Evening star., 1941-10-05
Nutrition and Recreation
Stir Educators Interest
Congress of Porents, and Teachers
To Sponsor Glasses in D. c. Schools


substitution of certain foods for
others. in order that the rising cost
of living may in measure be
abated, and also that new foods may
be introduced into everyday menus. |
In this connection 1 should like to
call attention to the fact that the |
department of home service in !
which the Committee of Home Edu-
cation and homemaking is placed |
will occupy the attention of women |
attending the second leaders con-
ference next Thursday morning in
the board room of the N. E. A. |
Building. Mrs. Rush will be pres
ent and will outline at length the
program she is offering to members |
of parent-teacher groups. and un-
doubtedly she will provide some |
thing for every interested unit.
Mrs. Donald Warren, the recently
appointed chairman of recreation for
the Congress, is planning a worth
while program for her committee. |
The members of the Congress have !
long felt the need for added recrea- !
tional facilities in the District of Co !
lumbia, and are hoping to promote a
program which will see greatly aug
mented opportunities for healthfui .
recreation. At the recent meeting
of the of Streets" Roller Skating |
Area Committee, the Congress was
represented by Mrs. B. w. Costen-
bader, third vice president. and it !
Is heartily in accord with the rec
concentrations of the committee. 1t
Is hoped that the areas set aside /.
for roller skating will be literally |
patronized.
Mrs. r. M. Graham. chairman of
the Summer Roundup Committee, |.
has called meeting of local chair /
men for Tuesday, at 10 am, in the |
N. E. A. Building. Instruction will |
be given in filling out the final re- /
ports on the summer roundup eX-
aminationS.
New members on the Board of .
Managers of the District of Column
bia Congress of Parents and
Teachers include: Mrs. William E.
tive: Mrs. j. E. Simmons, senior high
school representative; Mrs. Philip
Stebbings. chairman, and Mrs. Hide
garde Davenport, associate, parent |
education; Mrs. Donald Warren. !
recreation; Mrs. Joseph P Kennedy, /
juvenile protection. and Mrs. R. E.
Dunkley, motion pictures.
Mrs. P c. Elicit. president, has
been made member of the COM |
mittee which will complete arrange /.
mentS for the testimonial dinner to .
be given to Maj. Ernest w. Brown, /
retiring superintendent of the Metro !
politan police force, next Saturday .
at the Willard Hotel.
jefferson Junior High.
An executive meeting will be held .
Wednesday at 1:30 pm followed by
an informal tea from to 3 pm.
for parents of IA pupils.
Bowen GreenIeaf.
The Executive Board will meet .
tomorrow at 1:30 pm. in the Bowen /
School.
Hine Junior High.
The Executive Board will meet to-
morrow at lis pm.
Keene- Rudolph.
An executive meeting will be held !
tomorrow at lis pm. at the Keene |
School.
Blair Hayes.
The association will meet at the
Hayes School Thursday at 8 pm.
A skit will be presented by the Red
Cross and there will be a guest
speaker who will discuss the Red
Cross Roll Call.
Ketcham-Van Buren,.
A meeting of the Executive Board
will be held in the Ketcham School
tomorrow at l pm.
Executive meetings for the cur
rent year will be held on the first
Monday of each month instead of
the first Tuesday as heretofore.
Congress Heights.
The Executive Committee will
meet at 1:30 pm. tomorrow in the !
principals office with the newly /,
elected president, Mrs. NJ. B. Petit, /
presiding.