Evening star., 1927-10-16

sired. Address d. c. Congress o
p Z. A. Publicity Bureau, so
Eighteenth street northwest, Apt. 81
The session of 1929 of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations will open mex
Tuesday at las o'clock at the audi
torium of the Department of In
terror, Eighteenth and + streets.
DIR. Frank w. Ballou, superintend
ent of schools, will give a short tall
on the Summer roundup. The State
president will report on the convention
of the National Congress of Parents
Nno Teachers, held in Oakland, Calf.
1ASt Nav. All State chairmen will be in
Sroduced and several important re
ports will be presented. The meeting
will close at 4 o'clock.
c-ne last lap of the Summer round
rp of children will be reached by No
cember /. The State chairman, Mrs
Harold Smalley, and the local chair
men are endeavoring to complete this
work go that the District of Column
bia s record will rank high with those
of other States.
The State chairman has arranged
TO hold examinations at the follow
ing clinics, and earnestly urges that
all chairmen whose children have not
had the second examination take them
TO the clinics on these dates: $50 Il
street southwest. October %, 10 am.
925 Twenty-second street, October %,
10 am.
The October number of the Parent.
Teacher Bulletin will be ready for
distribution at the meeting Tuesday.
AT the meeting Tuesday delegates
to the Middle Atlantic States Council
will be elected. The District of Co.
lumbia is entitled to five delegates
and the president, but any number
can attend the meeting, which is TO
be held in connection with the New
Jersey State Parent-Teacher ASsoci-
alton convention in Atlantic City, No:
Tember >. Mrs. Ernest II. Daniel of
the District of Columbia is chairman
for the council. 1t is planned that
the delegates and others who attend
will make the trip in automobiles.
The council will formally open No
vember .. but the delegates are to be
the guests of New Jersey for their
State banquet, which will be held the
night of November /.
The Hubbard Raymond Home and
School Association will meet tomor-
row evening at s o'clock at the Hub
bard School. There will be the an
nual election of officers and other I'm
portant business.
The Barnard Parent-Teacher Associ.
alton will meet Thursday evening at
g o'clock at the school. The following
officers were elected at the May meet.
ing: President, G.. +. Hudson, jr.; first
vice president, Mrs. Z. C. Magde-
burger; second vice president, Miss A.
Il. Hopkins; secretary, Mrs. j. s.
Vance; treasurer, Mrs. +. Y. Donn.
The Brent-Dent Parent-Teacher AS
6ociation met last Monday in the Brent
School. Songs were sung by Mrs.
Abbie King, tourth-grade teacher.
The Cranch.Tyler Parent-Teacher
Association met Monday in the Tyler
School. The new principal, Miss
iknighton, was introduced to the as
Bociation. The election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Mrs.
Petit; vice president, Mrs. Devlin;
treasurer. Mrs. Mcguire, and secre-
tary, Miss Lindsay.
Mrs. Joseph Sanders gave a talk on
''Why Join the Parent-Teacher Associ-
ation." The association expressed ap-
preciaton for the work done by the
FORMER president. Mrs. Davis.
The following officers have been
elected by the Benning Parent-Teacher
Association: President. Mrs. Frank F..
James; first vice president, Mrs. Orton;
second vice president, Mrs. w. %.
,Balderson; secretary, Mrs. l.. M.
rvs
The delegates to the District of Column
tbia Congress meetings are: Mrs. M.
Taylor, Mrs. S. w. Hughes. and Mrs.
George Farr.
The Carbery Parent Teacher Associ-
Rtion met Tuesday, with the president,
Mrs. John w. Davis, presiding. The
secretary, Mrs. Norman Sandridge,
and Mrs. Helen Fox, treasurer, gave
reports. Annual reports Were given
by milk chairman, Mrs. William H.
Rowe: philanthropic work, Mrs. A. K.
Wine; publicity, Mrs. w. L. Hagen;
floral and visiting, Mrs. A. r. Gross
kurth; reading circle, Mrs. Henry
Fones; athletics, Mrs. John Rosson.
Mrs. Davis gave a report of the years S
work. Miss Gertrude Young, princi.
Ipal of the recently grouped Peabody
rHilton-Carbery Schools, was intro
duced. Miss Young. who was princi.
pal Of Carbery many years ago, paid
tribute to the work of Carbery par.
ents. Mrs. Rowe reported from the
Eongress Of p. T. A. and Mrs. John
Garter on the refurnishing of the
keachers' room. 1t was voted to hold
R card party November IS, with Mrs.
George Fox as chairman, also to hold
Ia rummage sale in the Spring. 1t was
la.so voted to purchase sweaters for
the girls dodge team, geography note.
books for the sixth grade, bookcases
pnirroscope for kindergarten use, cur.
tains for rooms, benches for second
Erade, two easels, window boxes and
ferns and other equipment for the
lclassrooms and pupils. Mrs. Rowe
Miss Ruth Dick and Mrs. Hagen were
directed to purchase additional equip
pnent for the playground. A commit
1ee was appointed to ask for better
lpolice protection at dangerous cross
bngs near the school building when
children are going to and from school
1.-THE executive committee will serve q
luncheon to the teachers, also Miss
iCornelia Mathis, former principal
Miss Patterson, former teacher, and
Miss Young next Thursday.
The following officers were elected
Mrs. John w. Davis, president; Mrs.
Norman Sandridge, vice president
Mrs. Clyde Freed, secretary; Mrs.
George Fox, treasurer. The banner
for attendance was won by the fifth
Erade. Mrs. Blanche Lewis, teacher.
The p. T. A. of the Curtis, Hyde
hnd Addison schools met October 10
lat the Curtis school. II. w. Draper
newly appointed supervising principal
lof the first division, gave a talk on the
Seven Cardinal Points in Education
arrangements were made to install
blackboard eraser cleaners in each
building from the proceeds of the
bn0ving picture show held recently.
The next meeting November Z al
E:41 pm, will be a reception in honor
6f II. w. Draper. which all parents
ere urged to attend.
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