Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 28

Parent-Teacher Activities. This column is conducted under the spices of the District of Columbia Con- &ress of Mothers nnd Parent-Teacher Aswo- elations. Headquarters, Appeals building, | 426 5th’street northwes! s0 The regular meeting of the District of Columbia Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations will take | place in the Ebbitt Hotel next Tues- day at 1:45 p.m. with the president, it ausplces jects of the ciation. is for which music. can make music a major study, n order to give this subject the same educational value as other sub- high school |are allowed, that these classes have | been organized in the neighborhoods | of the public xchools. THE INDAY STAR, WASHINGTON s D. C., NGVEMBER tablished all over the city under the parent-teacher as- As high The object of these classes is to standardize the teaching of in- | strumental pupl school credits | The classes are Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, in the chair. | taught by accredited graduate music Mrs. Nannette Paul will conduct a ! su teachers sion of the short drill in parliamentary law at each ity of music. and pery. are under the direct head of a univer- Lessons are given in Household articles—Mrs, 8. Cas- tell, John Burroughs School: Mzs. A. 1. Eagle, Fairbrother School. Per- fume and tollet articles—Mrs. Wil- liam Nalley, Edmonds School; Mrs. Swa Edmonds School. Cakes— Mre' Eldred Clarke, Maury School; Mis. Louls Freeman, Jefferson School. Fancy goods—Mrs. C. F. Appler, Pows ell-Johnson _School. fi‘lo"rn !u\d truft—Mrs. dertrude Blsch®ff, West School. Jellles, jams, plckles—Mrs. Howard Wilson, Wallach - Towers | School; Mrs. Mabel Gates, Buchanan i School. ‘andy--Mrs. Harvey O. Sar- Langdon School. ., Games—Mrs. . G. Rawhnga, Force School. Book- shop—Capt. Julius 'eyser, 200! 8chool; p.\!r Louls Jullhn, West School. Hope chest—Mrs. G. B. West, John Haton School. Parcel post— Mrs. R 8. Ferguson, Brfan School. Decoration—Mrs. Willoughby Ches- J. C. McClellan, secretary; Mrs. L. B. Castell, treasurer. Mrs. Casteil was also elected to serve as delegate to the District School Association, with F. J. Jackson as alternate. The president appointed the follow- ing members to serve on the different school committees: Program, F. J. Jdackson, Mrs, L. B. Castell, Mrs. J. D. Battle and Miss Mabel Scott; ways and means, J. C. McClellan, Mrs. Lilile Martin, Mrs, . MacDonald and J. Frank ‘Tiller; playgrounds, Mrs. L. Castell, J. M. Pompelly and L. Stoc man; auditing, Mrs. Y. Simmons, R.J. Taylor, Mrs. R. Wilkerson and J. B. Perry; publicity, Charles K. Finckel. Those to take part in the Christmas sale of the Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher “Assoclations to be held at the Ebbitt Hotel December 14 and 15 are Mrs, Castell, Mrs. Battle talns hung at the windows. A wicker desk chalr and 'rocker have been pur- ¢hased, cushioned to match the cur- ains, The Langdon assoclation at its last meeting had as a speaker Mrs. Wil- liam Wolfe Smith, who gave an in- teresting. and instructive talk on “Adolescence.” * The Brightwood Park Mothers' Council met in the soclal service room of the Brightwood Park M. E. Church Monday evening. Miss MacCarter, Wwho 18 in charge of the community work of the church, presided. There ere addresses on '“Child Life” and Child Welfare” by Mrs. Elton Rogers, Miss Mary A. Diiger, principal of Brightwood Park School, and Mrs. Maurice 5. White, wife of Rev. Mau- rice S. White, pastor of Highland Community Church. Mrs. ¥. W. Dahn 18, 1923—PART T. The next meeting will be at Brent|the approach of the Christmas holi- School, December 10. days is born a desire to give and be of ‘service to others, and it was de- cided to furnish the boys and girls of Carbery an opportunity to send Christmas cheer in the form of wrap- ped packages to the Children's Hi pital. The association will see t! the packages are delivered. The president was selected to rep- resent the Carbery Parent-Teacher Association at the meetings of the| District of Columbia Public School Association. The teachers were urged to attend the December meetin o meet with the parents.. The 5 g§rade won the attendance banner, | FR AR A R Membership in the “Club of 13, new Boston soclal organization, limited strietly to women who figt popular superstition, especiaily thg regarding Friday and 13. ¥ Col. E. L. Smith was the of the method of putting silk in bank notes. The Carbery Parent-Teacher Asso- clation met deay afternoon at the school. Mrs. "Walter L, Hagen, the newly elected president, presided, and afnounced the chairmen tees for the coming year Membership, Mrs. Mary Manning; philanthropic,’ Mrs. Glenn Leech; re- vision, Mrs. A. A. Moore; refresh- ments, Mrs. Delmar Dorn Dera; floral, Mrs. N. E. Phillips, and publicity, Mrs. A. K. Wine. Mrs. Mary Man- ning and Mrs. R. Duvall were ap- = = pointed delegates to the Congress of | [/ Mothers apd Mrs. Loretta Woodcock director to the District of Columbla Federation of Woman's Clubs. Mrs. Duvall gave an interesting re- port of the Congress of Mothers, and MP SALE IA Silk Shades M P outlined the plans for the Christmas sale. The association voted to supply helpers and donations, A membership drive is about to be launched under the direction of the new chairman, and it is hoped that every Carbery parent will join the assoclation and be out at the Decem- ber meeting, which will take the form of a house warming to help celebrate the realization of our dreams—elec- tric lights. The report of the luncheon was submitted by Mrs. L. Woodcock, and was a financial success. She also re- ported on the milk luncheon. Flow- ers were sent to Mrs. Henry Knack, past president of the association, ex- pressing best wishes for a speedy recovery. and Mrs. Kies. The association will meet at the o0ld new Thompson School next month, and the program committee will ar- range fof some entertainment and also develop plans for the rededica- tion exercises when the school bulld- ing is finally turned over as com- pleted. | The Force P. T. A. met Monday ol wntle | night in the batiroom of the Rocham- | pal TR rsets morthense. o the only | beau, with the president, Mrs. A M |ton-room frame school building in the | in the chair. Miss La Salle : 3 | y " dn interesting talk on her work, | {atTict of Columbla The parents in | ot tioge “eilling to donate articles & and Dr. Albert Baggs spoke on_ the i = ¥ 2 rn fire- | Were noted, and three ladles ap- physieal care of children. Mrs. Wil- | PUISINE replactd with a modern fire- | [ Jiaq o help at the sale of artices, loughby Chesley presided at the re- | Bio0t ool Ee o R e tion of |A sum of money was appropriated freshment table the school has hean trying to maice | for the Juvenile Protective Socfety | There was a musical proggam by pu- . 2 the best of present conditions and not | ¥ 5 Miss ‘Florence Mortimer, principal, The Bryan P T A Wil meet moxt|ask for extensive improvements to an | P18 of the school. spoke of the stereopticon slides being Faloey et snna % Hobert Hay-|Obsolete type of building. With this | used 8o successfully in the schools be Miss La Salle and Rob 7| end in view, the end of the upper hall,| The Parent-Teacher Association of | to {llustrate various subjects. A cotgr cock. | the Brent-Dent schools met Monday | mittee Was appointed to Investiget {at the Dent School, with Mrs. Hanson, | the different makes of stereoy#icon | president, in the chair. Mrs. Mary S.|machines, with the hope in view of | Chapin of Trinlty M. E, Church choir | purchasing one in the near future for ng_several numbers, accompanied | the school. | by Mra King at the piano. Miss| Mrs. Grace Lady was elected treas- | Alice Deal of Columbia Junior High |urer. Donations were made to the School gave an interesting talk on | Juvenile Protect Assoclation _and | the work of the junior high schools. ' the Boys' Independent Band, With @ ley, Force School. The backbone of the sale organization is the chairmen and thelr committees from every school. The Edmonds Mothers' Club met Monday afternoop, with the presi- dent, Mrs, J. H. Fritz, in the chalr. The ' Christmas sale was discussed, and it was voted to hold a night meeting In December. rendered Several selections on the piano. Officers for the coming year | were elected, as follows: Mrs. Elton | Rogers, president; Miss Nina Mac- | Carter, vice president; Mrs. Ludwig, secretary, and Mrs, Dahn, treasurer. meeting during the winter. Tuesday, | both piano and violin. the speaker will Miss Catherine | Watkins, director kindergarten work In the schools. The national Parent-teacher hymn will be sung by the assembly.” This was written Ly the recently retired national presi- | dent and is used all over the coun- try in all parent-teacher association meetings. All chairmen and heads of departments will give reports, The education cha William Bannerman, tailed pro gram for Mr Albert M present the plans for the Christmas sale in de- tail. These meetings are open to the public. Mrs. Willlam T. nerman, educa- | tional chalrman, announces that the educational program of the District of Columbia Mothers and Parent- Teacher Associations for the 1928- 1924 school year will be submitted at the regular monthly meeting, Tuesday. Co-operation with school authorities in promoting self-devel- opment among the pupils and in en- couraging concrete methods of in- struction will be the chief ohjectiv, will be accomplished by hel ing to secure 'such concrete material as maps, globes, sand tables, scales, measures, etc.. wherever needed and not available through school channels because of inadequate appropriations. A meeting of the Emery-Eckington Parent-Teacher Assoclation was held at the Emery School November 9 at 3 o'clock. The Christmas bazaar of the P. T. A, was discussed, the names Parchmenti Shades C. A. MUDDIMAN CO. 709 13th Street (One door above G St.) "‘ ucation Baggs will Mrs. G. S. clothes conserva- thon chairman, is moving her depart- ment into the new headquarters, the | Appeals building. 5th street northwest. There will be some one in charge of this room six davs every week from 10 am. to 4:30 p.m., afte: the work is ar nd s Mrs. Albert M. Baggs, chairman of the Christmas sales committee, ha completed the plan for this Christ sale, which will be held in the Ebbitt Hotel December 14 and 15, the pro- ceeds from which are to be used to Ay the running expenses of the or- anization and to increase the he quarters fund. The plan of organ Christmas sale, which form of a rainbow fet One general chairman. five division | qoph 0 chairmen, fourteen feature chairmen onSress (Of Merhers Al pRoe and a chairman and committee from L fntBIE QERRCIRUSRE, O, e, EPEE cach school association. The per-P i sibscriptions through the maga- sonnel comprising this organization | Zinl Conifee, so that the congress is as follows: Mrs. Albert M 35 | will get commissions for the school general chairman; Mrs, N. Saun- | &} ijaren's shoe fund. s, Mrs. Virginia W, Speel, Mrs. J = Newton, Capt, Julius Peyser and iss Patterson, who are vice presi- used by the principal as an office, has been curtained off, and the little room 0 formed has been furnished as com- fortably as possible. A folding screen has been placed around the stove, the | couch repaired, a couch cover and cushlons have been suppiied, pictures have beep hung on the walls, o rug placed on the foor and cretonne cur- Mre. G. S, District of | Mothers and P. Rafter, president of the Columbin Congress of T. A., spoke Thursday ing_of the Garnet-| The president of A. Hamilton, was . and members of the Mothers and Parent- The board of education has re- quested the District of Columbia | Congress of Mothers and P Teacher Associations to arrang sultable program in the school build- ings next Wednesday, which i “School and Teacher” day of na “Bducation week Dr.” Ballou, rintendent of schools, has all parent-tea asse tion presidents to arrange f assembly of the puplls in every bullding to hear a short program on “Education,’ nged by the presi- dent of the school association. Each president will receive a letter from Mrs. G. S. Rafter, the'president of the District of Columbia Congress of Mothers and I'arent-Teacher Assocla- tion for the il take the is as follows: | in the chair. The friends of A The Mothers' Club of the Johnsons Fowell School met Wednesday at 2:30 ents of the District of Columbia | pmy, President Mrs. Joseph Sanders ongre of Mothers and Parent-|in the chair. After the regular busi- cher Aseoctations, division chair- | ness Dr. Robert M. Yerkes made an men. The feature chairmen are as | address, On calling the roll, it was follows: Printing—Mrs. Gertrude | found that Miss Laura B. Reeve's tions, about this matter. | Bischoff, West School; Mra. Jerry |room had won the banner. P —— | South, Columbla Junfor High School; ———n The National Congr of Mothers . H. Newton, Bow mallwood | The first meeting of thi ession of and Parent-Teacher Associations has |School. Tea —garden—Mrs. Harvey | the Franklin-Thompson P. T. A. took just published a 1924 handbook of | Wiley, Morgan School; Mrs. Ernest | place at the Franklin School Tuesday. Information on parent-teacher asso-|H. Daniel, Western High School. | The treasurer, Mrs. L. B. Casteil,| ‘iations, copies of which can be ob- | Toyland—Mrs. T. A. Faris, Park View { made a report on the financial condi- talned in the national office, 1201 16th | §chool: Mrs. B. P. Zehley, Hubbard | tion of the association street northwest chool. Wishing trees—Mrs. Q. S. The eleetion of officers was as fol- | | Fraser, Fairbrother School; Mrs. J.|lows: G. H. Aschenbach, president; Model music classes have been es- |G. Hungerford, Bradley School. | Miss Susanne Moore, vice president: | M. Next Doer to R. Harris & Co. A Wonderful | T Coat Even 402-404 Seventh Street In this collection of fine, high-grade Coats you will find the popular Truvenette Cloth and Pile Fabrics They have been specially priced at Though their values run up to $49.75 Truvenette Cloth is the very latest production of the American Woolen Co. A beautifully lustrous fab- ric. The Coats are de- signed in the wrappy, straight line, side tie and conservative models. You will find them suited to every occasion, and en- tirely comfortable—a truly wonderful combina- tion. This beautiful Iit- tla instrument is th; regular _apartmen size Baby Grand. 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