Evening star., 1926-11-07
Parent-Teacher Activities

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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
Porter street.
The executive board of the District
of Columbia Congress of Parent.
Teacher Associations will meet Tues
day at 30 pm, in the Arlington
Hotel Matters of importance will
be discussed.
The Parent-Teacher Institute, which
was opened last year by Mrs. Arthur
Watkins, executive secretary of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, will be held this year in the
Arlington Hotel November IS. There
will be three sessions-from 10 to
noon, to $50 and S to 10 pm. Miss
Frances Hays, one OF the field secre-
taries of the national congress. will
conduct the institute this year. 1t is
planned to hold an informal parent
teacher dinner at $50 pm. in the
Arlington, in order that the members
may get together socially before the
evening session.
holds it's regular Fall session in Ala
napolis next Thursday. in conjunc-
ton with the State convention Of the
Maryland Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations. The president of the Dis
trict congress and five delegates from
the District will be the guests of the
Maryland congress at banquet
Wednesday night at Carvel Hall, in
Annapolis. The District representa-
tives will be Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter.
Mrs. J. \. Saunders. Mrs. W. T. Ban
herman, Mrs. Andrew Stewart, Mrs.
f. r. Kalmbach and Mrs W. Mann.
Mrs Laura l'nderhill Kohn. director
tT the national publicity department..
will come to Washington December
and conduct An all-day publicity con
ference with the members of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations.
Mrs. Susanne Rauscher, chairman
of the Child Welfare Magazine COM
mittee for the District of Columbia
held a meeting Of the committee at
the Oyster School Wednesday after
noon. Miss Frances Hays. field secre-
tary of the national congress, and
Miss &. T. Magner were the speakers.
A ItalIOWeen COSluIllc pd1AN NoS
held at Carbery School October %.
Mrs. Grover Koockegey was general
chairman. assisted by the parents and
teachers of the Scnool. Mrs. Nm
Domdera was chairman of candy;
Mrs Frank Ludlow. grab bags; Mrs
Sandridge, ice cream; Mrs. Hagen.
Miss Ruth Dick and VIM. Domdera
in charge of dancing. Mrs. A. h.
Wine and Mrs Lewis provided games
for the children and prizes were won
hv Myrtle Copper, Winston Stratton'
Ralph Capporotti and Grant Hageh
Miss Hope Soule was in charge of the
stAreoptiCon slides shown in the sev-
enth grade room Music was furnished
by a n orchestra provided by parent OF
the school. Costume prizes were won
hv Mrs. Rosson Mrs. Potts. Mrs. Ce-
ella Brown. Peggy Fox, and two little
girls The regular meeting of the
Carhery Parent Teacher Association
win be held November 12 at 7:45. Or.
Joseph Murphy. of the health depart
ment. will be the speaker. Mrs. John
W. Davis, president, extends an invi-
tation to all parents and friends TO De
present. The daily lunch of milk and
crackers has commenced at Carbery'
this being in charge of Mrs. W1iilan
n. Rowe, chairman; Mrs. A. X. Gross
mittee.
Rryan Parent-Teacher Association
mot October % in the school. The
officers Mrs G. NJ Donovan. presi
dent: Mrs. FL. r. Titlow. first vice
president: Mrs. G. Z. kettler. second
Vice president: Mrs J. w. Hamaker
recording and corresponding secre
tarv and Mrs. r. C. Henry, treasurer
were installed Miss Mund rendered
vocal solos. Miss Elizabeth Hummer
supervising principal of the division
addressed the association on Tine Up
portunity Of the Child. An electric
cleaner for the blackboards was pur
chased and a luncheon arranged. ~
was voted to change the meeting n1ght
for November and December to the
third Friday night Fourteen teach
crs were present.
The Joseph r. Keane Parent
Teacher Association OF Chitlum
Heights. d. c., will meet Tuesday. A
special program has been prepared by
the committee in charge for this eve
ming. when the name OF the school,
Joseph r. keane. formerly the Wood
burn, will be dedicated. The speakers
will be members Of the school board
and others. Miss Lucy Hopkins,
winner of the banner for the largest
number of parents present for the Oc-
tober meeting.
Peabody Hilton Parent Teacher AS
sociation met Tuesday evening, with
Mrs. Mann, president. presiding. The
following chairmen of committees
school work; Mrs. Holt, clothes con
servation. Mrs. G. w. Lady. delegate
to Congress of Parent Teacher Associ-
ations, and Mrs. l.. II. Brown. school
committee. Nathan Clark sang sew
eral solos, accompanied at the piano
NV John Emery Bowman. Miss Hattie
Noel gave several readings and Mr.
Jackson, instructor of music, rendered
several piano solos. The Boys Glee
club of Peabody School, consisting OF
about so voices, sang. Mrs. G. S
Rafter, president of the District Con
gress of Parent Teacher Associations,
spoke on the Aims and Purposes OF
Parent Tea cher Work" She was pre-
sented, as an honor guest. with large
bunch of chrysanthemums from the
association. James Yaden of PetWortE
and Fl. y. Stull. member of the Citi
zens' Advisory Council, spoke on "Citi
zenship." Miss NJ. G.. Young, princi
pal of the school, spoke on the condi
tions of the school ana urged tne
members to affiliate with the citizens
associations. There were % delegates
appointed to the District Congress oi
Parent-Teacher Associations. Twenty
eight new members were added to the
association. A Mother Goose Play
will be given at Eastern High Schoo
December and 4 for the beneft OF
Peabody School. The attendance ban
ner was won by fifth grade. Miss Bes
sic Wood, teacher.
The John Eaton Teachers tlub me-
at the Cleveland Park Congregations
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