair. Miss Lydia
munity House and its activities, and
Mrs. J. Sanders, health chairman of
the Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations, spoke on the
Importance of the teaching of health
in the schools. Songs were rendered
by Mrs. Pearl Windsor. A group of
children from the Brent and Dent
sang. The pennant was awarded to
the class of Miss Pope, 2-B Dent, for
having the largest delegation of par
entS present.
The Emery-Eckington parent-