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

school have purchased over $500
worth of War stamps. They are
working toward buying a jeep.
Forty-three dollars was collected
by Jackson and Fillmore mothers
in the pre- Christmas tuberculosis
seal sale at Georgetown bank.
Mrs. John SummerScales of the
Children's Day Care Committee.
spoke of the need for volunteer
mothers to fit themselves for COM
munity service by taking the train
ing courses offered by the AWVS
and the Red Cross.
The February association meeting
will be held in the afternoon, when
Mrs. Emily Woodall of Western High
School will discuss Home Problems
of Nutrition"
BrooklandN oyes.
The association will meet Wednes-
day at 100 pm. in the Brookland
School. A speaker from the Health
Department will speak on War
Foods and Nutrition" This will be
followed by open discussion.
A stocking shower will be held in
connection with the meeting for
benefit of student aid work. Each
member is asked to bring or send a
pair of stockings to the school.
lair-Hayes.
Mrs. Florence Rogers, supervising
principal of the sixth division was
a guest speaker at a meeting of the
association and Mrs. Melton Miles,
director Of the nutrition depart
ment of the Red Cross, discussed
The Work of the Red Cross"
Gordon Junior High.
The only benefit Of the year to be
held by the association will be pre-
Sented at the school Wednesday
from 7:30 to 1890 pm. This will
be a family frolic" for parents,
teachers, pupils and friends. The
program will feature games, dancing,
with a Paul Jones and square dances
and refreshments. This benefit will
take the place of the usual shows
which are presented at the school,.
AnacOstia Junior Senior High.
The association will meet Tuesday
at 8 pm. Teachers will be in their
classroomS to consult with parents
from 7:30 to o'clock. The physical
education department will present
program.
Bundle week for benefit of stu
dent aid work will be observed from
January 10 through the 23d. Parents
are urged to send in all discarded
clothes they might have on hand
for boys, men, girls and women.
There will be no meeting in Feb
ruary due to the gas shortage.
Carbery-LudIow.
The association will meet tomor-
row at 100 pm, at the Ludlow
School. Parents will observe the
war program of the classrooms and
Miss M. Miles of the Red Cross will
speak on Wartime Nutrition"
Stoddert.
A meeting will be held tomorrow
at pm. Representative George
A. Dondero will speak on The Life
OF Lincoln" Special awards will be
given to the rooms having the most
fathers present. 1t will be fathers
night, The kindergarten pupils will
entertain.
Three dollars have been appro-
priated by the association to buy
stockings for student aid work.
Many new socks and stockings were
given in the recent stocking drive,
Outgrown clothing that is received
will be mended by members of the
Executive Board before it is sent to
headquarters. Sewing for the Red
Cross is also being done by the
mothers.
A study group in nutrition is open
TO all members of the association.
Hine Junior High.
At a meeting of the Executive
Committee at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Edward Wagner, plans
were made for a stocking shower
to be held at the February meeting
A group of parents has volun-
teered to go to student aid head
quarters Wednesday to assist with
the repairs to clothing. each one
planning to take bundle with her