Evening star., 1926-11-28
Parent-Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must be
in the hands of the chairman by noon
on the Wednesday preceding the Sun
day on which publication Is desired.
Address Mrs. J. N. Saunders, 361S Por-
ter street.
| The publicity luncheon will be the
| special feature of the Publicity Insti-
tute to be held Wednesday in the Ar
lington Hotel by the District Of CO.
lumbta Congress Of Parent-Teacher
Associations and under the direction
of Mrs. Laura Underhill Kohn, di-
| rector of the National Publicity
Bureau. The speakers will be Miss
Mary Gilpin Armstrong of New
York. DR.. Joy Elmer Morgan. editor
| of the Journal Of the National Edu-
cation Association, and Morton Sny-
der. secretary of the Progressive
Education Association. Miss Arm
strong will speak on How the Pa
| rent Teacher Movement Aids Eau
cation" and DIR. Morgan's| topic will
be Publicity and Progressive Edu-
cation" The Washington Post will
be represented by Ira Bennett and
| The Evening Star will be repre-
| sented by Newbold Noyes. Luncheon
| Will De served at q - ClOCh
| The morning session Of the Pub
licity Institute will begin at 10
o'clock and the afternoon session at
2:15 o'clock, when there will be lead
ers to instruct in Good Publicity"
| Every school association is ex-
pected to send its president and press
chairman to the conference.
The Fillmore Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION will meet in the school
tomorrow evening at s o'clock, when
officers will be elected.
The John Eaton Mothers Club
will give a motion picture show in
the Ambassador Theater next We'd
| nesday afternoon for the benefit of
school needs. Mrs. Cary Brown. Mrs.
| Sheridan Ferree and Mrs. Leroy
Mark compose the committee in
| charge.
The Weightman Parent Teacher AS
sociation was addressed November 19
by Mrs. Lady on pre-school care and
education and by Mr.. Van SAINT on the
work and aims Of the West End Citi-
zens' Association, Of which he is
president. The association appointed
1S delegates to the District Congress
Of Parent-Teacher Associations. The
fourth grade, Mrs. Mcclure, teacher.
was awarded a banner for the largest
attendance Of parents.
The Kingsman Parent Teacher Asso-
| citation held a night meeting at the
school November IS. Representative
Robsion Of Kentucky made an address.
Miss Olive Ramsey rendered a very
beautiful solo. A membership drive
is being conducted with Mrs. James
Holloway as chairman. Refreshments
of homemade cake and ice cream
were served.
A special meeting of the Joseph r.
Keene Parent Teacher Association
was called by Mrs. F. D. Morris, presi-
dent, for Tuesday, to formulate
plans and appoint additional COM
mittees for the current year. Com
mittees appointed were Mrs. Richard
T. Wyche, chairman, milk committee;
islature committee: Mrs. F. ID. Morris
and Mrs. P. B. Collier delegates to
Public School Associations: Mrs. H.
King, school activities; Miss Lucy
Hopkins and Miss Mary Marshall,
membership committee; Mrs. Fills T.
fIitz, child welfare committee, and
Mrs. p. b. Collier, chairman, hospital |
tty committee. /
A meeting Of the New Barnard
Parent-Teacher Association was held
November Is at pm. A perform
ance was given by the Barnard
Dumbunnies," under the direction of
Mrs. Lockwood. Mrs. Magdeberger
gave a report from the Parent-Teach
er Institute. The regular meeting of
the association in December was voted
to be dispensed with in order for the
Christmas play to be given at Nc
Farland Junior High School Decem
ber 16 at pm.
The Randle Highlands-Orr Parent |
Teacher Association met at the Orr
School November 10. Child welfare !
was the topic of the afternoon. Miss
Hummer, supervisor of the element |
ary scho1s of Southeast Washington,
gave a talk on "The Child-Our OPP
portunity." Miss Emmons' room won
the pennant for the month.
The monthly meeting of the Sea-
ton Parent-Teacher Association was
1eld in the school November 1S. The |
subjects for discussion were "a pro-
posed luncheon to be held the first |
week of December the lighting of
the classrooms' and the possibility |
of increasing present playground
space. Mrs. Rene Rauscher, District |
of Columbia chairman of the child /
welfare committee, gave a talk and |
a reading relating to her work. Mrs. |
Flor, Seaton Parent-Teacher Associa- |
ton member, accepted the position as
chairman to obtain subscriptions to
the Child Welfare Magazine. Miss
England's grade won the prize for at
tendance.
Many parents and teachers We're
present at a meeting of the Blair
Hayes p. T. A. held at the Hayes !
School November 18 at 7:45 pm. The |
president, Mrs. L. H. Magruder, pre-
sided. Mrs. F. r. Keagy was elected |
secretary to succeed Miss Elizabeth !
Naylor, whose resignation was ac-
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