Evening star., 1939-04-09

Membership IN the congress, WI
no appreciable slump, has been
steadily gaining until this year we
are happy to announce the largest
enrolment in the history of the con-
gress-more than 1900 paid-up
memberships. When one considers
that these memberships come from
all sections of the city-north. east,
south and west-with no qualif1ca-
tions for membership other than ar
interest in and a love for children,
one is aware of the value of such A
united group. For when matters of
Importance affecting children come
to the attention of the public and
these 1900 members unite in an ef-
fort to secure the necessary action
the chances are very good that the
results so obtained will be favorable
Driving Care Necessary.
During this week, while school is
dismissed for the Easter vacation, it
will be doubly important that adults
exercise unusual caution when driv-
ing automobiles. The spring seems
to imbue young folks with an excess
OF energy and caution is thrown to
the winds when busy about play or
pleasure of other kinds. Bicycles
will be numerous, hiking parties will
be organized, picnics will undoubt-
edly be planned and, with weather
permitting, be held; in many cases
the streets will be filled with young
sterS, many of whom are not yet old
enough to be entirely responsible
for their own safety, so 1t becomes
the charge of older people to look
out for them; to watch for darting,
active figures where automobiles are
parked along the curbs in residential
areas; to drive carefully along play.
grounds, whether municipal or
school; to be certain that cars are
under control and to make every ef-
fort to keep the record of traffic &C.
cidents clean.
The Executive Committee met In
the State Office on Thursday.
Delegates to the convention of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers, to be held in Cincinnati
May is, met in the State Office on
Thursday.
Buchanan.
The association will meet April
19 at 8 pm. The Chesapeake e.
Potomac Telephone Co. Glee Club
will entertain.
Open house will be held during
the first week of May.
Mrs. P. A. Shorb and Mrs. Charles
T. Davis attended the motion pic
ture hearing at the Senate Building
on April 3 and 4.
"Washington's Visit to Betsy Ross
was given March 81 by Miss M
Wilson'S fifth grade. The minue,
was danced by children of Miss L
Smiths third grade Dancers from
the Friendship House, under the
direction Of Miss Virginia Griffith
entertained Music was directed by
Miss Ruth Aberty and played by
Ann Aikman, Thomas Tulenko anc
Donald Daumit. A play. entitled
Green Eyes From Romany." was
presented by the Buchanan Parent
Teacher Dramatic Club.
Gage.
Mrs. William Broyer, summer
roundup chairman. is preparing
for health day. to be held May l.
The following delegates have beer
appointed to the State convention
Mrs. George Fultz. Mrs. Ned Todd
Mrs. Harry Edwards, Mrs. William
Broyer. Mrs. Ira Blumer, Mrs. H. L
Stout, president.
Janney.
Mrs. E. B. Buckley. social hygiene
chairman of the District of Colum-
bia Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers. was guest speaker at the asso-
citation meeting last Tuesday.
DR.. Mitchell Dreese of George
Washington University conducted
the study group on March 80. Ques-
tions on Understanding Our Chill
dren' were discussed
HlHe JulIOE k1lSn.
The meeting for Executive Com
mittee members and room repre-
sentatives scheduled for the holiday
week will be held at the home of
the president. Mrs. Ella Kostokas
803 Seventeenth street Sc, Tues
day at 8 pm.
Langdon.
At the meeting of the study group
on March 80 Mrs. Warren Bowman
spoke on Mental Hygiene" Mrs,
Joseph Hayden, radio chairman
spoke on Radio and submitted a
list of programs most suitable for
children.
The association will sponsor a
spring festival in the school Tues
day at pm.
At the meeting on April the
summer roundup chairman pre-
sented awards to the children who
entered school this year physically
fit as a result of last years cam
paign.
Blair-Hayes.
Mrs Cecil Brewton has been
named chairman of the committee
to appoint delegates to the conven-
ton of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers.
The Rev. j. L. Fendrich was guest