Evening star., 1928-05-13

One of the very beautiful exhibits at
the national convention was the Tree"
representing the work done in the Dis
trict of Columbia in featuring the read
ing of the official organ of the Ma
tional Congress, the Child Welfare
Magazine The idea and its develop
ment were original with the State
chairman, Mrs. S. w. Rauscher.
Stephen 4, Kramer. assistant Su-
perintendent of schools, will speak at
the final meeting of the year of the
EdmondS Association, May Is. at 8
O'Clock Entertainment will be fur
nished by the Edmonds Mothers Glee
Club.
An important part of the Children's S
week celebration at Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Episcopal Church
South was the Parent-Teacher ban
quet held at the church Tuesday. One
| hundred and fifty persons were present.
/ The banquet was served by the Girl
! Scout troop of the church, under the
! leadership Of Mrs w. l.. Coffman.
Miss Lewis leader of the Girl Scouts
OF the District of Columbia. explained
what the Girl Scout movement repre-
! Sents. Mrs. j. S. CoombS. president
| the church. made the address of well
come. which was followed by a solo
! by DR.. Haynes. Mrs. Giles Scott Raj
| ter. president of the Parent-Teacher
Associations of the District. gave talk
on the necessity of supervised play for
children. Rev. John w. Rustin, as
sistant pastor, explained the meaning
of Childrens week Miss Frances p.
Hill announced plans to start church
| school. Miss Gretchen V. Lord rem
dered a solo. Miss Eunice Rustin gave
dialect readings. e. H. De Groat, ir
spoke on Value of Religious Edu-
cation"
The children of the u S. Grant
School, with their teachers and the
grade mothers. attended the presenta-
/ ton of "Simba" at Polls recently. The
morning of May day" the pre-school
/ children we're gathered for examination,
some at the school, others at the clinic.
| The examinations were conducted by
four physicians, two Parent-Teacher
mothers and the president, Mrs. j. l..
| Parrish. At pm II children, accom-
panied by two teachers and Mrs. Ar
| thur Lowe. grade mother for the first
| grade, went to the dentists for treat
ment.
lie UliIl Siduc kdNC d May Nd9 Ptoy
in assembly Friday morning Marion
Fowler was queen and her attendants
were: Flower girls. Audrey Kubach,
Emile Mayer. Elsie Morton and Florence
Miller: fountain girls. Amelis Bender.
Grace Chamberlin. Jamie TomlinSon
Sara Hofbury, Pauline Massey, JOY
Keeling. Louise Shackleford and Mary
Sheriden: dairy maids. Sonia Kramer,
Mary Carter. Helen Cokenas. Virginia
Spragg. Flora Peirson, Marion Hoover
and Evelyn Phillips: jester. Ruth An
keeper of grounds George Viginer;
watchman and sons, Frances Osgood,
Harold Wilson and Edward Thacker;
farmers. Russell Kellar, Robert Barbour
and Don Gillespie: herald, William
Bender: court guards. Lynn Mcdowell
and Elmer Collins, and cook, Stephen
Baughman.
The play was arranged by the fifth
grade teacher, Miss Elizabeth Chamblien.
The Hine Junior High Association
will meet May II at pm. Officers
will be elected. Music will be provided
by the Hine Glee Club, and there will
be a demonstration of work done In the
dressmaking classes. A cup will be
awarded TO the leader OF the winning
platoon IN the recent competitive drill.
The monthly meeting of the Whittier
Association WIN be held tomorrow at ?
pm at the school. ofiicers will be
elected.
Oficers for the Emery lexington AS
sociation, who were elected at the meet
ing held at Emery School May 4, were
as follows: Mrs A. Frazier. president;
Mrs. Robert Stickney. first vice presi-
dent: Mrs Louis Darling. second vice
president: Mrs. E. Earl Wagner. secre-
tary, and Mrs J. B. Cissel, treasurer.
At the April meeting the banner for
having the largest number OF parents
present was won by Miss Lewis room,
5 Alb grade Emery School, and at this
recent meeting Mrs. Jones room, l-B
grade. Emery School, captured the BAN
ner. A benefit movie is being planned
for Thursday evening, June Z.
The Brent-Dent Association held
business meeting April 70 10 eject
nominating committee and hear re-
portg from the recent State convention.
The last meeting of the year VIII Dc
held at the Brent-Dent School May ID
al 8 O'Clock. Robert L, Haycocs, az
sistant superintendent Of schools, VIII
be the speaker. Pupils from the two
schools will give piano. violin and vocal
selections. Plans for the school lunch
con TO be held at the Dent School May
II will be discussed and officers viii be
elected.
The monthly meeting OF the Force
Adams Association was held In Force
School May at pm.
A resolution was passed setting forth
that a letter of thanks be sent 70 DR..
Grove. Or. Gallagher. DR. Gaaer and
Or, Dycus for giving the physical eZ-
aminatiors 10 the pre~School children
on MAJ day, that the reyisions In the
constitution an outlined by the commit
tee appointed for the purpose be accept
ed. that the presidents expenses 10 the
rational convention held In Cleveland
/ the past week be paid out OF the gen
! craI fund, that letters be sent 10 Coz.
Grant and the District OF Columbia
/ Commissioners requesting much need
! ed playground In this vicinity,
The election Of officers we're as fol-
lows: President. Mrs. Chambers. f1fai
vice president, Mrs Clark second wee
president Miss Gore; secretary, MRS
! Tilley: corresponding secretary, Mts'
| O'MaIley, treasurer PIT. A. tund' MIh
Caoer. and treasurer milk tuna, Mie
Habermar. .,
The report Of Mrs. Waidman, chair"
man of Summer roundup, wsh fean'
4 Several children Who were hlispie W
be present on NAY day wiIi nave th
/ sminations made later ana y Hi1Hipet
have promised ~ have pflpaM ehauII~
nations made and defects. u any. cor
fectad before school opens next ran
1 The banners for attendance WcIe
! awarded to Mrs Rouseg' eighth grace
ns