Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
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Material for this column must be ir
the State ONCE, Room 101, Burlington
Hotel, by the first mail on the Wednes-
day preceding the Sunday on which
publication is desired.
A conference Of the District Of Co
fumbia Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers will be held October 81 at 80 In
the Wilson Teachers College, Eleventh
and Harvard streets. Each department
Of the congress will assume responsibility
for one program during the year. The
department of organization, under the
direction Of Mrs. F. D. Morris, second
vice president, will present the program
Included In the department of organi-
Eation are the following committees:
Child Welfare, Mrs. L. H. Magruder
chairman; Founders Day, Mrs. G. W.
Lady and Mrs. T. H. Young; Member
ship, Mrs. Stanley Fuller; Program
Service, Mrs; Miner Buell.; National
Publications, Mrs. Fletcher Sheffield.
The Singing Mothers Chorus, under
the direction of Mrs. Eppa L. Norris,
will furnish music at the opening and
closing of each monthly conference of
the congress.
The Child Welfare Magazine Com
nittee, under the direction of Mrs. L.
4. Nd&TuQcI, Will nave n pdTL Oh Itlc
program. Delegates are requested to
remember the membership contest and
to register name and school at the door.
Local program chairmen who are
finding difficulty in arranging their
Miner Buell., State program chairman,
who Is in the State Office every Monday
throughout october after 1880 am.
There will be meeting of local Child
Welfare Magazine chairmen at the Bur-
hngton Hotel October % at pm.
Local associations are urged to make
use Of the many and varied helps to be
found at the State Office, Room 101,
Burlington Hotel.
Oyster.
A business meeting Of the James r.
Oyster School Association was held re-
Gently in the school auditorium. The
newly elected president, Mrs. Thomas
~ Kane, presided.
TruesdeH.
A special meeting of the Truesdell
executive board was held october Is at
8 pm. This meeting was to make plans
for q card party to be given by the as
sociation in November. The executive
board win meet October 20 at pm,
which will be the first regular meeting
Of the school year.
Mrs. e. G.. Swami, the health chair
man, with her assistants, has been
busy weighing and measuring the chill
dren Of Truesdell. An effort is being
made by the Parent Teacher ASsoci-
alton of Truesdell School to have q
complete and up-to-date playground for
the children.
STTI.. na~t- Gak1.J As~anso kSoy,
will meet October "a, at which time
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, president of
the District Of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, viii be the guest
speaker.
Business High.
The Business High Association met
October 8 at 8:15 pm, John Smith,
president, presiding. Music was fur
nished by the Business High School Or
chestra, and by Abe Clar, who played
Q violin selection, accompanied by Prof.
Anton Kaspar. Miss Dorothy Zepp en-
tertained with reading and there were
short talks by Mrs. Sauls on the Parent
Teacher Bulletin and w. Elwood
Baker, secretary Of the National Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers.
Jere j. Crane made the principal ad-
dress on THE New Roosevelt High
School.
The following committees were named:
Membership Committee. Mrs. Kate S.
Outwater, adviser; Mrs. A. ]. FAINT,
chairman; Miss Eva v. Heath, Mrs.
Fannie Clear, Mrs. Frances @. Newman,
Mrs. Frost Mills, Mrs. Alice Heider. Hos
pitality Committee, Joseph Finkel, adj
wiser; Mrs. Laura M. Day, chairman
AIRS. 3. @. McIllwee, Mrs. G. e. Tolson,
Mrs. Mabel N. Garter, Mrs. Estelle L.
Brunow, Mrs. Daisie I. HUFF, Mrs. H. w.
Lorenzen. Legislation Committee, Miss
May p. Bradshaw, adviser; Mrs. Frost
Mills, chairman; Mrs. j. H. Ibarra, Mrs.
Daisie L Hun Publicity Committee,
Miss Florence E. Grant, adviser; Harry
Baker, r., chairman; Arthur @. Cole,
Gertrude Odom. Program Committee,
Allan Davis, adviser; Mrs. w. r.
Slant, chairman; Miss Galbraith, Miss
Emma Louise Thompson, Miss l.. M. w.
Reeve, Miss Helen NJ. White. Student
Activities Committee, Miss Emma L.
Thompson, adviser; Arthur @. Cole,
Miss Mary Clark, Mrs. w. H. Slant
Student Welfare Committee, Miss Cora
Mccarthy. adviser. Ways and Means
Miss Belle L. Yoder, adviser; Miss
Edith L. Grosvernor, chairman. Edu-
cation, Miss Selma Borchardt, adviser
Hine Junior.
Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, State presi-
dent Of the District Of Columbia Con-
gress OF Parents and Teachers, will ad-
dress the Hine Junior High School AS
ISOLATION Thursday afternoon.
Keene.
The Keene Association met October
IL at pm. in the school After q
short business meeting, the State presi-
dents message was read by the princi-
pal, Miss H. z: King. A talk was giver
by 8. Z. Schultz on Cooperation Be.
tween Parents and Teachers"
The recommendation Of the Execu.
tive Board were adopted. Two victrolal
were presented to the school by the as.
ISOLATION. They plan to give one to each
grade for the work Of the music appre.
citation teacher.
The resignation Of the president, Mrs
N H. Barnard, on account of Ill health
came as great surprise to the associa.
ton and was accepted with much re.
greet. Mrs. +. D. Morris, former presi.
dent OF the association, and second vic,
president Of the District of Columbis
Congress Of Parents and Teachers. vol.
unteered to act as president until tn,
next meeting, when new president vii
be elected.
The attendance banner was won b,
the sixth grade, Miss King, teacher.
Bowen GreenIeaf.
The Bowen-Greenleaf Association me,
october 16. at 2:45 pm, in the Bower
School, Third and K streets southwest
MIS-. Joseph N. Saunders, State presi.
dent was guest speaker.
Stuart Junior.
A Halloween party will be held IL
the auditorium of Stuart JiInior HJiof