Evening star., 1925-12-13

the Hamilton Hotel, Fourteenth and
h streets. Tuesday at LAO pm. There
will be community singing and Miss
Dorothy Rood from the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Association. will give
a talk on Posture" These meetings
are open to the public and everybody
interested in any phase Of child vel
fare work is invited. Lunch is served
at 1890 O'Clock. Any one who wishes
TO be one of the Parent-Teacher AS
sociation party should call Mrs. E. II.
Daniel, Pip Nineteenth street. North
5737. and she will make the necessary
reservations.
The Executive Board of the District
of Columbia Congress met in the home
of the President, Mrs. Rafter. Many
important matters were discussed that
will be brought before the regular
meeting.
Mrs. G.. S. Fraser, Clothes Conserva-
Ion Chairman of the District of Co
lumbia Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations, has had many appeals for
clothing and the supply of garments
available for this purpose is exhausted.
Any one who has clothing that can be
used by school child, especially boys
clothes, will help to keep some needy
child In school if such clothing is sent
to the Parent Teacher Association,
Clothes Conservation Room, 1464 Co
lumbia road.
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, District of
Columbia Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations membership chairman,
holds monthly conferences with her
committee which is composed of four
members, one for each section of the
city. Mrs. w. j. Crowley, from the
Petworth ParentTeacher Assertion,
is in charge of the northwest: Mrs.
George s. Hid, Edmonds Parent
Teacher Association, is the chairman
for the northeast; Mrs. James Mol
ineau, Randall Highlands Orr, has the
southeast, and Mrs. Knight, from the
Bradley, Is in charge of the south
west.
Mrs. David Mears. National Child
Welfare Day Chairman has been busy
in the national office during the past
week preparing programs and mate
rial to be used by the different States
as part of their Child Welfare day
celebration.
The Gasque Elective School Board
hill was introduced in the House of
Representative on the opening day of
he session and is known as H. r. Bill
No. As. 1t has already received the
endorsement of many ent-Tea cher
Associations, citizens and other civic
groups who are interested in the well
fare of the children and Improvement
of the District of Columbia.
On the opening day of the session
there were introduced three bills pro-
viding for the care of dependent chill
dren in the District of Columbia. One
was introduced in the Senate by SEN
ator Wadsworth and is known as
Senate Bill No. 120. on the same day
other bills providing for District of
Columbia dependent children were in
troduced in the House and are known
as the Mills Bill H. r. 4055 and Keller
Bill II. r. 347. These provisions for
dependent c! ,dren in the District of
Columbia We're recommended by Presi-
dent Coolidge in his message to Con-
gress.
The Force Adams Parent-Teacher
Association met December Z, with
Mrs. Albert Baggs, the president, in
the chair. Miss Florence E. Ward
from the Department of Agriculture
spoke on the Farm Women and the
club work of the girls and boys. Mr..
Turner spoke on the club work Of the
boys and girls and showed lantern
slides. H. G.. Clarke spoke on the
Gasque bill and the organization in
dorsed the bill. Tea was served at
the close of the meeting. December
% there Will be singing of Christmas
carols by the children and all mem
hers of the Force-Adams Parent
Teacher Association are urged to at
tend at pm.
A meeting Of the Brent-Dent Parent
Teacher Association will be held in
the Dent school tomorrow at 8 o'clock.
The Kingsman Parent Teacher AS
sociation will meet Wednesday eve
ming at o'clock. A special Christmas
program will be rendered by pupils
of the school. Refreshments will be
served.
Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South Parent-Teacher Association met
December at O'Clock. Mrs. Buck
ingham. president, in the chair. The
speakers of the evening were Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter and Miss Russell,
one Of the teachers in Bible stories.
After a short business meeting re-
freshments were served.
Central High School Parent Teacher
Association will meet Tuesday at
pm. in the library Of the school, The
teachers of the mathematics depart
ment and those of both ancient and
modern language departments will "a
present to meet the parents in con-
ferences. Mr.. Cornell of the faculty
Will give discourse on "Automotive
instruction" and Miss Mary B. Grams,
also of the faculty, will give sugges-
tions on How to Study" to be fol-
lowed by general discussion.
A meeting of the Maury Home and
hall ~, ta
kindergarten room Tuesday at 8
o'clock. Mrs. Catherine Herman, the
president, presided Mrs. A. Lady,
chairman on pre-school education.
made an address. The first and second
grades furnished the entertainment
with songs, recitationS and impromptu
plays. Refreshments were served.
The meeting of the PIT. A. rep
resentatives to the Juvenile Protective
Association, Mrs. Benjamin J. Zebley
chairman, was held Wednesday at the
headquarters of the association. Mrs
X. Thomas West, chairman of child
welfare committee of the League of
Women Voters, gave a talk on the
mothers pension bill, which is to
come up in Congress. She also spoke
on the welfare bills. Pamphlets were
distributed explaining the law of the
District prohibiting children selling on
the street.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president
of the Congress of PIT. A, will speak
Wednesday at pm. at Dunbar High
School before the Federation of PIT.
A. of the colored schools
The Carbery Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation met December 8, with the
president, Mrs. William H. Rowe, pre-
siding. Reports of the officers and
chairman We're heard. Mrs. Alfred