Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-27
Teach Discipline
0fFree, P.-T.A.
Group Told
Home as First Line
Of Defense Theme
At Annual Session

More than 300 mothers and teach
ers were urged today to strive toward
providing children with an educa-
ton designed to give them the
loyalty, knowledge and discipline of
free men,"
Opening the 18th annual conven-
ton of the District of Columbia
Congress of Parents and Teachers in
the Departmental Auditorium, Mrs.
C. D. Lowe, president, set as a goal
of the congress the fostering and
STRENGTHENING of "all those physical,
intellectual and moral traits which
are the substance of democracy"
With 1.-The Home-Our First Line
of National Defense" as the theme
of the convention, the delegates hur-
ried through their business session
this morning to listen to panel dis
cussion this afternoon on the home
as the place where the rights and re-
sponsibilities of the individual in a
republic should be learned and prac-
ticed.
An uncontested slate of nominees
was put before the session. Officers
of the congress are divided into
two groups, each being elected for
two-year terms in alternate years.
Mrs. Elicit to Be President.
Nominated were Mrs p. c. Elicit,
for president; Mrs. Alma Hudson
for first vice president; Mrs. Clinton
Ward, for third vice president; Mrs.
Lucian Jordan. fifth vice president,
and Mrs. Y. D. MatheS. for seventh
vice president. The new officers
will be installed at the conclusion OF
the convention tomorrow morning.
In her last report to the congress,
Mrs. Lowe noted progress in the
understanding of the program of
this organization of home and
school activities. She commented
on denfinite improvement of the
programs of the 70 local associations
and the fact that a greater number
of members are taking part. She
stressed the need for an informed
membership and said she had
worked diligently for the promotion
Of the organizations study groups,
institutes and leader conferences.
She reported that the member
ship at the present time is 1921.
An extensive report on the work
of the organizations health depart
ment was given by its chairman,
Mrs. Evelyn Bright Buckley, retir-
ing fifth vice president. In her re-
port she told of the work done by
the department in printing COM
municable disease charts for wide
distribution among school children,
the summer roundup, the work at
Children's Hospital and the actlVl-
ties for the promotion OF dental
health, social hygiene, better sight
and better hearing.
Total Balance Of $l4,329.
Mrs. Lowe read the report of Mrs.
L. S. Brooks, chairman Of the Or
ganization's Student Aid Commit
tee. During the last year, she re-
ported, a total of 1928 children re-
ceived 12,451 garments and 1884
pairs of shoes.
The treasurer report was read
by Mrs. Howard r. Jones, who told
the delegates the congress has
total balance of $l4.329.86 and a
working balance of $3,966.25. Call
for registrars to serve on June 8,
10 and IL, when schools open for
registration of defense service vol
unteers, was issued by Mrs. Lowe.
At the afternoon session the del
egates were to hear an address by
Mrs. S. c. Cox, regional vice presi-
dent of the National Congress of
Parents and Teachers. DR.. Mitchell
Dreese of George Washington Uni
versity was to serve as co-ordina-
tor of the panel discussion. Others
scheduled for the panel were DR..
Harry A. jaeger, chief of the occu-
pational information and guidance
service of the Once of Education;
Mrs. John r. Murdoch, Mrs. Irene
Caldwell, Mrs. Harry Kramer and
the Rev. Paul Schearrer.
The annual fellowship dinner OF
the convention will be held tomor-
row at 7:30 pm. in the Willard
Hotel.