Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

ton Is desired.
Mrs. Oliver Bowles, State Convention
chairman, is making plans for the con-
yention to be held the third week In
April.
The Bible Study Glass is meeting
each Friday morning at the Columbia
Bible Training School, Seventeenth and
II streets. The subject Of study Is the
Old Testament.
The Child Guidance chairmen will
meet Tuesday at 1880 pm. ia the
Burlington Hotel Miss Lenroot of the
Children's Bureau will be the speaker.
Mrs. @. A. Lingebach State social
hygiene chairman, announces the Sec
sond lecture in the course now in
progress viii be given March 6 in the
Franklin School, from 80 to pm.
Mrs. Sereba B. Croxton OF the District
''Early Childhood"
Mrs. Thomas Elkins, State chairman
of Summer Roundup requests names
and addresses of all local chairmen in
order that they may receive the ma
terial necessary to carry on their work
and also that a meeting may be held
in March to make arrangements for
the May day health clinics. These
clinics are held at all elementary
schools desiring them, and parents OF
children examined are informed of any
physical defects, which may be cor
Tected before the child enters school.
Woodbridge.
Founders day was celebrated at the
school February 10, with Mrs. Joseph
N. Saunders, president of the District
Congress of Parents and Teachers, as
speaker. She was presented with a
corsage bouquet. A pageant, directed by
Mrs. Shaw, first grade teacher, was
given by Lois Newhouse, Jack Woltz,
Emily Martinsky. Carl Luke, Margaret
Ann Putnam, Eddie Hayes, Eleanor
Lapidus, Raymond Davidson, Helen
Kent, Daniel Manuel, Dorothy Chap
pell, Harvey Major, Doris Speake, Henry
Evans, Nettie Garman, Gordon Allan,
Gloria Jones, Charles Allen, Helen Louise
Firth. BODY Doing and Frances Talbert.
Violin solos were played by Miss Frances
Dunn, accompanied by Miss Ruth M.
Alberty.
Mrs. G. H. Lane announced the fol-
lowing topic would be discussed by the
Mothers Study Group, meeting each
Wednesday at lis pm, at the school:
Rewards and Punishment" Emotional
Life of the Young Child" 1.-THE Period
of Adolescence" and What Parents Pass
on to Their Children" Character
speaker, and Sex Education" Mrs.
Sereba B. Croxton, speaker, were dis
cussed at the first meetings.
It was agreed that q pageant be
presented at the school in the Fall Of
1891, to stimulate interest in the 1882
George washington Bicentennial. Mrs.
Taylor, fourth grade, and Miss Kemp,
kindergarten, tied for the attendance
prize.
Force.
The Force Association will meet
March at 8:15 pm.
The newly renovated lunch room win
be open for inspection, having all new
equipment.
Gordon Junior High.
The association of the Gordon Junior
High School met February 20. Mrs.
Hanley, president of the association,
and Frank A. Woodward, principal, gave
special welcome to parents. Mr..
Latona read an original poem and the
class participated in songs. Mrs. Joseph
Saunders, president of the District of
Columbia Congress, spoke. The Girls
Glee Club, under the direction Of Miss
Mary NJ. wilkins, director Of the music
department at Gordon, sang.
Stuart Junior High.
Juvenile protection will be the SUBJ
ject Of an address by Judge Kathryn
Sellers Of the Juvenile Court to the
parents of Stuart Junior Home and
School Association next Friday evening.
The Executive Committee met Feb
ruary IS. The board has plans under
way to send the president, Mrs. Cora
Bartlette to Hot Springs, Ark, In May
to the National Convention of Parents
and Teachers.
Mcfarland Junior High.
The Mcfarland association met Feb
ruary 20, the president, NJ. D. Lam
borne, presiding. Mrs. Hugh Smith,
delegate to the District of Columbia
Congress Of Parents and Teachers, told
of the work Of the congress, also related
incidents Of the Founders day celebra-
ton held on February II. Capt. Frank
Stewart, delegate to the District of Co
lumbia Public School Association, re-
ported on the work being done by that
organization.
Mr.. Edward Harris, municipal archi-
tect. submitted certain data concerning
improvements to be made at Mcfarland.
The boys quartet Of the school sang
A trio, Mrs. Philip Wright, her son
Philip and her daughter Ellen Mary, en-
tertained the audience with violin, cello
and piano.
Br0OkIand.
There will be an executive meeting Of
the Brookland Association at the school
Monday at ] pm. The next regular
meeting will be March 10 at pm.
RandIe HighIands-Orr
The Randle Highiands-Orr Associa-
ton held its Founders day meeting
Thursday night at the Orr School.
Mrs. Gibson was appointed program
chairman and will be sent to George
Washington University by the asSocia-
ton. Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State presi-
dent, was the speaker. Musical num-
bers and a pageant, The Candle Light
ing Ceremony" by Mrs. B. w. Eldred,
weres features Of the entertainment.
Keene.
The board meeting of the Keene As
ISOLATION will be held In the school
March 2 at 3:15 pm. Arrangements
VIII then be completed for the card
party March Is.
Tenley- Janney.
Tenley-Janney Association will meet
at 1880 pm, March 2, in the Janney
auditorium The subject Of the day is
Home Building as Taught in the
Schools" Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter will
talk on the "Parent-Teacher Move
ment."
Grant.
DR.. Paul Ewerhart led the discussion
at the study group held Thursday at
pm. in the school. The topic was
Mental Hygiene and Child Psychol-
ogy." FL Their classes viii be held II
the need is shown.
Powell Junior High.
The study group viii meet Thursday
afternoon. Behavior problems pertinent
to junior high school children are be-