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

ing the Sunday on which publication b
desired.
Miss Catherine watkins. director o
kindergartens in the District Of Colum
bia schools, and also the chairman o
kindergarten extension in both nationa
and State parent-teacher organizations
gave a radio talk last Tuesday evening
The radio speaker next Tuesday eve
ming will be Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, pas
national vice president and organizer o.
the District of Columbia PARENT Teaches
Association, whose address will be OF
"The Relation of the Individual Member
to the Whole Organization"
Every Tuesday evening at sos oclocl
station VOL will broadcast q l0-minutt
program under the direction of thu
ents and Teachers.
The principal speaker at the monthly
conference OF the District of Columbis
Congress of Parents and Teachers or
November 10, will be the United State:
commissioner of education, DR.. william
John Cooper. His topic will b.
American Education"
Mrs. Wallace Perry, State ways anc
means chairman, held a meeting of heI
committee last week in the State of.
fee in the Burlington Hotel, and ar.
ranged for the activities Of that de.
partment of the State work.
Mrs. Wallace Perry is chairman oil
the committee of which the following
are members: Mrs L. B. Castell, for
mer State ways and means chairman
Mrs. j. w. Davis, Stuart Junior High
Mrs. William Leishear, Bradley; Mrs j
N Saunders, State office; Mrs william
Sweet, Bancroft; Mrs. L. H. Macomber
Gordon Junior High; Mrs. Walter
Jones, Wheatley; Mrs. j. H. Fritz Ed.
monds; Mrs. @. A. Lingebach Kenil.
worth: Mrs. T. E. Griffith, Park View;
Mrs. J. N. Luton, John Burroughs
Mrs. E. B. Brown, Keene; Mrs. r
Hutchinson, John Eaton.
The next executive board meeting of
the Joseph r. Keene Association will
be held In the school tomorrow at
S:l5 pm.
The next meeting of the Petworth
Association will take place in the school
November 6 at 8 pm A short business
meeting will be followed by talk BY
Miss Janet McWilliams, supervising
principal of the third division. OfaceI
HinSon, who is in charge of the school.
boy safety patrol. will also address the
association. Miss Margaret Davis
pianist, will play several selections and
Mis- Polly Green. soprano. will sing
Mrs. Marshall has charge of the pro-
gram.
DR.. w. S. Deffenbaugh, chief, city
schools division, United States Bureau
of Education, addressed the department
of legislation on THE Administration
of City Schools" at the meeting Thurs
day evening, at the Thomson School.
Henry Gilligan, member Of the Board
Of Education, discussed the free text
book and the teachers education leave
bills.
Hugh M. Frampton explained the
provisions Of the Capper- ZihlnlAn cleo
tive school board bill and Mrs. Banner
man explained the provisions of the
library, the school building and the
parks and Fairgrounds bills.
1t was recommended that the free
textbook bill and the Cramton park
and playground bill be Endorsed by
local associations and that thorough
study be given the elective school board
bill.
The second event in the community
institute course is scheduled to take
place on Wednesday evening when Lo-
RADIO Taft, sculptor. will be the speaker
on Recent Tendencies in Sculpture.
InIOTInHElUIl Cdn DC DEQ db bIIC oldbC
ONCE. Room 10l, Burlington Hotel.
The first "get together" meeting of
Local Child welfare Magazine chair
men was held in the Burlington Hotel
last Tuesday Plans were discussed for
the l929-30 subscription drive, and the
necessary literature was distributed.
There will be a meeting of the rep
resentatives to the Juvenile Protective
8 Association in the Juvenile protective
office, 1920 K street, Tuesday, at 1880
pm.
All associations who do not have q
Representative to this committee are re-
quested to appoint one and send her tc
this meeting; also send the name, ad.
dress and telephone number TO thu
State chairman, Mrs. Glen c. Leach
1921 Ninth street northwest.
The Grant Association met October
23 at 2:30 pm. Mrs. Joseph N. Sau1'
ders, first vice president of the District
of Columbia Congress OF Parents anc
Teachers, spoke on Informed Mem
barship."
The program consisted of play b.
the Washington Dairy Council, II
which the children of Grant Schoo
took part, under the direction Of Mrs
LautenSchlager, and songs by the girls
glee club, directed by Mrs. william
Fowler
A reception was held for Miss Violi
Offutt. the new principal. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Purdy an,
Miss Green, assisted by Mrs. Fowler
girls of the sixth grade and girls from
the gleeclub.
A card party will be given Novembe
Is at the Hamilton Hotel.
The annual membership drive of tn
Lsngdon Association was launched Fri
day afternoon with a tea at the schoo
to which all the mothers we're invited
1 meet the principal and teachers.
The parents of children found to
underweight have been notified by lette
of an explanatory talk to be given b
Dr. Joseph Murphy at the weekly clini
at Langodn next Tuesday.
The membership committee of tn
James F. oyster Association has CON,
pleted plans for the annual drive.
statement of the work and flnanci;
needs of the organization has been pre-
pared, and will be inclosed with the RI
port card Of each pupil in the schoo
J The executive board will meet tomorro
at IL am.
A meeting of the executive board ,
the Peabody Hilton Association was he
october %. Miss M. Gertrude Youn
/ principal, asked the board to conSid
the ACCESSIBILITY of having nurse
schools for children whose parents a.
employed after school hours.
Mrs. Harry N. Stull, State SUNNI
roundup chairman, told of the recel
Summer roundup exhibit at the fif
annual industrial exhibition. She cor
mended the work of Mrs. Mary Elixir
Summer roundup chairman of Il
Peabody Hilton Association, also
book on the Summer health campaig
The Singing Mothers Of the associ
ton rehearsed wednesday afternoon
the kindergarten room, under the {
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