Evening star., 1936-03-15
THE monthly conference Of the
District of Columbia Congress
of Parents and Teachers will

De neld tuesday, 1880 pm, In
the N. E. A. Building. Miss Ethel Bray
director of art, public schools, will dis.
cuss "Art In the Public School" anc
answer questions. Mrs. Francis L
Goodwin, membership chairman, and
Mrs. Clinton Ward, art chairman, will
give a resume on Cooperation ir
Art" The winning posters In the re.
cent art-membership contest will bs
exhibited. A musical program will be
furnished by Mrs. John Mayhugh and
Mrs. Alice Manning. accompanied BY
Mrs. L. Wise.
Mrs. w. A. Meyer. state chairman
announces a meeting Of local preSi-
dents and ways and means chairmen
tomorrow at pm. in the N. e. A
Building to complete plans for q card
and bingo party the evening of March
% at Roosevelt High School.
A committee Is working on plans
for the annual state convention April
28 and 30. The annual fellowship
dinner will be held April %, 7 pm, al
the Kennedy Warren.
Cranch-T Tyler.
Birch Bayh, director of the Depart.
ment Of Health and Physical Educa-
ton, public schools, discussed Mod
ern School and Health Programs" al
the meeting Monday evening. Miss
Katherine Latimer, Department OF
Music Of the Community Center gave
q short talk on Music" and Miss
Jeanette Bittner sang soprano solos,
accompanied at the piano by Miss
Latimer.
Francis Scott Key.
Robert M. Charles spoke on the
Juvenile Court, Its Methods and
Duties" and Mrs. Eleanor Chapman,
from the Educational Institute, dis
cuSsed THE Problems of Childhood
at the meeting Tuesday.
A luncheon will be given at the
school April 2 at noon.
Woodbridge.
A study-group course, under the
leadership Of Mrs. L. K. Crippen, will
be held at the school from 10 m, to
1880 am, as follows: March 10.
Family Adjustment and Social
Charge; March II, Management of
Money in the Home; March 20,
Management Of Children in the
Home; March "a Outside Inter-
ests";; Marcl 81. Your Best Points as
Parents
Powell Elementary.
The study group will meet tomor-
row at 1870 pm. DR. Wendell Cruze
OF Wilson Teachers College will dis
cuss Parent Education"
A meeting Of the association was
held Monday evening. Miss Mar
Jorie Webster Of the Marjorie Webster
School spoke on Character Train
ing in Physical Education" and Leon
Brusiloh was guest soloist.
Mrs. Smart's fifth grade won the
attendance prize.
Phoebe Hearst.
Mrs. Margaret Merritt. principal of
the Alice Deal Junior High School.
Will be guest speaker at a meeting of
the association tomorrow at pm.
Mrs. M. Hilton viii speak in behalf
of the Symphony Orchestra, and Mrs.
Hugh Dram will furnish vocal music.
accompanied by Mrs. Ernest Deal.
Mrs. Carroll johnson, president,
will appoint committee to study the
new Juvenile Court bin.
Cooke.
The association will meet TUESDAY,
at Ills pm. A study group Is to be
organized under the direction of Mrs.
Frank Eddingheld.
Buchanan.
At the meeting Tuesday Miss Ida
Lind, director of elementary instruc-
ton in the public schools, used as her
subject Where Our Children Get
Their Education" A musical program
was presented by Mrs. Mary Bessemer,
Miss Arnold and Miss Catherine
Latimer.
The Mothers Dramatic Club, under
the direction of Mrs. Catherine Edger-
ton, will present the fairy tale Gin
derella" during April. Miss M.
Teachem will play the part of Gin
derella-
Fillmore.
The Executive Committee met at
the home of the president, Lieut..
Comdr. Roark Montgomery. and ap-
pointed the following delegates to the
State convention: Mrs. Ward Hopper,
Mrs. Lewis Watson, Mrs. Louis Hoel-
man, Mrs. Monroe johnson, Mrs. J.
B. Gwin and Vincent McDougal.
Fathers night" will be celebrated
tomorrow at pm.
Barnard.
The association met Tuesday. Birch
Bayh spoke on Policies of the Health
and Physical Education Department" I"
There was a meeting of grade mothers
at the school Wednesday.
Raymond.
At the meeting Monday the conSti-
tuition and bylaws were amended to
provide for election Of officers in May.
On May 6 will be the annual Spring
luncheon under the craftsmanship of
Mrs. Lillian H. Craven and Mrs. Dor
othy Mcdonald.
Authorization was given Miss Bal
lenger, principal, to purchase flower
seed, rose bushes and bird baths for
use in nature study classes and for
the further Identification of the
school lawns.
Howard Stafford and Lester T. Wal
ter, principals of Macfarland and
Powell Junior High Schools, respec-
lively, were speakers. Richard Mans
field entertained with q chalk talk.
Amidon- Fairbrother -R0ssell.
At the last meeting attendance
prizes were won by Mrs. j. H. Conn,
FIRST grade, Amidon; Miss j. r. Nc
Cardell, second grade, Rossell: Miss
G. L. Began, sixth grade, Fairbrother.