Evening star., 1924-01-13

''i NC IttolllDlenUeu To the OrEanlZa-
tiom at the regular meetings
me monthly meeting will take
place next Tuesday at 1:45 pm. in
,Ie Enoltt, with Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
PpesidLng: paa, There will be much impor--
tSnt business discussed and several
OF the chairmen will read reports.
Inc speaker will be Miss Rose Hardy
Superlntendent Of primary instruction
Na IN tse Washngtoa. schools. Mrs:
.>ahette Paul will give a. short drill
IN parliamentary law. These meet
ihss are open to the public.
The Council of Mothers is an or
EanlZation of mothers who are dis
satisfied with the treatment of their
children by the Juvenile Court and
the board Of guardians. As will be
noted noted by the object of its organiza-
was organized in 1922 The Congress
of Mothers and Parent Teacher As
soclations is great national organi-
Eatien. founded in 1897, with branches
In forty-iVe states. Its total mem
bership is nearly 100000. The Dis
trict OF Columbia branch, of which
Mis-. q. : Rafter is president has
membership of nearly 5000. Its mem
bers are interested in all children
which. of course, includes those pass
ing through our Juvenile Court.
Sine" the SimiluFit" OF names has
seemed confusing. some OF our public
officials OF the executive board OF the
District of Columbia Congress Of Moth
ers and Parent Teacher Associations
passed resolutions indorsinG Mrs. Rafter
president of the District of Columbia
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher. Associations for membership
on the public welfare code commits
sion. which is to redraft the welfare
code of the District of Columbia.
Several years ago the executive
board of this organization, through
the Juvenile Court committee, was
= -, N, 1y.N .lNn
house of detention. There is an ap-
propria tion for a teacher, but until
this organization urged it there was
none there. The work is very heavy.
and the last teacher was compelled
TO leave because her health suffered.
So the board is now much concerned
over this matter. Sometim chill
dren are kept in the house of deten-
ton for some days. and it is most
important that teacher be fur
nished them, but there should be two
teachers. as the work is much too
great for one. The board has in
structed the Juvenile Court commit
tee to act on this matter at once.
The feature chairmen at the recent
rainbow tete are urged to bring to
the, regular meeting, Tuesday a full
and correct list of those dealers who
made contributions to the fete. The
correct address should be written
with the full name on piece of
paper anu given 10 the correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. James Byler. who
has been instructed by the board to
write d formal letter to all those
who contributed toward the bazaar.
Mrs Andrew Stewart, membership
chairman, Will soon start a member
ship drive. She says that the school
clubs can help their membership
very greatly If each one has grade
mother for each class room. These
mothers visit the mothers of the
children and help to promote greater
cooperation between the home and
school, Besides, the mothers are en-
abled TO become acquainted with their
Children'S associates.
Tuesday night q large group of the
parents and teachers of the pupils of
the Langley Junior High met in the
school and former a parent-teacher
association. H. w. Draper. the prin-
cipal. explained the purpose of the
meeting and also told about the work
of junior high schools. Henry Gill;
gan was chosen temporary chairman.
Miss Haslup, one of the teachers. was
chosen temporary secretary. and r. c.
Ball was made the temporary treas
, urer. A nominating committe was
elected by ballot, as follows: Henry
Gilligan, DR.. W. d. Fales and Miss
Harriet Evans. A committee was ap-
and bylaws, as follows: c. r. Ball.
Z. D. Lawless, J. Carlson, Mrs. r. J.
Jorolman, Mrs A ]. Kinnear Mrs r.
c. Carter. Mrs. NJ. II. Lamman and
was appointed the chairman of
luncheon committee and directed to
choose her committee. The principal
of the school, the temporary chair
man and the temporary secretary
were elected as a committee for en-
tertainment and program.
The meeting of the Maury Home
Il. Il
the kindergarten room of the school
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. William
Wolf Smith gave a talk on "Imagina-
ton
The Park View Mothers Club met
In the school January 4. Amend
ments to the constitution were
adopted. Among others was one
changing the name of the organi
zation from the Park View Mothers
Club to the Park View. .Parent-Teach
er Association. 1t was decided to
change the time OF regular meeting
from the first Friday evening of each
month to the first Thursday after
noon. Several new chairmen were
appointed as follows: Mrs. Griffith
Evans, environments; Mrs. George
Evans hospitality: Mrs. Faris, MEM
bership; Mrs. Benson Rowe, ways and
means: Mrs. Lawrence f.. Murray,
publicity. Mrs. Rowe gave an account
of the party held at O'Clock Christ
mas morning at the Washington Asy-
lum, 18th and 5 streets northwest.
The association is planning to Give
a supper the early part of February,
the same to be under the immediate
supervision of Mrs. Rowe.
The meeting of the Franklin Tom
son Parent-Teacher Association was
held in the Thompson School last
Tuesday. An entertainment was ar
ranged by f. j. Jackson. The pro-
gram was as follows: Piano solo,
James McBeei recitation, William
Kilgore; dance, Frances Kahn; skit,
Howard I.ovejoy, William Aldo and
Freddie Fillah; piano solo, Elinor
Tahler; duet and dance, Clara Asch-
enbach and Elizabeth Pooh; recita-
tien, Harold Applebee; duet, Eugene
Odekoven and Ward Stevenson; an
old fashioned girl chorus by De Lois
Duffy, Myrtle Knight. Pearl MCGEE,
Gertrude Earl and Florence Browby;
dance, De Lois Duffy; monoIogue,
George Britt; dance. Claire Sessford;
violin solo, Mr.. Ressenbach.
The. Carberry Parent-Teacher As
sociation met in the school recently
with Mrs. Walter L. Hagen presiding.
Nrs. Loretta Woodcock. chairman, re-
ported on the milk lunches, bringing
put the fact that the children In the
and yet consumed the least. 1t was
reported that only four pupils in
the eighth grade were taking inilk
this month. AS a possible solution
OF the problem. three mothers. Mrs.
Hagen. Mrs. Lady and Mrs. Wine,
were authorized to address tha differ
sent grades on the milk question, be-
LfnE instructed to point out to them
that milk is beneficial to children OF
all ages. Mrs. A A. MoorA and Mrs