Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-13
Parent-Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must b
in the publicity bureau on Wednesda
preceding the Sunday on which IN
publication is desired. Address dis
trict of Columbia Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION. publicity bureau, 500 Eigh'
zenith street.
The executive board of the Distric
of Columbia Congress OF Paren'
Teacher Associations met Tuesda;
afternoon at the Arlington Hotei
Many interesting matters vital to IN
organization were discussed and pan
were made for the state convention
which is TO be held in April.
The Blow School organized Parent
Teacher Association Monday. Ofncer'
were elected, with Mrs. Emma >. Alni
norman as president. and commltte'
was appointed to draw up a consul
tuition.
The Parent Teacher representa- i've
10 the Juvenile Protective Association
will meet Wednesday at 2 O'CLOCK a.
Epiphany Parish Hail. 1917 u street
The Edmonds Association will meet
tomorrow at 1870 pm. in the scnoot
A reading circle and pre-scnooi
study circle will be organized. MRS
G. s. Frazer, clothes CONSERVATION
chairman of the District of Columbia
Congress. and Mrs. G. w. Lady, pre-
school chairman, will speak.
Henry Gilligan, member of the
BOARD of Education, gave a talk before
the Emery-Eckington Parent-Teacher
Association at the Emery School
March 4. Mrs. l.. b. Moffett. presi
dent, read the message OF the Dlstrlc'
president. Mrs. Downey. clothes con
servation chairman. spoke. Ten dol
lars was appropriated to buy cabi'
net for kindergarten. supplies. Miss
I. X. Buckingham gave recitations
and Miss Margaret Morgan rendered
solos. The banner for largest attend
ance of parents was awarded to MISS
n u, Adams, kindergarten. and Miss
NJ. ". Lewis, ga grade, both of Emery
school.
The Langley Association will meet
Tuesday at 1880 pm. at the Lincoln
Road Methodist Church, U street be-
tween Lincoln road and Summit place
northeast. The speaker viii be Kew.
Homer J. Councillor.
DR.. Willis A. Sutton, superintendent
of schools of Atlanta. Ga, VIII speak
10 the Parent Teacher Associations
and the District of Columbia Dental
Society April 10, at 5 o'clock, in the
auditorium Of the New National Mu-
scum, on Health and Education.
The Bunker Hill Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION met March 3, at 8 o'clock, at
the school. The teachers were pre-
sented a cabinet containing sets of
reading matter for quick reading for
first. second and third grades. The
association was entertained by recita-
tions by Herbert Hoover and Fred
Garlem and a piano solo by Marie
Clark. The picture for best attend
ance of parents was won by Miss
Fowler's room.
The Kenilwortn Association gave a
luncheon March 2 in the school base
ment. Those in charge were: Mrs.
Lingebach and Mrs. Ames, tickets;
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Saunders, cocoa;
Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Lasley. candy
and fruit: Mrs. Mostyn and Mrs. Kent,
sausage: Mrs. Alsop, Mrs. Owens. Mrs.
Porter and Mrs. Henderson, cakes and
pies, and Miss Lucille Mays and Miss
Margaret Jennings, salads and sand
witches.
"Fathers' night" will be held in the
school next Wednesday evening at s
o'clock.
The Wheatley Parent Teacher Asso-
citation met at the school March 8.
Miss Austin, principal of the school,
explained why few of the pupils
attended cooking and car building.
She also spoke on the intelligence-test
work and thanked the association for
the orthophonic presented to the
school. Miss Lacy. teacher, told of
the help the mimeograph machine has
been to the school. It was decided
to hold the Easter luncheon April z,
the regular monthly meeting day. The
"a grade won the reward for having
the most parents present.
The Force.Adams Parent Teacher
Association met March z at Force
School. Mrs. Chambers, chairman OF
the lunch rooms, announced that the
lunch room at Force was satisfactory
and that in the near future a new en-
amel sink and gas range were to be
Installed.
Miss Gibbs class won the attend
ance prize. Mrs. Charles Allen was
appointed social hygiene chairman.
Arrangements were made for a candy
sale at Adams school next Tuesday.
The Van Ness Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION has reorganiZed and will
meet at the school March Is, at 2:30
pm. The following are the officers:
Mrs. III. A. Young, president; Mrs.
Smoot. vice president; Mrs. Dorsey,
secretary, and Miss Woolnough, treas
urer.
The Jackson School Association, at
its meeting Tuesday, decided to
support school garden in a vacant
lot adjoining the school grounds. Miss
Ballanger, the principal, announced
that she had obtained permission to
use it. The labor has been assigned
10 the different grades. The seventh
grade already has surveyed the plot
and reported on the quantity of wire
needed for the fence. and teams from
the other grades will dig, plant, hoe
and water
The association voted to send q
representative to the Juvenile Protec-
tive Association. Mrs. Rauscher of
the District congress spoke of the
child welfare work of the congress.
The program cor sisted of a talk ex-
planning colored slides of China, par
ticularly in the region of Tientsin, by
Mrs. Albert Bowen.
Representative Brooks Fletcher and
Mrs. Fletcher were guests Tuesday
night at the Maury School, when he
addressed the Maury Association on
THE Youth of Today" Mrs. Fletcher
led the association in singing. Mrs.
Carr. clothes conservation chairman,
reported several children had been en-
abled to continue in school through
the work Of her committee. Mrs.
Cooper, health chairman, told of the
recent weighing and measuring of all
the pupils and also gave data concern
ing the Schick test and immunization
against diphtheria of the Maury chill
dren.
Mrs. Clark, milk chairman, reported
that more than half of the children
are taking the mid-morning luncheon