Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for. this column must be
In the State office. Room l0i. Burning
ton Hotel. by the Wednesday preceding
the Sunday on which publication is
desired.
play and It's Value to the Health
and Happiness of the Human Race
was the topic of brief talk by j. w.
Faust, national chairman of recreation,
at the monthly conference of the Dis
ret Of Columbia Congress of Parents
Burlington Hotel. Except for the talk
by Mr., Faust. the program consisted Of
plans of the various State chairmen
for the national convention, and the
reports from the State chairmen of
standing committees.
The following chairmen reported:
Mrs. Joseph Sanders, department OF
health; Mrs. L. H. Magruder, Child
Welfare Magazine; Mrs. l.. B. Castell,
ways and means; Mrs. w. H. Rowe
State convention; Mrs. H. N. Stull
Summer roundup; Mrs. G. w. Lady.
parent education; Mrs. j. S. Davis
state honor roll: Mrs. Franklin Jones'
vacation activities: Mrs. w. P. Roop,
social hygiene; Mrs. E. j. Bowling,
clothes conservation; Mrs. NJ Leach,
school glee clubs: Mrs. Fletcher Shelf
field. national publications; Mrs. H. N.
Phillips. mental hygiene, and Mrs. Will
liam Ross. childrens reading.
The plans for the national conven-
ton, which will meet here in May,
were outlined by the following State
cl1airmen of the convention commit
tees: Mrs. Daniel Pratt. motor corps;
Mrs. ]. T. Creech. decorations: Mrs.
E. c. Rittue, costumes for pages; Mrs.
;o1, E1nfnhcr
Sheffield tree planting at Mount Vernon;
Mrs. Bertha Eldred, registration; Mrs.
w. M. Rowe, Convention News; Mrs.
E. H. Daniel, hospitality: Mrs. G. H.
Ruoff. reception: Mrs. E. r. Kalmbach,
national exhibits: Mrs. M. S. Louden,
State exhibits; Mrs Andrew Stewart.
garages; Mrs. George Fox, information
at Union Station; Mrs. e. C. Wilson,
boat trip to Mount Vernon; Mrs G. H.
Chism, reservations, and Mrs j. N.
Saunders. publicity.
The following delegates to represent
the District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers were elected:
Mrs. Finis D. Morris. Keene School;
Mrs. H. N. Stull, Peabody Hilton: Mrs.
J. N. Saunders, John Eaton: Mrs. w.
E. Perry John Burroughs; Mrs. E. G.
Rittue, Francis Scott Key; Mrs. w. c.
Jones, Wheatley: Mrs. G. S. Fraser,
Fajrbrother; Mrs. c. H. Ruoff, Park
View. and Mrs. j. B. Lerch, Langdon.
The alternates are: Mrs. E. E. Goss.
mcfarland Junior High: Mrs. w. r.
Slant, Business High; Mrs. Charles M.
Dunn. Stuart Junior High; Mrs Hoyt
Taylor. Randle Highlands-Orr Mrs.
Richard Fletcher. Tenley-Janney; Mrs.
]. Burley, Carbery: Mrs o. G. Hawkins,
Woodbridge, and Mrs. c. M. Sauls.
Emery Eckingtcn.
The election committee. who directed
G. E. White, chairman; Mrs. Stanley
Fuller, Mrs j. H. Bilbrey, Mrs. j. c.
Brown and Mrs. Y. P. Boswell.
The poster contest for the conven-
ton is continuing. Information can be
secured at the State office, room 10l,
Burlington Hotel.
The committee on legislation will
meet Wednesday at 1890 am. In the
Statuary Hall for their annual tour
through the Capitol.
The rating committee for the pub
licity scrapbooks from the States will
meet next Wednesday at 10 o'clock In
the Burlington Hotel. Any one inter-
ested in making ScrapbookS Is invited
% attend and observe the work of the
committee.
The Gordon Association held Back
TO School Night" March % at the Cor
don Junior High School. There was
singing led by DR.. Barnes. flag salute
with Boy Scouts and "yells."
The Grant School Association will
meet Wednesday at 1880 pm, when
they will be addressed by Miss Rose
Hardy. supervisor of elementary grades.
A Spring Song Festival will be pre-
sented by the pupils of the school.
An executive meeting viii be held at
the home of the president, Mrs. j. l..
Parrish. 2029 H street, tomorrow at
7:3o pm.
Health chairmen are requested to
send reports for the work done In
their associations this year to Mrs.
Joseph Sanders, 26l2 Tilden street.
The State report Is called for by the
national association to be received not
later than April /.
The request for a permit to publish
a school paper. to be called the Trues-
dell News, has been granted, and it is
planned to have the first issue printed
about April 49, At the card party
held last FriGay at the school Sl40 was
raised to purchase radio for the
school A picture encyclopedia has
been ordered and will be in the school
library in the near future.
Parents Of preschool children who ex-
pect to enter them in Johnson School In
September, are requested to communi-
cate with Miss Lind, principal. or MRS.
c. w. Culver, president of the Parent
Teacher Association, at an early date
to get the necessary information about
1.-The Summer Roundup"
In April staff of physicians Will ex-
anime, weigh and measure the children
and give free advice.
The speaker at the meeting of the
Columbia Junior High Association
Thursday afternoon was Miss Ella
Hanft Testing and Placing Children
was her subject. There was singing by
the Boys Glee Club.
At the monthly meeting of the James
F. Oyster Association, March IL, 1t was
voted to send $50 as birthday gift 10
the State Parent-Teacher Association
and SIS toward expenses for the national
convention. The executive committee
announced plans had been completed
for a school luncheon. November Is
The attendance banner was won by the
fifth grade.
At the meeting of the Randle High
lands-Orr Association, March IA. the
following officers we're elected: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Blakeslee; vice president,
Mrs. McIlvaine; second vice president,
Miss Fawcet: secretary. Mrs. Miller;
treasurer Mrs. Prohaska.
The committee on legislation reported
efforts are being made to have r street
open between Twenty fifth and Thirty
first streets TO provide shorter and
more direct route to the Randle High
lands School.
A meeting of the Lucretia Mott As
ISOLATION was held March IL. An ex-
hibition of folk dancing was given by
pupils of the third grade, under the
direction of Miss P. NJ. Ferguson,
teacher.