Evening star., 1939-02-19

ton Association will be guests of
honor.
| Force-ROSs.
An executive meeting will be held
at the Ross School Tuesday at /
pm.
Hearst.
Mrs. j. N. Saunders and Mrs. J.
Darlington Denit will speak at a
Founders Day meeting tomorrow
at 7:3O pm.
At the last Executive Board meet
ing Mrs. L. Alan Sharp, president,
appointed. Mrs. Charles B. Sinclair
chairman of convention delegates,
and the following delegates were
selected: Mrs. l.. Alan Sharp, Mrs.
Graeme Parks. Mrs. Joseph Abel,
Mrs. Wilmer Hill, Mrs. Samuel Rich
ards, Mrs. Edward Buckley, Mrs.
w. G. Chapman, Mrs. r. L. Nc
Cutcheon, Mrs. w. B. Crouch, Mrs.
st. Elmo Newman. Plans were
made for school luncheon to be
held Tuesday, February %, Mrs.
Edward Buckley, chairman.
Anacostia Junior Senior High.
A meeting, will be held Tuesday
at 8 pm. Teachers will be in their
home rooms for consultation with
parents from 7:30 to pm. After
the business meeting spelling bee
and information contest will be
held, the final contestant to be
awarded prizes by the association.
Founders Day will be celebrated
with a candle lighting ceremony.
A membership luncheon was held
February IT to bring to a close the
house to house canvass for new
members. Mrs. H. Schoeman, men,
bershlp chairman, was in charge
Of arrangements.
Park View.
The Weekly Card Club meets each
Tuesday at pm. in the new PIT. A.
room Of the school.
An executive meeting will be held
wednesday at 2 pm. at the Elec-
trio Institute, after which Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Rather, president. will speak
over Station WJSV on Projects of
the Park View Parent Teacher As
ISOLATION"
A benefit matinee will be held
Friday, March 3, at $3.50 pm. at
the York Theater. Homemade candy
will be sold.
Founders day will be celebrated
/ Tuesday at lis pm with a pageant
| directed by Mrs. Wallis Alves. Those
taking part are Mrs j. c. Wick, Mrs.
Emmett Williams, Mrs. Perry Brooke
johnson, Mrs. Warwick Irish. Mrs.
j. Brown and Mrs Morris Giller.
Mrs. Richard Alexander, president,
will play the accompaniment.
Buchanan.
The Dramatic Club of the associa-
ton. under the direction of Mrs.
Catherine Edgerton, will present
White Iris" February % at Roose-
velt High School in the one-act
tournament conducted by the Com
munity Center.
Powell Elementary.
| Mrs. Arthur Charles Watkins.
chairman of the Department of Edu-
cation of the District of Columbia
Federation of Women's Clubs, spoke
February l3. A musical program was
presented by Mrs. McAden Jones,
accompanied by Mrs. Elsie Brooks.
Wheatley.
The first OF series of parent edu-
cation lectures and discussions was
held February l3. Miss NJ. Espey,
flrst-grade teacher, gave a demon
stration of modern methods of read
ing. The second meeting will be
held tomorrow. when Miss Grace
Curl sixth-grade teacher, will speak
on Arithmetic Made a More Inter-
esting Study" The annual school
luncheon was held Thursday, with
Mrs. Jewel Lee in charge.
Raymond.
Purchase of a combination radio
and phonograph machine for the
use of the school was approved at
the meeting February 49, Money for
this was raised by the presentation
of a play, Joseph and the Pharaoh, :"
by sixth-grade pupils. The commit
tee on new equipment consists of
ROLAND Phillips president; John
Bixler and DR.. Herbert Ramsey.
Many parents, students and for
mer students of the school attended
reunion dance and card party Fri
day night. Carl Edmonston was in
charge.
A question box concerning many
different phases of school operation,
conducted under the chairmanship
of Mrs. Gilbert Saunders, has been
made permanent part of the asso-
citation program.
At its last meeting the associa-
ton adopted resolution calling on
the District Commissioners to order
installation of traffic lights at the
intersection of New Hampshire and
Sherman avenues and Park road
NV.
Jefferson Junior High.
Mrs. A. I. Kinnear of Eliot Junior
High spoke on AN Experiment in
S.eport Cards" January "a. The Glee
Club entertained and girls of the
school displayed clothing they had
made.
The association has presented a
victrola and seven records to the
school to be used in the music ap-
probation classes. Asdinner was
given for the graduating class Feb
ruary 2 under direction of Mrs.
Mary Hart.
The next meeting will be Febru-
ary %.
Curtis Hyde Addison.
A card party was held February
Is. At the meeting on February 13
Mrs. j. Phil Campbell gave res
ume of PIT. A. activities. past and
present. Miss Barbara Beatty, a
former pupil. sang. The next meet
ing will be March l3.
! Whittier.
Miss Helen Nichols, first princi-
pal of Whittier, was guest of honor
at the Founders Day celebration
| Monday. Other guests were Mrs. T,