Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-08
Parent-Teacher Activities

! District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers. Children OF the
school will participate In a FOUNDERS
day program.
Powell Elementary.
The Powell Elementary School AS
ISOLATION will meet in the auditorium
February at 8 o'clock. The speaker
will be DIR. Viola Russell Anderson.
Franc S. Caskey will give readings ana
refreshments will be served.
At the February board meeting held
in the teachers room at the Schooi
Monday afternoon, plans were discussed
for a school luncheon some time in
March, and provision was made Tor
installing shelves in the school library
A call for books for the library Will soon
be made throughout the grades.
At the close of last semester the
graduating sixth grade, before leaving
MacFarland Junior High School, pre-
sented to their teacher and school prin-
cipal, Mrs Dugance, picture. 1t IS
copy of George Washington, full
length, and was hung in the entrance
hall of the school.
The Keene Association will meet in
the school next Tuesday at o'clock.
Mrs. A. c. Cline, the program chair
man, has arranged a program cele-
brating Founders day. as well as the
birthdays of Washington and Lincoln.
Troop "a, Boy Scouts, sponsored by the
Keene Association will open the meet
ing, using their own exercises.
The State president. Mrs Joseph N.
Saunders, as we'll as Mrs. c. S. Rafter,
Mrs. A. A. Birney, Mrs. D. Q. Mears,
Mrs. Hoffman TolSon and Mrs. I. E.
Young will be the guests OF the eve
ming.
Benning.
The association met Tuesday after
noon. at which time Mrs. Joseph N.
Saunders, president of the District OF
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers, was the featured speaker.
The. eighth grade class presented
musical program, one of the numbers
being song composed by Miss Kelsey.
principal of the school and teacher OF
the class.
plans were made for luncheon to be
held February "a.
Bancroft.
The Bancroft Association met Feb
ruary 8 at the school, A request was
made for old Victrola records to be
given to an orphan asylum: An 1nvl-
tation was given for social meeting
at the Wilson Normal School for teach
ers and parents of school children in
the northwest section.
The study group for mothers of chill
dren beyond pre-school age will be held
| at 1890 O'Clock February TO- The
speaker will be Mrs. H. A. Whitney.
Announcement was made of the curio
show to be held March 20 at the school.
The speaker of the afternoon was DR..
william Knowles Cooper.
BroOkIand.
At the meeting of the Brookland
Association next Tuesday, Founders
day will be observed with q pageant
entitled THE oracle Speaks" All of
the past presidents of the association
will be honored guests as well as Mrs
Joseph N. Saunders, president of the
District of Columbia Congress of Pa
rents and Teachers, who will speak.
Powell Junior.
Miss Maude Aldrich of the Federation
of Motion Picture Councils will speak
at the meeting of the association next
Wednesday at 3 pm. Founders day
will be observed and an offering taken
for the Founders day fund.
Tenley-Janney.
The Mothers Study Group of the
Tenley-Janney School will meet Feb
ruary IL at 8 pm. DR.. Richmond,
psychiatrist at st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
will speak.
John Burroughs.
John Burroughs Association next
Thursday evening, will have a program
by the second grade class, directed by
Mrs. Lawson. Mrs. Joseph Sanders will
speak.
The Social Hygiene Study Glass met
Tuesday afternoon under the leader
ship of the chairman, Mrs. T. Newly.
The last meeting of the group will be
held February TO- at 1880 pm, under
the leadership of Mrs E. M Nelson
There was a card party held Tues
day evening, at Mrs. e. M. Nelson's, for
the benefit of the association.
TruesdelL.
Miss ]. N. Searle's Study Group met
in the school Wednesday, at 1870 pm,
Miss Katherine Watkins, in charge of
kindergarten Extension Work, was the
speaker.
Bowen Greenleaf.
Miss Katherine Watkins, director of
kindergarten Extension of the Public
Schools, was the speaker for the Dis
cussion Group, January %. Tea was
served by Mrs. M. r. Merritt at the
close OF the meeting. The next meeting
will be~held February II, at 80 pm.
The Executive Committee meeting
will be held February 8, at 3 pm, at
the Bowen School, when final arrange
ments will be made for Founders day
celebration to be held at the Bowen
School, February IL.
BIair-Hayes.
Founders day will be observed at the
meeting of the Blair-Hayes Associa-
of ~
School. Mrs. Louis B. CaStell will be
the speaker.
Park View.
Mrs. Nora X. BramelI, president of
the Park View Platoon School Associa-
ton, announces a total of $57.78 con-
tributed by the pupils and $135.6O for
the personnel of the school, Papers on
how to interest the foreign-born were
read at grade mother tea at the home
of Mrs. Goldberg Tuesday afternoon by
Nora <. Bramen and Mrs. Van Hise,
members of the parent-teacher course
at George Washington University.
A card party and dance will be held
in the Park View Gymnasium, February
Is, at $3.50 pm.
John Quincy Adams.
The John Quincy Adams Associa-
ton held a joint birthday party Tues
day evening, in honor of the thirty
fourth anniversary of Founders day
and its own first birthday. Mrs. Jesse
Smith was program chairman. Miss
Vesta Pollock, kindergarten teacher of
the Adams School, sang, Miss Noack
was her accompanist. Little Barbara
Villain lead the procession carrying a
small cake with one candle for the
Adams Parent Teacher Association.
Mrs. Harriet E. Saunders, State presi-
dent; Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, former
president; Miss Janet McWilliams and
Miss M. Florence Gore, principal of the
Adams School, spoke. Mrs. Smith read