Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22

All material for this column must be
in the State office, Sixteenth and M
streets northwest, by the first mail on
Tuesday of this week for publication In
the papers of November 20.
Miss Sybil Baker, director Of the de-
partment of Fairgrounds, addressed the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers Tuesday afternoon
on the subject of Fairgrounds in the
District. Paul Benjamin, executive
secretary of the District of Columbia
Social Hygiene Society, also spoke.
Both Miss Baker and Mr.. Benjamin
were presented by Mrs. Joseph Sanders,
fifth vice president of the District Con-
gress and director of the department of
health, in whose charge the program
for the afternoon was. Mrs. Sanders
also presented Mrs. Thomas Elkins,
State chairman of the Summer round
up of children, who made her report
Mrs. Elkins reported 81 associations out
of 81 elementary associations registered,
representing IA schools, and AZ associa-
tions made final reports. There were
1,006 children examined during the
first part of May, in which 1873 defects
were discovered. During the Summer
BOG of these defects were corrected, and
at the opening of school $40 children
entered for the first time as free from
remedial defects as possible. Blue rib
bons were awarded eacn association for
these perfect children, and they will in
turn be awarded to the mothers. The
blue ribbons we're distributed as fol-
lows: Cranch-Tyler, 6; Park View, l;
Takoma, g.; Truesdell, 81; Powell, z;
Bryan, 4; Blow Webb, 8; Fairbrother-
Rossell, s.; Congress Heights, 8; Hub
bard Raymond, 8; Petworth, Is; Randle
Highlands Orr, 8; Peabody Hilton Car
berry, 10; Brent-Dent, s.; Buchanan, 5;
Woodbridge, 16; Wallach, 2; Barnard,
IL; Langdon, 8; Bancroft, 16; Gage, S;
Keene, g. Wheatley, S.; Whittier, 20;
Key, IL; Brookland, IA; Shepherd, 8;
Tenley-Janney, IA; Blake Gales-S eaton,
10; Burroughs, IL; Fillmore, 16; jack
son, %; Tuthill, 9; Grant, 2; Emery
lexington, IL; Benning, 3; Kenilworth
l. Weightman, 2; Curtis-Hyde- Addison,
4; Reservoir, l.; Edmonds-Maury, IT;
KingSman-Pierce, Is; Eaton, 8.
Mrs. Hoagland, chairman of the Juve-
nile Court, asked for toys to be supplied
the nt-teacher room at the court.
Mrs. Walter Jones, assistant hospital
ity chairman. made an announcement
Of the compliment paid Mrs. j. N.
Saunders, State president, by Mrs. Her
bert Hoover on her speech given at the
laying of the corner stone for the new
Phoebe Apperson Hearst School.
The Home Education Committee has
announced its program of service to the
District of Columbia It now adopts
for itself the following detectives for
1Nn Ifxyici
resentative sold to the home education
program; an active, enthusiastic home
education chairman in every local; at
least three complete sets of White
House leaflets in every association; at
least Is parents in every local associa-
ton reading some of the White House
leaflets; a spirit of loyal and whole
hearted cooperation with those who
are working along similar lines.
All local chairmen of home education
become members of the State Commit
tee as soon as appointed. Chairmen
should get in touch with their division
representative as soon as possible and
arrange for a conference with the as
ISOLATION State chairman, Mrs. B. W..
Eldred. }
The House Committee, of which Mrs
Oliver p. Bowles is chairman, met
Tuesday afternoon and made plans for
o silver tea at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Sanders on Tilden street at a date to
be announced later.
The Ways and Means Committee,
Mrs. w. E. Perry, chairman. will meet
November %, at 10 am, at the Ma
tional Education Association. Sixteenth
and M streets. Plans will be completed
for a Statewide card party to be held
in December.
Bancroft.
The next regular meeting OF the ex-
ecIltive board os the Bancroft ASSocl-
elton will be held at the school NO
vember "a at so pm.
A Red Cross club, consisting OF Two
children from each grade from ID up,
is being formed at the school. Knitting
and sewing will be done by the mem
beers. They will also make place cards
and fayors at holiday times for Chill
dren's hospital, the soldiers hospitals
and the Presbyterian Home on Newton
street.
The dancing class, under the auspices
Of the Community Center, has been re-
opened. with the children under years
attending on Monday from 3 to 3:45
pm. and the older children on We'd
nesday at the same time.
Wheatley.
Back to the Farm" was the goal of
the kindergarten pupils at Wheatley
last Monday, when they were guests OF
The Government Experimental Farm at
Beltsville, Md, accompanied by their
teachers and parent-teacher grade
mothers.
Miss Horvath's. third-grade scholars
on Tuesday visited the Public Library,
@tan1T mara Ynh0f f1hnd for AfiIl-
catiOnal research.
THE sfifth-erade pupils, with their
teachers and grade mothers, visited one
of Washington's largest bakeries on
Wednesday.
morning school assembly, after which
Mrs. Nina Russell, grade mother chair
man, held a conference. Mrs. K. Eaton,
membership chairman, and others at
tending this conference, reported on the
membership drive.
Buchanan.
The Buchanan Association met No
yember 10. The program of entertain
ment included dances by Miss Evelyn
Davis and Miss Bergling and their pu-
pills. Cornet ard vocal solos were given
bv pupils of Eastern High School music
department under the direction of Mrs.
Frank Byram. Miss Wilson staged a
Red Cross play. with children in the
various roles.
The prizes given for the largest at
tendance of parents were won by Miss
Dement, and Miss Fernsner in the lower
grades and Miss Newell in the higher
grades.
The association served luncheon for
FURNITURE FOR RENT.