Evening star., 1937-12-12

anguish of seeing them cheerle.
year, the small boy or girl whose
destroyed.
Let's see if We can't, as individuals,
do something concrete about 1t. Let's
when we're buying toy for our own
youngster, buy another for the child
whose Dad can't do It.
Or, If not toys, then stockings,
warm and new for little feet and legs
which, perhaps, have had none all
winter: or warm gloves for little blue
fingers; or pair Of warm knickers
to replace the summer castaways OF
some more fortunate children; or a
| sweater to hug a chilly little breast
and keep it warm.
And while we're thinking OF the lit
tie folks, let's remember that last
years little folks have grown a year
bigger, and very likely there is no
more Christmas cheer now than there
was then, Let's not forget the older
children in the families, where want
is the constant visitor. Let's remem-
Der that the II or Is year old can be
just as cold and just as hungry and
just as disillusioned as the smaller
child.
Let's fill the theater lobbies to over
flowing with toys and clothes and
things to make folks-little and big
| happy at Christmastime!
Let's make this Christmas season,
as far as we are able, one that We shall
remember all our lives-not for what
we have received, but for what we
have given in the name Of the Child
| Of Bethlehem!
The Board Of Managers OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers will meet Tuesday, 10
am, in the N. E. A. Building
w. B. Powell Elementary.
Association meets tomorrow at
lis pm.
Standards for the Wise Choice of
Toys" were presented at the executive
| meeting December 6. A studio couch
and equipment for emergency care Of
sick child were installed in the
teachers room.
The children from this school,
which is one of the training schools
for Wilson Teachers College, will par
ticipate in the Christmas convocation
at the college on December ~.
| Bancroft.
The regular meeting has been post
poned to December 2l. 1t will be the
Christmas party.
Edmonds- -Maury.
The Christmas meeting will be held
tomorrow night at Edmonds School.
The Potomac Electric Glee Club will
entertain with vocal selections. Miss
Mary Latchon, guest speaker will dis
cuss Christmas in Hawaii"
Congress Heights.
Grade mothers will meet tomorrow
at 1:30 in the school library to check
the final results Of the membership
drive.
Accompanied by grade mothers and
teachers, Mrs. A. X. Nelson's class took
a bus trip to a number Of the Gov
ernment buildings, Fort Myer and
Arlington.
Plans are being made for distribu-
ton Of Christmas baskets to needy
families in this community.
H. d. Cooke.
The association will meet Tues
day at pm. A Christmas tableau,
under the direction of Mrs. B. Van
Driesen and Miss Irma L. Gordon,
will be presented by children. A
panel discussion, with Mrs. I. I. Rue
digger, principal, as chairman, will
follow.
A Christmas program will be given
at the meeting Thursday evening
"Toyland," play by Mrs. Matte
B. Miller's first-grade children, will
open the entertainment and will be
followed by . program Of Christmas
carols arranged and directed by Mrs.
Edna Hilton.
Gratz Dunkum, member Of the
Board Of Education, will speak at the
meeting tomorrow at O'Clock. Each
member has been asked to bring one
or more pairs of new socks. which
will be sent the Student Aid for dis
tribution to unfortunate school chill
dren.
| Roosevelt High.
A meeting will be held Wednesday
at 8 pm. Dickens Christmas Carol
will be presented by students. The
Cadet Band will play Christmas
music.
| ]. b. Keene.
The Christmas meeting. featuring q
children's program, will be held Tues
day at pm.
Mrs. Forrest Miller was appointed
treasurer at the board meeting De-
cember 6.
| KingsmAn-Pierce.
Birch Z. Byah, director Of physical
health for the District Of Columbia,
win speak at the meeting in the
Kingsman School tomorrow at 3:i5.
Children Of both schools will sing
Christmas carols.
A dinner and card party will be
held at the Fairfax Hotel Thursday at
| 8 o'clock.
| George Truesdell.
Fathers were In the majority at
the November - meeting Science
in the Elementary School" was the
speakers subject Piano selections
were given BY Jane Butcher.
| Francis Scott Key.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson, Conduit Branch
librarian, will discuss Reading Hab-
its ~ Chfldrep1 ~ fhA rnAetin1 TlIeS-