Evening star., 1924-01-20

school who would otherwise be COM
PEELED to stay home through lack of
proper clothing.
February 18th is the National Child
Welfare day, and is duly celebrated
all over the country. The regular
meeting of the District Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tfons will take place February 10,
and the program will be arranged to
celebrate Child Welfare day.
The pot Of gold which was inau-
gurated at the Rainbow fete, will be
in evidence at every monthly meet
Ing. Everybody has broken bits of
1ewelry and outgrown rings which
may be dropped into this pot of gold
and sold to help our fund for the
mothers building
The ST. Paul Mothers Club was en-
tertained by reception given by Mrs.
Frederick Briggs, president of ths
club, at her home, As Bryant street
northwest, January 4. The honor
guests were the husbands and friends
of the club members. Instrumental
and vocal solos were rendered by Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. w. Carl
Goodman. Refreshments were served
Mrs. Briggs was assisted in enter
tanning by her daughters, Mrs. w. c.
Goodman and Miss Anita Briggs.
Meetings are being held each month
by the Brightwood Parent-Teacher
Association, the officers of which are
w. l.. Evars, president; Mrs. Fl. B.
White, vice president; Mrs. f. p.
Pullman, secretary, and Mrs: L. T.
meeting Capt. J. /. Peyser, member of
the board of education, spoke on the
local school system. A demonstra-
ton of central office telephone work
will be given at the February meet
ing. At the March meeting Miss La
Sale will speak on ''The Intelligence
Tests in the Public Schools" The
association has purchased stereop
ticon and daylight screen for Illus
tration of lessons in the various
grades In the school. Resolutions re-
Gently passed by the association fla :
vored the opening of downtown
schools. whose pupils must use. the
street cars half hour earlier than
the present schedule; favoring all
day sessions for grades above
cent street car fare for school chill
dren; indorsing the budget estimate
for a school site at 3rd and Ritten-
house streets northwest, and pub
lisned estimates of the board of edu-
cation.
weightman Parent Teacher Asso-
citation met in the school January 8,
with Mrs. Van SAINT presiding. An
employe of the telephone company
illustra ted the use of the telephone
switchboard. and also illustrated by
moving pictures the making of a
telephone and the manner in which
messages are transmitted. The par
i, ents are interested in the health clinic
which is held in the Weightman every
Thursday afternoon.
The air-Hayes Parent-Teacher
Association met last Thursday. A
luncheon was planned to raise funds
with which to purchase a victrola
for the school. There was some dis
cussion about the Schick test for
diphtheria. The eighth grade pupils
gave a performance of "Egangeline'
and a musical program. The tele-
phone company will send a repre-
sentative to entertain the mothers at
the next meeting.
A meeting of the Emery lexington
Parent-Teacher Association was held
January / in the Emory School. Mrs.
| Jorolemon presided. There was a
program of music and recitatioTs by
| the pupils of the Emory School. Mrs
| G. s. Fraser addressed the meeting on
] the aims and needs of the clothes