Evening star., 1926-10-17
Parent-Teacher Activities

on the Wednesday preceding the sun
day on which publication is desired.
Address Mrs. J. ". Saunders, 361s
Porter street.
The first regular meeting Of the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
knt.Teacher Associations for the year
will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock In
sthe Health Center, 1854 Columbia
road. This meeting will be a real
''get-together' one, and there will be
no special speaker, but the chairman
of each department of the orga MIA
tion activities will briefly outline his
or her work for the year. The many
departments which carry on the WORK
Of the District Congress are being
reorga nized to conform to those OIL
the National Congress Of Parents and
Teachers. of which the District Is
State branch. These departments
cover every phase of work for the
physical. mental and moral develop
ment Of children The monthly meet
ings of the District Congress are al
ways open to the pubic.
Tho executive board of the District
association met last Tuesday after
noon in the home Of the president,
Mrs. G.. 5. pafter. The members Oh
the board were urged to give serious
thought to the convention OF the ma.
tional congress. which VIII De helu
next May in Oakland, Calif. The re.
port Of the conference oi ofncers W
the congress was read ana aCteu upon
The board voted unanimously TO rec
ommend to the organization that
,nonthlv parent teacher bulletin be
nuhlished as soon as possible.
Tho recently elected officers OF the
Eastern High School Parent-Ieacher
Association are Arthur q. bisnop'
president: Mrs. G.. q. hltneE, Iis'
vice president; Miss NJ }. Na,tS'
second vice president: MIS- -.
son secretary. and Fred Robinetlt'
treasurer.
The John Eaton Mothers Club met
Monday at $50 o'clock IN the 1le.e-
land Park Congregational Church. An
Interesting program for the proceuui (
in future meetings was presehteu oH
Mrs. Frankland Jones, chairman y,
the program committee. Ii was No.eu
to buy q daylight lantern lot 'ie
school.
r,ho Jackson Parent Teacher Asso'
clarion met last Tuesday afternoon IN
tha school. Miss Ballinger. the new
administrative principal, gave a taik'
sStar which the following officers we're
aiected. Mrs. Floyd Shippen. presi-
dent. Miss Ballinger. vice presiueh.' -
Mrs Rrooke. corresponding secretary
Mrs. Drysdale. recorolns e'
and Mrs Owen, treasurer.
rho patworth Home and School AS
.aa,ot;on met in the PetWorth NJ. r..
t,burch October j. Miss Frank, prili.
,.,nal of the school. outlined some vi
Tho present needs of the schooi. 90,
association voted to appropriate 90
for the improvement OF the aclloo, ','1i
srounds. athletic equipment lid'ea &c. 40.
Cor the class rooms, etc. III tile AZ,
contest Miss Herron's room won oH
s...;,o tho largest percentage Of par
ants nresent. President HaEcrait
ceIled upon the chairmen TO SPEAK 10
az association of their Work-Mrs' =
Griff1n. membership; Mrs 1auet'.
legislation; Mrs. FAINT, Schooi iu''' -
Mrs. Eicher. ways ana means atn t
Mrs. Church, publicity. Altel ,1 t
business meeting there was ~. ',., 'a,i
and an old-fashioned spelllns "ee wa"
h.ld in which Mrs. CosWell Won
The Fillmore ParentTeacher Asso,
,,a.io, will meet in the schOol next
-rhursday at s O'Clock. The speahei
will he Mrs. Giles Scott Rattef. Ptes
dent of the District of Colum"ia ~, ~,
xress of Parent-Teacher NSS"'''''o'''''
Truesdell Parent Teacher \ssocla
zion will meet tomorrow in the se't" ,,,
Ninth and Ingraham streets. nv ~
new president. Mrs. {. y. berry WI, .i,i
rreside. Matters of importance W.
he discussed. All interested IN 'hiio
welfare are invited.
The Morgan Teacher ASSo' $50
cistion met Tuesday at -" m. ~
1osanh Nturphy. director OF medcal
;,snaction in the public schools. gave
talk on "Immunity From Contiguous
Oisea ses." Miss Pauline bru''rr.i ,,',i ;
teacher of the fourth grade. s"hs. ne
honor picture" was aW'rueu y. fnr
Airhth grade. Miss kent's school lol
.e.i, eie.i.,t 7ho greatest number of parents
nresent Mrs. Harvey Wiley, presl-
5ant Of the association. resigned. t1ei
successor has as yet not hteh "p-
pointed.
Tho Parent Teacher Association ~
.ha Wbeatlev school met Octonei :,
PRAYER was dedicated to Mrs; NJ, NI9SI.n, ,l,.
nre of the members. who was kii'ed -, oS
fau during the Summer New ON
rerS we're elected as follows. it9'
aert Mrs Walter c. Jones; wee pres
,dent Mrs. Hall: secretary. Mrs. ous
r,nss treasurer. Mrs. Everett: re
freshments, Mrs. Morse: receptiol'
committee. Mrs. George Foret,ial
Mrs. Wen; program, Mrs. Noiiet' MIS-
Van Dreisen. The kindersa.teil
ceiyed the reward for having the M. nT;s
mothers present at the meetlhs' M,.
Auctin nrincipal of the schooi' eA
,,,a;nad the meaning of "inteliisehce
tests.
The Johnson ParentTeacher AsSo-
.le ,at ~ the school Tuesday.
Mrs Williams. the president P'' PreSiu
>t;ss brewer. principal of the Johnsoi!'
pancroft welcomed the mothers
,.rra mart of the membership was as
s;oned to committee work. H'ii7 ~
we're made for an active W inter ~
gran, The association Noteu uil"i,i ~,
,,,ously as opposed to any chahs 49,
tbe nresent school hours. '"iil,i,i. ',,n,.
toe was appointed to select sui,auos ,rr
reward for the room haNins .tnns ,ne
as+ renresentation at the meethlis >
nv. officers for this year are: ffesi-
san, Mrs. A. l.. Williams: vice presl-
aant Mrs. Howard Smith; secretary
Mrs clarence ]. Fernald; correspond
INC secretary, Miss Brewer: treasu.e. l.
Nrs q G.. Whitlow, ANA auul'ol
Mrs. r. X Williams.
Tho Park View Parent-Teacher AS,
sociation met in the PARK We" 0Sno''
October =. The president Mrs ~ ~
cott presided. The principal ~.
Fairly. read a report on the sa.tis't ns -,
conditions in the school ana to'" 9,
~ rbanges made in the teaching s'ai'
,i! nc 80 Mrs. Bannerman. leglsla
i've chairman. gave a report OH sUit'e ,J,
.L;r,,,s c,,e * irving to do. TWO