Evening star., 1927-10-16
Parent-T Teacher Activities

arms School under the same maj mage
| ment as Force School, where the
children and teachers can get well
prepared hot or cold lunches at the
noon hour at a reasonable cost.
Mrs. Andrew Stewart, membership
chairman of the District of Columbia
Congress of p. T. A, gave a talk on
methods to induce membership at the
| Edmonds School p. T. A. meeting. A
social was held, refreshments served
| and many new members added to the
| roll Next week the first issue of the
Edmonds-Maury Gazette will be pub.
lished. 1t will contain news of in
terest from both schools, also ath-
| letics.
Reports from the various committee
chairmen, including pre-school. Sum
mer roundup, reading circle, mem.
berShip, old clothes, health, legiSla-
tive, publicity and delegate to con.
gress, were given. The Edmonds
r. r. A. is giving a moving picture
benefit October Il at the Home
Theater, Twelfth and c streets north
east.
The =. T. A. of the Falrbrother-
Rossell Schools met October 8 at the
Fairbrother School. Plane were made
for talks by prominent speakers, eX-
hibitions of work and play by the
pupils. and follow-up of health and
welfare work which has done so much
good in past years.
Reports were made by the secre-
tary, treasurer and various commit
tees, after which the election of Off
GERS took place: Mrs. Eta Davis.
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vice president; Miss Clara Ulke. sec
ond vice president: Mrs. George
Fraser, treasurer; Mrs. Calvin Welty.
secretary. These officers. with the
principal. Miss r. G. Carraher, form
the executive board. A social followed
the meeting.
Fillmore Association will meet to-
morrow at o'clock in the Fillmore
School,
The Lenox- French Parent Teacher
Association will meet in the LenoX
School building Tuesday at 7:S0 pm.
Election Of officers will be held.
The Park View Platoon School Par
ent-Teacher Association was addressed
October by Miss Taylor, assistant to
Dr. Lois Meek. Her topic was THE
Organization of re-School Child Study
Glasses for Parents" Mrs. Walker,
chairman of the pre-School study class.
is enrolling members. The first meet
ing will be announced in the near fu.
ture
The association indorsed a motion
made by Mrs. Bannerman approving
the retention of married teachers.
There will be sale of homemade cake
at each of the monthly meetings.
The Joseph r. Keene Parent Teach
er Association met at the school Tues
day. Miss Fl. E. King. principal of
the school. made an address. Mrs.
Richard T. Wyche reported the results
of the Summer library started at her
home during the vacation months. The
association passed resolution COM
mending John C. Clark. letter carrier
in the Chillum Heights district, for
services rendered by him. A gift will
be made to Mr.. Clark following his re-
cent retirement.
The election of officers resulted in
the re election of Mrs. Finis d. Nor
ris, president; Cyrus T. Bright. vice
president, Mrs. Joseph c. Brown, sec-
retary: Arthur w. Cline, assistant
secretary; Mrs. Cyrus T. Bright, treas
Morris as delegates to the school asso-
citation.
The association will appropriate
monthly 81 for the purpose of defray-
ing in part the expenses for renting
suitable quarters for the district head
quarters.
Prizes were awarded to the children
who entered the scrap-book contest
during the Summer months as follows:
Older boys-First, Arthur Cline.
Small boys-Bernard Joy.
Older girls-Two were tied and the
awards were made to Annie Miller and
Jane Sincell.
Small girls-Bernice Taylor.
The judges for the scrap-book work
were Mrs. Oyster, Mrs. Brown, Mrs.
Gilfin and Miss Molette.
Miss H. E King, teacher Of the
eighth grade and principal of the
school, won the banner for attendance.
New members admitted were Mrs. G..
A. Mcneil, Mrs. A. H. Barnard and
Miss Francis NJ. Harlan.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter and Mrs.
Franklin Jones made addresses.