Evening star., 1928-12-09
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for this column must
be sent to the state oface, room lOl,
Burlington Hotel, by the WEDNESDAY
preceding the Sunday on which publi-
cation is desired.
The executive board meeting. will be
held Tuesday at 2 o'clock In the Bur-
lineton Hotel.
Parent Training" will be the topic
for discussion In the parent-teacher
At 10 o'clock Tuesday. The speaker will
be Miss Catherine watkins, State and
National chairman Of kindergarten ex-
tension. also director of kindergarten
of the District of Columbia schools.
At the session of the class last Tues
dav James G. Yaden, former president
OF the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions spoke on The Parent Teacher
Movement: Its Place In the Commu-
nifty
session was conducted by Mrs. Eppa
Norris of the Lanedon Parent Teacher
Association. In the original outline for
this class the final meeting would be
next Tuesday, but at the request OF the
members OF the class there will be an
extra session December lS.
The State office has learned definite
" from the school Office in the Frank
lin Administration Building and from
the District of Columbia Department
of Health that collections of clothing
for the clothes conservation WORK can
be brought to the school buildings.
This clothing Is brought directly from
the homes of the members.
The monthly scrap book conference
will be held at the Burlington Hotel
December 10, at 100 and at 1880 pm:
The subject will be Inside Publicity.
The monty meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association representatives 10
the Juvenile Protective Association WIN
be held in Epiphany parish hall De-
cember IS at i:4S pm.
With the coming Of cold weather,
there are many demands on the CLONES
conservation committee Tor 1 cloSnlns
and shoes to enable all of the cnlldren
to attend school. Each local sssocia.
ton is requested to collect discarded
clothes to be sent to the clothes con-
servation rooms 1854 Columbia road,
where they will be repaired and distrlp-
uted to those in need of them by the
committee chairman, Mrs. E. J. Dowl-
ing, POPS Lawrence street northeast.
The Singing Mothers Chorus, under
direction df Mrs. Eppa Norris, gave
program of Christmas carols at meet
ing of the Parent~Teacher -Assoclatlon
of the John Eaton School wednesday,
also at a meeting of the Parent Teacher
Association at Congress Heights School
Thursday. Their next engagement Is
at a meeting of the Parent Teacher
Association at Hines Junior High Schooi
tomorrow at 1880 pm.
Representatives Of the Dairy Coun-
Gil will have the Henry-Folk children
give a health play at meeting OF the
Parent Teacher association to be helo
at Henry School tomorrow at 3:15 pm.
A Thanksgiving luncheon was given
by the teachers Of the Maury Schooi
November 81. The guests Of honor were
Miss Adelaide Davis, supervising prln-
cipal, and Mrs Cecile P. Clark, preSl-
dent of the Parent Teacher ASsocia-
ton. The executive committee OF the
Maury PIT. A. meets on the first Mon
day of each month. The teachers ot
the Maury School will have entire
charge of the program Of the PARENT
Teacher Association meeting which
will be held December IL at 1880 pm.
The Christmas meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers will be held at the Bur-
lington Hotel December 18 at o'clock.
William Tyler Page will speak.
The West School association met in
the West School Monday at 8 pm.
Oscar A. Thorup. president, conducted
q short business meeting, and called
the associations attention to the need
of more outdoor Fairgrounds for the
children. Mrs. q. s. Rafter spoke on
the results of the Summer roundup,
end Rev. Homer j. Councillor gave an
instructive and educational talk on
father and son. The entertainment
consisted Of vocal solos by Mrs. Law
son accompanied by Mrs. Gui G.
Stevens The attendance flag was won
by MRS. Fisher of the third grade.
A meeting of the Buchanan Associa-
ton will be held at the school building
on Tuesday at 2:45 pm. Selden Car
lyle Adams of the National Education
Association will address the meeting.
There will also be q 1ve-minute talk by
a representative of the Mount Vernon
Savings Bank on System Savings"
The meeting of the standing commit
tees Of the Hayes Association met
Tuesday at the Hayes School, Plans
for a luncheon in January and q card
party in February were discussed. w.
c. Frye presented the advantages of
having lantern slides available for either
school. The subject of their purchase
will be brought before the next Parent
Teacher Association meeting, December
IS, at pm. at the Blair School.
A meeting of the Cranch TYLER Asso-
ciation will be held in the Hine Junior
High School tomorrow at pm. Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter, State president of
the District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers. will be the
speaker of the evening. Miss Elizabeth
A. Humer. supervising principal of the
seventh division. will deliver a short
contribute to the program.
At the December meeting Of the Ten
ley-Janney Association last Monday the
association voted q donation of $40 to
the State Clothes Conservation Fund.
It was announced that hereafter alter
nate meetings would be held In the eve
ming.
An additional amount was placed in
the hands of the principal to be used
for Christmas cheer In connection with
the welfare fund. 1t was decided to
hold a school luncheon about the middle
of December. An entertainment follow
ed the meeting.
The November meeting of the Lud-
low-Taylor Association was addressed
by DR.. George r. Bowermann on "The
Need of Branch Library in the North
east" also by the entertainment fur
nished by Miss Ann Appel, Mrs. Gladys
Thrift ard Ee0Gv Wehh
Mrs. Beaupre gave report on the
clothes conservation work. Mrs Wellen
reported on the work of the member
ship committee Mrs. Griffith was ap-
pointed chairman of the Child Welfare
Magazine, and Mrs Weilen chairman
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