Evening star., 1924-11-02
Parent-Teacher Activities

This column Is conducted by the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parent Teacher Associations. Branch
or the National Congress Of Parents
and Teachers.
All notices for this column must be
in the hands Of the chairman by noon
on Wednesday. Address Mrs. I. ".
Saunders, 36lS Porter street north
west
There will be a publicity conference
at the home OF Mrs. Giles Scott
Isafter, tomorrow at o'clock. Rep
reSentativeS of newspapers will in
struct the committee as to the correct
manner in which the press notices
should be written for publication. A
publicity chairman from every school
association should attend.
During this season the District of
Columbia Congress OF Parent Teacher
Associations will hold at least three
night meetings especially for the
fathers OF the city so that they may
be Informed as to the work. aims and
purposes of the organization. BY an
amendment to its constitution the or
ganization changed its name so that
fathers would be included in its title
and several men were elected officers
and chairmen of important commit
tees, therefore it was decided to hold
evening meetings at regular intervals
80 that the men could attend. The
1frst- Fathers might" will be held on
the Friday of education week in the
auditorium of the Interior Depart
mont, the date will be November 81
and a large audience of men is eX-
pcCted.
There Will be a meeting of the
Public School Association in the
hoardroom OF the District Building
next Wednesday evening at o'clock
DR.. W. s. Defrenbaugh. chief of the
city schools division of the Bureau OF
Education. will speak on The method
OF selection of city boards Of educa-
ton and the fiscal independence of
said boards"
The members of the Brightwood
lark Mothers Club held a home
hake' a the home of Mrs. II. S. Par
%"nS, last Saturday afternoon The
different members OF the association
contributed homemade cakes, pies.
bread and candy which were sold to
carry OH the work OF the association.
The kinSman L. T. A. will meet
Tuesday afternoon with the president
Mrs. Holloway, in the chair. In the
'uture all meetings will be held on
tJl'' IirSl TUESDAY IN eacn lnOntn.
iruf. troisant. of George WASHINGTON
University, will be the speaker and
his subject will be New Spelling
The mothers OF the children attend
tns the Bancroft School are invited
10 meet in the school next Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Miss
Jacobs expects to start a nutrition
clinic The next regular meeting of
the Johnson-Powell-B Bancroft Parent
Teacher Association will be held No
Nember IL.
Eleven mothers from the Benning
School attended the meeting Of the
District OF Columbia Congress of Par
ent-Teacher Associations October 81
and were so impressed with the work
OF the organization and with the
speech Of the national president,
Mrs. Reeve, that they have decided to
form a parent-teacher association in
the Benning School. A meeting is to
be held next Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock to organize the association.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter will explain
the aims and purposes Of parent
teacher associations and organize the
club. Mrs. Andrew Stewart the men,
bership chairman from the District
Congress OF Parent Teacher Associa-
tons, will also help to organize.
At recent meeting Of the Maury
Home and School Association the fol-
lowing were named chairmen of
standing committees: WAYS and
means, Mrs. Elmer Cummings: health
Mrs. Fred l.. Nelson; membership,
Mrs. A J. Mcdonald; publicity, T.. II.
Daiker. and Juvenile Protective AS
ISOLATION. Mrs. \. J. Mcdonald Mrs
Van A Zahn was elected delegate to
the Congress of Parent Teacher AS
sociations. The association will hold
luncheon sale in the basement of
the Maury School next Wednesday
from 11:30 until 1880 o'clock. Parents
friends, also teachers and pupils Of
nearby schools are invited.
The Kenilvorth Parent Teacher AS
sociation held the first Fall meeting
October Is, with the president, Mrs
G. A. Lingebach, in the chair Re