Evening star., 1924-06-26
n. T. A. VANGUARD
! HERE FOR SESSION
Miss Olive M. Jones, Presi-
dent, Holds Preliminary
Conferences.
D. C. HOSPITALITY LIKED
Registration at Central High
School Expected to Reach 10000
by Monday.
D. c. HOSPITALITY LIKED

Officers of the National Educatio
United States began arriving in Wash
ington today for the sixty-second an
nual convention of the organiza ton,
which convenes Sunday for a six-day
session.
Among the first to arrive was Miss
Olive NJ. Jones of New York City,
president of the association. Others
VIII followed her were Arthur H. Cham
berlain, secretary of the California
Education Association and chairman
of the thrift group, which will hold
conferences tomorrow and Saturday;
Walter r. Siders, superintendent of
schools of Pocatello, Idaho, chairman
of the board of trustees of the asso-
cation and also chairman Of its bud
get committee, and Miss Corneia S.
Adalr of Richmond. Va, treasurer of
the organization since 1921. These
ofhcers will participate in conferences
pi eiiihiHdry 10 the convention.
Budget Committee Meets
The budget committee will hold its
hrst meeting this afternoon. The
financial needs of the organization
for the forthcoming year and the
method of raising a budget to meet
these needs will be considered. Mr..
Sioers pointed out today that advance
reports indicate that there will be a
deficit in the associations budget for
the current year now closing
BOTH Mr.: Siders and Miss Adair ex-
pfessed themselves as unusually
have been made by the local com
mittee for handling the convention
and with the outlook generally
believe it will be the biggest and
most significant convention in the
| siKty-seVen years of the association s
history, said Miss Adair, after sur
Teying the arrangements at the con
yentlon headquarters. at Central
algh School, for handling the regis
tralons, which will begin Saturday
Sightseeing Trips Liked.
Mr.. Siders was particularly i'm
pressed with the numerous excursions
planned to points of historical inter
est in and around Washington as a
closing feature of the convention.
Additional delegations of teachers
also arrived in Washington today.
put the peak load of registration is
not expected to be reached until Sat
! urday afternoon or Sunday, with con-
siderable numbers continuing to reg
lster on Monday. At least &c, 1000 edu-
cdtorS ana teachers are expected to
come here for the conclave
Every paid-up member of the as
| soclatlon who registers at Central
High School will receive an envelope
containing the official program of
| eighty pages, the May number of
school Life. leaflet of greeting and
information from the teachers of
| Washington, a copy of the convention
| on excursions, giving detailed in
formation about trips in and around
| washington; booklet giving the
| progress of activities of the United
| states bureau of education, specia
guides to places of interest and other
| material.
Guests Given Tickets.
| Omcial delegates to the representa-
| tives assembly will receive in ad-
| dition the official delegates manual,
tne secretaryS report and twenty
| printed reports of committees and
commissions
! Guests tickets, emitting the holder
to the privileges of the y. NJ c. A,
| will be issued to the male delegates
Secretary Fleming of the service
department of the Y. NJ. G A. an
nounced that the teachers win find
| an opportunity to rest read, write
and battle and swim"
| II the teacher is a member of
the at some other CITY," he said.
| we will give all the privileges of
| the local Y, merely upon presentation
of his membership ticket. If he is
not member of some Y. NJ c. A. he
| viii! be issued a guest ticket, which
Will give him all the privileges of
the association during the conven-
tality of our association as largely as
possible to the teachers, and are
making. plans to entertain a large
number"