Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

stalled in the Receiving Home and
preparations are being made for Christ
mas gifts for each child. Stuart has
contributed for each of these funds.
Cooke.
The H. D. Cooke Association, under
the Craftsmanship of Mrs. Leonard @.
Wallis, has selected the following to
represent and canvass the rooms toward
the goal Of making the room 100 per
cent In membership: Eighth grade,
Mrs. Irving w. Cashell and Mrs. j. A.
Burman; seventh grade, Mrs. j. p.
Leake, Mrs. w. F. Kellogg, and Mrs.
Helen Rowles; sixth grade, Mrs. Nor
man Heley, Mrs. Paul Keyser and Mrs.
Ralph Newton; fifth grade, Mrs. Mel
son L. Hart and Mrs. j. L. Caghan;
Mrs. E. Carl; third grade, Mrs. j. e.
McCcmbs, and Mrs. M. S. Kronhein;
second grade, Mrs. Fred B. Warder,
Mrs. L. G. Wallis and Mrs. II. C. Man
del; first grade, Mrs. Paul Kingle and
Mrs: Sellshausen; kindergarten, Mrs. w.
w. Sager.
The room mothers who made a 100
per cent enrolment of their rooms
were Mrs. Irving M. CaShell, Mrs. Fred
=: Warder, Mrs. H. c. Maull and Mrs.
W. F: Kellogg. Mrs. Warder secured
the largest enrolment of fathers.
Prizes were awarded to the four 100
per cent rooms.
RandIe Highlands Orr.
At the recent meeting Of the Rand,e
Hlghlands-Orr Association three chill
dren were awarded blue ribbons for
physical perfection in the pre-school
examination. They were Betty Byron
Lee Elizabeth Moore and Jesse Weaver
The association voted to indorse two
DillS now before Congress-one for the
development of the Memorial Parkway,
the other the furnishing Of high school
text DOCKS by the Board Of Education
The Randle. Highlands Girls Glee
Club. under the direction of Mrs. De
Marco, entertained with songs. Pupils
OF the eighth grade gave play adapted
from Little Women"
Monroe.
Inc Monroe Home and School Asso- |
clatlon met Tuesday evening. A Christ
mas program was presented. Lena Ca
pone sang, accompanied by George Saur
on the violin and by Selma Schwartz
on the piano. Selma also rendered
piano solo. The pupils of Miss Thomp-
sons seventh grade gave performance.
CrlStmaS carols were sung, Miss
I; nnompsons seventh grade having the
largest number OF parents present.
Oyster.
The James r. Oyster Association was
most to the children of the school De-
cember 20. The response to the caII
for good used toys was most SeneroI,s
ana after leaving the toys around the
Tree the children, led by Mrs. Bresseau,
sang Christmas carols,
BIair-Hayes.
1.-THE Santa Claus Myth" was the
subject Of a talk by Miss Catherine
Watkins, supervisor of kinderQartenS in
the District of Columbia, at the meet
ing OF the Blair-HayeS Association De-
cember IL. Mrs. wilkins, the Summer
roundup chairman, presented a health
pay, at which time blue ribbons were
presented to the 100 per cent physically
MT children. These ribbons were
awarded to Ellen Fowler, Muriel Sulli- |
van and Pauline Blevins by Mildred
Heiier, Dorothy Battley and Walter
Wilkinson, gold star children of Mrs.
MacDonald'S third grade.
a motion was made to send q letter |
TO the Franklin Administration Building |
requesting that q teacher be placed al
the receiving home for children.
Money was sent to the home for a
radio and it was voted that Christmas
stockings be filled for the children |
there.
The attendance banners were won by
Miss Burley Of the Hayes and Miss Lee |
OF the Blair. These same rooms won
the banners at the last meeting. An
nouncement Of the winners Of the mem
bership drive will be made at the Janu- |
airy meeting.
An executive committee meeting was
held December in the kindergarten |
room Of Hayes School. Tentative plans |
were presented and fully discussed. All |
executive committee meetings hereafter |
will be held on the first Monday of each |
month.
johnson.
A pageant was given Friday by the |
children of johnson School in the |
Powell School auditorium. The pageant, |
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