Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-17

network.
Truesdell.
At an executive meeting Tuesday
afternoon Mrs. J. T. Gallahorn, ir..
ways and means chairman, an
nounced a benefit movie would be
given at the Colony Theater tomor-
row at $50 pm.
Mrs. A. Russell Miller. Red Cross
chairman, announces Mrs. William
Fletcher and Mrs. w. D. Edwards
have completed 500 working hours
and have been awarded their pins.
The association has appropriated
money for 10 Red Cross comfort kits
for boys in the service.
Stanton.
A meeting will be held tomorI ow
at 100 pm, when the program will
emphasize Good Health" Miss
Florence Painter, principal, will ,x-
plain the regular school health pro-
gram and summer roundup cert fl
Gates will be given out. Members
/ OF the Girl Scouts and Brownies will
present THE YardStick of Good
Health" and the health chairman
will read script from the radio
program presented by Mrs. Lucian
Jordan of the D. c. Congress.
Stanton.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at 100 pm, when the program will
emphasize Good Health" Miss
Florenc ePainter, principal will ex-
| plain the regular school health pro-
gram, and Summer Roundup Ger
tificates will be given out. Members
of the Girl Scouts and Brownies will
present, The Yardstick of Good
Health" and the health chairman
will read a script from the radio
program presented by Mrs. Lucian
Jordan of the District of Columbia
Congress.
Mckinley High.
In order to conserve fuel and cleo
tricity the January evening meeting
has been Cancelled.
A group of members will help with
sewing at the Student Aid Room at
Gales School on January o.
The National Symphony Orchestra
will present concert in the audi
forum on February II at 2:30 pm.
Mrs. Warren B. Burgess Is chairman
and tickets are being distributed
through the schools of large area
which extends from Mount Rainier
in the Northeast, to Tenth street
NV. and as far south as Jefferson
Junior High School.
Emery lexington.
Mrs. j. P. Kennedy, third vice
president and membership chair
man. entertained the Executive
Committee at her home on Wednes-
day.
The founders day meeting will
be held Thursday at 3:15 pm. at
Emery School. Harry Baker, jr.,
principal of Langley Junior High
School, will speak on the junior
high school curriculum, and Mrs.
Vivian Weidman, nutrition teacher,
will discuss Point System of Ra-
tioning"
Woodbridge.
Incorporation" is the topic for the
meeting on Thursday at lis pm.
This meeting will feature talks by
teachers of the following special
subjects: Games, music, art, science.
Miss Ruth Dick is the newly APP
pointed principal of the Woodbridge
Langdon unit. She succeeds Miss
Katherine Scrivener, who has lust
been appointed supervising princi-
pal Of the Sd division.
Bunker Hill.
Due to the oil situation the meet
Ing scheduled for Tuesday evening
has been Cancelled.
Blow Webb.
An executive meeting will be held
In the Webb School Thursday at
lis pm.
Park View.
Fathers night was held FRIDAY.
with the president, Thomas H. Whit
croft. presiding. Students were in
vited, making this a family affair.
Comdr. Donald Macmillan. ex-
| plorer, lecturer, entertainer and
member of the Peary polar expedi-
ton, presented an illustrated lee
ture on My Life in the Far North"
Jackson.
AT meeting Miss Rensis Likert
analyzed the District public school
system, based on the two-year sur
vey made by the Voteless District of
Columbia League of Women Voters.
The association learned of the de-
cision Of the Board of Education to
keep Jackson School open through
June, when the schools in the
Georgetown area will be reconsid-
cred in light of the new housing
projects
Mrs. Lawrence M. c. Smith re-
ported finding 16 children whose
parents are eager to send them to
kindergarten at Jackson If one can
be started.
Sinpa