Evening star., 1941-05-11


that come TO hand, cheerfully and
without objection: maintaining our
normal way of living as nearly as
possible, keeping our thoughts and
our minds serene, building our fu-
ture upon the everlasting hope that
man will some day awaken to the
folly of their selflshness and avarlce
and will be willing to live in peace
and harmony with their neighbors.
Cause of Conflict Sought.
AS one pauses to contemplate the
world situation today, one wonders
Just what it is that has brought
about this titanic upheaval. And
one is constrained to the belief that
it is because man has not yet
learned to live and let live; that
always there is some one who feels
that he is made of different kind
of clay than the majority of his
fellow humans and by virture of
that belief he is obligated to enforce
his views upon his contemporaries
by whatever means he may have at
hand.
For many years man has been
hopeful of the millennium, when all
evil will have disappeared from hu-
man minds and hearts and when
peace and harmony will rule. But
until the individual can arrive at
some solution of his own ambitions,
other than by way of trampling
upon the beliefs and privileges of
his neighbors, the millennium exists
only in the wishful thinking Of
the idealist.
World Peace Held Possible.
Such state of affairs is not i'm
possible; indeed, in this broad land
of ours there is enough and to
spare for all of our people. If ma
tions might make necessary adjust
ments, might yield, perhaps In some
instances, while receiving in. others,
world peace is not too much of a
dreamer's vision, but could very we'll
be concrete and livable thing.
Meanwhile, members of the
Parent-Teacher Association can do
much to assist in bringing about
this state of affairs by first clearing
our own thinking of selfish thoughts
and replacing them with kindness
tolerance and charity.
The Board of Managers of the
D. c. Congress of Parents and
Teachers will meet Tuesday at 10
a m. in the N. E A. Building.
Barnard
The association will meet Tues
day at 8 pm. Election of officers
will be held and will be installed
by Mrs. w. N. Streeter, seventh vice
president of the District of Colum-
bia Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers. The Columbia School of Music
will give musical program.
The Executive Committee will
meet at 7 pm. Tuesday in room 100
Keen-Rudolph.
The association will meet at the
Luther Rice Memorial Baptist
Church, 5315 North Capitol street
Tuesday at pm
The following officers will be in
stalled by Mrs. Evelyn Bright
Buckley of the District Congress OF
Parents and Teachers: President
Mrs. w. j. Roger: first vice president
Mrs. c. M. Hisle; second vice presi-
dent, Miss Thelma Fryer; third vice
president. Mrs. C. U. Buck: treas
urer, Mrs. G. c. Haske; recording
secretary, Mrs. J. R. Nurney; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. E. w
Woodfeld, and historian, Mrs. E. N
Speake.
Benning.
Mrs. M. " Raulin, chairman, an
nounces the Summer Roundup ex-
animation of pre-school children will
be held Tuesday at 10 am.
Amidon- F Fairbrother- -Rossell.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. in the Amidon School
The following officers will be in
stalled: Mrs. H. Martin, president;
Mrs. G. Larson. first vice president
Mrs. P. Wyne, second vice president;
Mrs. M. Randall, secretary, and Mrs
/. hill, treasurer.
Mrs. D. Poats, sewing teacher at
the Fairbrother School, will stage q
fashion show, presenting pupils from
her class.
Pupils of the three schools and
their parents will attend IAN
Evening With the Victrola" at the
southwest branch of the public
library tomorrow from 7::30 to 8 pm
Petworth.
Association members are invited to
attend a folk play, THE Silver
Thread" to be given by the
Dramatic Club of the school Friday
at pm. Marguerite Fowle will take
the leading role as Princess Gwende
while Billy Witzel will play the part
of Cubert, the miner lad who rescues
her from the goblins. Pupils OF the
school designed and painted the
scenery and properties.
EdmOnds-Maury.
The association will meet tOmor-
row at 8 pm at the Edmonds School
for the election and installation OF
officers.
John Burroughs.
On Friday parents, pupils and
teachers will join in presenting the
John Burroughs Mayfair. There
will be booths for refreshments,
needlework, white elephants, fish
ponds, plants, gifts and kitchen ac-
cessories. In the auditorium there
will be entertainment at intervals,
and a school newspaper will be sold
containing the entire program. The
greater part of the proceeds of the
fair will be placed at the disposal OF
the teachers for classroom needs and
each room will share equally.
The following members are serving
on the Mayfair Committee: Miss
Marie A. Turner, principal; Mrs. F.
Lawson, Mrs. H. Williamson, Mrs. M
Fisher, Mrs. j. Fulgham, Mrs. H. B
Barnum, teachers; Mrs. Wilbur Ster-
ling, chairman; Mrs. c. E. Menzel
president; Mrs. w. G.Wiles, Mrs. H
L. Beach, Mrs. E. H. Riecks,> Mrs
Anne Seachrist, Mrs. A. M. Blake
ney, Mrs. L. James, Mrs. D. E. Haer-
ing and Mrs. D. Drayer.
| LangdOn.
| The association met Nav / Mrs