Evening star., 1932-01-03

| Toys WHICH were 1elC at LIle SCllOCl
after these families were supplied were
Juvenile Court
Anders Larson, Department of Com
merce, Scandinavian affairs, addressed
the children last week on How They
! Celebrate Christmas in the Scandi-
navian Countries" Miss Moore's room,
| CAB grade, presented puppet show.
The Executive Board will meet
| tomorrow and the regular meeting OF
| the association will be held Tuesday
at pm.
Buchanan.
The Buchanan Association did much
Christmas welfare work, with Mrs. c.. B.
Green, student aid chairman, taking
charge Lights were purchased for the
children's tree, placed in the auditorium,
and December % a Christmas play was
presented by the children, with Mrs.
E6gerton, dramatic teacher, in charge.
A luncheon was served the teachers
December %, Mrs. o. J. Kerby acting as
chairman.
An executive meeting will be held
next Tuesday in the school and the
room mothers are requested to be pres
ent, as at that time the membership
drive will end and the check taken 10
sec what rooms win prize.
| The next meeting will be held Janu-
ary II at 7:45 pm. Mrs. H. G. Doyle
will speak on THE Children's Charter" D."
Music will be furnished by the Wilson
Teachers College Glee Club, directed by
Mrs. Angelica.
Randle Highlands
The Randle Highlands-Orr AssOcia-
| tion met at the Orr School Mrs. Lyon,
chairman of the Summer Roundup
| Committee, presented the association
| blue ribbons to the children who had
entered kindergarten in September and
had passed perfect physical examina-
tions.
Miss Moore's kindergarten won the
banner for having the greatest number
OF parents present.
| Mrs. Redmon, program chairman, pre-
sented program, as follows Christmas
| carols, sung in chorus by Mrs. SOper
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Redmon, Mrs. Weber,
Mrs. Nestler, Miss Grohs and Miss
Bush, accompanied by Miss Irma Smith.
Miss Bertha Moore, kindergarten
teacher at the Orr, spoke on Christ
mas Toys"
KingsmanP Pierce.
The teachers of the Kingsman School
met the parents of their children in
their school rooms recently. The teach
crs discussed some of the problems OF
modern methods of teaching and ex-
planned some Of the rules and regula-
tions. This meeting was the result OF
the talks given by Miss Crowley and
Miss Mosedale on the poetry that is the
heritage and should form part of the
background of children in the primary
grades.
The boys of the Boy Patrol acted as
ushers and the girls Of Mrs. DiedeIS
sixth grade served refreshments.
A similar meeting was held at the
Pierce School.
Fillmore Association met, with Fred
Mclaughlin presiding. The members
! Joined in singing Christmas carols.
Representative Don B. Cotton spoke.
The next meeting will be held Janu-
ary 10.
w. B. Powell Elementary.
The children's Christmas party was
given in the school auditorium Wednes-
day afternoon. There was a play With
the Christmas theme, recitations and
songs and carols.
hrs. w G. Illch, president of the as
sociation, presented a motion picture,
Felix the Cat Ice cream and cake
were served.
Bundle week will be observed again
next month and some time in January
curio show is to be held.
TenIey- -Janney.
On the grounds of the school COM
munity Christmas tree, presented by
the Friendship Citizcns' Association, was
illuminated December %.
The Student Ai:i Committee dl5.r1b-
uted number OF Ch-1BtmG5 EaSNeCS 10
needy families in this section.
There was a meeting Of the Executive
B@2rd ct the hcme Of Mrs. Horace
Dcurr, p7c-i5eat CT the assoclaClon' De-
me- 20.
4ilc next regular meeting OF the as
-2ciatton will be January at pm.
I:nlworth.
A Fathers night meeting was held,
when the chiluren entertained WIN
Christmas plays. The speaker 1or the
evening was Mrs. w. T. Bannerman:
Nine blue ribbons were presented 10
the children who entered school last
September physically At" Refresh
ments were served and social fol-
loved.
Brent-Dent.
The Brent-Dent Association was ad-
dressed by Mrs. Conway, principal, on
Ready for School"
Mrs. Kings room won the banner.
Christmas carols were sung by the chill
dren. Miss Painters children, tirst
grade Brent, gave a Christmas play,
which was followed by a Chinese dance
by the fourth grade, Dent Mrs. King,
teacher. A recitation on Santa Claus
was given by Jimmie Cooke ana MISS
Bakers children concluded the program
with sketch.
Toys donated and painted by the
children were inspected by the parents.
Brookland- Noyes.
The annual reception of the Associa-
ton for New Members Principal and
Teachers was held December 81, in the
Brooklard School. Selden Ely, super
vising principal of the fifth division;
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter and Mrs. j. N
Saunders, president of the District OF
Columbia Congress OF Parents and
Teachers, were guests.
Miss Burklin of Friendship House
gave talk and suggestions OF Giving
Gifts" Mrs. Tucker, also connected
with Friendship House, led the associa-
ton in Christmas carols.
Mrs. E. D. Milstead, membership
chairman, made her final report on
the recent campaign. The teachers en-
rolled 100 per cent, 81 fathers joined,
and the fetal membership Is 322. Mrs.
Kinner's room, third grade, Brookland,
had the highest per cent with ITO en-
rolled. The grade mother Tor TINS room
is Mrs. George Greene. Miss Hannon
Of Noyes followed with 103 per cent,
with Mrs J. Bryant as grade mother.
keene.
A board meeting of the Keene Asso-
citation will be held January at 3:lo
pm. in the school.
Business High.
1t was reported 1885, 900 needed for
equipment and miscellaneous neces-
saries for the new Roosevelt High
School was secured at the Budget Bureau
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