The Washington times., 1924-06-20
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|. ON EDUCATION
MEETING.
Committees Faced With Many
Problems in Caring For
10000 Delegates

A dozen committees working un-
der the general Craftsmanship OF
Superintendent Frank w. Ballou,
Of the Washington schools, has vir-
tually completed plans for one of
the largest conventions ever sched-
uled for the National Capitalize
sixty-second annual convention of
the National Education Association.
which opens here June 20.
The expectation Of 10000 or more
persons coming to attend the con-
vention has made 1t necessary to
\ lay comprehensive plans to insure
adequate housing Accommodations,
sufficient meeting places, arrange
ments for furnishing information to
the thousands of visitors, music for
the large sessions preparations for
excursions to points Of interest, to
say nothing OF finance and a hun.
dred and one other details Of great
est moment when such large body
as the education convention finally
gets under way.
Personnel Of Committee.
Serving with Doctor Ballou on
the executive committee are Miss
Olive M. Jones, president Of the
association; j. w. Crabtree, secre-
tary; Harry English, District direc-
tor; Daniel e. Garges, secretary to
the Commissioners; Laurence Mills,
w. S. Deffenbaugh, M. Grant
Lucas. M. A. Leese, James B. Hen
derson. S. D. Shankland and H. A.
Allan.
To obtain the cooperation of re-
ligious and civic bodies as well as
the private educational institutions
in the District, an advisory COM
mittee has been formed.
Its membership includes presi-
dents or officials of the universe
ties situated in Washington, presi-
dents OF the Board of Trade. Cham.
Der OF Commerce and the Merchants
ana Manufacturers Association,
heads OF civic clubs, the District
department of the American Legion
commander, president of the Wash
ington Federation of Churches.
chairman OF the Board of District
commissioners, and other individ-
uals prominent in Washington civic.
religious or business life.
Stephen q. Kramer. principal OF
Central High School, heads a com
mittee on meeting places. Serving
WITH him are Assistant Superb
tendent Garnet c. Wilkinson and
Laurence Mills as vice chairmen.
Because of the great number of
group meetings in addition to the
general conferences of the conven-
ton the problem Of providing meet
ing places has been one Of no little
difficulty.
Separate Conferences.
Seventeen departments of the
education association will hold sep
arate conferences. of which fifteen
are scheduled to meet simultane.
olsly on two afternoons. Meeting
quarters also must be provided for
the twenty allied organizations
which Will meet with the education
association. Meetings of these thirty.
seven groups and organizations
will be scattered among Central
High and Wilson normal schools.
the Willard, Washington, Shore.
ham, Raleigh, Ebbitt and Grace
Dodge hotels, City Club, Pan Amer.
lean building, Red Cross Auditor.
ium, National Museum, Interior
building, George Washington Uni.
versity law school, Church of the
Reformation and City Club.
Dispensing information to the
thousands of visitors who win stream
into Washington at the end of the
month Is another convention prob
lem. 1t has been placed in the
hands OF q committee headed by
Charles Hart, principal of Eastern
High School. with Misc Alice Deal.
principal of Columbia Junior High
School, and Marian P. Shadd. su.
pervising principal, as vice chair.
men.
Hospitality Committee.
The hospitality committee, which
Will see to 1t that the teachers are
well received, has for its honorary
chairman Miss Mabel Boardmarl,
national secretary of Red Cross.
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt is chair
man. The membership committee
has for its chairman Selden M
Ely, supervising principal, and M.
Grant Lucas as vice chairman.
In addition to providing music
Tor all the sessions OF the c0nVen-
ton the music committee, headed
by Edwin Barnes. music director for
the schools, is arranging to have n
/ chorus Of 1000 children sing at the
final session when President Cool
idge will deliver his address. Mrs.
N Carrie V. Byram and Miss Josephine
Wormley are vice, chairmen of the
music committee.
Social functions are being ar.
ranged by large committee headed
by Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett. The
outstanding function will be a re.
ception by the District and Virginia
teachers Monday night at the VIII.
lard in honor Of officers and past
presidents Of the association. Doc.
tor Ballou is chairman Of the Fl.
nance committee. Excursion ar.
rangements are being made by a
committee headed by Miss Rebecca
Stanley with H. May Johnson,
Edith L. Grosvenor, Walter l..
Smith, Albert G. Knore and Frances
M. Butts as vice chairmen. Housing
accommodations are being provided
under direction Of Miss Agnes VIM
Of the association headquarters here.
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