Evening star., 1927-06-26

The president Of the District Of
| Columbia Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter,
returned Friday from the national
convention. On her return trip she
| made a tour of the Northern States
and Canada, and visited many schools.
The District Of Columbia Congress
of Parent Teacher Associations met
Tuesday afternoon in the home of
Mrs. Finis Morris, president Of the
Eeene Parent Teacher Association, in
the form of picnic. There was a
brief business meeting, during which
the first vice president presided.
Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, chairman
of legislation, spoke briefly about Dis.
trict legislation. Mrs. Louis Castell.
ways and means chairman, reported
on the recent theater benefit in the
National Theater. Mrs. q. w. Lady.
District pre- school chairman, was
presented as the first president OF the
newly formed association in the Stuart
Junior High. Mrs Ernest Daniel,
Parent Teacher representative to the
Community Bible Readers League,
spoke briefly Of the work or that or
sanitation. Mrs. Alan Davis. presi-
dent of the CranCh.Tyler =. T. A.
gave the report of the activities OF
that organization for the past year.
Mrs. r. Il. kalmbach. one of the three
delegates to the National Parent.
Teacher Convention in California, gave
a report of that convention.
Some children gave dances. They
were Isabel Norton and Agnes Norton
from the keene School, Jean Williams
and Beverly Tydings from the Trues-
dell and Elizabeth Nutter from Wood
ridge School
At the national convention the Dis
trict association was presented with
a gaVel made from an oak tree under
which the founder of the national or
sanitation played as child. This
honor was received for having regis
tered in the Summer roundup cam
paign a larger percentage Of Parent
Teacher associations than any other
State branch.
Under the supervision Of the State
chairman, Mrs. Harold +. Smalley. ALL
Summer roundup examinations have
been completed.
The Service School Association was
recently addressed by Mrs. Lady. Dis
triCt of Columbia chairman OF the
pre-school committee of the pre-school
child and the Summer roundup move
ment. The next meeting will he held
June 80 at $50 pm. Supper will be
served.
Graduates Of the Benning School
were rendered a reception June IA by
the Benning Parent Teacher Associa.
tion at the school building. Mrs. H.
B. Taylor. the president, and mem
bers OF the p. 7. A. received. Mem
bers of the seventh grade gave musi-
cal selections and readings and Rev.
w. f. Balderson made an address.
Mrs. Fanderwerker, the Benning prin-
cipal, also spoke.
A meeting was held at the new
Stuart Junior High School June q for
the purpose OF organizing parent
teacher association.
Plans for the graduation exercises
were talked over by the principal, Mr..
Schwartz, after which election of Off
GERS was held. Mrs. George w. Lady
was elected president, Mrs. John w.
Davis vice president, Mrs. r. A.
Holt secretary and Mrs. NJ. W. Free
man treasurer.
A committee was appointed. consist
ing of Mr.. Schwartz as chairman. Mrs.
Arthur Jordan and Mrs. William Levy,
for the purpose of drawing up a con-
stitution to be ready for consideration
at the next meeting next Fall.
1t was voted to name the association
the Stuart Junior High School Home
and School Association.
The Seaton Blake Association held