Evening star., 1937-04-25
twenty-fourth annual con-
vention Of the District Of CO.
lumbia Congress Of Parents
Il And Teachers will hA held


lumbia Congress Of Parents
Il and Teachers will be held
Wednesday and Thursday in the De-
partmental Auditorium, Constitution
avenue, between Twelfth and Four
teenth streets. Mrs. Walter B. Fry,
president, will preside. It will open
Wednesday at 9:15 am.
The Wednesday morning session in
cludes the following speakers Mrs.
F. M. Hosmer, president Child Welfare
Co., Inc, and congress publications
chairman Of the National Congress
Of Parents and Teachers, and DR.. Es-
telle Ford Warner, surgeon, Public
Health Service Ray Everett, secre-
tary Of the Social Hygiene Society Of
the District Of Columbia, will show the
motion picture, For All Our Sakes."
The morning session Thursday will
begin at 10 am. DR.. Eduard Linde-
man, professor, social philosophy, New
York School Of Social Work, and di-
rector of recreation projects, w. P. A..
will speak and Mrs. Hosmer will dis
cuss Program Making"
AHAAcAoy uo 'fo pm LAAC OdUntdllO-
ing feature will be a panel, Com
munity Contribution to Child Develop
ment," led by Mrs. Hosmer. Those
taking part are Miss Catharine Wat
kins, DR.. D. L. Seckinger, DR.. Russell
J. Clinchy, DR.. Paul Ewerhardt. Mr..
r. l.. Haycock, Miss Louise MCGUIRE,
DR.. L. l.. Jarvie and Miss Erna Proc
tor
During the convention, the follow
ing vice presidents will assist Mrs.
Fry with the presiding: Mrs. o. G.
Hankins, first vice president; E. D.
Reed, third vice president: Mrs. Lucian
Jordan. nth vice president. and Mrs.
B. r. Wood, seventh vice president.
The annual fellowship dinner will
be held Wednesday at pm at the
National Press Club. A program will
be presented.
Due to the convention the student
aid rooms will be open Monday in
stead Of Wednesday.
Mrs. C. c. Mullady, state treasurer,
announces a meeting for local treas
urers will be held after the national
convention in order that new ideas
may be brought back for the benefit
Of the local members.
Buchanan.
The last meeting was in the form
OF an open house, when parents had
an opportunity to observe the children
in their school environment. Tea
was served in the auditorium. with
Mrs. George Stillwell. president, as
hostess, assisted by Mrs. John Trus-
helm, Mrs Cecil Glenn and Mrs. Ralph
Stephens.
An evening Of community enter
tainment was held under the direction
Of Mrs. Catherine Edgerton, assisted
by Mrs. Edward Koegel. Two plays
were presented by the Mothers Dra-
matte Group, entitled The Three
Wishes" and 1T Is Easy to Write a
Play" Miss Maine Hammer gave a
reading, Sister in the Medicine
Closet" Music was furnished by Rob-
ert and Hartwell Calcote, assisted by
Miss Irma Norwood and Mrs. Mary
0NcoNAlCi L AllS odAllS plO6l all Will
be repeated for the Friendship House
the evening of May 4.
At the last executive meeting the
following Nominating Committee was
appointed: Miss Cecilia Dulin, chair
man; Mrs. John Trusheim. Mrs Cecil
Glen, Miss Evelyn Fernsner and Miss
R. Wynn.
Whittier.
Parents having children who will
enter school in September, 1887, or
February, 1898, are asked to notify the
Summer Roundup chairman, Mrs.
G. Pell, or the co-chairman, Mrs.
James B. Longley. On May T. free
physical examination will be given
these children.
Phoebe Hearst.
Dr. w. H. Bristow discussed "Edu-
cation Then and Now" at q meeting
Monday evening.
Trueodell.
DR.. Paul j. Ewerhardt will speak on
Reading Disabilities" at the meeting
Tuesday at pm. Election of OH
GERS will be held.
Hilton Peabody.
Mrs. Florence Rogers, supervising
principal Of the 9Th Division, talked on
Are the Three RS Enough?" at the
meeting last Monday evening. Music
was furnished by the Girls Double
Quartet Of Eliot Junior High School,
under the direction of Miss Hannah
Bonell.
The physical examination of pre-
school children is scheduled for May 3,
under the direction of Mrs. Earl Hart
ley and Mrs. Jesse Mann.
Wheatley.
Plans for the Summer roundup
campaign have been completed by
Mrs. l.. Glascoe, chairman DR.. J.
Mcintyre and DR.. H. S. Young, den
fists, will examine pre-school children