Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1926, Page 50

Parent-Teacher Activities The West School Association met December 3 in the school hall. The ‘Wallner Melody Boys gave orchestra selections; Herbert Rice sang, Kitty ‘Wolf accompanied him; Francis Evans and Mr. Moore rendered plano selec- tions; Julia Costiman and Mrs. McAr- thur entertained with readings and Mr. Baker sang baritone solos. Dr. Ford of the District Health Depart- ment gave an address. Mrs. R. E. Rossell, editor of the Parent-Teacher of the District of Columbia Congress of Parent-Teacher Associations, ex- plained the magazine. The business meeting followed. The attendance flag ‘was awarded to Miss Elm’s grade. The Cranch-Tyler Association will meet at the Tyler School tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. ‘The Monroe Home and School Asso- clation will meet Tuesday at 7:45 p.m. The Wheatley School Association held & Christmas luncheon December 2. More than a hundred dollars was realized and will be used to purchase articles for the good of the children. ‘The Thomson Association will meet Tuesday at 8 o'clock at the school. A meeting of the Bunker. Hill Asso- ciation was held December 2 at 2:30 at the school. Mrs. Mary T. Bannerman, chairman of the legislation committee of the District of Columbia Congress of Parent-Teachers Associations, spoke on the Gasque elective school bill. The association indorsed the bill and the secretary was instructed to send let- ters to Representative Frederick N. Zihlman and .Senator Arthur Capper, advising them to this effect. The chil- dren of the school entertained with a program. The picture for the largest attendance of parents was won by the first and second grade room. The Thomas P. Morgan Association will meet in the school Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. Pupils of the Bradley School enter- tained that assoc.ation Tuesday after- noon with a program. The meeting was well attended and several new members gained. A card party for the La Plata relief was given by the Joy Club, which consists of a group of lit- tle girls from the 6A grade of Bradley 8chool, and $73 was made. The Joseph R. Keene Association of Chillum Heights, D. C. will meet Tuesday at the school, Rock Creek Church and Riggs roads. Mrs. R. T. Wyche, chairman of the entertainment committee, has arranged a special Pprogram. A meeting of the Jefferson Junior High School Assoclation was held No- vember 23. Dr. Valeria Parker spoke tation. Miss Sudie Homan sang and 15 children rendered a play. The assoclation voted to purchase paper and pencils for the school and ap- rointed a committee to see about | chairs for recitation room. Mrs. H. E. Rossell, assistant publicity chair- man of the District Congress, spoke on the District magazine or bulletin. Miss M. G. Young, principal of the school, spoke on future plans of the school. The Parent-Teacher Association of the Jackson school will meet Tues- | day at 3:15 o'clock at the schogl build- ing. of teachers at the meeting of the as | sociation of the Polk-Henry Schools Wednesday. Henry Gilligan of the District of Columbia Board of Educa. | tlon spoke on “The Responsibility of | Parents for the Physical, Moral and Spiritual Development of the Child.” The subject of the president of the District of Columbia Congress of Par- | ent-Teacher Associations, Mrs. Gilds Scott Rafter was, “Why Parent- Teacher Associatiof The following Miss Vesta Pol- vocal solo, accompanied by Miss y Loulse Allen; Louls Lavisson, violin solo, accompanied by Ethel Bur- kow; Lilllan Letvin, humorous selec- tions, and Ethel Berkow, piano sole. A parent-teacher association was organized at the Stanton Schogl Tues- day, at 8 o'clock. Charles F* Foster was elected president. Mrs, Glles Scott Rafter, Mrs. Andrew Sfewart and Mrs. J. H. Molineau of the Dis- trict Congress of Parent-Teacher As- s‘oclauons assisted in the organiza- tion. In order to conform to the organ- ization of the publicity work of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, that department of the Dis- trict of Columbia Congress of Parent- Teacher Associations has been reor- ganized into a publicity bureau, the directors of which are the president of the District congress; Mrs. J. N. Saunders, sectional manager of the na- tional bureau; Mrs. H. E. Rossell, edi- tor of the District Parent-Teacher Bul- letin: Mrs. W. L. Ryerson, business manager of the Bulletin, and Mrs. E. R. Kalmbach, director of exhibits and scrapbooks. All notices in the future must be sent to the District office, 800 Eighteenth street, addressed to “The District Publicity Bureau,” in care of Mrs. G. S. Rafter. These no- tices must be in the office by noon on the Tuesday preceding the Sunday on which publication is desired. The executive board will meet Tues- day in the Arlington Hotel, at 1:30 pm. on “Social Hygiene.” Mr. Strawbridge requested the association to consider the appropriation of a sum of money for the purchase of additional books for the school library. The Girls’ Glee Club gave several selections. 7Bl, Miss Carraher’s section, won the ban- ner for having the greatest number of parents present. Around a tea table in the house- keeping department of Central High School the program committee of the Central High Association held its meeting. Discussions and plans for the programs of the next two meet- ings were completed. The members of the program committee are as fol- lows: Miss Helen Coolidge, Alvin Mil- ler, J. Nelson, Miss Alice M. Clark, Miss Mary B. Crans, Robert Maurer, Mrs. Joseph Sanders, Mrs. C. C. Van Leer and Mrs. Andrew Stewart. The membership committee met at the home of the chairman, Mrs. An- drew Stewart, 1442 Clifton street, | 27V ‘Wednesday evening for the purpose of discussing plans for the P. T. A. membership drive, which is now going on in the District of Columbia, and for distributing seals for the drive. The following are the members of the committee: Northwest section, Mrs. Frankland Jones and Mrs. J, J. Crowley; north- east section, Mrs. George S. Hild and Mrs. R. E. Mitchéll; southwest section, Mrs. F. Knight and Mrs. W. J. Reck; southeast section, Mrs. J. H. Molineau. The Christmas party given each year by the Park View Association to the Washington City Orphan Asylum was at its meeting Thurs- noon in the Park View Mrs. Samuel Markowitz was and will deliver the presents Christmas eve. Mrs. Moore, teacher of the sixth grade, was repre- sented by 29 mothers and won the $5 prize. Mrs. Pollock of the fifth grade had 28 mothers present and won the banner, Mrs. Chewning re- ported $48 recelved from the card party November 17. Mrs. Ashburn made a report on Dr. T. W. Galloway's lectures, given at Thomson School November 9 and 10, on “Sex Character in Pre-School Age” and “Sex and So- cial Health.” A resolution was passed reindorsing the platoon school. It was voted to give $50 to the budget of the District Congress of the Parent. Teacher Association. Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District Con- gress, addressed the meeting. Blue ribbons were awarded by Miss C. H. Watkins, superintendent of kin- dergarten of the public schools during the evening meeting of the Emery- Eckington Assotftion, at the Ecking- ton School, to the following mother: Mrs. R. H. Sisson, Mrs. Phillp Junta, Mrs. C. A. Warthen, Mrs. Flora Ficco, Mrs. H. M. Sager, Mrs, James C. Davenport, Mrs. P. S. Sawyer, Mrs. R. E. Rodgers and Mrs. Le Roy Corn- ish for having physically perfeet child- ren entering school for the first time. Third prize of $5 in gold won by the school for these perfect children will be used to start a library for the par- ents. A free literature table has been created to enable parents to read upon various subjects. Mr. McDonald ren- dered solos. Myss C. H. Watkins gave a talk on the advantages of the pre- school work in training children un- der 6 years of age to be courteous, kind, obedient and friendly. The asso- clation has purchased a machine and material for visual education for the two schools to help the children with their studies. The Peabody-Hilton Association met Tuesday afternoon in the Pea- body School Building. Mothers of the children who passed perfect physical examination or had defects corrected, were awarded blue ribbons by Mrs. G. W. Lady, District chairman of pre- school work, assisted by Mrs. Harry N. Stull, local chairman. Mrs. Alexander, instructor at Plaza playground, presented a cup to the girls. of Peabody for the champion- ship in basket ball and to the boys for soccer ball games. The cup for basket ball now remains at the At the banquet luncheon given at the Hotel Roosevelt, December 4, the 175 guests, all temperance workers, included Mrs. Emma 8. Boole of New York, national president of the or- ganization, and other officers of the natiorfal body. . Mrs. Boole eulogized the Women's Christian Temperance Union and all | it stood for, and was followed by Mrs. S. W. Morris, who spoke of the de- parted leader, Mrs. Emma S. Sanfore Shelton. Mrs. N. M. Pollock, presi. dent of the District W. C. T. U., pre- | sided. Attention was called to three | special dates to be observed in Janu- : On the 6th of that month an hour at least will be given to prayer for the prohibition cause; on Janu- ary 16, Victory day, it is desired that a temperance sermon be’delivered in every church, and at the Mayflower Hotel a big convention is to be held on January 25, 26 and 27. This as. semblage is to ‘‘demonstrate to Con. gress and to the Nation the quality, leadership and earnest purpose of the dry movement.” North Star Union met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. J. Edward Fowler, 901 Rittenhouse street, with the presi- ::’Ill!. Mrs. Eugene Thompson, pre- ng. The song service, led by Miss Mc- Coy, and the devotionals, ied by Mrs. MeNeil with “Seek Ye First the King- dom of God” as a topio, were follow- ed by usual routine business. A well planned program for the year was presented by Mras. Stevens, -the date for the organization of the' L. T. L. announced by Mrs. Bugbee as December 28, and all boys and girls cordially invited to attend. The subject for the meeting, “What Does Christian Citizenship Mean?"” was announced by the chairman for the day, Mrs. Howard, and brief re- sponses were made to a partial roll call, followed by a short address by Dr. J. T. Herson. Mrs. W. 8. Allison sang, after which Mrs. Orrel Moody gave a re- port of the recent national conven- tion held in California, where 'over §3,000 new members were reported for the year just closed. The meeting was adjourned to the dining room, where refreshments were served by the assisting hostesses, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. Ralph, Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Bugbee. Chapin Unlon was entertained at the December meeting by Mrs. James Tibbets. A luncheon preceded the meeting, at which the following guests were present: Miss Anna Gordon, the world president; Mrs. Ella A. Boole, the national president, - and Mrs. Smith, vice president. Mrs. Hoge, re- cording secretary, and the district president, Mrs. N. M. Pollock Chapin, voted to join the Light Line Union of the World W. C. T. U. ISONS OF UNION VETERANS ! Comdr. John Edwin Stark of War- ren G. Harding Camp, No. 5, Sons of Unilon Veterans ‘of the Civil War, tendered a luncheon to the members of the camp at the City Club Novem- ber 27. Those present included Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, head of the of- fice of public buildings and public parks; Col. John MecEilroy, past de- partment commander, Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., and his daugh- ter, Mrs. Slater. At the meeting of the camp held December 1. the following officers were elected: Commander, Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d; senior vice com- mander, Eugene Ohlander; junior vice commander, John .A. P. Farnham; camp council, Thomas R. Hellmuth, school, having been won three times in_succession. Mrs. Oatley, elghth grade teacher, was presented with a set of books for 100 per cent membership from her room, by Mrs. G. W. Lady, mem- bership chairman. The attendance banner was won by Miss Barnes' room, 1-A grade. 280 members were reported by the membership chair- man. Mrs, Mann, delegate to the Mary- land Congress and Middle Atlantic Councll, gave a report of the con. vention and reception given by the Governor of Maryland at Annapolis, The following chairmen gave re. potts; Mrs. R. Holt, clothes conserva- tion; Mrs. Mason Lipscomb, Child Welfare magazine; Mrs. L. H. Brown, publicity and legislative work; Mrs. G. W. Lady, delegate to Congress of P.T, A. and membership. The association voted for an elec- tive school m&a'lg;m mo;: _Fek- tes to the ngress P.T. A. Wero : Mrs. R. J; Neeh, Mrs. Franels and Mrs. Master Charles Dunmire gave a reol- Francis C. McCarten, John A. P. Farnham; delegates to the division | encampment, Maryland division, J. A. P. Farnham, R. J. F. McElroy. 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