Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27


Sunday publication is desired. Address
District Congress of PIT. A.. Pubiicl'
Bureau, 500 Eighteenth street
The executive meeting Of the Randle
Highlands-Orr p. T. A, was held
February TO- This association met in
the Orr School February IS. After a
short business session Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, president of the District OF
Columbia Congress of =. T. A, gave
an address upon Child Welfare day.
Refreshments We're served and So
cial followed. The association has
purchased two American flags for the
two remaining classrooms not sup
piled, all other classroOmS in the two
schools having been previously iur-
nished with flags by this association.
The Kingsman Association met
Thursday afternoon at the school.
Being the thirtieth birthday of the ma
tional organization, music was fur-
nished by the school orchestra. re-
freshments were sold and the proceeds
sent as a gift to the national organl-
zation. 1t was decided to give a lunch
con in the school March 3. The pro
ceeds are to be used TO buy benches
for the portable.
The association also plans TO give
dance after Easter at tie East Wash
ington Community Center. The next
meeting will be at night, March "a.
The J. G. Whittier r. r. A. met Feb
ruary Ia at 3:15 pm. Reports were
given by Mrs. Lapham. chairman OF
the membership committee, ana MIS-
Branson delegate to the District Oh
Columbia Congress of p. T. A. meet
ing. Several letters regarding +. i.
A. and child welfare work were read
It was voted to send donation 10
the child welfare fund, also To REM
burse the teachers for purchasing an
electric grill for the school kitchen
1t was voted to purchase lantern
and sterescope outfit. AS three rooms
had equal representation, the assocla-
ton voted the picture to the hrst
grade. Mrs. Medley was appointed
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee to arrange a card party In the
near future to help defray expenses
The Fairbrother- Bowen p. 7. A. will
meet March at 2:30 O'Clock in the
Fairbrother School The kindergarten
pupils, in charge of Mrs. 6. b. Nun.
son. will give a patriotic number ana
Miss Janet McWilliam. supervising
principal, will make an address.
Mrs. Mitchell spoke at the meeting
of the Kenilworth =. r. A, held in the
school February 16. Plans were MADE
for a luncheon March , in the school
ba sement. Gas connections for the
school were discussed. A report on II
will be made later. Miss Vaughan
room, the third and fourth grades
won the prize for the largest atteno-
ance of mothers. The next meeting
will be fathers night and Will De
held March is at pm. A program
was given by the school children.
A meeting of the Weightman p. 7.
A. was held February 16 at l:45 pm.
Mrs. Louis Castell, chairman of ways
and means of the District of Columbia
Congress, outlined her work and the
association contributed to the budget
fund donation was also ordered
sent to the child welfare day fund.
Mrs. Parrish, president of the newly
organized Grant p. T. A., with her
officers, was among those present.
Miss Galeski, administrative principal
of Weightman and Grant, gave
short talk on needs of the schools.
Mrs. Burbank and Mrs. Hummer were
appointed TO take charge of the
luncheon to be given early in March.
The next meeting Of the association
will be held March Is. 7:45 pm.
The child study training group of
the District of Columbia Congress OF
Parent-Teacher Associations will meet
next Wednesday at O'Clock in the
Public Library. Miss Rowena Schmidt
of the Bureau of Economics will talk
on Food Problems.
For the first time in the history of
the District of Columbia an orchestral
and band concert will be given by
Junior high school children at Powell
Junior high school, March at s
pm. The orchestra has been trained
and the program arranged by Capt
George E. Hurt, director of music in
the Junior high schools of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The next meeting of the Joseph r.
Keene Association will be held at the
school March s, at s O'Clock. One Of
the principal events will be the award
ing of the cash prizes for the best
bird boxes built by boy and girl
of the school under the nature"
studies. The pupils of Mrs. NJ. G. Ray.
seventh grade. are 100 per cent on
this nature subject.
The L. S. Grant Association met
February % at 80 o'clock. Mrs.
Joseph Hanley. president of Weight
man p. T. A., was the speaker. Mrs.
Fletcher Sheffield. chairman of ma
tional publications of the D. c. Con-
gress of p. T. AS, spoke on ma
tional Publications" An entertain
ment was given by the pupils of the
Grant School.
The Congress Heights Association
will meet next Thursday in the school.
The kindergarten teacher. Miss Wells,
will give a talk on child psychology.
A meeting of the Carbery Associa-
ton was held February IS, with the
president, Mrs. John w. Davis, presid-
ing. Reports of, the secretary, Mrs.
Norman Sandridge; treasurer. Mrs
George Fox, and several chairmen
were given. Mrs. William Domdera
reported from the Juvenile Protective
Association, Mrs. William II. Rowe
for the milk lunches, also for the Con
gress Of p. T. A.. and Mrs. A. x. Wine
for the Public School Association. A.
Fl. Gregory gave a report from the
Stanton Park Citizens Association. A
resolution was adopted upholding the
Board of Education and its program
and expressing confidence in DR.. Bal
lou. The new P. 7. A. song was sung
by all, being led by A. r. Grosskurth
The presidents and other officers from
the Maury and Edmund Schools Were
present. Gilbert Clark, accompanied
by Miss Elizabeth Wine. rendered sew
eral solos, and Sergt. Wheelock
gave readings. Prof. Claus Schwartz
principal of the Stuart Junior High
School, gave talk, and Miss Cornelia
Mathis, principal, was authorized tt
purchase a portable blackboard anc
slides for the stereopticon. Mrs. WI
liam III. Rowe presented a program to
celebrate Child Welfare day. A grouI
of children, trained by Mrs. Blanche
Lewis, teacher. gave a song, being &C
companied by Miss Hope Soule at the
x,t,ro and A % CrosSk1Irth on the