Evening star., 1939-06-11

Parents and Teachers who happened
wave of nostalgia sweep over the
short hours the headquarters of tn
Teachers, so far as Washington was
concerned, would be nothing but a
memory
For months we have known that
for some unknown reason there was
concerted determination upon the
part Of those in executive positions
to remove the Offices from Wash
lngton. We, who have spent many
years IN this city, some of us all of
our lives, have grown up with the
tradition of the "Parent-T Teacher
Association" as distinctly a Wash
lngton product. We have learned
from our earliest association with
the organization that it was here
within the shadow of all that SYM
pollzes the democracy and freedom
that is America that the National
Congress of Mothers-later the Ma
uonal Congress of Parents and
leachers-Was formed, we have
grown up with the knowledge that
1t was founded in love for mother
hood and childhood, and the avoWed
purpose of promoting the welfare of
poth; we knew that it was born in
unselfishneSs, nourished in toler-
ance and guided and counselled with
| the wisdom of women whose sole
| thought slanted not toward self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, but toward the
inner satisfaction that comes from
knowledge of a job we'll done.
| History of the Parent Teacher
Association shows us that there has
been much self-sacrifice on the part
OF It's leaders in the past; there have
| been countless periods of time when
self has been submerged in service
to others; when bodi>; and minds
have been exhausted with the
tedious and distressing tasks which
have been performed But always
there have been the ideals and aims
OF the founders as laid down by
! them at their first meeting almost
30 years ago toward which to work
And always there has been the ac-
cepted fact that Washington was
and would forever remain the
home" of the National Congress OF
Parents and Teachers.
/ But unfortunately, time marches
on traditions are shattered, leaders
rise and are replaced, policies are
modified, goals. become obscured in
a maze of organization.
+ So Washington must perforce say
"bood-by, however reluctantly, and
sadly to one of its traditions, to the
organization unique among all 9TH
T ers, and try to remember that we of
the District of Columbia Congress
of Parents and TeacherS-at the
present time more than 1900 strong
are charged with the work of carry
ing on the preceptS of our founders
or performing our work in the same
unSelfish way as we have always
done it, of eXemplifying the ideals
and objects to the best of our ability
And l. as president of this congress,
pledge myself and those of my CO.
workers, to renewed and constant
effort on the part of the children
of Washington. And may I bespeak
for this organization the sympathetic
and friendly interest and co-opera-
ton of every resident of Wash
ington?
AS this will be the last appearance
of this column in The Star until
next fall, wish to express publicly
my thanks to every member of this
great organization for their offers
of cooperation and help during the
/ coming year, and to pledge to them
my earnest and untiring efforts in
promoting the objects of the Parent
Teacher Association.
May the summer be happy and
enjoyable one, and may we all return
to our self-appointed labors in the
fall with renewed vigor and en-
thuSiaSm.
The final meeting of the board
of managers for the current year
will be held June 20 in the N. E.
A. Building.
Presidents of parent-teacher as
sociations of the Fifth School Di-
vision had luncheon together in the
Neptune Grill, Wednesday, with
Mrs. Louis Raebach, State repre-
sentative, as hostess. and Mrs. C..
D. Lowe, president of the D. c..
Congress, as honored guest.
Mrs. Willard E. Givens was host
eSs at luncheon Wednesday to
the presidents of the junior high
school associations, in her home
or Blagden avenue NV. =
Members of the "Mothersingers"
chorus were guests at a dessert
luncheon Friday at the home of Mrs
T. David Gates director. Mrs.
Frank Boal, who has been accom-
panist for the past year, but who
is leaving Washington, was the
honored guest.
The presidents of the associations
in the seventh school division held
a picnic Wednesday at Fort Dupont
National Park, with Mrs. r. E
Clnckner, State representative, as
hostess.
Powell Junior High.
Mrs. P. C. Elicit, first vice presi-
dent of the D. c. Congress, will
install the following officers on
Wednesday at pm. at Powell
Junior High School: Mrs. B. P.
Donnelly, president; Mrs A. S. Les
ser, vice president; Mrs G. O. Hines,
recording secretary; Mrs. G. w.
Huff, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Charles P. Evans, treasurer, Mrs.
Bentaon Stahl. Mrs. Pauline Cissel,
Mrs. j. F. Alpher, members-at-
large.
Blake Gales SeatOn.
The annual garden party will be
held at the Gales School Thursday
at 7:30 pm.
The following officers were in
stalled at the last meeting: Mrs.
William c. Halle, president; Mrs.
Joseph L. Terry, 1st vice president;
Miss Mary A. Dilger. 2nd vice