Evening star., 1926-12-12
Parent-Teacher Activities

The West School Association me
December 3 in the school hall. TIL,
Wallner Melody Boys gave orchestrs
selections: Herbert Rice sang. Kitty
Wolf accompanied him; Francis Evans
and Mr.. Moore rendered piano selec
tions; Julia Costiman and Mrs. Near
thur entertained with readings and
Mr.. Baker sang baritone solos. DR.
Ford Of the District Health Depart
ment gave an address. Mrs. r. E.
Rossell. editor Of the Parent-Teacher
Of the District of Columbia Congress
Of Parent-Teacher Associations, ex
planned the magazine. The business
meeting followed. The attendance flag
was awarded to Miss Elm's grade.
The Cranch-Ty Association will
meet at the Tyler School tomorrow at
3:15 pm.
The Monroe Home and School Asso.
ciation will meet Tuesday at 7:45 pm.
The Wheatley School Association
held Christmas, luncheon December
2. More than a hundred dollars was
realized and will be used to purchase
articles for the good of the children.
The Thomson Association will meet
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A meeting of the Bunker Hill Asso-
citation was held December at 2:30 at
the school, Mrs. Mary T. Bannerman,
chairman of the legislation committee
of the District of Columbia Congress
of Parent Teachers Associations, spoke
on the Gasque elective school bill. The
association indorsed the bill and the
secretary was instructed to send let
ters to Representative Frederick n.
Zihlman and Senator Arthur Capper,
advising them to this effect. The chill
dren of the school entertained with a
program. The picture for the largest
attendance of parents was won by the
first and second grade room.
The Thomas p. Morgan Association
will meet in the school Tuesday at 2:45
pm.
Pupils of the Bradley School enter.
tained that ASSOCIATION Tuesday after
noon with program. The meeting
was well attended and several new
members gained. A card party for the
La Plata relief was given by the Joy
Club, which consists of a group of lit
tie girls from the GA grade of Bradley
School, and $73 was made.
The Joseph r. Keene Association of
Chillum Heights. d. c., will meet
Tuesday at the school, Rock Creek
Church and Riggs roads. Mrs. r. T.
Wyche. chairman of the entertainment
committee, has arranged a special
program.
A meeting Of the Jefferson Junior
High School Association was held No.
vember %. DR.. Valeria Parker spoke
on Social Hygiene" Mr.. Strawbridge
rpnnnSfod thA 20
the appropriation of a sum of money
for the purchase Of additional books
for the school library. The Girls Glee
Club gave several selections. 7B1,
Miss Carraher's section, won the ban.
ner for having the greatest number of
parents present.
Around a tea table in the house.
keeping department of Central High
School the program committee of the
Central High Association held its
meeting. Discussions and plans for
the programs of the next two meet.
ings were completed. The members
of the program committee are as fof-
lows: Miss Helen Coolidge, Alvin Mil
Ter, j: Nelson, Miss Alice M. Clark,
Miss Mary b. Grams, Robert Maurer,
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Mrs. C. C. Van
Leer and Mrs. Andrew Stewart.
The membership committee met at
the home Of the chairman, Mrs An.
drew Stewart, l442 Clifton street,
Wednesday evening for the purpose
OF discussing plans for the p. T. A.
membership drive. which is now going
on in the District Of Columbia, and
for distributing seals for the drive.
The following are the members Of the
COMMITTEES:
Northwest section, Mrs. Frankland
Jones and Mrs. J. J. Crowley; north
east section, Mrs. George S. Hid and
Mrs. F. Knight and Mrs. w. J. Reck;
southeast section, Mrs. J. H. Molineau.
The Christmas party given each
year by the Park View Association to
the Washington City Orphan Asylum
was arranged at its meeting Thurs
day afternoon In the Park View
made chairman and will deliver the
presents Christmas eve Mrs. Moore,
teacher OF the sixth grade. was repre-
sented by 20 mothers and won the
IS prize. Mrs. Pollock Of the fifth
grade had % mothers present and
won the banner. Mrs. Chewning re.
ported $4S received from the card
party November II. Mrs. Ashburn
made report on DIR. T. w. Galloway's
lectures, given at Thomson School
November 9 and 10, on Sex Character
in Pre- School Age" and Sex and So
cfal Health" A resolution was passed
reindorsing the platoon school. It
was voted to give $50 to the budget Of
the District Congress Of the Parent.
Teacher Association. Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, president of the District Con-
gress. addressed the meeting.
Blue ribbons were awarded by Miss
G. II. Watkins, superintendent Of kin
dergarten of the public schools during
the evening meeting of the Emery
lexington Association, at the Ecking.
ton School, to the following mothers,
Mrs. r. H. Sisson, Mrs. Philip Junta,
mrs. Z. A. Warthen. Mrs. Flora Ficco,
mrs. ii. M. Sager, Mrs. James c..
davenport, Mrs. p. 8. Sawyer, Mrs.
X. 4. Rodgers and Mrs. LIE Roy Corn
ish for having physically perfect child
rem entering school for the first time.
Third prize of IS In gold won by the
school for these perfect children will
be used to start library for the par
ents. A free literature table has been
created to enable parents to read upon
various subjects. Mr.. Mcdonald rem
dered solos. Miss c. H. Watkins gave
talk on the advantages of the pre-
school work in training children un-
der years of age to be courteous,
kind, obedient and friendly. The asso.
ciation has purchased a machine and
material for visual education for the
two schools to help the children with
their studies.
The Peabody Hilton Association
met Tuesday afternoon in the Pea.
body School Building. Mothers of the
children who passed perfect physical
examination or had defects corrected.
were awarded blue ribbons by Mrs.
q. w. Lady. District chairman of pre-
school work. assisted by Mrs. Harry