Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

presented to the school, for which she
expressed her gratitude.
Powell Elementary.
| The new Powell Elementary School
Fourteenth and Upshur streets, will
meet Tuesday at 7:45 pm. to organize
| parent-teacher association.
| MRS. j. N. Saunders, State president;
| Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, past State
president, and Miss McWilliams, super
vising principal, will be guests. Du-
game is principal Of this new building
ana Mrs. William G. Illch is temporary
chairman of this meeting.
Abbot.
The Abbot Vocational School Asso-
citation met Monday evening at the
school. Officers elected were George T.
Bowman, president; Mrs. Charles H
i wagner, vice president, and F. A. Horst
kamp, secretary and treasurer.
Designs and color schemes for athletic
letters were submitted by Mr.. Barkman
| OF the athletic committee These de-
green ana maroon, were adopted by the
association. The meeting voted to pay
for all letters awarded this year.
Powell Junior.
The Powell Junior High Association
will elect officers May IA at o'clock
The nominees, as reported by the r1orY1i-
mating committee, are: President, Mrs.
w. q. Stuart; vice president, Mrs. Nellie
Fernald; treasurer, Mrs. Vance Muse;
recording secretary, Mrs. A. G. Hughes
corresponding secretary, Mrs. G. D.
Lowe, and members at large, Mrs. Gar
nett Lee, Miss Myrtle E. Moore and
Mrs. James c. Lombard. Other nomi-
nations may be made from the floor.
Of1cers and chairmen of committees
will make their annual reports. A
musical program will be given by the
Singing Mothers" of the District of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers.
Election of officers will take place at
the May meeting of the Whittier Asso-
citation in the school Monday at pm.
Woodbridge.
A luncheon will be given to the Wood
ridge children at school May 9, from
IL to l o'clock. The luncheon is given
by the ways and means committee, Mrs
oscar Ellis, chairman.
The study class meet Thursday after
noon, and Mrs. A. G. Watkins. execu-
of Parents and Teachers, spoke on
obedience"
At the monthly meeting of the asso-
citation May IS Linn G. Drake, execu-
tive officer of the District of Columbia
Boy Scouts, will be the speaker. He
will also have charge of a demonstra-
ton by the local Boy Scout troop. This
being Fathers day program, the
fathers in the association will sponsor
the meeting.
Wheatley.
Child Health day was held Tuesday
at Wheatley, May l having been given
to the May festival which initiated the
child welfare campaign. Mrs. l.. S.
Montgomery, chairman of pre-school
work, assisted by Mrs. Walter c. Jones,
Mrs. Goldberg, Mrs. Streeks, Mrs. Hill
singer, Mrs. Duerr, Mrs. George and
Mrs. Lomax, reported 20 children exam
ined. A check will be made on these
children in the Fall to note the number
of defects corrected.
At the meeting of the executive board
last week plans were made to start
campaign for home gardens in the
neiehborhood. "A garden for every
child is the slogan. A committee of
mothers will visit the gardens during
the Summer. A prize will be awarded
to the child owning the best garden
early in the Fall. Miss Stohlman, gar
den teacher, will work with the Wheat
ley garden during the Summer, post
poning her vacation until Fall. The
association has decided to preserve the