Evening star., 1942-01-18

waste paper brought to the school by
the pupils would be used for defense
work.
Hearst.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 7:30 pm.
Teachers and parents are main
tanning the vigil ordered for all
school buildings.
Benning.
At meeting Thursday afternoon
plans were completed for the
luncheon on January %. Music was
furnished by pupils of the school.
Gage.
The fathers night meeting has
been postponed.
Members meet at the home Of
Mrs. Dwayne Runnels each week to
sew for the Red Cross. All parents
are invited to join this group.
Congress Heights.
Fathers night was sponsored by
the association on Wednesday eve
ming. A male quartet from the ST.
Elizabeth's choral group entertained.
n-Fairbrother- -Rossell.
A meeting was held last Monday
at the Fairbrother School to discuss
means of protecting the children in
an emergency.
Bowen Greenleaf.
At a meeting on January IL the
enrolment for the current year was
announced as follows: Teachers, 100
per cent; parents and friends, los
per cent.
Old newspapers and magazines
are acceptable at the schools and will
be called for by some one from the
Bowen School If the request Is
sent in.
Gordon Junior High.
A meeting was held January IA
when the program stressed the need
for cooperation in all defense ac-
tivities-Red Cross AFRAID alarms,
etc.
The pupils have already made so
sweaters for the Red Cross.
StOddert.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 8 pm. DR.. Howard Dawson
of the National Education Associa-
ton will speak on discipline for
Democracy" The membership
awards will be given.
An emergency pantry has been set
up at the school to be used for the
children in cooperation with the
civilian defense program. 1dentifi-
cation tags have also been secured
for each child.
A tour of a local laundry will be
made tomorrow at 80 pm. by par
ents and friends.
Mckinley High.
Mrs. w. B. Putnam, chairman of
the Cadet Uniform Committee, an
nounces uniforms for resale will be
received in room 127 each Tuesday
and Friday, beginning January 16.
All uniforms must be clean and
pressed.
Mrs. J. w. Brewer and Mrs. c. E.
Charming, co-chairmen Of the Ways
and Means Committee. will hold
home bake sale at the school In
connection with the third semester
tour.
The next meeting of the Executive
Committee will be held February 4.
Hilton-Peabody.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 1:45 pm. at the Peabody
School. Second grade pupils will
present a program on safety.
The Red Cross First-Aid Glass will
start tomorrow. Meetings will be
held from 7 to 9 pm. in the base
ment of the Eastern Presbyterian
manse, GIL Maryland avenue NE.
Friday is collection day at the
schools for old newspapers and
magazines. Parents are requested
to save these articles and send them
to the schools on Friday by the
students.
Emery-Eckington.
Founders Day will be celebrated
Thursday. DR.. William De Kleine
will speak on Nutrition"
Bundle day will be observed We'd
nesday.
Anacostia Junior Senior High.
The association meets Tuesday at
8 pm. The following program has
been arranged: 7:30 to 8 pm. par
ents will meet the teachers in the
classrooms; 8 to $50 pm, short
business meeting; 8:45 to 11:30 pm,
defense card party. No students
will be admitted to this meeting.
A 25-cent Defense stamp will be
given to students who sell five tickets
to the card party and a 81 Defense
stamp will be given as door prize.
Identification disks, bearing the
name, address and phone number OF
students, are being made under the
auspices of the association. They
will be sold for Is cents to the STU
dents and the association will pay
for those for needy students VINO
cannot afford to purchase them. The
proceeds from the card party Will
be turned over to the school to de-
frav the expense of this and other
emergency needs.
BroOkland- -Noyes.
Due to the emergency, the regular
night meeting of the association has
been Cancelled and day meeting is
being planned, and when COM
pleted. parents will be notified.
Parents entering children in the
kindergarten or first grade in either
school on February 2 may register
them on January 26, % or 80, be-
tween 9 am. and noon, in either
school. Birth and vaccination Ger
tificates must be presented and the
child must be S or 6 years old by
March IS.
On Tuesday the association will
give a luncheon at the Noyes School
for members of the Boy Patrol.