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each had a may
pole dance, and every grade had diff.
ferent folk dances. The music was
furnished by Mr.. Reynolds, cornet;
Mr.. Breeu. drummer, and Misses Har-
rison and Wood. accompa mist at pia no.
About 900 children took part in the
exercises, supervised by the % teach
ers. 4 Normal girls. Miss k,vlyn Nay
lor. physical training teacher. and Miss
NJ. G. Young, principal of the school.
At noon luncheon was held. The
proceeds about $500 will be used to
help pay for school material. Miss
Young asked for better playground
especially more and better surfacing
Mrs. Lipscomb was chairman ot the
luncheon. assisted by mothers in the
Parent-Teacher Associa tion.
\ meeting Of the -. G. Congress of
PIT. As. was held Tuesday at the
Shoreham Hotel, With the president
Mrs. Eafter. presiding. Nine. Won
tnschuId presented the association
with a large American flag A.very
impressive ceremony took place as
Mrs. Rafter. dressed in costume with
the colors of the orea niZation. blue
end gold, marched up the aisle be
tween lighted ca andleS. a symbol show
ing the influence and extent of the
work Of the parent-tea cher aSSocia-
tons. Mrs. William Wolf smith one
Of the delegates to the national con
Hention. explained the demonstra ton
Of letting the light of knowledge shine
throughout our Nation and also told
briefly about the national convention
In Texas. BeCa use of the short time
given for reports. il was decided to
have A special meeting al Columbia
Junior High School next Thursday to
hear all tbs reports from the national
l..
have supper for all the District
PIT. 4. the week after school closes.
The place of meeting to he made
known late, The press chairman
Mrs. Saunders. who is being detained
in the West is expected TO return
the last of this week. Mrs. l.. n.
Brown has been assisting during Mrs.
Saunders absence.
The MaN meeting OF the Johnson
Powell Bancroft Associa tion was held
in the Powell cluhroOm Wednesday
afternoon. After reports We're heard
from officers and chairmen Of com
mittees officers were elected for the
coming year. Mrs. Basil Manly was
elected president. A vice president
was chosen to represent each of the
three schools in the association. Mrs
Joseph Sanders from Powell. Mrs. |.
c. Weld from Johnson and Mrs. W. G.
Stewart from Bancroft. Mrs. +. v.
Rand was elected corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. r. Carpenter recording
secretary and Mrs. II. 5. Hanna
treasurer Miss Miriam Fla stman of
the Misses Eastman's School for Girls
spoke on Good Manners for Chill.
dren." An open discussion of the sub
ject by the members of the assoCia-
ton followed.
A meeting of the BriChtwood Park
Associa ton was held May Il. The
sneakers of the evening We're William
Nick. Clayton and Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter both of whom spoke on the
proposed addition 10 the Brightwood
Park building. An interesting pro
gram was given by the children of the
school-in song, recitation, interpreta-
tive and folk dances. and musical
numbers A school luncheon will he
given the latter part of this month.
The Columbia Junior High School
Associati ton elected officers at its an
nual meeting May IA, as follows: Mrs.
o. l.. Veerhoff president: Mrs Albert
J.. Rarrows. first vice president; Mrs
G r. shannon. second vice president
Miss Helen Anderson, secretary, ana
Mrs o. Owens. treasurer.
The speakers of the evening were
Mrs Giles Scott Rafter. who drew
upOn her observation at the recent
national meeting of the parent
teacher associations at Austin. Tex,
and Dana F. Angler Of the City Post
Office inspectors office. who discussed
the movement for suppression OF per
nicious magazines. Miss F,stelle Wild.
teacher Of English AT Columbia, gave
p solo accompanied by Miss Harriet
PonnelI of the music department. A
report on the sale conducted by the
association at the Sixteenth Street
reservoir May was made by Mrs.
Louis c. Nogt. chairman of the COM
needs Of the school for the next year
was presented by Miss Alice Deal, the
principal Mrs. Carl Smith, the retir-
ing president. presided.
meeting of the Bryan Association
was held in the school May II at S
pms Mrs. Dalrymple presided. Bust
ness of importance was transacted.
after which the election Of officers took
place. the following being elected:
Mrs G. NJ. Donovan. president: Mrs.
w l. Gernand. vice president: Mrs.
Kerns, secretary. and Mrs. T. G.
Henry. trea surer. Mrs. DalYrmple.
the retiring president. was presented
with q corsag bouquet OF pink sweet
peas by Mrs. Henry. At the conclu-
sion Of business, former Representa-
tive Caleb Powers of Kentucky. who
is member of the aSsocia ton, gave
a talk \ progra m was given a fol-