Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11


ganization has just changed its name
! from a mothers club to parent
| teacher association and admitted the
men of the community to full mem
| hership. George O'Connor will sing,
| and DR.. Paul Bartsch of the National
| Museum will speak on the value of
a school museum. Refreshments VIII
| be served.
The Woodbridge association held a
silver tea last Thursday. Mrs. Put
| man and Mrs. CLANCY presided at the
| tea table. The Langdon- Woodbridge
| Orchestra. directed by Mrs. Ward,
rendered selections. Mrs. r. b. Malt
! by gave whstling solos. Mrs. Eppie
| Norris sang and Esther Linger gave
n mandolin solo. Myrabelle Glow,
Elizabeth Nutter and Ollie Rosenfold
presented dancing numbers.
Assistant Superintendent Jessie La
Sale will address the association next
Thursday at 3 o'clock at the Wood
ridge School.
Mrs. Charming, chairman of the
clothes conservation committee. re-
quests members of the association and
all interested in children who have
outGroWn or discarded clothing they
wish to give to those in need to bring
ii to the school on the day of the
meeting.
The Seaton Blake Parent Teacher
Association will hold a luncheon Tues
day in the basement of the Seaton
School between u and ! pm. After
the luncheon. at pm, the monthly
meeting of the association viii be
held in the kindergarten room.
A meeting of the Stanton School
arent-Teacher Association held
Tuesday was featured by the adj
dress of Mrs. Sanders, State chair
man, who spoke on Health.
The Home and School Association of
the Stuart Junior High School met De-
cember >. Mrs. John w. Davis, mem
bership chairman. reported an addition
of 90 members from the recent mem
bership drive. and Mrs. MaGruder re-
ported on child welfare magazines.
Mrs. /. +. Biggs, Legislative chairman,
presented three resolutions received
from the District Congress OF 4. /. A
for action by this organization. one
reu1lestinC a reduced street car fare
for school children was adopted. one
relating to a proposed bond issue and
another relating to coming regulations
were returned without action. as the
association believed they did not come
within its scope of work.
DR.. Schwartz told of the success of
the BOYS soccer team and the associa-
ton voted to give them turkey din
ner Yesterday. Mrs. Schmid, Miss
Moore, Miss Ware and Mr.. YOungblood
were appointed to take charge of the
dinner. Miss Lanborn was authorized
to spend $40 to equip the matron S
room with needed supplies. Mrs.
Nestler health chairman, reported.
The following program was given
Selections by the school orchestra, I'M
der the direction of d. r. Edwards;
piano solo by Miss Leah Effenbach,
vocal solo by Miss Charlotte Hammer,
address by Miss Gertrude Young, prin-
cipal of Peabody Hilton Carbery
School; dance by girls physical train
ing department, under the direction OF
Miss Grace Ware; talk about clubs
at Stuart by Miss Ada X. Swigart,
teacher; a talk on vocational and edu-
cational guidance by Miss Mary Short,
teacher; several selections by the Girls
Glee Club. directed by Mr.. F. j. Jack
son. director, and a recitation by Vir-
gnia Slye. DR.. Frank w. Ballou gave
an address on The Relation of Home
and School"
The Joseph r. Keene P. T. A. wiz
meet at the school Tuesday at s pm,
and will have as guests Mrs. Giles
Scott Rafter, Mrs. +. r. Kalmbach,
Mrs. Joseph n. Saunders and Mrs. j.
w. Byler.
At the meeting of the Brookland I.
r. A. December 2 Mrs. Frank Lit
schert, chairman of the health and
hygiene committee, urged the mem
bers to take up this study as group.
The association voted to appropriate
SIS for the shoe and rubber fund and
money for the fitting up of the teach
ers' room, the purchase of files for the
principals office and benches for the
group work in the fifth grades. Miss
Pepper. the principal, reported the
playground equipment is being re-
paired and will soon he in use on the
schoolvard. Miss Zimmerman, ga
grade, read the District presidents
message.
The Edmonds' Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION will meet tomorrow at
pm. The speakers will be DIR. Bal
lou, superintendent of schools. and
Miss Adelaide Davis, supervising
principal of the sixth division. Re
freshments and a social hour will fol-
low.
Representative John c. Ketcham OF
Michigan will address the Bryant AS
ISOLATION at it's meeting next Friday,
at 7:30 pm. Miss Elizabeth A. Hum
mer. supervising principal of the sew
enth division, and Mr.. II. +. Warner,
principal of the Hine Junior High
School, will also give addresses.
Gage P. T. A. will meet tomorrow
at s pm. DR.. Murphy will be the
speaker.
At the meeting of the Emery Eek.
ington T. r. A. December Mrs. +. T..
Kalmbach spoke on "The Honor Roll.
Recitations were given by Richard +.
Wagner, Jean Evans and Erma
Wedding.
The association went on record as
approving married women teaching in
the District schools, based on eff
cheney. A strong opposition is being
made by this association against the
erection OF any gas station in the
vicinity of either school.
A prize will be awarded in the nea~
future to the room getting the larges-
number of new members. Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Talbert's room, 4-A-b grade, won the
banner for the second consecutive time
for having the largest number of par
ents present.
The Force Adams Parent-Teache~
Association met in Force School las
Monday. Mrs. Lee Cox, social hygiene
chairman, gave a talk on Social Hy-
giene Problems of the Mother" The
president made the following an
nouncements: The next meeting is to
be held January instead of January
l and Miss La Sale will be the
speaker. One hundred and fifty chill
dren had been immunized against
diphtheri o.. and any child who for
one cause or another had not had the
full number of NEGOTIATIONS could go
to the Adams School tomorrow at 10
O'Clock, Mrs. PurVis was appointed
Child Welfare Magazine chairman.