Evening star., 1943-05-30
Home Influence Is Called Key
To Curbing Child Delinquency
Rush of Mothers Into War Industries
Is Branded Dsseryice to Nation

| important problems of their chill
dren. Very soon children learn that
they can hope for no help from
mother, so they turn to others for
counsel. Frequently those to whom
they turn are older children who
have met and solved similar prob
lens in their own way, and who have
built up defensive reaction which
finds an outlet in doing something
they know is wrong, but which they
also know will gain parental atten-
ton for them.
| On the other hand there is the
instance of young soldier who came
home on furlough just before going
overseas. He told his mother he
wanted to sleep in his old room. in
his old bed, where he could watch
the squirrels playing in the trees
outside his window, and listen to the
morning song of the birds. Who can
doubt that this will be a precious
memory which will remain with him
all through his foreign service as
something to which he can hold fast,
when he returns?
Mothers may be needed in vital
war industries. Mothers may be
needed for Office work or for NUM-
tlons or airplane or other war work
but l believe that mothers are need
ed more at home, caring for their
children, manning the home front,
standing securely and strongly as
guardians of the Nations most
precious asset-its young. The
glamour of uniform is missing: the
thrill Of being where war machines
are made is not there. but the salts
faction mother finds in watching
her children grow up far outshines
any records she may establish on
production lines. If every child
were assured of home security.
understanding guardianship and
mutual respect-juvenile delinquency
would become an almost forgotten
term
The Executive Committee of the
D. C. Congress of Parents and
Teachers will be guests of the faculty
of the John Quincy Adams School
on Tuesday at 10 am, when, in
company with local unit presidents
and other officers, a tour of the
school and observation of the spe-
clal classes being held there will be
made. Luncheon will be served and
an Executive Meeting will follow.
KenilwOrth.
Miss Ruth Britt of the District
Recreation Department will be guest
speaker at the meeting on Wednes-
day at 1:30 pm. The Executive
Board will meet at 1890 pm.
Petworth.
The association will meet Tuesday
evening to install the following Off
GERS: Mrs. Marion Weaver, presi-
dent; Mrs. Bessie Suddath first vice
president; Mrs. Bessie Lacy, second
vice president; Mrs Dorothy Nagel
recording secretary; Mrs Virginia
Chesser, corresponding secretary;
Rupert Buckalew, treasurer. The
students will present Red Cross
play, The Greatest Mother
hChHlcS mig IL.
The last Executive Committee
meeting will be held Wednesday at
pm.
A class in home canning will meet
on the two following Wednesdays at
10 am. Mrs. GUNNER of the home
economics department instructing.
At the last meeting the following
officers were elected Mrs. Charles
Kendall, president; Mrs. Cecil Wi
man. first vice president: Frank
Daniel. second vice president: Mrs.
P. A. Taylor. third vice president:
Mrs. Edwin Uhthoff. secretary: Mrs.
Donaldson, treasurer; Mrs. Warren
Burgess, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Henry Jacobs, historian.
Gage.
There will be luncheon for the
teachers on Tuesday and one for the
children on June s.
School mothers will spend Wednes-
day at the Gale School sewing for
the student aid.
Raymond.
A three-act comedy, "a Family
Affair." sponsored by the associa-
ton and directed by j. L. Madi-
gan, was presented last week with
the following cast: Ray Swami,
H. A. Via, Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Madl-
gan. Mrs. Bernice Barth, Mrs. j. w.
Curzon and Ken Kuehn. Music was
furnished by the Mcfarland Junior
High School Orchestra with Victor
Mini the piano soloist.
Hilton-Peabody.
The association officers for next
year are: Mrs. William Vincent.
president; Mrs Elizabeth Potter,
first vice president; Miss Elizabeth
Ramey, second vice president; Mrs.
Arnold Hefner. secretary, and Mrs.
William French. treasurer. They
were installed at the last meeting
by Mrs. Harry Mertz, sixth division
representative.
F. S. Key.
AT the last meeting the following
officers were installed by Mrs. Clin-
ton Ward: Mrs. H, B. Lowey. pres
ident; Mrs. A. H. Struble, first vice
president Miss Clara Hickman,
second vice president; Mrs. A. NJ.
Taylor. recording secretary; Mrs H.
A. Hockey, corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. Charles Peters, treas
urer. and Mrs. w. B. Davey, his
torian
Madison Taylor.
Capt. Rhoda Millikin, chief of the
Women's Bureau, and Mrs. st. John
Of the Red Cross were guest speak
ers at the final association meeting.
Stuart Junior High.
Last Monday night the associa-
ton heard Miss Rhoda Millikin of
the Women's Bureau speak on Jul
venile Delinquency" followed by a
fashion review presented to the
home economics classes under the
direction of Miss Clarkson. Mrs.
Elicit, president of the District Con-
gress, installed the officers.
Eliot.
The association met last Wednes-
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