Evening star., 1926-03-07


of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations will meet in the
home of the president, 500 Eighteenth
street. Tuesday at o'clock. All of
the business of the congress is first
considered by the board, so that it is
most necessary to have every member
present at the board meetings and
take an active part in the discussions
The next meeting of the congress
will be held March 16 and the pro-
gram will be under the direction of
the recreation chairman, Mrs. Carl
Smith.
Many of the members Of the school
associations do not realize that they
are part of a vast army of parents
which is working in every part of the
United States for the welfare of the
Nations children in home, school and
church. This organization is known
AS the National Congress of Parents
and Teachers. The emblem of the
national describes the organization.
1t is an enormous and stately oak tree,
The trunk is the National Congress,
the limbs are the school associations.
The leaves are the individual mem
berS.
The national convention this year
will he held in Atlanta Georgia from
May 3 TO g. and the general topic Will
be THE Educational Significance of
the Parent-Teacher Movement
Mr. H. ID. Blackstone, treasurer of
the District of Columbia Congress.
will have to send the annual dues and
lists of the membership to the national
treasurer by April l. 50 she desires
that each school association send its
list of delegates, officers and dues to
her as soon as possible, at 270l Four
teenth street.
Dorsey w Hyde, president of the
Monday Evening Club, Will present
TO the District of Columbia Congress
at the next meeting a ''three-year
health program for children" which
a special committee from his organi-
zation has compiled
Mrs c. S. Rafter, president of the
District of Columbia Congress- re-
Gently spoke before the subcommittee
which is handling the District of
Columbia appropriations about the
need of repairs throughout the Dis
tIct She pleaded for an increase of
S390 900 to be added to the $2l 900
already appropriated for play
grounds, which will make a total
of $50 900 and will enable the District
playground department to keep open
many more school grounds on after
moons. Saturdays, holidays and dur
ing the Summer.
Angelo Patri will speak April II
in the auditorium OF the Wilson Nor
NAL School at o'clock The lecture
will he given under the auspices OF
The American Association of CniVer-
sity Women. the Progressive Educa-
ton Society and the Parent-Teacher
Congress.
The John Eaton Mothers Club met
Monday afternoon in the Cleveland
Park Congregational Church, with the
president. Mrs. j. y. Saunders. in the
chair. A resolution was adopted ask
ing that electric lights he installed
in the older part of the John Eaton
School Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes
spoke on Fairgrounds"
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford. State
superintendent OF Colorado. addressed
the pupils of the Janney School
February % on "Citizenship." Later
she was the guest of honor at a
luncheon given by Mrs. Miner w.
Buell.. The officers OF the Tenley-
Janney Parent-Teacher Association. |
of which Mrs. Buell. is treasurer, were .
also guests.
The Parent-Teachcr Association .
representatives, to the Juvenile Pro +
tective Association. Mrs. Benjamin +.
Zebley chairman. will meet at the |
association headquarters at 100 Yer
mont avenue Wednesday at pm.
The Tenley-Janney Parent-Teacher !
Association met Monday in the |
.Tanney school, with the president, |
Mrs Elwood j. Way in the chair |
Officers were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. ElWood j. Way; vice /
president, Mrs. G. w. Churchill; |
recording secretary. Mrs. Gilbert Ro- !
ciier; treasurer Mrs. Miner w. Buell., |
and corresponding secretary, Mrs. !
George Rutley. The association /
voted to purchase chair seats for the |
kindergarten also liquid soap and |
containers, and two blankets for use |
in case of sickness at the school. I
Mrs. w. f. Baughman was named |
delegate TO the entTeacher AssO- |
citation group of the juvenile Protec- /
tive Association. A vote of thanks |
was given to the S-B grade, Miss
Riggles teacher, for the letter OF APP |
probation sent the association.
The Brightwood Parent-Teacher As
sociation met Tuesday afternoon at
the school. with the president, Mrs.
j. NJ. Hall in the chair. There is
much interest in the association in
the schoolbov patrol which is to he
organized in this school just as soon
as the A. y. A, which is sponsoring
this plan, receives the badges which
have been ordered. The association
approved a suggestion of the president
for more modest dress among the
girls and the encouragement OF the
plan for the making of their own
frocks by the graduating class, the
cost not to exceed IS. [
The Bradley Parent Teacher ASsoci-
alton met Tuesday at the school. Mrs.
Rafter was the speaker. A program
was furnished by pupils of three diff
ferent grades. also monOogue by !
Nallette Schmidt and a piano solo by |
Mrs. NJ. Hurley. Refreshments were
served.
At the February meeting of the |
Emery lexington Parent-Teacher As
sociation the birthday of the National
Congress of =. T. A. was celebrated
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