Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

| mobiles will be needed. Call Mrs. Pratt
| North 7219) and she will give all
information about the work.
Mrs. W. T. Spanton has been APP
| pointed member of the souvenir COM
| mittee for the convention.
, Enthusiasm for the national conven-
! ton in May, plans for the seventh divi-
! sion rally March 81 and ways, plans
and schemes for aiding the children in
our schools were some of the business
transacted at the regular March meet
| ing of the Brent-Dent Association, held
at the Dent School.
Brent-Dent are the sponsors for the
Ohio delegates.
A minuet was given by the boys and
girls of the fourth grade. Mrs. Kings
room The attendance banner was won
by Mrs. Kings room. The next meeting
of the association will be April Is at
o'clock
The developing Of character, which is
the backbone of ch1d's future, ana
the method used in the public school TO
accomplish this, was the subject OF
Miss Rose Hardy. assistant superintend-
ent of schools. at the John Eaton AS
ISOLATION March II. Miss Hardy spoke
of the Junior high school as one OF the
outstanding achievements Of the school
system.
members of the association, sang sew
eral appropriate selections. Miss Lueb-
kert, the principal, spoke about the sue
cess of the boy patrol, which has been
operating about a month. The boys
have traffic court and Ak their own
fines
The Brookland Association met at the
school March IL. A card party at the
school was planned for April IL at 8
o'clock. Miss watkins will address the
study group which meets at the school
March 81, The social hygiene chair
man announced meeting with Mrs
Tyron Thursday at 9 am.
Appropriations were made as follows:
$50 for Speedrograph, $40 for social
hygiene library, SIS for promotion OF art
in public schools, S. for national con-
vention. SO for banquet ticket for presl-
dent, Mrs e. N. Leach; So for stamps
and SIS for balls for use in school. Mrs.
Coffren won prize for grade count.
The Acknowledgement Association
will meet tomorrow at 8 o'clock.
There will be a meeting of the motor
corps committee for the national con-
vention at the Burlington Hotel March
20 at pm. Any one willing to serve
on this committee Is requested to be
present. Mrs. Daniel H. Pratt is chair
man of this committee.
Plans for the Summer roundup were
perfected at the executive meeting OF
Henry-Polk Association. Mrs. j. Lam
bert has accepted the craftsmanship and
already has made plans to visit the
homes of the pupils who desire to go
to school in the Fall.
At the monthly meeting OF the assoc
citation the teachers and sewing in.
structreSs will conduct an exhibit OF
work done by the children.
The mothers are planning to have
candy sale. the proceeds to be given TO
the District of Columbia Congress Of
Parents and Teachers. Mrs. Lavinia
Durham. president, is acting as sponsor
for the state of Arkansas for the ma
tional convention. Mrs. ]. Thomas,
clothes conservation chairman, reported
sending bundle to the clothes conser-
walton room. Miss M. Bond, principal.
stated the thrift fund had exceeded
81, 900 since October.
1.-THE Trial of Carelessness," safety
play, was presented at the March meet
ing of Langdon Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton. George E. Keneipp of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association spoke on the
economic side of safety. The school
boy safety patrol served as ushers, ana
at the conclusion of the program were
introduced to the parents as guardians
of their children's welfare.
The Thomson Association met Tues
day evening. There were a large num-
Der of parents, The business meeting
was taken up first. and the rest OF the
evening was in charge of the sixth
grade, who presented on operetta en-
titled "Toyland," directed by the teach
ers, Misses Little, Burk and Crosswell
The children of the Tenley-Janney
School furnished part of the entertain
ment at the March meeting OF the
Parent-Teacher Association, some selec-
tons by the kindergarten orchestra, q
Csechoslovakian costume dance by
members of the fourth grade and the
final act of a George Washington play.
the earlier acts being summarized by
members of the sixth grade, were fea-
lures Of the program.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. director Of
municipal Fairgrounds, and Mrs. Ten
nyson. in charge of athletics, discussed
the Tenley-Janney playground and sug-
gested means by which its usefulness
may be increased 1t was decided to
hold school lunch this month.
The demonstration day program" Of
the Wheatley Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton has been indefinitely postponed on
account of Che death Of the administra-
tive principal, the late Miss Miriam
Austin.
The executive board of wheatley AS
ISOLATION met with the new adnlinistra-
tive principal, Miss Florence Mortimer.
Wednesday afternoon. and plans for the
future were discussed.
The regular Spring luncheon Of the
Wheatley Association will be held next
Tuesday.
The jefferson Junior High School As
ISOLATION will meet tomorrow at 1880 pm.
A play The Boston Tea Party" will
be given by the Dramatic Club. Tony
Tassa, Paul Imber, Arthur Matthias,
Bernard Lewis, Oliver Gray, Francis
May David Markowitz, Louis Monaco,
Ida Fox, Alice Cogswell, Helen Freed
man, Ida Wasserman and Helen PIANO.
polous will take part in it,
Clifford Goldsmith of the National
Dairy Council will give talk on THE
Relation Of Food to Health and the Es-
sentials of Health and Growth" Miss
Virginia Cullen will explain the health
program followed by the physical train
ing department at Jefferson.
A drive for membership is being made.
The officers of the Pierce Webb AS
ISOLATION are: President, Mrs z. H.
Griffith; vice president Miss Ida
Meyer; secretary, Mrs. r. w. Davis;
treasurer, Miss Grace Bush. Chairmen
of he variouus committees already ap-
pointed and accepted are: Hospitality,
Mrs. Theodore Refer; program, Mrs.
Fred Beller; publicity, Mrs. Jacob Love;
and means, Mrs. H. Higgins; clothes
conservation, Mrs. L. Harvey.
The association will meet Tuesday
night at the Pierce School. DR.. F. w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools, will