Evening star., 1942-12-20
YuIe Brings New Realization
Of Christionity's Meaning
BethIehem's Star Still Shines
In World of Treochey, Deceit

pageant which will be given by the
children of the school Wednesday.
Carbery- Ludlow.
An Executive Board meeting will
be heldT at 1 pm. Tuesday, at the
Carbery School. This will be fol-
lowed by tea for the grade school
mothers.
Members of the association are
assisting in the sale of tuberculosis
Christmas seals at Hecht's store.
Hilton-Peabody.
A meeting will be held at 8 pm.
tomorrow at Peabody School. DR..
Oscar F. Blackwelder of the Luther
an Church Of the Reformation, will
speak on Christmas. The Elliot
Junior High School Glee Club will
furnish music
Donations of food toys and cash
are being received at both schools
for the Christmas baskets.
Gage.
A stocking shower and bundle
week" were observed from Decem-
Der to II. Donations were turned
over to Mrs. Walton Terrell, Stu
dent Aid chairman.
Pupils in Mrs. A. Williams class
will fix toys contributed to the
Christmas collection, and dolls will
be dressed by Mrs. Fernalds sixth
grade girls. These toys will be given
to orphan children at Christmas.
Members of the association are
selling tuberculosit Christmas seals
| at one of the department stores
downtown
The nutrition leaflets, issued by
the D. c. Congress of Parents and
Teachers, will be distributed to pu-
pills Of the school next week.
Petworth.
A meeting will be held at I pm.
Tuesday A Christmas play will be
presented by the children. There
will be open house so the parents
can visit the various rooms.
Raymond.
A Christmas play will be given
at lis pm. Tuesday for parents
and friends.
Food, clothing and toys are being
prepared at the school for less for
tunate families.
The association lis planning a
surprise for the children before
the Christmas holidays.
| Physical examinations of pupils
from the first to fourth grades are
held at the school on Wednesdays.
Stoddert.
At the meeting tomorrow eve
ming DR.. w. D. Bowman of the
| Church of the Brethren will speak
on Healthy Family Relations"
There will be a Christmas pageant
by some of the school children. A
stocking shower will be held for
student aid work.
An exchange for rubbers and
galoshes has been opened at the
school. Miss NJ Russell of the
teaching staff, is setting up the ex-
change and is being assisted by Mrs.
William Dupre and Mrs. Marlin
Foose of the P-TA. Boots and ga
loSheS have been donated by the
children and these will be sent to
Gales School.
The pupils are carrying on a SAL
wage campaign, bringing in silk
stockings, metal bottle caps and
keys.
Mrs. M Kenestrick, membership
chairman, reported that the mem
bership is 1854 Prizes have been
awarded to the room having the
most parents join. for the most
fathers enrolled and for the second
largest enrolment of parents.
Miss B. l.. Fawcett, principal, has
pledged to provide toys for so STU
dents OF Corcoran School. A COL
lection drive is in progress.
A letter has been recommended to
be sent to DR.. Joseph Murphy Of the
Health Department asking that a
trained occulist be provided to test
the eyesight of the school children.
The association has purchased 1870
music assembly books.
Truesdell
At ap executive meeting Decem-
Der 8 it was voted to send S5 to the
shoe and rubber fund and IS to
the Receiving Home.
Mrs. Anna Mae Turner and Mrs.
M. Newman were appointed to look
into the possibility of getting black
out shades for the auditorium.