Evening star., 1935-06-23

M of the District of Columbia
v Congress of Parents and
4 \ Teachers, installed officers
of the Amidon- -Fairbrother- -RoSsell
Association at exercises held in the
Amidon School
The officers are: Mrs. r. " Strout,
president; Mrs. C. A. Guyer, first vice
president; Mrs. L. Kinghorn, second
vice president; Mrs. r. E. McConchie,
third vice president; Miss M. O'Neil,
fourth vice president; Mrs. H. Minker,
treasurer; Mrs. r. Riggles, secretary.
Attendance prizes were won by Mrs.
J. H. Conn's lab grade of Amidon,
Mrs. M. Vycital's lab of RoSsel and
Miss G. McClures CAB of Fair
brother.
Mrs. Strout appointed the follow
ing committee chairmen: Mrs. M.
Church, Program; Mrs. E. R. Bland,
Ways and Means, Publicity and Scrap
book; Mrs. D. PoatS, Refreshments
and Printing; Mrs. L. Kinghorn,
Membership and Historian; Mrs. R.
Riggles, Character Education; Mrs.
r. E. McConchie, Recreation and
PIT. A. Magazine; Mrs. M. Welsh,
Hospitality; Mrs. M. Moriarity, Good
Cheer; Miss K. Doonan, Auditor;
Mrs. C. A. Guyer, Publications and
Juvenile Court; Student Aid, Fair
brother, Mrs. A. Frazier; RoSSen, Mrs.
w. Stevenson; Arnidon, Mrs. c. Scott.
Children of the lab and 4AB of
Amidon entertained with rhythm
dances.
Mrs. R. E. McConchie, retiring
president, gave a luncheon at her
home in honor of her Executive Board.
Mrs. C. Presley of Rochester, N. Y,
was a guest.
The association sponsored party
for graduates from the Fairbrother
and Amidon Schools.
Wheatley.
Headed by the Wheatley PIT. A,
all civic organizations in the Trinidad
community held a mass meeting in
the school auditorium Friday to rally
action toward securing adequate play
ground space. Among those who
spoke were Mrs. E. Rawlings, presi-
den, of the PIT. A; Miss F. Morti-
meg principal: Miss Sibyl Baker, di-
rector of D. c. Fairgrounds; Capt.
r. Mansfield of the ninth precinct, A.
Reynolds, probation officer; DR.. A.
Weiss, director of probation at Ju-
venile Court; Mrs. NJ Simons, north
east emergency relief official; Miss
Kehr, Juvenile Court; Miss H. P.
Storey, Family Circle Association; T.
Cleary, president Trinidad Citizens
Association, and Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Shilling. officers of the PIT. A.
Sixteen pupils were presented with
a Whea:ley wv" at che farewell as
sembly Wednesday by Mrs. E. Raw
lings, president, and Mrs. Gene Starr,
vice president of the association. for
outstanding work in their school, COM
munity ard city.
F. Touart, chairman Of the Fathers
Safety Council, was presented with a
PIT. A. button Wednesday by the
association Medals from the A. A. A.
were awarded by Mrs A. Brooks,
teacher and PIT. A. chairman in
charge of the Boy Patrol, to the fol-
lowing boys: Louis Miller, special
citation fol saving child's life, and
G. Touart, F. Tapnode, Jean Starr
and Phillip Bond for outstanding
services.
Many members attended the musi-
cal Tuesday, when the two eighth
grades of the Benning School enter
tanned the two sixth grades of Wheat
ley with a program directed by Mrs.
F. Connor, music instructor, depicting
the history of the United States in
music, illustrated by shadowgraph
pictures, under the direction of Miss
K. Bresnahan and Miss M. Melli-
champe, teachers of Wheatley.
Langdon.
At the final meeting of the aSso-
cation the following program of songs
end dances of many ianos was given:
Vocal solo, Irish ballad. Mrs Emil
Smith; Gance, highland fling. Jean
Kerr; Neapolitan folk song in Ital-
ian, Mrs. Mayne R. Coe: dance, Irish
jig, Jean Kerr; solos in German,
Mayne r. Coe; Dutch dance, Char
lotte Sneider and Lorraine Thomp-
son; solo in French, Mrs. G. r.
Speaker
The following officers and chairmen
read their annual reports: President,
Mrs. c. r. Speaker; third vice presi-
dent, Mrs. W. M. Tryon; finance, Mrs.
j. Hess; publicity, Mrs. W. N. Vincent;
hospitality, Mrs. Nathan Cannon;
Summer roundup, Mrs Elbert Char
ity, and child guidance, Mrs. c. D.
Smith.
Mrs. w. B. Fry, vice president of
the District of Columbia Congress of
. Parents and Teachers, conducted in
) stallation Of officers; Mrs. w. M.
Tryon, president; Mrs. ]. Hess, first
vice present; Mrs. M. C. Luyster, sec
ond vice president; Mrs. c. D. Smith,
third vice president, and Mrs. w. M.
Smith, treasurer.
Keene.
Two parties were given by the as
sociation at the school last week, one
Monday for the 16 patrol boys of the
school in recognition of their work
during the year, the other Tuesday
for the 20 graduates and the teachers.
Plans are being completed for a
lawn fete to be held June 26.
Congress Heights.
At the last meeting Mrs. L. B. Cas-
tell, president of the District of Co.
lumbis Congress of Parents and
Teachers, installed the newly y-elected
oficers.
Miss E. M. Trusheim, principal, pre-
sented Mrs. Charles McGogney, retir-
ing president, with past presidents
pin from the association.
Musical selections were given by
Valentine Dice and Edna Branson,
former pupils of the school.
The association entertained the
i teachers at a luncheon June 90.
Plans are under way for a pre-
school study group which will begin
in october.
Whittier.
The association held a picnic in
Rock Greek Park June 13. Teachers