Evening star., 1936-12-13
Parent Teacher Group
Plans Toy Distribution
D. G. Congress to Collect Christmas Gifts
for Presentation to Needy School
Children.
Buchanan.

A meeting was held Tuesday. The
] guest speaker was Miss Catherin Wat
kins, former director Of kindergartens
OF the public schools. She spoke on
the Christmas Spirit" Mrs Reeder
Walton led In the singing of Christ
mas carols.
The president, Mrs George stilwell,
requested that the parents register for
duty as hoStesses on the hot lunch
service. Miss Cecilia Dulin, principal,
outlined plays given for children at
| the National Theater. She also asked
parents to interest themselves and
their children in the National SYM
phony Orchestra.
Kingsman-P Pierce.
| Fathers night will be held tomor.
row at 8 pm. Stephen w. Cranston
will speak on Fathers Part in the
Spiritual Health Of the Child" Tne
Eliot Junior High School Glee Cluo
will entertain. Fathers are requested
to attend.
| Randle Highlands Orr.
The association met in the Orr
School Thursday. DR.. Frances Moon
Butts was the speaker.
| Key.
The association met at the field
house Tuesday, Mrs. Alburtis, speaker.
Mrs. Stone, accompanied by Mrs. Al
win, sang Christmas carols.
Stuart Junior High.
The association met last Monday
| evening. Vocal solos were rendered
by Policeman Nester, accompanied at
the piano by M. Goldman. A chalk
talk was given by Capt. Richard
Mansfield. ninth precinct police: a
talk on the schoolboy patrol was Civ
en- by Miss Gertrude Young. former
administrative principal of Peabody,
Hilton and Carbery Schools, and the
members Of the Stuart Patrol were
introduced and commended by Miss
Sadie Beller, teacher in charge of the
| patrol. A short skit from the schools
! Fall play, Daddy Longlegs." was CIV
/ en- and music was furnished by the
orchestra under the leadership of M.
I Goldman.
air-Hayes.
| Mrs. j. N. Saunders, a past presi-
dent of the D. C. Congress, spoke on
'Friendliness" at the December meet
| ing. Christmas carols were sung by
| the assembly and accordion solos were
rendered by Mrs. C. A. Brewton, music
| chairman.
WaIIach.
At an executive meeting Mrs. Val
Schuer, student aid chairman, re-
ported 20 baskets were sent out by
the school at Thanksgiving. Plans
were also discussed for the wrapping
and distribution of toys for Christi
mas.
Janney.
December Is.
Wheatley.
| Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle addressed
the meeting Wednesday evening on
The Family's Part in Community
Recreation" Mrs. Alice Brooks and
Mrs. A. L. Fuchs. teachers, are CO.
directing the annual Christmas play,
Why the Chimes Rang"
Cranch-TyIe
At the executive meeting held Nom
day the president appointed Mrs.
Aileen Stevenson playground recrea-
tion chairman.
| Prizes will be awarded at the meet
ing tomorrow to the room having 100
per cent of its parents enrolled and
the rooms having so per cent. The
meeting will be held at the Cranch
School at BIS pm. Christmas carols
will be sung by the parents. There
will be two Christmas plays, "A Little
Christmas Tree" and The Christmas
Fairy and the Scrooge," given by the
first and fourth grades. The Cranch
Glee Club, under the direction Of
Mrs. Lepper, will sing Christmas
carols.
Bancroft.
Mrs. Marion Wade Doyle. DR..
Ballou and Mr.. Haycock will be guests
OF honor at the evening meeting Of
the association December Is.
| Woodbridge.
Christmas program will be given
at the meeting tomorrow at 2 pm.
Mrs. Edward Altman, authoress of chill
dren's books, will be the guest speaker,
her topic being keeping Faith With
Christmas" Mrs. Coolies room will
present a Christmas play and poems
and carols are to be given by children
OF the different grades. A choice Of
children's books suitable for Christmas
gifts will be on display. Bundle day"
will take place December Is. Mrs.
Sewel Shreve reports a meeting held
with the grade mothers and plans
for a benefit card party formulated.