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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-09
Public Health Nurses
File July Report

Field visits of the American Red
Cross public health urs to sick
persons in the community totaled
1873 during July, according to the
monthly report received yesterday
by Mrs. Ida B. Speiden, executive
secretary, from Miss Zou Mercer,
public health nurse.
Field visits during the month in
cluded: tuberculosis cases, S; ma
ternity services, "a; infant hygiene,
3 visits and 4 new cases; pre-
school hygiene, % visits and II
new cases; school hygiene, Is visits
and IS new cases. Cases referred
to medical care totaled IS, includ'
ing one for teeth defect correction
and one for adenoids and tonsil de-
feet correction. 2
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CHICAGO GRAIN
tBy tho Associated press)

CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-R-G r a i n
prices skidded easily downhill to-
day as the trade looked on indif-
ferently.
Led by corn which weakened aft
er official weather forecasts had
indicated scattered thunderstorms
over much of the middle w e S t
drought belt, all grain prices eased
downward. Corn was off a cent
a bushel and wheat almost as
much. The bread grain dropping
as much through Indifference as
through the effects of any impor-
tant crop news.
Acute weakness of soybeans and
lard, furnished late highlights in
trading. Soybeans were off as much
as 3 IL cents a bushel and lard
declined 20 cents.
Corn closed only slightly above
the days lowest levels and SO to
7-8 beneath yesterdays finish, Sep
TENDER 81, December Sc 1-8 to IA,
wheat IA to 3-4 off, September "a
to 70 7-8, December "a 7-8 to IS,
oats IA off, rye 7-8 to l down, soy
bens 3 IL to 3 IL lower, and lard
Weakness in edible oils carried
soybeans down to the lowest levels
of the season.. Plentiful supplies of
lard and cottonseed oil, has the
weakening factor. Lard has drop
ped 40 cents in 2 days as hog pack
ers professed to see but little op-
portunity to get rid of enormous
surplus supplies. 3
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LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. s. Up -
Hogs good and choice 1870 to 225
pounds s6.4o to $3.50 top.
14o-16o lbs. $5~.60-$6.O5; 160-18O lbs.
s~6.05-s6.o4; over 800 lbs. s5.5O-$e.oO.
Sows under $50 lbs. $4.85-s5.35; over
$50 lbs. $4~.35-$4.85. Cattle - fat
dairy-type COWS $500; few $3.50;
cutters $4.00-s4.50, Gamers $500
$3.50. Heavy sausage bulls $500
s6.25, light weights $5.o0-s5.5O. Veal
ers, good and choice $3.50. Spring
limbs, good and choice $s.50-$S.75,
common and mediums $5.O0-S7.00.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. g. R Cash
wheat No. 2 red n 3-4 to 70; No.
hard rs Ia; No. g.. rs IL; No. S,
"a ID; sample grade, 70, No. 2
mixed rs IL.
Corn No. / yellow IS IA to 81
IA; sample grade, 70 IL.
Oats No. l mixed 80 "a; No. 3,
80; No. l white 81 IL to 80; No. 2,
81 81; sample grade, 80 IA; No. !
white heavy 81 IL to 80 IL; No. 2
white heavy 81 81 to 81; No. 3,
81 IA to IL; No. / red 81 IA; No. !
red heavy 81 to 81 IA; No. ! mixed
heavy 80 3-4; No. / mixed bright
81 1-2; No. 2, 81.
Barley mailing 40 to SO nominal;
feed SO to 46 nominal; No. l So;
mo. / mailing So; No. 2, 81.
Soy beans No. 3 yellow 70. 1
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WHAT STOCKS DID
FOREIGN ECHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-RNTh e
British pound slumped four cents
in relations to the United States
dollar in free" foreign exchange
trading today.
Lack Of demand for sterling was
said to be the main reason for
the Auctuation.
The Canadian dollar moved down
ward in sympathy, slipping IL IL
Of a cent at 86.75 U. S. cents.
The Shanghai and Hongkong dol
lars also declined slightly. Other
world currencies were unchanged.
Closing rates follow Great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents)
Canada: Official Canadian control
board rates for U. S. Dollars: buy
ing 10 per cent premium, selling II
per cent premium, equivalent to
discounts on Canadian dollars in
New York Of buying 9.91 per cent,
selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New Y o K
open market 10 Ia per cent dis
count, or S6.75 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, official,
bankers foreign exchange commit
tee rates., buying $4.02, sell
ing S4.O4; open market, c a S
$40. Germany 4O.O5n: benevolent
lS45; Finland 2.O5n; Greece, SO;
Hungar' l9.5On, Italy sos; Portu-
gal 1892; Pumania. 50; Sweden
SSA; Switzerland 22.74; Yugoslav.
ia 2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine offici.
al 2S.77; free 22.5O; Brazil official
10; tee sos: Mexico 20.40n.
far East: Japan 23.48; Hongkong
zZ.44; Shanghai SGT.
'fates in spot cables unless 9TH
erwlSe indicated.)
Nominal. 8
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BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Aug. 8.-PE(U.
Dept. Ayr. Hogs 1000. Mostly S
higher than yesterday; good and
choice ITO to 22O Id. SIS to ZOO;
practical top 700; 220> to 240 lbs.
$50 to IS; $50 to- 800 Id. 800 to so;
$50 to 100 Id. 6.35 to so; 40 to $50
Ii. 900 toa25; 100 to 40 Id. SIS. to
500; 120 to 100 ID. $50 to IS; pack
ing sows 4.65 to SIS. l
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trading IS SLOW,
CHANGES ARE FEW
Tainted Press Average vi
~ Stocks Remain Un-
" changed At 42.4 Points
GARDNER

by. YORK, Aug. 8.|lRET e
M. ShT market put on an another the rs dog,
n ,es crawl today and the net result
M virtually a cipher:
vas y. time did the list work up
Az ~ semblance of animation.
even 81 the close, minor gains and
nd, a, we're ere fairly well divided.
hssss associated Press average OF
Inc ss,Ies was unchanged at 42.4.
% M tss'r mast five sessions this COM
In ue pas ended all even three
pos,se and down twice. OF $50 indi-
Hr,es stocks. 1913 finished ahead.
glao sah;nd and l54 at their final
10 NsE,+stions of Wednesday:
qlo.a'' turnover of 206, 800 shares
Inc with $780, 800 the day be-
sS.s' Actually, it was a new low
fofe. INV "a. when the total hit
1ss consensus of brokerage opin-
li l,os that today's snail-like per-
ion "aH like those of past weeks,
lOsiD d,,e to the persistent dislike OF
V WAY forces to take on any
Spelui' commitments pending more
slzSD the British can repel a
sssa' INVASION. Claims and counter
NaA from Europe kept W a l !
street guessing.
nolbts regarding a national tax
orogram still we're seen as a Duy-
pi1S restraint because of the lack
Ias any real indication as to now
~, u a h;11 will get through congress.
I n.siness news, including highly
tororable earnings statements, d.
iasonds and armament awards,
seemingly was without stimulation
ss.rtetwise. Even the presidential
nno;on was considered too
.al,, to be a factor in financial
Modest Improvement was retain
81 bv such stocks as Republic
Steel ST. Chrysler, Yellow Truck, Stud
ebaker. Sears Roebuck, Douglas
Aircraft. Glenn Martin, United All
craft, sperry, Santa Fe. N. Y. Cen
tral, Great Northern. Standard Oil
If N J.. and American Telephone.
At a standstill were General Mo-
,ors u. S. Steel, Montgomery
Ward. General Electric and Conso-
lidated Edison. On the offside a
triae we're Bethlehem, Youngstown,
II Rubber, Anaconda. Kennecott.
North American. Westinghouse, Du
pont and Southern Railway. 4
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POTATOES

CHICAGO, Aug. g. GU. S.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes, arrivals go
on track 142, ttoal U. S. shipments
1888; supplies rather light; demand
light; for Idaho russell Burbanks
market fairly steady, with slightly
weaker undertone, all varieties and
sections about steady. Idaho rus
set Burbanks U. S. No. l., 2.15 to
2.30; Idaho bliss triumphs U. S. No.
/, 100; Nebraska cobblers 6 0 o d
quality lis to lao; Nebraska bliss
triumphs good quality LIS to 100.
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-P--Sales
nuslng price and net chal.se of the
nineteen most active stocks today:
socony Vac, S,SOo-S5s; dh.
Studeoaker, 4,S00-75s: as.
~ Steel, 4,000-52M no.
zen Motors, 3,7OO-46; no.
phlyn Manh TT, 3,60O-24h; Az.
d.. rap and Pow, 2,S00-14% d%
rem RR, 2,300-19A; no.
p par Wright, 2,1Oo-7; AZ.
Hepub Steel, 2,1O0-17M al.
%SS1Mrysler, 2,Ooo-73h; Az.
nl Central, 1,900-11A; ais.
quite Cop and 2. 1,sO0-sA; ah.
pnrafam Paige, 1.9OO-%; no.
rrs,ekard, 1,So0-3K; aM.
Lolum G and Ell, 1,SOo-5A; an.
~ !Al Pap and Pow Pr, 1,S00-54h
e ekly4 and GU TT, 1,soo-sM; no.
pel Elec, 1,8o0-33%; no.
i'ddlo, l,S00-4&; ais.
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MIDDLING COTTON

FEW TIW ORLEANS, Aug. s.-R-
s Ies average price of middling
siioIhs,lneh cotton today at ten
w. s ! southern spot markets
s0s points higher at 1914 cents
pound; average for the o a S I
m;a market days 1921 cents;
rant ullng 7-Sths.inch average 9.95
tents a pound. .
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Aug. 8-R-Coarse
goods again got most attention in
the cotton cloth market today. How
ever, Worth street reported con-
verters' bids for print fabrics more
active. Prices were unchanged and
holding we'll.
Dealings were livelier in rayon
goods as talk continued in some
quarters of an increased price ba-
sis. Demand improved for full
fashioned silk fabrics. Little activ-
ity outside of hand-to-mouth buying
appeared in wooden goods. l
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 8.-R-Spo'
cotton quiet, prices l point lower
Quotations in pence: American,
strict good middling 8.48; gooo
middling 8.08; strict middling 1888;
middling 1888; strict low middling
7.73; low middling 7.53; strict good
ordinary 7.O8; good ordinary 6.73
Futures closed 3 higher to / low
err. Oct, 7.30; JAM, 7.05; March
6.97.
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BUTTER N EGGS

CHICAGO, Aug. 8.-R-Butter,
receipts 867 1852; firm; creamery,
80 centralized CARROTS rs 3-4. Other
prices unchanged.
Eggs, receipts II, 1865; firm; cur
rent receipts 10 IL: dir.ies l "a,
checks II IL. Other prices I'M
changed. l
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STORES

SAVANNAH, Aug. 8.-RNTur-
pentine firm, 81 IA; offerings 81;
sales 300 gallons; receipts 2350
shipments none; stock 1859. Ros-
in firm; offerings ITO; all sold; re-
ceipts SO; shipments none; stock
1853, 1862. Quote: B LIS; D 1,22; e
1874; F 1855; G, H, I, LIST; K. 1.59;
M 1.66; N 1873; VIC 2.12; WV 2.33;
x 2.37. l
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DETACHABLE

NEW YORK, August g. Up -
detachable cottonseed oil futures
closed 10 to 10 lower. Sales 210
contracts. Sept, $40; Oct, 5.05b:
Dec, 5.58b;. Jan. 5.60b; March
SGT.
. Bid.
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BUTTER

50, oE 4" YORK, Aug. 8-(RHButter
thai zz, flrmer. Creamery: higher
scoro' ezra % to % 3-4; extra (92
ne u "a; firsts 1890.
ud q cartons 2e to 27 -; sec.
"'1S "a to 80 "a to Is IL.
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NORFOLK SPOT
NORFOLK

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 8.-R
Spot cotton S points lower middling
fair 10. 70; middling 10.15; good or
binary $40. Sales none, receipts
A; shipments none, stock 1892.
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HOTEL COMMODORE - Washington,
D. C. Facing Union Station = Capitol
Plaza Room and Bath from $3.50. Mod
ern-Comfortable-Ec Econ JDical.
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NEW E COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. S.-R-
Cotton futures closed steady at net
gains of II to IL points today.
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va. Aug. 8.-RHPea-
nut quotations: jumbos $50 to 4
bunch 3 1-2 to $50; runners 3 IA
to 3 3-8. Market firm. 3
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CHARLOTTE COTTON

CHARLOTTE, Aug. 8.-RESpot
lcotton 10.45. 3
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
Knights Of Pythias
Defense Committee
To Convene Today
Wreath to Be Placed
On Unknown Soldiers
Tomb Tomorrow

All-day session Of a special Ma
tional Defense Committee of the
Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias,
will convene today at 10 am. in
Pythian Temple. 1t will open with
an invocation by Arthur E. Lausen,
honorary chaplain of Washington
Company. Members from through
out the United States are scheduled
to take action today offering the CO.
operation of the Knights of Pythias
military department to the Govern
ment in the formation of home
defense units.
Called at the direction of L. A.
Tuggle, major general commanding,
of Danville, H., the special assembly
will be conducted by Maj. Gen.
Tuggle and Brig. Gen. Francis C..
Keefer, chief of staff and chairman
of the National Defense Committee
in Westminster, Md.
Armistice Day will be devoted
tomorrow to placing of wreath on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington and sightseeing trips.
Washington Company, Uniform
Rank, met Tuesday night. John
Henry Shew, George r. Taylor and
Nick Bruno received the obligation
Of Sir Knight.
Washington Company, Uniform
Rank, will assist the Gaithersburg
Lodge in forming a Uniform Rank
company.
Acting under the direction Of Con-
stantine G. Collins, grand chancellor,
Webster Lodge, on Tuesday night,
named three members to the
recently reorganized Knights Of
Pythias Civic Association: James S.
Eiseman, chairman; c. NJ. Whitaker,
and Arthur Smith.
Annual visitation of the Grand
Lodge officers will be to Columbia
Lodge Wednesday night. John
Montella. chancellor commander,
will preside
Meetings will be held this week as
follows: Calanthe, Monday; Frank
lin, Wednesday; Syracusians and
Hernione, Thursday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
Y.W.C. A. News

There will be world friendship
service today at 100 pm. with Miss
Sarah Lyon of the Foreign Division
of the National Board as the guest
speaker. There will be no tea hour
The seminar on religion will be
held tomorrow at 730 pm.
The daytime bridge class will
meet Monday from to pm. with
Mrs. Hannah G. Hill as the in
structor.
On Tuesday at 1890 mothers of
Girl Reserves have been invited to
luncheon.
Because there are SO many Girl
Reserves in the junior high schools
the junior high school party will be
divided into two groups, Wednesday
and Friday, at pm.
The Young Married Women's Club
will meet Wednesday. At 1870
there will be knitting and crochet
ing. A demonstrated from a sew
ing machine company will demon
strate making chair and couch COW
ers Luncheon will be served at
1890 o'clock. Reservations should
be in by Tuesday noon.
On Wednesday at pm. the Xenos
Club will have bowling, exercises and
the Homemakers' Study Group. At
8 o'clock Mrs. Marguerite Mayer will
talk on Our Town" and show NOV
les Of the open doors in Washing
ton.
On Thursday the Blue Triangle
Club will have supper at o'clock
followed by bowling, choral speaking
and Public Affairs Study Group
The club program is scheduled for
8 o'clock.
The Greek Mutual Aid Society
will meet at o'clock thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
LoyuI Order of Moose

Columbia Lodge, in connection
with the national defense program,
passed resolution waving all dues
of its members who are called to the
colors, due to CONSUMPTION, or enlist
in the military service.
Women of the Moose.
Columbia Chapter is sponsoring a
prize baby show Entries have been
received from Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia All babies are
under years of age and we're reg
istered at local department store
last week.
The most beautiful girl and the
handsomest boy will be chosen at
the show, which will be held in Al
exandria, Va, tomorrow and in this
city on November Is at 1414 I street
NV, the first show starting at
$3.50 am. and the other show at 2
pm.
The winners will be crowned at
the coronation pageant in Alexan-
dria on November 18 while the
coronation for the District entries
will be held at the Washington
Hotel on November 10 at 7:3O pm.
The War Relief and Home Max
ing Committee will meet November
10 at lilo Rhode Island avenue
NV. at pm. The Ways and Means
Committee will hold a turkey din
ner at the Moose Hall on November
Is from $50 to 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
Knights Of St. John
Ladies' Auxiliary

Joint installation for all auxiliaries.
affiliated in district No. /. will be
conducted, following the annual BAN
quest at the Kennedy-Warren on
Tuesday at $50 pm. District Presi-
dent Mrs. Wilfred P. Ross will open
the ceremonies and Supreme Trustee
Mrs. G. Steuart Bingham will install
the officers Miss Cornelia Jones will
off1ciate as tosstmistress at the
banquet.
The annual memorial mass will be
celebrated at the National Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception on
November "a at 8 am. at the main
altar. st. Martins Auxiliary is in
charge of arrangements.
Newly elected officers for Church
of the Assumption Auxiliary are:
President, Ruth Fowler Poirier; past
president, Mary Sugrue; first vice
president, Madge Ryce: second vice
president. Ella San Fellipo; record
ing secretary, Beatrice Mcdonald;
financial secretary. Viola Mcdonald;
treasurer, Alma Knott; messenger.
Emma Tennyson; sentinel, Florence
Rally; guard, Bernice Knott;
trustees, Laura Jenkins. Anne Lee,
Bertha Mclaughlin: delegate to the
District. Mary Sugrue, and alternate,
Madge Rycs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-10
D. T.. EIks 10 Induct
A Large Glass on
Wednesday Night
District Deputy Night
Will Be Observed;
Boil on Nov. 20

Washington Lodge, B. P. o. Eks,
will induct a large class next
Wednesday, when the lodge will OBJ
serve district deputy night" on
the occasion of the official vista
ton Of A. Guy Miller of Annapolis,
district deputy grand exalted ruler.
The candidates are Charles j..
Bell, L. H. Coleman, J. B. Cook
J. L. Cornett, Elmo H. Crews, A. P.
De George, L. P. Diegelmann, JOS
eph ]. Fuschini, H. B. Goodrich,
Arthur He'll E. w. Howerton, A. P.
Letina, Albert j. Kay, A. c. Lean
arrdo, r. L. King. William J. Lewis,
Leinster D. Lilly, w. R. Lutes, c. w.
Mclaughlin, Alex Matthews, Fred
w. Merten, J. OCallaghan. A. H.
Plugs. Joseph z. Shapiro. Paul J..
Stanish, Joseph L. Wathen. r. H.
Wilson. For affliation: Albert A.
Daz, B. T. Harding. S. H. Schultz,
Walter M. Shea. E. Vernaccini. For
reinstatement. Harry Rubin.
The jolly Antlers Club will hold
its sixth annual oyster roast today
from 2 to 6 pm. at ODonnells
Farm on Marlboro pike.
The annual charity ball will be
held in the club ballroom on No.
vember 20 from $50 to 1870, with
refreshments.
The Elks' Good Cheer Entertain
ers will present vaudeville show
at the Home for Incurables tomor-
row at 7:30 pm.
c. Ray Hare, president of the
Maryland, Delaware and District of
Columbia State Association, ordered
that the Social Service Committee
present a unified program of activ-
tiles to be acted on at the meeting
at Towson, Md, on February 9.
Philip U. Gayaut has been ap-
pointed to the Grand Lodge Ju-
dietary Committee.
An essay contest embracing every
lodge in the association will be con-
Quoted in conjunction with the Ma
tional Defense Committee and the
Committee of Public Relations.
Each of the Is lodges of the associa-
ton will hold individual contests.
with the tri-State winner being de-
cided from the best essay from the
various lodges.
A trophy was presented the cham
pionship Cumberland Lodge ritual
istic team by A. Guy Miller, district
deputy, on behalf of the association.
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Answers to Yesterdays Puzzle.

new board members to the teachers.
Raymond.
The following additional chair
men have been appointed: Mrs.
Harold Pope, publications; Peter
Chumbris. legislation.
A card party will be held Wednes-
day at 8 pm.
The association meeting has been
postponed from tomorrow until No
vember Is.
Bl0w-Webb.
Mrs. H. Mertz, president, has ap-
pointed the following committee
chairmen: Safety, Mrs. r. Rich
nond; health, Mrs. E. Durant and
Mrs. r. Coleman: study group, Mrs.
S. Broida; program, Mrs. A. Youell;
publicity, Mrs. A. Ellis; student aid,
Mrs. G. Brown; membership, Mrs.
K. Kyber; ways and means. Mrs. J.
CUP; hospitality. Mrs. j. Rea; re-
freshments, Mrs. N. McAuliff; sum-
mer roundup, Mrs. T. Hayes; maya
zine, Mrs. j. Rowe; receiving home
and Juvenile Court, Mrs. E. T. AGREE;
notices, Mrs. j. Jeffries: music. Mrs.
A. Ellis and Mrs. A. Turner; legis-
lation and citizenship, Mrs. L. Selby:
Fairgrounds, Mrs. M. Sigmon; radio
and motion pictures, Mrs. A. Benson;
reporting delegate, Mrs. A. Youell;
record book, Mrs. H. Mertz.
Park View.
The annual luncheon has been
postponed until December 4.
The Executive Committee voted
to conduct q booth at the City Bank
on Georgia avenue for three weeks,
beginning December 4. to aid the
annual tuberculosis drive.
Grant Weightman.
At the meeting Thursday at
Weightman School at 8 pm. a Con-
cord House movie will be shown.
Mrs. Sue Thompson, member of the
Mother Singers from this unit, will
sing.
TruesdeIl.
Mrs. A. r. Miller has been elected
corresponding secretary to fill the
vacancy caused by resignation. The
other officers of the association are:
Mrs. Arthur Shapiro, president; Mrs.
r. D. Moss, first vice president; Miss
Nell F. Hiscox. second vice president;
Mrs. G. w. Vaughan. recording sec
Rotary; Mrs. George Miller, treas
urer.
The Executive Board will meet
Tuesday at lis pm. The study
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P.-T.A
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ton, at which time parents may in
spect the new building.
Bowen GreenIeaf.
A meeting will be held Tuesday
at 3 pm. at the Bowen School.
Gordon Junior High.
Mrs. Hugh Butler. program chair
man, was in charge of the meeting
Wednesday when panel led by
Richard w. Westwood, DR.. Robert
M. Bolton and Mrs. Joseph Lyddane,
on Guiding Adolescent Youth in
Home and School," gave parents a
chance to bring their problems for
discussion. DR.. B. H. Jarmon, assist
ant professor of education, George
Washington University, and Miss
Katherine Norris, psychotherapist of
the Washington Institute of Mental
Hygiene, opened the panel which
was preceded by short business
meeting Mrs. H. T. Bissell, hospi-
tality chairman, assisted by various
members of the board, was hostess
at the tea table in the school library
for the purpose of introducing the
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group will meet November 19. Ray
mond Isreal is safety chairman.
John Burroughs.
A meeting will be held Thursday
at 100 pm. DR.. A. Fife Heath will
give a talk on Immunity" Mrs
Charles A. Mcneil announces that
the theme for the year is "Educa-
ton for the Defense of Democracy
The association has planned to
use the grade mothers as a calling
committee. Each room will have
a chairman and two associates who
will call on the parents and stimu-
late interest in the association
Grade mothers will also be used as
assistants to the Executive Com
mittee.
Mrs. F. E. Haering, home eco
Monies chairman. announces that a
class in homemaking, under the d.
rection of Mrs. M. Savin, will meet
at the school on Tuesdays at 100
pm. A class in handicraft, under
the direction of Mrs. E. Craig, will
meet on Wednesdays at 100 pm.
at the school.
Woodbridge.
All classes will be at home" In
their rooms to visiting parents at
the November meeting. Observs-
ton will be from rs to las pm.
Following q short business meeting
in the assembly room, the principal,
Miss K. Scrivener, will lead an open
discussion on the "At Home in the
Classroom Observations" These fea-
lures are planned in keeping with
American Education Week. Mrs.
Raymond Klinger, program chair
man, has charge of the arrange
ments.
The membership drive will con-
tinue through Friday to allow for
the Red Cross and Community Chest
drives.
Mrs. James La Fontaine has as
sumed the grade mother chairman
ship, and Mrs. Freeman Weiss is
filling the budget Craftsmanship.
Oyster.
Mrs. Richard Alexander, president,
has appointed the following COM
mittee to study and revise the con-
stitution: Mrs. Philip Dodson. Miss
Elinor Finckel. Mrs. o. c. Holleran.
Mrs. Max Wheanley was elected
corresponding secretary.
The following committee chair
men have been appointed: Play
ground and building, Mrs. Lillian
Goodall; membership, Mrs. Perry
Simms; publicity. Mrs. S. r. Nc
Clurd: student aid. Mrs Edwin
Broken; health, Mrs. Reginald
Wagner; safety. Mrs. o. c. Holleran:
ways and means. Mrs. G. C. Black
well: program, Mrs Bennett Ham
mond: hospitality, Mrs. Charles P.
Swindler; Christmas, Mrs. E. H.
Neumeyer.
The kindergarten has won first
prize for 100 per cent enrolment of
parents in the association.
The first luncheon of this term
was held Thursday.
Mckinley High.
Edwin Luther of the National
Headquarters Selective Service, will
speak on THE Student and the
National Emergency" at the meet
ing Tuesday at 8 pm. The Boys