Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03

J Anna Murray's fourth grade won the
J prize for attendance. Miss Elizabeth A.
! Hummer, supervising principal of the
! seventh division, spoke on The Promo
ton and Retention Of Pupils,
The next meeting will be held No.
vember 81.
| An executive board meeting of the
| John Burroughs Association will be
| held at the school wednesday at 1880
pm.
! was held by the Gordon Junior High
Association at the school on october IS.
an assembly. DR.. E. N. g. Barnes,
director OF music in the public schools
of the District of Columbia, led the
singing. Mrs Franklin D. Jones, presi-
dent Of the association, introduced the
| officers and committee chairmen.
The officers are as follows; Presi-
| dent, Mrs. F. D. Jones; f1rst vice presi-
dent, Mrs. L. II. Macomber; second vice
president, F. A. woodward; treasurer,
Mrs. w. F, Sands; secretary, Mrs. G. B.
Woods.
Miss Lucille Reiner, readers advisor
| in sociology will be the speaker at the
next meeting of the Force-Adams as
sociation at the Force School tomor-
row at pm. IL ne rUICS-Ahnhio 1ACC
Club will entertain with songs.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Brookland association, Oc-
tober 28, budget for the year was
voted on. The ways and means COM
mittee outlined plans for raising the
necessary funds. The first project Will
be a card party at the school NoVem-
Der IS. At the meeting of the associa-
ton tomorrow evening. Skit entitled
Listening In" will be presented by the
Dairy Council of Washington.
DR.. G. F. Bowerman. librarian of the
Public Library, will be the principal
speaker In the auditorium of Stuart
Junior High School next Friday evening
| In the celebration of Book week" His
subject will be Books as a Wise Use
of Leisure" After the program recep-
! ton will be given to the teachers and
friends of the school by the grade MOTH
ers.
Mrs Cornell. administrative principal
of the EdmondS- Maury, gave talK
! to the members of the Maury Associa-
on some of the "high-lightS' taken from
! the book Parent Teacher" by Mason
Mrs. H. B. Miller, the president, pre-
sided.
| In lieu of the So prize which has
| heretofore been given to the grade hav-
| ing the largest number of parents pres
ent, the association voted to purchase
a picture which will be placed each
month in the winning grade. At the
! end of the first semester the picture
will remain in the room having the
largest percentage of parents represent
ed during the four meetings.
| The association also voted to pur-
chase two banners made of the school
colors with the word "Maury" to be
used by the leaders of the lines in place
of the flag, which has been used hereto
! fore.
Mrs. Beall, clothes conservation chair
man, announced the first Wednesday OF
| each month to be clothes conservation
! day donations to be sent to her home
las Tennessee avenue.
Mrs. Miller announced the following
chairmen: Membership, Mrs. Levy
health, Mrs. Lloyd; milk, Mrs. Clapper
clothes conservation and hospitality
Mrs. Beall; Child Welfare Magazine
Mrs. Lichliter; program, Mrs. Holloway
bulletin Mrs. Crenshaw; notices, Mrs
| Payne; scrap book, Miss McKeever
| Juvenile Court Mrs. Milburn; publicity
and music, Mrs. Clark
! A luncheon will be given November
| 10. in the basement of the school, from
! IL to 1880 o'clock.
Bancroft Dads Club was organized
last Tuesday night. Maj. Donald DaVi-
son. Assistant Engineer Commissioner
! of the District of Columbia, was elected
! permanent chairman. The next meet
| ing will be February IS. Col. Joseph
! r. Randall. Horace L. Richardson and
Lieut.. Hugh John Casey were appointed