Evening star., 1937-04-25
District P.-T.A. Congress
To Hold Annual Session
Twenty-fourth Yearly Convention Will Re-
Held in 1nterdepartmental Auditorium
Wednesday and Thursday,

Aho ounilner roundup campaign
examination will take place at the
Fairbrother School May 3 between
10 am. and noon.
The Boy Patrols will be guests Of
the association at luncheon at Fair
brother School May II.
Brookland -Noyes.
The Summer roundup chairman.
Mrs. v. D. Moorer, announced a clinic
VIII be held at the Brookland School
May 3, at $50 am, for the examina-
ton OF pre-school children.
At the meeting Wednesday evening
Mrs. Elwood Street discussed Enter
tainment in the Home" and Sarah
Betty Houf played piano solos. Miss
Grace Bush, principal, led a discussion
on Report Cards"
Roosevelt High.
The Executive Board appointed the
following committee to nominate new
officers: Mrs. D. r. Richardson, chair
man, Mrs. L. Maralie. Mrs. M. Kochka,
assisted by Miss May P. Bradshaw,
principal
"tAAiHicf nikH.
The annual meeting has been post
poned to May l8 as the National Con-
gress OF Parents and Teachers is meet
ing in Richmohd, Va, May 81.
Woodbridge.
A program was given at the Receiv-
Ing Home April Is, under the direction
OF Mrs. Florence WOLF, Juvenile Court
and Receiving Home chairman. Those
taking part were: Gerald Cooper. solo
tap dance; Robert Eddy and Gerald
Cooper, duet tap dance, and Samuel
Woltz, reading
There will be a physical examina.
ton at the school Friday from 10 m.
to noon for pre-school children, who
will enter school in September, 1887,
or February, 1898.
The examining staff is as follows:
DR.. Earl w. Graeff. DR.. Charles J.
Bovine, Dr. c. E. Charming. DR.. Hugh
Slocum and DR.. Emerson Slocum
Parents having children eligible for
this examination should notify the
Summer roundup chairman, Mrs.
F. c. Edwards, or the co-chairman.
Mrs. C. Burnside. Parents Uising to
have family physicians examine chill
dren should secure examination blanks
from the Summer roundup chair
man.
John Quincy Adams.
The parents and teachers presented
Gilbert and Sullivan's H. M. s. Pima
fore" to large audience on April 9.
The proceeds Of approximately $3.50
made it possible to complete payment
for a cycloramic curtain for the
school, ditto machine, and a set of
encyclopedia.
The Summer roundup will begin
May 4, with Mrs. Frank Greene a.
chairman.
Stanton.
''The Pre-School Child" was dis
cussed by member of the Bureau Of
Public Health Monday afternoon.
A spaghetti dinner will be given
Tuesday from to pm. at 2525
Thirty-second street southeast.
Pre-school children will be exam
ined at the school, May 4.
Central High.
A benefit luncheon and card party
will be held at the Potomac Electric
Power Building, Tenth and E streets,
Tuesday at 1870 am Reservations
may be made through Mrs. W. o.
Hancock or Mrs A. M Edwards.
Officers elected at the meeting Mon
day evening were Mrs. PrentiS D.
Sale, jr., president; Mrs E. P Bowyer,
first vice president; Mrs. James B.
Edmunds, second vice president; DR..
Janiver Lindsay, third vice president:
Mrs. Robert Mason de Shazo, secre-
tary, and Anderson Tackett, treas
urer.
H. d. Cooke.
The Executive Board appointed
Mrs. F. A. Kummel chairman of the
Nominating Committee, to be assist
ed by Mrs. I. I. Ruediger, Mrs. w.
Jennings, Mrs. M. Leckie and Mrs.
Bessie Van Driesen.
Key.
Members are calling at each home
in order to list pre-sc' ool children for
the Summer roundup examinations.
At the last meeting the following
officers were elected: Mrs. A. McKen-
zie, president; Mrs. G. S. Blackburn.
first vice president: Mrs. Clara Hick-
man, second vice president; Mrs. j. T.
Loye, third vice president; Mrs.
Charles E. De Pue, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Theodore Manuel, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. j. c. Stats,
treasurer. and Mrs Harriet r. Sutton,
historian.
Miss r. Robertshaw spoke on Com
munity Activities
Fillmore.
Fathers night" was celebrated
last Monday evening,
Mrs. James L. Smith was appointed
chairman of the Nominating Commit
tee, to be assisted by Mrs Everett D.
Kern and Miss B. Tennyson.
The c. IL T. Telephone Co. String
Quartet and soloists furnished the en-
tertainment.