Evening star., 1924-12-14
Parent-Tea Activities

This column is conducted by the
District Of Columbia Congress of
Parent-Tea cher Association Branch
of the National Congress Of Parents
and Teachers. - S+st s<
AL notices for this column must
be in the hands of the publicity
chairman by noon on the wednes-
day preceding the Sunday on which
publicity Is desired. Address Mrs
]. N. Saunders, 361s Porter street
northwest.
The monthly meeting Of the Dis
trict of Columbiai Congress OF Par
ent-Teacher Associations will be held
In the Ebbitt next Tuesday at l:4o
o'clock. There will he a brief par
liamentary law drill and a short talk
on the Constitution of the United
States. Mrs. w. Wolf Smith viii
make a report on the child labor bill.
The chairmen of the many depart
ments Of the organization will re-
port on their work and many mat
ters concerning school legislation
will be discussed. Everybody who is
interested in any phase of child well
fare or in the schools of Washington
is invited. Mrs. G.. S. Rafter will pre-
side.
The executive board of the District
Of Columbia Congress OF Parent
Teacher Associations met Tuesday
afternoon in the new clothes conser-
vation room. 1464 Columbia road.
This room has been placed at the
disposal of tho organization BY
Emile Berliner.
The Christmas sale recently held in
the Ebbitt was a success financially. but
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once more demonstrated the spirit Of
cooperation and harmony which ex-
lists throughout the organization and
which is responsible for the growth and
influence of parent-teacher associations
in the community. Mrs. Gertrude
Blschoff was chairman.
Mrs. Joseph Randall. chairman Of the
shoe and rubber work of the Congress
of Parent Teacher Associations, has
reported that the organization Is spend
ing about $50 every month to buy shoes
and rubbers for the children who need
them. The West School Association re-
Gently sent sos as their contribution
TO this fund.
Mrs. G. s. Fraser has been reappointed
the chairman in charge Of the clothes
conservation work. The room will be
open every Friday, and Mrs. Fraser
has requested that all contributions to
this work should be such clothing or
materials that can easily be converted
into practical garments for children
This work Is IN no sense charity, but
is an effort Of the mothers OF wash
ington to keep all the children III the
city in school. The clothing is only
given to school children. and the request
must come from either the teacher or
of this department hundreds OF chill
dren have been enabled to attend school
who would have been. without this
help, deprived of the education which
Is their birthright.
The executive board at the last meet
ing authorized the president, Mrs.
Rafter, to make all necessary arrange
ments for the publication of monthly
parent teacher bulletin. Mrs. William
Wolf Smith will be the editor and hopes
to have the first monthly issue ready
for distribution within a month.
The Carbery School has started to
publish a monthly school paper, The
Carbery News. The pupils Of the
school are the editors. and all the con-
tributions are written by the Carbery
children The Parent-1 1eacher Associa-
ton of this school has also issued a
Year Book, which is most interesting
and shows the work which is being done
by this school club.
The press chairman of the District
of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations has recently
been appointed sectional publicity
manager for the National Congress OF
Parents and Teachers. This is in rec
ognition of the Importance of the
District of Columbia as branch of