Evening star., 1937-12-19


treatment is prescribed; tubercu
This testing program, as well as the
many other protective services spon-
sored by the tuberculosis Association,
is financed by the proceeds of the lit
tie Christmas seals. They are tiny
things, but they mean so much.
Mrs. w. B. Fry, president; Mrs
o. G. Hankins and Mrs. w. N
Streeter have been appointed by the
National Congress OF Parents and
Teachers to represent the District OF
Columbia Congress Of Parents and
Teachers on the Women's Joint Con-
greSsional Committee.
The student aid rooms in the Park
View School will be open tomorrow
instead of Wednesday.
At meeting of the Board of Man
ayers on December IA the resignation
of Mrs. H. N. Stull as first vice presi-
dent Of the District of Columbia con-
gress was accepted, and Mrs. j. D.
Denit, Mrs. P. c. Elicit and Mrs. j.
Phil Campbell were elected as a
nominating committee to report at the
January meeting, at which time a
successor to Mrs Stull will be elected.
Mrs. j. Phil Campbell was elected
a member at large to the Executive
Committee.
Dates for the annual convention
were announced as May and 4,
1888.
Mrs. Horace Richardson has re-
Gently been elected senior high rep
resentatives on the Board of Man
ayers.
Central High.
Miss Louise Moore, director, High
School Dramatic Club. will present
THE Dust of the Road" a one-act
Christmas play by Kenneth S. Good
man, at the school tomorrow at 8
pm. Ted Smith will direct the play.
Students will sing Christmas carols
of five countries, directed by Miss M.
White, German teacher. Community
singing will be led by Mrs. Prentiss
Sale, jr., president of the associa-
ton.
Gordon Junior High.
The association will meet Wednes-
day. A Christmas pageant will be
given by the choral groups of Cor
don under the direction of Miss Mary
Wilkins, one of the music teachers.
Barnard.
The Executive Committee met De-
cember IA, followed by the general
association meeting A Christmas
pageant was presented by children
of the school, assisted by the glee
club.
Henry.
The association met December 7.
Open house was enjoyed by the moth
ers. The president appointed COM
mittees to take care OF the needy
children of the school at Christmas.
Powell Elementary.
Reading" was the theme Of the
meeting December Is. Regular busi-
ness was omitted in order that the
parents might visit the classrooms in
which they were most interested to
observe the modern method of teach
ing reading lesson. Returning to
the auditorium, the groups met with
the teacher whose room they had
visited for Qualification of their class
room observations. An informative
pamphlet, Questions Regarding Read
ing in the Elementary Grades" pre-
pared by Miss Alberta Walker of Will
son Teachers College, was distributed
and discussed.
Benning.
The association will sponsor the first
community Christmas tree Thursday,
at $50 pm, at the Benning School.
The presentation of the "Story of
Christmas" will be enacted by pupils
Of the school, assisted by combined
school and church chorus. This
project is in cooperation with all
civic organizations, churches and busi-
ness men of the community.
John Quincy Adams.
Twenty-nine needy families, totaling
SO children, whose Christmas would
otherwise be a cherries one, will be
provided for by the school this year.
Clothing, toys, books and food, in
cluding large hams, will be assembled
and tied into packages and distributed
to each family. Mrs. Mabel Erwin is
chairman of the Clothing Committee
and Mrs. Stella Maseng is chairman
of the Food Committee.
A Christmas tree will be trimmed
by the parents, around which will be
placed these packages of food and
clothing. A Christmas play will be
presented by the pupils and carols
will be sung Thursday morning.
Janneya
Letters are to be awarded by the
association to members of the boys
soccer team for winning the divisional
championship
The membership campaign closed
with 295 members.
Toys are being reconditioned under
the supervision of Miss Elizabeth
Jones, school playground director, to
be distributed to the needy at Christ
mas.
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