Evening star., 1929-11-17

All material for this column must be
in the State once, room l0l, Burlington
Eotel. by the Wednesday preceding the
Sunday on which publication Is desired
The monthly conference of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Congress OF Parents
and Teachers will be held Tuesday IN
the Wilson Teachers College from 1880
to $50 pm.
The Singing Mothers will open the
meeting. There will be several To-
minute talks. The first, in recognition
of book week, viii be on "Childrens
Reading" by Miss Ethel Bubb. assist.
ant director on work with children OF
the Central Public Library. Elwood
street win speak briefly on the Com
munity Chest" There also will be
short talks on mental hygiene, the bull
letin. the publicity bureau and the
Child welfare Magazine.
The blue ribbon awards for children
who entered school this Fall ''physl-
cally fit" will be given the Summer
roundup chairmen from the different
schools, which they will later distribute
to the children. These meetings are
open to the public.
A meeting, called by the State presi-
dent. was held at the State ONCE last
tuesday to .reorganize the State pub
licity bureau so as to include those who
received certificates as graduates OF the
publicity class during the national con-
vention last May. Hereafter two OF
the new, members of the bureau will
assist the Parent-Teacher editor Of the
Sunday columns for the Post and The
Star in preparation of same. 1t Is also
planned to have these new members
gather material for the releases, the
State bulletin and the scrapbooks.
Following are the new members: Mrs.
p. H. Bransdorf, Mrs. II. j. Clay, Mrs.
A. 3. Catigas, Mrs. M. L. Dicus, Mrs.
e. T.. GoSS, Mrs. Thomas E. Grifnth,
Mrs. S. S. Kirby, Mrs. G. H. Lane. Mrs.
Frost Mills, Mrs. Emil Smith. Mrs. w.
r. Slant. Mrs. George e. Weed. Mrs. b.
C. Parker, Mrs. A. G. Lawrence Toomos
and the secretary of the State ONCE,
Miss Marie Shaw.
At the meeting Of the James F. Oyster
Association November IL the member.
ship committee was given vote OF
thanks for its work. Mrs. Kaluioaum,
Child welfare Magazine chairman
spoke on the magazine.
The chairman of the grade mothers
outlined a plan for forming the grace
mot lers into a program committee. the
attendance banner went to the NTH
grade.
The Hine Junior High School Asso-
cistion met recently in the school. The
new officers are as follows: Mrs. G. G.
Mullady. president; Mrs. j. M. House,
vice president: Mrs s. r. Carter, Sec
retary: Mrs. r. E. Kendrick, treasurer !:
Mrs. j S, Davis, delegate to District OF
Columbia Congress Of Parents and
Teachers; Mrs. Altman, delegate to
Juvenile Protective Association and and
Southeast Community Center; Mrs, Alice
r. Draper, program and hospitality
Mrs Giles Scott Rafter, president Of
the District of Columbia Congress OF
parents and Teachers, was speaker OF
A musical program was given by Miss
Merriam, music teacher. A health play
entitled Making the World Fit" was
produced by the pupils OF the Scnool,
under the direction of Miss Katherine
Iaukenbacker Of the washington DAIRY
Council.
The Mount Vernon Place Church
Association will meet In the church au-
ditorium next wednesday at pm
The Bryan Association will meet In
the school Thursday at 1880 pm. Har-
old z. Warner, principal Of Hine Junior
High School, will be the speaker. A
musical program will be arranged by
Mrs. julius O'Brien.
A meeting of the whittier Association
was held Monday evening In the school.
The Singing Mothers Of the District
of Columbia Congress OF Parents ana
Teachers" and the Washington Dairy
Council presented the program.
Mrs Durham's class was awarded the
pennant for the largest attendance OF
parents ct the meeting.
stuart Junior High Association has
been conducting a membership drive
under the leadership Of Mrs. George W.
Lady, with the result Of $50 new MEM
hers. At the meeting November
Misses Bergman, McMinimy, Hawkins
and Entwisle, members Of the faculty
spoke on students Home Work" Mr.
Purdom Of the Public Library spoke CT
Books as q Wise Use Of Leisure" I
feature of the program was the music
Of the Harmonica Club, Of which En-
NETT Sloan Is president. The club Ii
under the guidance Of Prof. jackson
and recently won the prize in the anna
teur contest over the radio.
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