Evening star., 1935-02-17
Parent-Teacher Meeting
To Be Tuesday Afternoon
DR.. Frances Moon Butts Will Give Address
on Effect of Movement on
Character Training.

The monthly conference Of the
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers will be held Tues
day at 1870 in the Wilson Teachers
College. DR.. Frances Moon Butts
teacher at Mckinley High School, Will
speak on 1.-The Parent Teacher Move
ment and Its Effect on Character
Training"
The Barnard Glee Club. under the
direction of Miss Kathryn Brown, will
present a Stephen Foster program
with children in Colonial costume
The Founders day gifts from the To-
Gals will be received.
Donations of cake and candy are
being received from the local assoi
Citations for the card and bingo party
to be held by the congress March 6.
Mrs. w. B. Fry, first vice president,
is general chairman.
Jefferson Junior High.
Teachers will be at home to par
ents tomorrow evening. A play will
be presented by students Of the ga
grade.
A card and bingo party will be
held March 5.
Bowen Greenleaf.
The following room representatives
have been named: Bowen School,
Mrs. Alma Hooper, Mrs. c. White,
Mrs. D. Spaulding. Mrs. j. Lahman,
Mrs. j. Houser, Mrs. P. Pomerantz,
Mrs. L. Volker, Mrs. H. Mcneil;
Greenleaf School, Mrs. E. Aldridge
Mrs. Joseph Perron. Mrs. Ruth Lay
cock, Mrs. D. Spaulding. Mrs. Ston-
weall Smart, Mrs. r. Celia.
Mrs. Spaulding, chairman, an
nounced a meeting Of this group next
Tuesday, 3:15 pm, Bowen School.
John Eaton.
The association met Monday eve
ming. The fifth-grade pupils pre-
sented Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage
Patch" Vocal selections by Mr.. anc
Mrs. Floyd Jennings.
Raymond.
The association met Monday night
John T. Webner, general secretary o.
the National Congress Of Parents ane
Teachers. spoke on "Co-operation Be
tween Parents and Teachers II
Character Building In the Child
Soprano solos were sung by Miss Har'
riet Mitchell. Community singing
was directed by DR.. Herbert Ramsay
The association plans to hav'
fathers night in April.
Francis Scott Key.
The association met February 8
Mrs. M. o. Hayes presiding. Motlor
pictures were shown on the subject
Of Milk" H. w. Draper spoke or
Boys Clubs" Capt. Maurice Collin'
Of No. Z precinct also spoke.
Congress Heights.
Mrs. Walter c. Jones. second vice
president Of the District OF Columbls
Congress of Parents and Teachers
was guest speaker at the Founders
day meeting February IA. A musica
program was furnished by the chill
dren.
The study group will meet from
$50 to 1870 am. next Tuesday
Other meetings will be held each
Tuesday at l:30 pm.
Roosevelt High.
The association will meet Wednes-
day at pm. A musical program
in charge of Miss Emma Louise
Thompson, director Of music, will be
given.
The student welfare benefit care
and bingo party will be held Febru'
ary 81.
At a meeting of the General Care
Party Committee Tuesday speaker:
were Allan Davis, principal of the
school; Miss Helen White and Mrs
Elizabeth Peoples of the Community
Center. Posters made by school art
students we're exhibited by Mrs
Joseph H. Shollenberger, chairman
of this publicity.
Mrs. Owen announces that meet
ing of chairmen and room repre-
sentatives will be held in the music
room of the school Tuesday al
1870 pm.
Amidon-F Fairbroth yer -Rossell.
A bingo party will be held Febru-
ary 81 at pm, at Epiphany Chapel,
230 Twelfth street southwest.
At the meeting February IL, at the
Amidon School, Mrs. r. Riggles, Pro-
gram chairman, directed a Founders
day program.
The sewing circle will meet to-
morrow from to pm. at 609 Sixth
street southwest.
Mcfarland Junior High.
Open house will be held tomorrow
from pm. to 3 pm. Parents may
visit their children's class rooms,
after which Mrs. James j. Kinsey,
Hospitality chairman, assisted by the
room representatives, will serve tea.
Henry d. Cooke.
The association will meet Tuesday
at 8 pm. In observance of Founders
day the past presidents of the asso-
citation will present a pageant. Mrs.
Louis B. Castell, president Of the
District of Columbia Congress of
Parents and Teachers, will give a
short talk.
Truesdell.
The executive board met last Tues
day.
Thomson.
The association met Thursday A
play, "Percivel," was given by chill
dren.
Taft Junior High.
The Executive Committee met last
Monday evening. A Nominating Com
mittee was appointed as follows: Mrs.
Donald Kester, chairman; Harry
Baker. Mrs. Nathan Common. w. H.
Lawson, John L. Mitchell. Miss M.
Gregory and Mrs. George Hall.
The play, "Plunktown Academy"
under the direction of Edward Muth,
was given Saturday.
Powell Elementary.
The association met Monday after
noon with Miss Augusta Kriener of
Wilson Teachers College as guest