Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Parent-Teacher Activities

school" night for parents the third week
in March.
The State membership chairman, Mrs
Benson e. Grinder, 3l4 Tenth street
northeast. requests that the presidents
give the approximate number of men in
their associations when they send their
membership to her.
There will be conference of the pub
licity and scrap book classes March ID
at 80 pm. in the Burlington Hotel.
At the executive meeting of the Lang
don Association Mrs. James w. Byler
was elected historian and will prepare a
story of the old school, to be presented
upon the opening of the new building
now under construction. Hot lunches
are being served at school every Fri
day.
The lecture at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church next Thursday
at 10 O'Clock will be given jointly by
the church and the Parent-Teacher AS
sociations of Mount Pleasant. Mrs. ST.
donia M. Gutenberg. director of the
Child Study Association of New York
City, will speak on THE Place of the
Mother In the Lives of Her Children"
James G. Yaden win address Business
High School Association March 10 at 8
o'clock. His subject is THE Parent
Teacher Movement and Its Place in the
Community"
The valentine luncheon held at the
Bunker Hill School by the Parent
Teacher Association, with Mrs Robert
Grier chairman, was reported as sue
cessful.
The association Endorsed the free text
book bill and the Cramton BILL as well
as the new f1ve-year building program.
The picture which has been used as
prize for the best attendance of
mothers will be replaced with an aqua
rum, to be used for the same purpose.
The boys and girls of the Brookland
School supplied birdhouses and trays to
the Bunker Hill School for the play
ground trees.
A committee was appointed to secure
cement steps for the playground, which
is accessible only by steep mud bank
at present.
The president, Mrs. L. L. Smith, cut
the birthday cake in commemoration of
the Parent-Teacher Association birth
day celebration
Powell Junior High Association will
meet at the school March -, at 8
o'clock, with Elwood H Street, director
of the 1929 Community Chest, as the
guest of honor and speaker. His SUBJ
ject will be citizenship" The Citi-
zens' Associations of the community will
be special guests.
The thirty-second anniversary of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers was celebrated by the Henry
D. Cooke Association March S.
Mrs. James w. Byler gave a talk on
the activities of Parent Teacher work.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, State president
and guest of honor, cut the birthday
cake. A violin and piano solo was
played by Harriet and Helen Kusen-
berg and piano solo by James Palmer.
A movie picture will be given in the
Ambassador Theater for the benefit of
the association next Wednesday at
3:l5 pm.
The Bancroft Association held a tea
last Tuesday at the school,
Children of Miss Buckingham's room
presented pantomirne skits on Safety
First"
1t was voted to purchase scales for
weighing and measuring, to contribute
$40 to the State Parent Teacher Asso-
citation budget and to increase the
Founders day contribution from the
balance remaining in the treasury.
A committee was appointed to assist
Mrs. William Sweet in arranging for
a "Curio Shop" as means Of increas-
ing the amount In the treasury. The
idea is to have children contribute arti-
cles Of interest from foreign countries
for display and to charge small sum
for admittance to the display.
Mrs. Becham Lobred, Mrs. w. s..
Stuart and Miss z. Handy were an
nounced as members of the nominating
committee for the selection of nominees
for the May election Of officers.
The Madison Association met Febru-
ary %. The speaker of the afternoon
was Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, vice pres
ident of the District of Columbia Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers. Mrs.
Saunders outlined the program for the
National Convention OF Parents and
Teachers.
The president, Mrs. George NJ Bowles.
asked that names for officers for the
coming year be submitted at the March
meeting, which will be held March IA.
Mrs. Smith was selected as chairman
for the new membership drive.
Plans were made for candy sale to
be held at the school at noon next
Wednesday. Miss Katherine Watkins.
supervisor Of kindergarten extension in
the District of Columbia, will be the
speaker at the next meeting.
The attendance prize was won by
Mrs. Taber's kindergarten, with the
third grade as close contestant.
At the last board meeting Of the
Emery lexington Association it was
voted to give $40 to the District OF
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers for the extension work and