Evening star., 1929-12-08

son was appointed recording secretar!
and Mrs. H. l.. George corresponding
secretary. Arrangements have beer
completed for the regular month";!
meeting, Tuesday at 3 p.m., in th'
Johnson School, A program will featur,
a lecture by Mrs. K. G. Symmonds
pedistrician. and a talk on "Schoolbo,
Patrols and Traffic Safety" by once
Hinson of the tenth precinct. Music
will be rendered by Miss Diana Stevens
pianist. Children of the third anC
fourth grades will give a playlet, "Th'
Little Vegetable Men"
Kenilworth.
Fathers night was celebrated by thu
Kenilworth association November 20
Mrs. Florence M. Rogers, supervising
principal OF the sixth division, gave {
talk on Citizenship and Character
! Training" Mrs. L. H. Magruder. Chile
| Welfare Magazine chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress Of Parent!
! and Teachers. outlined the duties o.
! standing committees
The children of the school gave 8
program-first, second, third and fourth
grades, Thanksgiving play; fifth anC
sixth grades, Peace of All Nations"
seventh and eighth grades, Some Over.
worked Words
Miss Ronzi, from the Community
Center music department, gave a piano
selection and told of the progress o
the pupils. A new class will begin ir
February. The blue ribbons for tht
! physically fit children of the Summer
roundup camping will be awarded al
the December meeting.
The fifth and sixth grades, Mis-
Lauxman'S room, won the goldfish fol
best attendance of parents
! Mrs. E. A. Voorhees,, a retired teacher
was present and gave her first public
speech at the age Of 80 years.
I.ncroft.
+ Miss Catherine Watkins, director o.
kindergartens, gave talk to the moth.
ers Of the Bancroft School last Tues.
DAY afternoon on THE Santa Claus
Myth"
The members voted against the Cap.
per-zihlman elective school board bill.
! Miss Lind, the principal, told the par
ents that the school library project i
well under way, and that check lists OF
the children's books which the com.
mittee has selected for the library will
be sent to all the parents before Christ.
mas, in the hope that each will choose
some book as a Christmas present t.
the school
Miss oNeal's fourth grade won tn,
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greatest number of mothers present.
Powell Junior.
Powell Junior High Association viii
meet at the school December ii at I
pm. Opportunities for Holiday Leis.
| ure for the Junior High School Stu
dent will be the topic for the genera
discussion. Copies of the Capper.
lihlman elective school board bill were
distributed at the last meeting so thai
each one might become more familiar
with this bill. This will also be dis.
cussed and voted upon.
Stuart Junior.
The annual treat for the boys OF
stuart Junior High School was given
wednesday afternoon by the ladies OF
the executive committee of the Home
and School Association.
This committee is arranging q pro.
gram Tor the children at the receiving
nome the evening OF December Is al
| 8 pm.
! The recent membership drive brought
the total membership up to 243. Mis-,
Lambourn's room had the largest pei
cent OF new members.
Bowen Greenleaf.
A meeting of the Bowen -GreenIea.
Association will be held Thursday al
2;45 pm. in the Bowen School.
Gordon Junior.
The Gordon Junior High Association
at recent meeting indorsed the elec.
tive school board bill and the free tex.
book bill. Mrs. w. Edward Denton wa.
elected vice president.
Cooke.
The Henry D. Cooke Association me
| Tuesday at 3 o'clock in the schoo
auditorium. The subject was "ChIl
dren'S Reading" with special referenc,
gifts.
There was an exhibit of children.
books and an informal discussion under
direction of librarian from the chill.
dren'S department of the Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library, and Mrs. w. H. Ross
State chairman of children's reading
Mrs. Nettie p. Anderson, executive sec.
retary Of the Young Women's Christian
Association was a guest. The health
Chairman, Mrs. Irving N. Cashell, 1,
weighing the children of the schoo
during this week.
WheatIey.
The meeting Of the Wheatley Asso,
ciation Is postponed from December
10 December ~. s. E. Kramer, assist,
ant superintendent of schools, and Mis-.
Ruth Kentzler will speak.
Mrs. Loman, health chairman, ha,
arranged for the children of the kin.
dergarten first and second grades L
have the Schick test If their parent.
wish 1t.
BrOOkIand,
The reception for the new principal
Miss Burlingame, and new members oi
the Brookland Association, was helc
Monday night in the school. Each
teacher and grade mother received ir
their. rooms. Mrs. Charles N. Merilatt
membership chairman, reported 32C
paign. Miss Ruth Tuck, teacher oi
second grade, had the largest per cent
OF parents join. Miss McGivney. thru
grade teacher, won the attendance
banner. S. M. Ely, supervising prin.
cipal, gave talk. Miss Lord presented
the following program: Xylophont
SOLO oy Mr.. Rosey, accompanied at tny
piano by Mrs. RoSey; piano solo, Mis-,
Fowler: recitations, Misses Jean Blond
ana virginia Lee Petty; reading, Mrs
Mallorey; vocal selections by the Sing,
ing Mothers. Miss Lord, Mr.. Ely, Miss
Burlingame and Mrs. Ralph Hoagland
president Of the association, formed 9
receiving line and greeted the members
Bethesda Chevy Chase.
The Bethesda Chevy Chase High
school Association will meet jointly witt
the association of the elementary school
IN the high school auditorium tomor-
row at 8 pm
the speaker will be Miss Jessie La
sane, assistant superintendent of the
District OF Columbia public schools. Hel
subject will be The Mental Measure