Evening star., 1938-12-18

the school a radio-victrola and pro-
Vided piano accompanist to fur
ther the musical education program.
An appropriation to continue the
iandscaping of school grounds has
been approved.
Donations of wearing apparel and
food will be received at the school
throughout the week.
A luncheon will be held January
ls for pupils, parents, and friends.
BIow-Webb.
Christmas baskets, toys and
clothing will be distributed to the
needy families of the two schools.
The membership drive ended
Tuesday with 167 members. Mem
barship awards were won by the
ABB class Of Blow and the sixth
grade of Webb.
A stocking shower has been held
for the beenf1t of the Student Aid
Committee.
Mrs. H. Mertz announces the
study group will start early in Janu-
ary, under the leadership of Mrs.
G. A. Lingebach.
Brent-Dent.
A Christmas program will be pre-
sented by children of both schools
at the meeting Tuesday at 3;15 pm.
Brookland-N -Noyes.
A combination radio Victrola will
be purchased for each school as
(,hrlCtn09S nrocnr1t
citation.
The 5A of Brookland and lab
OF Noyes won the recent member
ship drive prizes.
An executive meeting was held
in Noyes School December IL.
Kenilworth.
The association met December 7,
with tea following the meeting.
The Christmas play was held in
the Community Center on Decem-
ber 16.
The following officers have been
elected: Mrs. NJ. Edwards, presi-
dent; Mrs. A. MacDougall, vice
president; Miss B. E. Taylor, prin-
cipal, vice president; Mrs. E. Laza-
rus, secretary, and Mrs. A. G. Law
less, treasurer.
John Burroughs.
A Christmas pageant of the first
Christmas will be given by children
Wednesday at pm. Scenes de-
plcting the Nativity will be enacted
IN tableauX, accompanied by carols
sung by John Burroughs Glee Club.
Groups will give passages from the
Scriptures and carols will be sung
by kindergarten and first grade chill
dren. A business meeting will be
held at 7:30.
Donations of new and used TOYS
for the Christmas toy campaign are
requested.
Mrs. Edward P. Towers, member
ship chairman, reports that 42O par
ents have become members of the
association to date. Five hundred
is the goal.
Mrs. Elizabeth Conklin, health
chairman, reports that she has as
sisted the school nurse in examining
185 pupils.
Amidon- n-Fairbrother-R F -Rossell.
The study group will meet at 1:30
pm. at the Fairbrother School.
AT the meeting on Tuesday the
glee club of Fairborther School en-
tertained and Mrs. Ruth Vanderlip,
the instructor, told how music is
taught in the schools. Mrs. E. B.
Buckley of the District of Columbia
Congress spoke on ""Social Hygiene"
Attendance prizes were won by
Miss katherine Pagan, Amidon;
Mrs. Pearl Hiatt, Fairbrother; Mrs
Edna Fedderman, Rossell.
Buchanan.
Miss E. Fernsners room will pre-
sent play entitled There Was
One Who Had Lamb at the
Christmas assembly Wednesday.
ToXoid treatments will be given
Thursday.
At the last meeting Miss l.. M.
Smith gave talk on her trip to
Palestine, illustrated with Slides
Christmas carols were sung by chill
dren from Miss L. Pope's room.
Mrs. Charles Davis, membership
chairman, announced the member
ship drive had closed with 432 men,
bers and that out of "a rooms 18
rooms won membership prizes.
Attendance prizes were won by
Miss M. V. Wilson, Miss M. Maloy
and Mrs. D. Atchison.
Whittier.
Doctors from the Health Depart
ment will be at the school Thurs
day at II am, to give all small chill
dren in the school and neighbor-
hood diphtheria immunization.
The Whittier World will again be
published through the kindness of
Mrs. James Longley.
Capt. Richard Mansfield, safety
campaign leader, reminisced on his
cartoons "Who, Remembers at the
December IL meeting. Jack Sidall,
captain of the Whittier Boy Patrol,
asked parents to send their chill
dren to school early so the patrols
may get to school on time Sew
eral pupils gave piano solos and
Mrs. Phoebe Stine sang.
Wheatley.
Members of Miss S. Mellichampe's
sixth grade class took their annual
trip to the farm of Miss F. Triplett
on Tuesday to get the Christmas
tree, which after being used by the
school and community, will be do
noated to an institution.
Mrs. M. H. Breen, third grade
teacher, has completed plans for
the filling of 20 boxes with appro-
pirate articles by the Junior Red
Cross for distribution at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.
Mrs. j. Nestler's second grade, ac-
companied by Room Representatives
Mrs. Jewell Lee, Mrs. j. Hobbs and
Mrs. Mamie Adams, visited the
museum Tuesday in interest of their
Indian unit of study.
The Junior American Citizens
Club of Wheatley met Thursday,
when several of the national officers
were present from the D. A. r.