Evening star., 1938-09-13
P.T.A.G Group
Will Dine
Tonight
Board to Open
3.Day Meeting
Tomorrow.

Preliminary to the opening tomor-
row of q three-day seni-annual meet
ing Of the board of managers Of the
National Congress OF Parents and
Teachers. discussions looking to closer
INSTRUMENTATION relationships will be
held tonight at the Mayflower Hotel
for groups of committee chairmen,
State presidents and the national
officers.
Twenty-sevenapational chairmen are
arriving In the city today and will
hold their first dinner meeting to-
night under the leadership of Mrs.
Scott Wood. Of Hot Springs, Ark,
chairman Of this group.
Mrs. J. K Pettengill, of Detroit,
president Of the national organization,
will preside at an executive committee
meeting and the State presidents, who
began activities yesterday. will con-
tinue discussions under the leadership
OF Mrs. George E. Calvert OF Oklahoma
City, president Of the State Presidents
conference.
Meetings Behind Closed Doors.
Out of the meetings this week, which
are being held behind closed doors,
oficials of the Congress hope to work
out more effective relationships be-
tween the National Congress, its State
branches and the local P. T. A. groups.
Mrs. Pettengill has summed up the
theme of the meeting as Teaching
Parent Teacher Leaders How to be
Better Leaders"
She pointed out that the organiza-
Eon maintains extensive headquarters
here at 1901 Sixteenth street NV.
This is the first semi-annual meeting
to be held here in five years, and it
Is expected to give new officers. new
State presidents and new national
eharimen q splendid opportunity to
see how the national organization
dispenses its service to the local units
throughout the country.
National Officers Here.
All but four Of the State organisa-
tions are represented at the meeting,
It was stated
National officers here for the ses-
sion, in addition to Mrs. Pettengill
include Mrs. John E. Hayes, Idaho,
and DR.. Thomas w. Gosling of this
city. national vice presidents and
aides to the president; Mrs. Warren
L. Mabrey of Missouri, secretary, and
the following additional vice presi-
dents: Mrs. Francis H. Blake Of New
York, Mrs. William A. Hastings, Wis
eonsin; Mrs. James Fits Hill. Ala
bama; Mrs. Chris Hirning. South
Dakota; Mrs. Lawrence A. Mailhes.
Louisiana: Mrs. James 6. Sheehan,
Kentucky; Mrs. c. H. Turner. Cali
fornia, and Mrs. William Kletzer,
Oregon.
Peruvian to Address
Jewish Juniors.
Jose Encinas Of Peru, who is af-
filiated with the World Youth Con-
eress, which met last month in New
York, will be the speaker for the
Current Problems Group Of the WASH
ington Chapter OF the National Coun-
Gil OF Jewish Juniors. to meet at 8:l5
o'clock tonight at the Jewish Commu-
nifty Center. The Current Problems
Group was formerly known as the
Peace and Legislative Group.
Gamma Chapter
Meets Tonight.
Gamma Chapter Of Beta Sigma Phi
will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at the
Young womenfs Christian Associa-
tion to work out plans for the coming
year. In addition to the business of
the meeting, Miss Elizabeth Duvall,
readers adviser at the Mount Pleas
ant Branch Of the Public Library, will
review and discuss current books The
Program Committee is made up of
Alice Roberts Koch. Helen Buzzell,
Frances Harper and Marjorie Burton