Evening star., 1931-12-06


| mail on Wednesday preceding Sun
| day on which publication Is desired.
The board Of managers Of the Dis
| trict of Columbia Congress of Parents
| and Teachers will meet Tuesday at the
| National Education Association, Six
| teenth and M streets, at l pm. This
meeting will be preceded by luncheon
| at IL pm. at the Colonial Hotel Mem
bers who desire to attend should notify
the State office by $50 am. Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Saunders, president, at
| tended the Presidents Conference on
Home Building and Home Ownership,
! held from December 2 to 5. Mrs. l., B
| Castell first vice president, also at
! tended.
Mrs. Bertha w Eldrcd, assistant
! chairman of home education, will speak
at the meeting of the Oxon Hill, Md,
Parent-Teacher Association December 8.
Mrs. Joseph Randall, State member
| ship chairman, requests division rep
! reSentatives send her a report Of the
| progress of the membership drives in
! their divisions by Tuesday morning so
! she can make a report of the progress
Of this at the board meeting Tuesday
| afternoon.
The American Association of Uni
versity Women, has organized study
! and discussion group, membership in
/ which is still open to parent teacher
, members. The group is led by Miss
! Harriet H. Ahlers, research association
Of adult education, in the National As
| SoCiation, and the topic for discussion
! is Adolescence With Special Emphasis
! on the Emotional Life and Social Prob
/ lens The next meeting will be held
! on December 8 at 8 pm, in the head
! quarters Of the association, 1884 l
street northwest.
| The Health Education Committee of
| the Y w. C A. wishes to put all of its
| facilities at the disposal of parent
teacher members. Because of its close
| connection with the P. r. A. through
the Girl Reserves, it does not hesitate
to enlist the interest of mothers in other
| lines of work. DR.. Grace Purse, Y. w.
c. A. physician, will aid in any way.
Mrs. Miner Buell., State program
+ service chairman, will be in the Office
from 1870 am. to 3 pm, December 9.
Associations are requested to send two
copies of their yearly programs to the
State office before the first of the year,
one for the bulletin board and one for
+ filing.
There will be a meeting of all local
thrift chairmen of the State Office
Tuesday at 10 am.
Adams.
DR.. Sinclair w. Bowen will talk on
the subject of The Spiritual Training
of Children" at the meeting of the
Adams Association, December at
o'clock.
Blow Webb.
The Executive Committee meeting of
the BloW-Webb Association was held
Tuesday The committee decided upon
project for the year of having a Ii
brary in each of the schools for the
children and also one for the parents
December was set aside as Bundle
day. On November IS the children of
each of the schools presented a Thanks
giving program. Each grade partici-
pated. Baskets containing food were
distributed to the needy families of the
community.
The monthly meeting Of the associa-
ton was held December l at the Webb
School. Miss Marie Turner, principal
spoke On Training at School for the
Wise Use of Leisure The Glee Club
Of the Blow School took part in the
entertainment of the evening.
Stuart Junior High School.
The executive board met November
90 A turkey luncheon was served. Mrs
Domdera told of the work she and her
committee were doing by distributing
baskets Of food to the needy for
| Thanksgiving.
meeting of the association was
held December 4 at 8 pm. A. Tucker,
president of the Northeast Business
Mems Association was the principal
speaker and Mr.. SWartZ principal of
the school. also gave a brief talk. Mrs
| DOmdera'S sewing circle will meet De-
cember at 1870 pm.
Blair Hayes.
The association will meet in the
Hayes School December 10 at pm
Robert L. Haycock, assistant superin-
tendent Of schools, will be the speaker
The subject of the address will be
Satisfactory Schools"
Powell Junior High School.
The executive board of the Powell
Junior High Association met Thursday
afternoon and perfected plans for the
regular meeting December 9 at pm.
This meeting will be in charge of Mrs.
E. B. FriScOe, chairman of the eighth
division groups, and will be of special
interest to parents of eighth grade
children.
TenIey Janney.
Tenley-Janney Association met De-
cember | at pm, with T. r. BOeSch. |
second vice president, presiding. Sc |
lectionS were rendered by a high school
quartet and Miss Sibyl Baker gave a
talk on Community Responsibility"
WheatIey.
s. F. Kramer, first assistant super
intendent of schools, addressed the |
parents of the Wheatley Association |
Tuesday evening. Miss Florence Morti- |
mer, principal, spoke on Importance |
of Proper Bed Time Hours for Chill |
dren," and urged parents to give strict |
attention to a recent letter sent out by
Mrs. Florence Rogers, supervisor of the !
sixth division.
The teachers parent-teacher mem
bership exhibits were featured at the |
meeting
First prize for increased membership |
was awarded to Miss B. M McAulife's |
fourth grade and Miss H. Lichtman's
second grade. The presentation of the |
prizes were made by Mrs E. M. Blevans |
and Mrs. A. j. George, grade mothers. |
Mrs. H. Thomas had charge of Bicen- !
tennial participation
Mrs. Walter c. Jones explained the !
free distribution of milk and student |
aid activities at Wheatley. Reports |
were given by the following chairmen: |
Mrs. N, Russell grade mothers; Mrs
K. Eaton, Membership; Mrs. A. Duerr, |
ways and Means, and Miss M. Grubb, |
teacher in charge Of parental study |
groups: Miss Florence Mortimer re-
quested that parents present get ac-
quainted with their children's teachers !
The play, "Priscilla's Dream" sDon- |
sored by the association and given for
the benefit of the milk fund RECENTLY |
was repeated Thursday for the entire |
sixth division to aid the Kindergarten
convention fund. Mrs. A. Manning
president has appointed the following
delegates to the State Cnrnrncr e