Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-15

mission, will speak on washington, %
to be followed by the salute to the
flag led by cadets from Mckinley High
| School.
The Keene Association will present
a pageant and Mrs. Eppa Norris, d.
rector of the Singing Mothers, will sing
a solo. Claude N. owen, national Re-
| publican chairman, will pay tribute to
| Abraham Lincoln and there will be a
| candle lighting ceremony and presenta-
tion of gifts to the Founders day ex-
tension fund by local associations.
Mrs. Hugh Bradford, president of
| the National Congress of Parents and
| Teachers, has been in Washington dur
| ing the past week, completing arrange
| ments for the program of the National
Convention. to be held in Hot Springs,
Ark, May Ito.
The Parent-Teacher course at George
| Washington University will use as its
Problems of Local Associations"
The Congress of Singing Mothers
| will meet Tuesday at 10 am. in the
Hamilton Hotel.
Schools which have won a place on
the honor roll for this year: Keene,
Park View, Blair-Hayes and N. P.
| Gage.
Bowen Greenleaf.
The association will meet February
II at 2:45 pm.
John Quincy Adams.
A committee composed of Mrs. Rus,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K. williams, Mrs.
Nicholson and Mr.. Cannon, from the
Adams Association, attended a Kalo-
rama Citizens Association meeting
Monday night to bring to its atten-
ton the need of traffic lights at
Nineteenth street and Columbia road
avenue. The Citizens Association
promised its support and assistance
in the matter.
Reservoir.
A play, Honest Abe" was given by
the pupils of the sixth and seventh
grades at the meeting of the Reservoir
party was held Friday. Mrs. Gray was
appointed chairman of the Child
Guidance Committee.
John GreenIeaf Whittier.
The Whittier Association met Tues
day in the observance Of Founders
day. Mrs Giles Scott Rafter made
an address and lighted candles in
memory of Mrs. Alice Mclean Birney
and Mrs. Phoebe A. Hurst, the orig
inators and founders Of parent-teacher
work.
A feature Of the program was reci-
tation of verses relating to- the activi-
ties of the P.-T.A. by IT children bear
ing torches. These children, who were
Alice Mccullough, Ruth Snow, Emilia
Tabinski, Isabelle Slye, Jane Allison,
Virginia Winchester, Jeanette Gio-
vanni, Ernest Moomaw, Elizabeth Laue,
Alva Thyring, Jewell Snyder. Louise
Wells, June Cogswell. Dorothy Beltz.
Franklin Winter, Susie Bovello and
Elizabeth Larsen, later lighted the
candles upon large Founders birth
tee, headed by its chairman, Mrs. Le-
roy Poole, served cake and punch.
The next meeting will be held
March 8.
Powell Elementary.
The Powell Elementary School AS
ISOLATION met February 9.
the parents and children in the as
sembly hall at noon March II. The
proceeds will go to the school library.
The organization of q study group
was announced by the chairman, Mrs.
w. G. Strauss. The first meeting will
be held in the school tomorrow at
1880 O'Clock and will be addressed by
Mrs. w. P. Roop.
In commemoration Of Founders day
Mrs. Louis B. Castell, first vice presi-
dent of the D. G. Congress of Parents
and Teachers, and DR.. Viola Russell
Anderson, secretary of the Society for
the Prevention of tuberculosis, spoke.
Mrs. Franc S. Caskey gave readings.
The sixth grade, Mrs Duganne,
teacher, won the attendance picture
for another month.
WaIIach.
The Wallach Association celebrated
Founders day at the Wallach Building
Tuesday evening. Mrs. L. B. Castell,
first vice president of the District Con-
gresS of Parents and Teachers, was the
speaker. Candles were lit by Mrs. Cas-
tell and Mrs. Harvey In honor of the
past presidents. The sixth grade pupils
presented sketch.
Kenilworth.
The thirty-fourth anniversary of
Founders day was celebrated February
4 by the Kenilworth Association. A
pageant was given by Mrs. M. Hubbel
Mrs Bert Robertson, Mrs. F. w. Hud-
son, Mrs. E. Lewis, Mrs. j. Fitzgerald,
Mrs. j. T. Owens and Mrs. E. Parr, who
also sang. A birthday cake was pre-
sented by Mrs. Charles Appleby The
cake was cut by the president, Mrs. z.
| Farr, and sold, the proceeds to 60 to
| the Founders day fund"
A committee, Mrs. j. T. Owens, Mrs.
| Charles Appleby and Mrs. Bert Robert
son, were appointed to purchase a
suitable gift to be presented to the
March meeting. The book for best at
tendance was won by first and second
grades, Miss Aliens room.
| The next regular meeting will be
March 10, at 8 pm.
Woodbridge.
A Founders day celebration will be
held at the school February 19 at
2:30 pm, with Mrs. Joseph N. Saun-
ders, president of the District Of Co
| lumbia Congress of Parents and Teach
| ers. as honor guest and speaker.
The Health Committee is engaged in
| efforts to eliminate red stars from
] health cards Pupils who entered in
/ February have all been weighed and
measured. The members are Mrs. M.
C. Wilson, chairman; Mrs. w. B. Put
man, Mrs. E. M. Richardson, Mrs. Guy
Stanton and Mrs. e. B. Frazier.
The organization meeting Of the
| Mothers Study Group was held at
Woodbridge School, February IL.
Wheatley.
At the meeting of the Wheatley Asso-
citation. February 10, Mrs. Rill was made
chairman of a committee Of mothers to
serve breakfasts at the school to those
children who, because of unfortunate
home conditions, are not provided with
breakfasts In their homes. Two mothers
will serve these breakfasts each school
day at $50 o'clock. Mrs. j. N. Saun-
derS, State president, spoke. She was
presented with a flower basket, which
was made by Lawrence Howe, a sixth
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