Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-04-26

L Teachers will be held Tuesday
and Wednesday in the Interstate Com
merce-Labor auditorium. The general
theme will be Building Character
Through Education"
The invocation will be given by Rev.
Raymond w. White, pastor. Rhode
Island Avenue M. P. Church.
Greetings will be by Mrs. Hamilton
Shaffer, second vice president. Ma
tional Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers. A skit will be presented by the
Department Of Public Welfare. under
the direction of Mrs. Ralph Hoagland,
and a parliamentary law drill will be
conducted by Mrs. Shaffer. The SEES
sion will be presided over by Mrs.
l.. B. Castell.
The fellowship dinner will be held
Tuesday at pm. at the Kennedy
Warren. An informal program OF mu-
sic will be presented.
Registration will be held from $50
am. to 1880 am. Wednesday. The
program for the morning session in
cludes a demonstration by the Depart
ment Of Health, directed by Mrs. Lu-
clan Jordan; address, How PIT. A.
Members Can Help the Health Depart
ment." by DR.. Hugh Davis, chief OF
Child Hygiene Section Of the District
of Columbia Health Department. Mrs.
Kathryn Sale English, accompanied by
John H. Marville, will furnish vocal
music, and recreation will be directed
by Miss Virginia Nelson of the Dis
trict of Columbia Playground Depart
ment. A home service clinic will be
conducted by the Department of Home
Service. in charge of Mrs. M. w. Buell..
Building Character Through Edu-
cation" will be the subject of a panel
discussion to be led by Mrs. Hamilton
Shaffer at the afternoon session.
Honor roll certificates and National
Parent Teacher Magazine honor scrolls
will be presented by Mrs. F. M. Doudna
and Mrs. L. H. Magruder. A National
Parent Teacher Magazine pageant will
be presented by the Stuart Junior High
School.
Resolutions will be presented by
Mrs J. N. Saunders. chairman. and a
report of the election Of ofiicers given.
The Convention Program Committee
consists of Mrs. w. C. Jones. Mrs. O. G..
Hankins and Mrs. M. w. Buell..
Mrs. E. j. Bowling. student aid
chairman, stresses the immediate need
for additional supplies of clothing. The
student aid rooms in the Park View
School will not be open April %, due
to the annual convention.
Keene.
Officers elected Tuesday were: Mrs
John Brennan, president: Mrs. c. G.
Magee, first vice president; Mrs. o. N.
Forrest, second vice president; Mrs.
c. H. Brown, third vice president: Mrs.
B. F. Joy. treasurer; Mrs. R. NJ. Even,
recording secretary: Mrs. Chester
Leese, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
F. D. Morris, historian; c. B. Busby,
o. N. Forrest, Mrs. Charles Hisle, del
egates to Public School Association.
A luncheon will be held at the school
May 5. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders spoke
on the Juvenile Court bill now under
consideration, and a resolution was
passed approving the principle Of the
bill.
Langley Junior High.
The Executive Board met Tuesday
after having luncheon in the school
cafeteria.
A meeting will be held Thursday,
when the movie equipment will be Of
ficially presented by the association to
the school by Mrs. Sargent Elliott,
president. Speakers will be H. Gill;
gan, first president of Langley PIT. A.,
and j. j. Crane, first assistant super
intendent of schools.
Edmonds- Kingsman- Maury.
Miss Colleen Lehman of Eastern
High School was guest speaker at the
last meeting. Attendance awards were
won by Miss Sprucebank of Maury
School and Miss Jean Ellis.
Stuart Junior High.
Mrs. Ralph Frame, chairman of the
Nominating Committee, presented the
following slate for elections to be held
at the May meeting: Mrs. H. N. Stull,
president; Mrs. Ralph Frame, first vice
president; Mrs. l.. B. Bergman, Sec
ond vice president; Miss Gladys Clark
son, secretary; Walter s. Griest, treas
urer, and Mrs. L. H. Magruder, his
torian. An amendment to the bylaws
was proposed to add to the list of off,
GERS third vice president and a cor
responding secretary.
The Executive Board will meet to-
at pm.
John Quincy Adams.
Officers were elected and installed
by Mrs. w. B. Fry, first vice president,
District of Columbia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, last Wednesday af-
ternoon.~ A demonstration was given
by the elementary tap dancing class.
1t was arranged to have young chill
dren cared for while parents attended
the meetings.
Amid0n- FairbrOther- R0ssell.
The bingo party scheduled for to-
evening has been Cancelled.
Mrs. A McGrath announces the
Summer roundup will be held at
Rossell School, May l, at 10 am.
Parents having children who will en-
ter school for the first time in Sep
TENDER or February are entitled to this
health examination for children.
Wheatley.
The executive board held a lunch
con Friday, when Miss Florence c.
principal, and Mrs. Edna
were guests of honor.
At the educational assembly Friday,
the special feature was lantern slides
Of the school garden work and the
recent cherry blossom fete at Poto-
mac Park.
Grant.
Shirley Temple in Curly Top" is
the feature picture Of the benefit
movie to be given at the Circle Thea
Ter Wednesday at 3:15 pm, Mrs.
Frances M. Pippel in charge.
Mrs. Ivy j. Dollarhide, chairman
If the Nominating Committee. rre.