Evening star., 1949-02-20
Parent. Teacher
Activities

The SD anniversary of found
er's day will be marked by all
PTA members Thursday by a
candle-ighting ceremony and pro-
gram at 1870 pm. at Taft Junior
High School, Eighteenth and Perry
streets NE.
DR.. Hobart M. Corning, superin-
tendent of District of Columbia
schools will be the speaker. Music
will be furnished by Mothers
Chorus under the direction of Mrs.
Mary Hale, music supervisor at
Taft. A tea for members and
guests will follow the program.
Brotherhood Week will be
marked in local PTAs from Febru-
airy 20 to 27 by special programs.
Two programs, especially de-
signed for children. have new
plays scheduled for this week.
The Children's Theater Of
Washington, sponsored by the
District of Columbia Recreation
Department will present Racket
ty-Packetty House" Friday at 8:15
p. m. and Saturday at 2.30 p. m.
1t is a ballet by the Washington
School of Ballet, directed by Rose
Robson Cowen. Tickets may be
purchased at the Snow Concert
Bureau. Play will be in Roosevelt
Auditorium, Thirteenth and ALL
son streets NV.
The Clare Tree Major Chill
dren's Theater, whose Washing
tons sponsor is the Children's
Museum of Washington. will pre-
sent "Pinocchio" February 26.
Saturday. at 10:45 am. and 2
pm. in the Virginia Theater, 601
First street, Alexandria. Va. For
ticket information call Wisconsin
6S23 between 10 am. and 6 pm,
Tuesday through Friday.
For children in the Northeast
area the Woodbridge Branch LII
brary Is holding a story hour for
children each Thursday at $3.50
pm. in the library on Rhode Is
land avenue NE. The program is
under the direction of Miss Lena
Little.
Woodbridge PTA Study Group
will meet February % at pm.
in the home Of Mrs. Freeman
Weiss. 3223 Vista street NE. Mrs.
John Robey will present the topic.
"Quarreling Children" The guest
expert will be Mrs. Thelma Duvin-
age. counselor at the Child Guid-
ance Clinic. All Woodbridge
mothers and others interested are
invited.
Stanton PTA meeting Monday
at 8 pm. following open house
at 1880 pm. A panel Of parents
and a teacher from a junior high
school will present an "Evalua-
ton of Report Cards" Mrs. Imo-
gene I. Ruediger, supervisor Of
elementary teachers in the sew
enth division, will act as modera-
tor. Films on brotherhood week
will be shown.
Francis Scott Key PTA will
serve a hot lunch for children
Wednesday at noon.
The Key Study. Group will meet
February % at $50 pm. The
University of Oregon film. "Hu-
man Growth" will be shown. Mrs.
Helen Dow of the Social Hy-
giene Society will be present for
discussion. The meeting is open
to all PTA members.
Fillmore PTA will observe
Founders Day tomorrow at 1880
pm.
Truesdell PTA Founders Day
meeting February % at 8 pm.
Miss Katherin Schrivener, divi-
sional direction, third division Of
District of Columbia Public
Schools. will be guest speaker.
Her topic. THE Emotional Needs
of Our Children"
Members of the PTA will give
candle playlet. Burn, Candle,
Burn" The history Of Trues-
dell PTA will be given by Mrs.
Jennie Clark and Mrs. p. c. FL
lett. The Potomac Clippers
Quartet will entertain.
Local Ben Hur News
Deputy Herman D. Fixsen. jr..
will address Potomac Court to-
morrow night in Pythian Temple.
United Court will celebrate
Washingtons birthday on Tues
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