Evening star., 1942-04-19

effort.
AS the spring housecleaning sea
son approaches. the Salvage Com
mittee hopes to enlist the aid ot
every housekeeper in the collection
OF all sorts OF waste materials. in
cluding papers and magazines, rags
any kind OF metal. old rubber ar
ticles. such as overshoes. rubber
boots. tires and inner tubes
One OF the bottlenecks OF the
salvage campaign has been collec-
ton depots and methods OF dis
posal. II Is hoped the speakers
will be able to offer solutions for
those problems so the collection can
be expedited
Speakers will include Col. Lemuel
Bolles. District executive director OF
civilian defense. Senator Taft, Re-
publican, Of Ohio and Lessing
Rosenwald.
In The Star-P.-T. A. paper sal
wage campaign the children have
set us a wonderful example Much
sof the paper that has been collected
and sold by teacher organi-
cations has been the result of hard
work by the children
II the children can do so well.
surely we adults - especially we
housekeepers-must do our share,
One of the first indications of that
determination on our part will be
10 attend this mass meeting and to
lend our active support TO the Sal
wage for Victory campaign.
Mrs. Henry P. IIipscomb, chair
man OF membership, announces the
total number OF members enrolled
in the Parent Teacher Associations
is 18,752, or more than 500 in excess
of last years all-time high She
also reports that there are 40 as
sociations with 100 per cent teacher
enrolment and IL associations with
100 per cent enrolment of both
parents and teachers.
Mrs. p. C. Elicit. president of the
District OF Columbia Congress, at
tended the traffic safety award din
ner In New York Friday. She will
also attend the convention of the
National Congress of Parents and
Teachers in San Antonio, Tex,
May at.
Mrs. Leo Raywid, chairman of the
Summer Roundup Committee, an
nounces meeting in the N. E. A.
Building at 10 am. Tuesday to in
struct mothers In the use of eye
testing charts before the summer
roundup health examinations,
Members OF the parent teacher
associations are invited to attend a
public meeting sponsored by the
Committee on Child Welfare OF the
Medical Society of the District of
Columbia on April 81 in observance
of Child Health Day. The meeting
will be held at 171S M street NV.
at S:l5 pm. The theme will be
Nutrition and the Child Speak
ers include DR.. William H. Sebrell,
chief of the division of chemothe-
rapy, National Institute of Health:
DR.. Gladys Sellew. assistant profess
sor Of nursing education. Catholic
University. and Dr.. Katherine Balm,
director. division of research and
child development, Children's Bu-
rear, United States Department Of
Labor.
Central High.
The association will meet tomor-
row at pm. Miss M. Sunny Of
the art department is planning an
exhibit of work done by parents,
teachers and pupils. Students will
be at work demonstrating the varied
means of art expression carried on
in the school.
Mrs. Archibald Kenyon has been
appointed chairman of delegates,
while Mrs. A. N. Schroeder, Mrs.
Riley Elgen, Mrs. M. Segal, Mrs.
Joseph Kurz and L. G. Hoover have
been elected to the Nominating
Committee.
Truesdell.
A defense buffet dinner will be
given by the association in Bright
wood Park Methodist Church on
Thursday from to $50 pm. Mrs.
A. M. Turner is in charge. The pro-
ceeds will be used to buy defense
equipment for the school.
The mothers study group will
meet Tuesday at | pm.
Congress Heights.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 2;3o pm. The program will
be based on victory gardens, and
Mrs. Marjorie Campbell, science
teacher, will speak and show a film
on the subject.
Stoddert.
The association will meet to-
morrow at 8 pm Wilbur La Roe,
jr., will give a talk on The Civic
Battle Line of Democracy"
The following slate of officers has
been presented by the Nominating
Committee: Mrs. NJ. B. Fetzer, pres
ident: Mrs. Mildred McGarry, vice
president; Mrs. Ralph Thompson
recording secretary; Mrs. Joseph