Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Parent-Teacher Activities

All material for this column must be
IN the State ONCE, Room 101, Burling-
ton Hotel, by next Monday for publi-
cation December 20.
The District Of Columbia Congress Of
Parents and Teachers held its monthly
meeting Tuesday In the Wilson Teach
ers' College, Eleventh and Harvard
streets. The speakers were P. L. Kirby,
assistant superintendent of the Receiv-
ing Home: Miss Elizabeth E. Poe, edi-
tor of the Junior Post; Miss Fay L.
Bentley, director Of attendance in the
public schools.
DR.. and Mrs. Hardy Clark, directors
of parental education centerS in Cali
fornia. will conduct examples of case
work with two mothers and two chill
dren.
Mrs. r. D. Morris, in behalf Of the
executive board. presented the State
president, Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, with
a basket Of Christmas flowers.
Tea was served in the lunch room
under the direction Of Mrs. Ernest Dan
lei, State hospitality chairman. The
Singing Mothers entertained.
Miss sibyl Baker has invited the
Parent-Teacher organization to take
part IN the carol singing at the COM
munlty Christmas tree in the EllipSe
Christmas eve. The Singing Mothers
are to be participants.
The contestants for the prize offered
by Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter to the men-
0erS OF the intensive parent-teacher
course for the best publicity feature of
State and national publications exhib-
tied their work Tuesday at the Wilson
Teachers College Mrs Walter Jones.
past president of the Wheatley Asso-
ciation; Mrs. Elsie Henry, president of
jackson Parent-Teacher Association.
ana Mrs. John Laycock, president OF
tne Bowen-Greenleaf Association, wefe
the only contestants. The winner viii
be announced later.
Lenox.
meeting Of the Lenox Vocational
School Association was held Tuesday
evening. The newly elected of5cers az
the association are: Joseph Adams
president: Mrs. Harry S. Clements, first
vice president; Mrs. Katie Parker sec
ond vice president; Mrs Joseph Corone
lnHo wee president; Miss Ruth McRae,
recording secretary; Mrs. K. L. Bruce,
corresponding secretary, and Mrs. E. s
Pinck, treasurer. The chief feature of
the program was an address by Miss
Elizabeth A. Mummer, SUPERVISING
principal OF the seventh division. Her
subject was Character Training -
Other features on the program were a
play presented by the seventh B girls.
written and directed by the teacher.
ME-. M. 7. Larcombe; a sextet from
the eighth B, under the direction Of
Mrs. r. s. Meyer, rendered "Cantioue
de NoeP'; piano solo was rendered bv
Mrs. H. M. Folmer and a cornet solo
py Mr. F. w. Wilken, accompanied by
MIS-. Z. 8. P1nck. The spirit Of Christ
mas predominated.
Gordon Junior.
At q recent meeting of the executive
board Of the Gordon Junior High AS
ISOLATION Mrs. Nettleton, in the alb
sence OF the ways and means chair
man, reported plans for a card party
TO be held at the school January III
The proceeds Of the party are to be
used for the purchase of books for the
school library.
A study club for mothers will be
organized and will hold its first meet
ing in January. Book reports and an
intensive study of certain books re-
lating to child welfare will be made.
West.
At the December meeting of the West
Association, Monday evening, William
3. BurrusS delivered an address on the
subject OF "Stowaways." The meeting
report of the executive committee
prepared at meeting December 10
at the home of Mrs. Ernest Leesnitzer
was read. Additional committees APP
pointed at that time were announced
Music was furnished by the Sylvan Trio
composed Of Deborah H. Lawson, first
soprano; Ruth Kobbe, contralto, and
Grace Stanley Stevens, second soprano
and acconpanist. Miss Stevens ar
ranged the numbers,
The December meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee was held THURSDAY
and the following committees were APP
pointed: Library committee, Mrs l.
Sture, Mrs. Lilly and Mrs. j. j. Quinn
playground and games, Mrs. c. j. Weeks
MRS. II. j. Williams, Mr.. H. Rawdon
Mr.. G. Owen; Monograph, Mrs. j. r
Lapham, Mrs. L. H. Crook.
The following resolutions were passed
That COMMITTEES be appointed to in
vestigate the equipment of the teachers
room. This committee will be allowed
$50 TO make the room comfortable fol
Aae teachers. Also that a matron be