Evening star., 1926-05-23
Parent-Teacher Activities

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The District of Columbia Congress
of Parent Teacher Associations met at
the Hamilton Hotel Tuesday after
noon. The following chairmen made
brief reports: Mrs. Joseph Sanders.
health committee: Mrs. w. T. Banner
man, legislation; Mrs. q. w. Lady, pre-
school committee, and Mrs Louis
Castell, ways and means. DIR. William
Fowler, health officer Of the District.
spoke briefly about the health centers
and urged the parents to make use OF
the same. Edmonds Parent-Tracher
Association had 21 members present.
Two of the delegates who represented
the District of Columbia ut the ma
tiOnal convention in Atlanta, Ga.
made their reports. Mrs. Louis Castell
in her report spoke of the scope OF
parent-teacher movement, of the need
of training for leadership and OF
thrift. Mrs. G. W. Lady's report
stressed the close cooperation oe
tween educators and the Parent
Teacher Association, and she gave n
brief review of the leading speeches
made to the convention. Mrs. u. >.
Refter. president of the organization,
who was sent from the District to Al.
lanta, spoke briefly about the social
side of the convention, but her report
will be presented at the June meeting.
DIR. Barns, director of music in the
schools. directed the. singing of the
Parent Teacher Association song, the
words and music of which were intro
duced ut the national convention. MISS
Edith Athey was the accompanied.
The District OF Columbia Congress
of ParentTeacher ASSOCIATIONS ,., nas
made q formal appeal to the lieaIth
Department of the District 10 eA-
terminate all poisonous Vegetatloh
from all Fairgrounds and vacant lots
| in the District The congress VIII seiio
a letter to every citizens association
asking their support in this matter.
The national convention in Atlanta
,oid Great stress on the Summer
round. of the children" as most
,nnorf.ht part of Parent.Teacher AS
ISOLATION work.
Rrieflv the idea of the roundup
10 to attend to all physical defects III
| the children who will enter the nrst
Grades in September, so that they VIII
| be 100 per cent perfect physlcaiiS.
| Mrs. A. II. Reeve. president OF tie
| National Congress OF Parents ~ the
| chairman of the campaign commlttee.
! Manv of the associations in the Dis
| trict have entered the contest.
The Parent Teacher Association rep
| resentatives to the Juvenile protective
| Association held their final meeting OF
| the season in the headquarters, lOoo
| Vermont avenue, last WEDNESDAY. Inc
| Rows Garden Club was discussed.
| This club has 60 members, ana eacni
| hoy is accomplishing a great deal with
| his garden. The members agreed to
| keep a watch over the literature dis
| played for sale at the nelghborhood
| stores. with the idea of preventing
I the display and sale of magazines
| containing pictures and reading mat
| ter unsuitable for the youth of the
| communities.
| The Smallwood Bowen Parent
| Teacher Association will meet In the
| Bowen School tomorrow at 2:3O
| o'clock.
| The Madison Parent Teacher Asso-
| citation held the first Fathers and
| Mothers night" May 13. Mrs.
Schmidt. ways and means chair
man, announced that the association
| would give a large card party in the
early Fall. Miss Knighton, principal
| of the school, gave summary OF the
| accomplishments of the association
| since it's organization.
| The Bryan Parent-Teacher Asso
| citation recently presented dramatic
| entertainment at Eastern High School
| The program was as follows: Recita
| ton, Mary Ellen Baily; dance, Mildred
| Bell; solo, Helen Harper; Charleston
| Rice and Nichols; accompanist, Edna
! Burrows: recitation, Charles Dunnine
piano solo. Mildred Muliken; Cinder
| elias May party with the following
cast: Frances Donovan: Mary Ellen
| Kettler, Grace Dygert, Lucille Davis
Julia Draper. Charles Kettler, Edith
| Dygert. Helen Foley, Helen Conard
| Edna Stork, Charles Dalrymple, Mrs
| c. T. kettier: midnight fantasy, Ber.
tha Beane and Dorothy Dunmire: solo
Margaret Hughes; Spanish dance,
| Margaret Beasley; solo, Mary Ellen
Bailey; Charleston, Helen Foley: ac-
| companist. Lynette Rice reading,
| Frances Donovan; solo, Thelma Rice:
accompanist. Mrs. Macon McAtor;
dance, Marguerite Licarlone: accom-
| panist Edna Borrows. The association
will have its next meeting May 81 at
| 1880 pm.
The regular meeting of the Langley
Junior High School Parent-Teacher
Association was held at the school
Tuesday evening. The following Off.
| GERS were elected: G.. A. Bonnet, pres
| ident; Henry w. Draper, principal,
| first vice president; Mrs. w. r.
| Slant, second vice president; Miss ].
| A. Tennyson, secretary; Paul Profe,
| treasurer; Mrs. c. p. Carpenter, dele
| gate to Mothers Congress. Mrs.
Jorolenon, chairman of the finance
| committee. reported that the card
| party receipts amounted to 1856.