Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

All material for this column must be
IN the State ONCE, Room i0l Burling-
ton Hotel. by the first mail on Wednes-
day morning preceding Sunday on
which publication Is desired.
A conference of the District of CO.
lumbia Congress of Parents ana Teach
ers will be held May 10 at 1880 pm. at
Wilson Teachers College.
At the May meeting of the Board Of
Managers, June % was set as the date
for the annual picnic in Rock Greek
Park.
All of the District of Columbia dele
gates to the national congress, which
assembled in Hot Springs, Ark, May 3
to z. have returned. They report that
Minneapolis, Mimi. was chosen as the
convention city for 1882 and that the
annual national Board of Managers
meeting will be held in Arizona in Sep
TENDER.
The Social Hygiene Society of the
District will hold its annual meeting at
tlle Y. w. G. A, Seventeenth and K
streets northwest May %. DR.. Edward
J.. King. president of the American So
cial Hygiene Society. will speak on The
Medical Aspects of Social Hygiene"
Members of the Percent Teacher organ
tzations are invited.
The Summer round-up of the chill
dren was formally started on May day.
The child hygiene centerS and 80 white
schools were used for physical examina-
tons. Physicians from the Bureau Of
Child Hygiene and medical examiners of
the District public schools were assisted
by volunteer physicians of the District
Medical Society. There were 901 chill
dren examined This is a splendid
start, However. the chairman hopes to
report larger number later, because
many associations Rave not finished the
examinations. Much enthusiasm has
been shown by parents teachers, chair
men and all of the cooperating
sgencies.
It is hoped that all chairmen who
could not arrange their examinations
for May day will do so as soon as pos
Sible 1t is requested also that the
chairmen who Rad their examinst;on
on May day send written report stat
ing the number of children still to be
examined to the State chairman, Mrs.
Thomas Elkins, 207 Sixth street north
east.
Blow-Webb.
The Blow-Webb Association met in
Blow School. The following officers
were elected Mrs c. O. Deck. presi-
dent; Mrs. Leva yobst, vice president:
Mrs. Blanche Updiks. secretary. and
Miss M. c. Croft, treasurer The chair
men OF the various committees gave
fine reports on the years work. The
Summer Roundup Committee, with
Mrs. Elvoe, chairman, turned in d fine
report. Page McEtchinson showed slides
OF camp life and spoke on Character
Building"
Thomson.
The final meeting of the Thomson
Association was held Tuesday at 7:3O
pm. Mrs. J. S. VIM spoke on 1.-THE
Movies and Our Children" Harriet
Mason played piano solo There was
an Illustrated talk on Safety Patrols"
by Oh1cer Scott, Mrs. WinnS room won
the prize for attendance of parents.
OmcerS electer were: President, Mrs.
Thomas Smith; vice president Mrs. j.
8: VIM; recording secretary, Mrs Olive
McMurTay; corresponding secretary.
MIS-. Fisher: treasurer. Mrs. Garrison
Wesley Heights.
The Executive Committee of the
Weeley Heights kssociatio met at the
home Of the president, Mrs. Max J..
Profntt, May II. A motion was made
TO indorse Miss Mcnamara, principal
OF the portables, for the position OF
principal of the new Horace Mann
School, upon its completion. A motion
was made TO buy pins for the success
tul contestants in the Public School
Athletic League.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at the portables May 10,
at 8 pm.
KaImia Road.
The Kalmia Road Association will
hold exercises today at 4 O'Clock, at
Fourteenth and Kalmia road, to mark
the breaking of ground for the new
school, The Alexander Shepherd"
Mrs. ]. F. Rose, president of the associ-
alton, will turn the first shogelful of
earth, after which Mr.. Stephen E.
Kramer, assistant superintendent of
schools. win speak, and Rev. William s.
Abernethy will deliver the Invocation.
All pupils who have attended or who
are attending the portables and any
children who viii attend the new school
are invited to participate in the sing
ing.
The regular meeting Of the asseci-
alton viii be held May 81, at pm. st
. the home OF Mr. and Mrs. l.. X. Grip
pen. 1415 Geranium street northwest
Election of officers.
Peabody Hilton Carbery.
The Peabody-Hilton- Carbery Associ-
alton met i'll the Peabody School
William Knowles Cooper spoke on
Child Problems Of Today In Relation
TO Parents" Mrs. william II. Brown
historian, outlined important facts
which this big association has accom-
piished IN the past
Mrs. H. N. Stull, past president, gave
greetings. Eastern High School ORA
matte Club gave a ono-aet plaY and
several recitations. Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son Vol, Of the faculty, sang, accom-
panied by Miss F'iror Election Of OFF,
GERS was as follows: Mrs. Nancy Par
sons, president; Mrs. Catherine Noel,
first vice president: Mrs. Bessie Jaeger
second vice president; Mrs. Christine