The Washington times., 1936-05-04
DC. Delegates
oP.-T. Meet
Selected
BY MARY PADGETT

delegates to the fortieth annual
convention Of the National Con,
gress Of Parents and Teachers
which will be held in Milwaukee,
May Ills.
Members Of the District Of Co
lumbia Congress Of Parents and
Teachers who will attend the con-
vention include Mrs. Walter B.
Fry. newly-elected. District presi-
dent; Mrs. A. A. Birney, who was
the first District president and one
of the founders Of the national or
ganization; her daughter, Mrs.
Kathryn Birney Strong, local
PIT. A. member; Mrs. w. T. Ban
herman, adult education chairman
Of the District Congress, and ma
tional legislation chairman, and
Miss Ella Lombard, who is national
chairman Of home education AS
well as the local chairman.
During the convention Mrs.
Birney viii be honored by the ma
tional congress when q tree will be
planted and dedicated to her.
A highlight Of the convention,
which will be held in the arena
of the Milwaukee Auditorium, will
be the annual banquet. WiScon'
sins governor, Philip JaFollette,
will speak "Of Human Needs" a
subject the Congress has long
been interested. Congress mem
bers are welcoming this oppor-
tunity to hear Governor LaFol-
lette since he has a long record of
achievement in his pioneer efforts
to effect some measure Of social
security for the people OF his
State. Bishop F. p. WINS, Of Mil
waukee, will offer the invocation
and Mrs. B. F. Langworthy, ma
tional president, will preside at
the banquet.
An assortment Of subjects will
be studied at the discussions dur
ing the convention, led by special
lists in each field.
Never before in the history of
the Congress has so rich a pro
gram been offered.
Each conference Is designed to
assist persons interested in that
particular field and to carry on a
better program of work in their
communities when they return
home.
Members Of the washington
Branch, American Association Of
University Women, will hear a
program of operate excerpts this
afternoon at their clubhouse, 1884
I st. N. w. The program will be
held after the regular weekly tea
hour at 4 o'clock.
Miss EStelle Gates, soprano:
Miss Kathryn English, contralto;
William Haghe, tenor; and James
Magill, baSSo, all students from
the John Henry Marville Studio.
win be featured in the program.
Miss Edna L. Stone will be club
hostess for the afternoon.
Other activities of the Washing
ton branch this week include the
meeting of the Martha MacLear
Poetry Group, Thursday morning
at IL o'clock. with Mrs. Richard
Hogue as leader. Mrs. Winters
Haydock will read some of Stephen
SpenderS' lyrical poems. Mrs.
Wood Gray will read from his
long poem, Vienna" Mrs. Hor-
ace Torbert will read a poem by
Stephen Vincent Binet called "Ode
to the Austrian Socialists" and
Mrs. Bernard Hearn will read Paul
Engle'S Vienna" All three of
these poems center around the
killing Of the Viennese Socialists
in January, 1884. Mrs. Karl Pri.
BRAN, a Viennese, who is &C.
quainted with the political and
social events leading up to the
events of January, 1884, will dis.
cusS the three poems from the
point of view Of the actual hap
penings.
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
wife Of the Senator from Illinois,
will be the guest of honor and will
tell of her experiences in Russia
last summer, Saturday afternoon
at lis o'clock at the clubhouse.
Members Of the Art Apprecia-
ton Group will meet with friends
at $3.50 o'clock Saturday afternoon
and they will make a tour of the
Washington Cathedral, under the
guidance Of Miss Madge Lane
Cooke.
Saturday night at $50 o'clock,
the Junior Group will have a din.
ner and bridge party. Mrs. Dur
ward v. Sandifer will be the host
eSS.
Detailed preparations have been
made to insure success of the an.
nual card party sponsored by the
Sacred Heart League Of the
Shrine Of the Sacred Heart,
which will be held Wednesday
night In the parish hall Of the
church, Sixteenth st. and Park
Rd. N. w.
The following committee is in
charge of arrangements:
Rev. M. w. Hyle, general chair
man; Mrs. Florence Younger,
tickets; Mrs. w. S. Mccarthy,
bingo; Miss Bessie DodSon, pa
irons; Mrs. w. F. Heron, prizes;
Miss Marjorie Emery, decorations;
Mrs. George Davies, refreshments; /;
Miss Bernadine Quinn. hoStesses,
and Mrs. w. Francis Scott, grand
prize.