Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-01

All material for this column mus
be in the State Office, Room 1O1, Bur
lington Hotel, by the Wednesday pre-
ceding the Sunday on which publica
ton is desired.
Services dedicating the oak tree pre-.
sented by the State of Colorado to the
National Congress Of Parents anc
Teachers at the national convention
were held last Sunday.
A procession of 100 school children
two for each State in the Union, the
District OF Columbia and Hawaii-was
led by Mrs. S. M. N Mars, who, in
her dedication speech recalled the
planting of the oak tree at Mount Ver-
non last year, when the convention
was held in Washington.
The formal opening of the conven-
ton took place Monday when greet
1ngs were presented by Mrs. A. B. Shut
tleworth. president of the Colorado
Congress of Parents and Teachers Mr.
A. l.. Threlkeld, superintendent, Denver
public schools; Miss Ruth E. Pyrtle,
president, National Education ASsocia-
ton, and Mrs. A. H. Reeve, president,
International Federation of Home and
School
AT the second general session, DR..
H. E. Barnard, director, addressed the
delegates on THE White House Con-
ference on Child Health and Protec-
ton" Joy Elmer Morgan, manager of
'sne Bureau of Publications, and Miss
Frances Hayes, extension secretary, dis
cuSSed the use of the Parent Teacher
Association publications.
Mr.. E. c. Mason, chairman of the
endowment fund, presided at the life
members dinner, held Monday evening
In the palm room of the Brown Palace
Hotel the headquarters of the con-
vention.
The District of Columbia won the
bronze medal for outstanding achieve
ment in Summer roundup. This viii
be presented later to Mrs. H. N. Stull,
State Summer roundup chairman.
Four gold stars were received by
the District of Columbia for accom-
pliShments in Child Welfare Magazine
subscriptions. Presidents of States re-
ceiving gold stars were guests at the
gold star dinner and wore crowns con-
tanning the stars.
conference on State bulletins was
presided over by Mrs. Giles Scott Raj
ter May %. Mrs Rafter also served
as member of the resolutions COM
mittee. Among the resolutions unani-
mously Endorsed was one on kinder
gartens presented by the District of
Columbia, which was similar to one in
dorsed at the District of Columbia State
convention.
Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State presi-
dent; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, past
state president, and Mrs. Eppa Norris
arrived Wednesday evening from Dem
yer. OF the remaining delegates, Mrs.
2. j. Bowling, Mrs. j. w. Davis and
Mrs. j. Payne, who stayed over in Chi
cago, returned Thursday, and Mrs.
Miner Buell. is visiting relatives in
Denver
The congress went on record as favor
ing the strict enforcement of prohibi-
ton, the extension of juvenile court
service, wiser employment Of leisure
outlaWry OF war, reduction of arma-
ments, the World Court and a last
ing organization of nations.
Election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Hugh Bradford.
first vice president, Mrs. B. F. Lang
worthy; second vice president, Mrs.
Frederick M. Hosmer; third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Sherman Brown; fourth
vice president, Mrs. Louis T. de Valliere:
fifth vice president, Miss Charl VIII
lams; sixth vice president, Mrs. B. c.
Hopkins; seventh vice president, Mrs.
Herman Ferger.
program by one of the local as
sociations will be presented over VOL
at 6:45 pm. Tuesday. Miss Florence
Mortimer, principal of Wheatley School,
WI give short talk on "Wheatley's
School Garden" and will introduce the
Wheatley Glee Club -.s
Curtis Hyde Addison.
The final meeting Of the association
Tor the school year was held Monday
evening in the Curtis School.
An original play, acted by the chill
dren in Miss Hellinger's fifth grade,
stressed the value of health teaching,
Music consisted of a chorus of children
OF all the fifth and sixth grades and a
group Of solos by Mrs. Powell.
Charles Shultz, president, outlined ex-
tensive plans for the coming year in
school betterment and child welfare.
The Summer roundup, under the di-
rection OF Mrs. Shultz and Mrs. Hilleary.
resulted In the examination of a large
number OF children at Georgetown Hos
pltal May l and at Hyde School May 8. !
The retiring president, Mrs. H. E.
beatty, was presented past presidents
pin. The silver cup for best attendance
was won by Miss Hellingeris fifth-grade |
class in the Addison School
The kindergarten class in the Hyde
School took part In the field day ex-
erctses held in Central High School
Stadium under the direction of their
teacher, Miss Elizabeth Naylor.
Park View.
Summer Activities" will be the sub
Jet under consideration at the meeting
June at pm, to be held in the |
school auditorium. Mrs. Thomas Edwin |
Brown, president Y. w. c. A., will speak |
Bancroft.
The Bancroft Association will hold |
Its flnql meeting for this az he
school Tuesday, at 230 o'clock.
The annual school luncheon will be |
held Wednesday under the chairman |
ship OF Mrs. Joseph r. Randall. Dona-
lions from the parents of sandwiches, |
cake and candy should be sent to the |
school by o'clock Wednesday.
Powell Elementary.
The executive committee of the newly |
organized association of the Powell Ele-'
mentary School met at the school Nav |
81. Plans were discussed for the de- !
velopment OF a program of constructive |
work TO be done by the association dur |
ing the coming school year. A commit |
tee was named to take charge of a |
aid the school fund of the association. !
A luncheon was held on Wednesday to |
aid the school fund.
The Powell Association will partici- |
pate June 6 in special exercises to mark |
the dedication of the new Powell Build |
ing on Upshur street near Fourteenth |
street.
FairbrOther- ROsSell.
At the recent meeting the association |
was entertained by the pupils OF the |
NTH grade, Mrs. HATS class with |
songs, poems and stories relating to May
Iday.
A report Of the roundup and physical !
examination Of pre-school children was