Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
Parent Teacher Activities

All notices for this column must b,
In the District p. T. A. office by moor
on the Wednesday preceding the
Sunday publication is desired. AID
dress D. G. P T. A. Publicity Bureau
500 Eighteenth street northwest.
The February meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations will be- held al
the, New Willard Hotel Tuesday al
1880 o'clock. This meeting will be d
birthday party for the thirtieth
anniversary of the National Congress
of Parents and Teachers. Mrs. A. III
Reeve, president of the National Con
gress of Parents and Teachers, will be
the principal speaker.
The Service School r. T. A., will
hold its third meeting in celebration
of Founders day. February II, at the
school, 3043 Fifteenth street. Mrs. Il.
r. kalmbach, chairman of the ID. &.
u. IT. A. education committee, Will
make an address. Supper VIII De
served at 3 O'Clock. The meeting viii
begin at 5:45 pm. Mrs. w. Fl. Ross
chairman of children's reading OF the
ID. c. p. r. A, will talk about IL
braries.
Miss Alice Deal. principal of the Co
lumbia Junior High School. gave a
report of the work of the Junior high
schools of the District of Columbia at
a meeting of the John Eaton Mothers
Club, February Z. Mrs. G. w. Lady
explained the plans for study groups
in child training. A report was given
by the legislative chairman, Mrs
Alfred A. Jones. Plans were made
for large evening meeting to be held
in the John Eaton School next Tues
day at o'clock. DIR. Joy Elmer
Morgan. editor of the n. f. A. Jour-
nal will be the principal speaker.
Miss Frances Hays. field secretary of.
the National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, will be the honor guest.
The Peabody Hilton parent-Teacher
Association met Tuesday afternoon.
The Junior Kindergarten Band. includ
ing Marion Lowry. leader: Charlotte
Terrell. Charlotte Patterson Keith
Williams. John Peterson, John Bruce
Handy, Thomas Elkins Samuel futile.
Holman, Mildred teflries. Margaret
Smithdeal and Margaret Chalkley. fur
nished music. Jean Corning gave
recitation and five children of the
Junior kindergarten Band sang. MRS.
Harry y. Stull gave report from the
District Congress Of Parent.Techer AS
sociations. Miss c. VI. Allen, Peabody
pre-school chairman, announced that
the first meeting of the Peabody Pre-
School Circle. would meet February
Is, at = pm. in the kindergarten
room. Mrs. Henry Jaeger was APP
pointed assistant chairman of that
group. Raymond Pillius gave vocal
solos,, accompanied at the piano by
Miss Bessie Harrison. Mrs. l.. II.
Brown, historian of the District Par.
ent-Teacher Association, gave brlet
history of the National, District of
Columbia and Peabody Associations.
Resolutions indorsi1g the proposed es-
adjustment of II new libraries in the
District were passed.
The Bancroft Parent-Teacher Asso'
citation met in the Bancroft School last
Friday Miss La Sale gave an ad-
dress on the Training of Children"
Mr.. Bowie gave two solos. Ice cream
was served and a social followed. -.
The Maury ParentsTeacher Associa.:
ton met at the school. Tuesday after
noon. The association win give j an
entertainment and dance at Eastern:
High School February 25, presenting
the school dramatic club, under the
direction of Miss kaplan, in g. play
entitled 1.-The Little Princess" The
glee clubs of the school will take part
also. The third grade won the banner
for attendance this month.
The TenIey-Jannay Association met
in the Janney School Monday after.
noon. An amendment to the constitu-
ton, increasing the dues, was adopted.
The association Endorsed the pending
bill for a five-year plan of library ex-
tension Tea was served after the
meeting.
The Thomas r. Morgan Parent
Teacher Association met Tuesday.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley gave a talk
on new and old methods Of household
tasks and on the improvements in gen.
eral farm work. John Wiley, with
several eighth grade boys, showed
slides to illustrate the differences be-
tween the old and new ways of vari.
GUS duties in the homes of the city
and in the country on the smaller
farms. Tea was served by the eighth
grade girls in Miss Kent'S school. The
honor picture was again awarded to
Miss Kent's eighth grade for having
the largest attendance of mothers.
The Brookland Association will give
a card party for the benefit of the as.
ISOLATION at the Brookland School
February Is at pm.
The Petworth Home and School AS
ISOLATION met at the Presbyterian
Church February !. A group of chill
dren from the Petworth School gave
a. flag drill under the direction of Miss
Thompson. Mrs. Ely's room won the
honor flag. The association appropri-
ated 500 for athletic equipmeat and
educational material for the. school.
Miss Alberta Walker, of the,-Wilson
Normal School, gave a. talk on the
present method of teaching reading,
comparing it with the methods former
ly used. III
The Wheatley School Association
met February 3. Miss Austin, princi-
pal. thanked the association for the
chairs and blackboards that were
given the school for the different class
rooms. Miss La Sale, superintendent
of intelligent tests, gave a talk on the
intelligent test and opportunity
classes. Mrs. Van Driesen asked the
association for a portable victrola for
the music classes, and it was decided
TO hold benefit card party to be held
February 26, at pm. The kinder