Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1930, Page 30

Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column must be | schools, and a group of educators from #n the State office, Room 101, Burling- | South America. ‘ton Hotel, by Wednesday preceding| The association will meet tomorrow Sunday on which publication is desired. | at 3 p.m. in the Dent School. Dr. e arle White, a_former student of Brent, The executive board of the District [ will talk on ~The Care of the Teeth.” of Columbia Congress will meet Tues- | Mysic will be furnished by Miss Mable day - 1:30 pm. in the Burlington |Kennedy and Mrs. Margaret Randolph | teacher, will present a play. “Dance | Minuet.” The Founders'® day party will be held at the Dent School Febru- ary 17 at 8 p.m. Tenley-Janney. A Founders' day celebration was held |by the Tenley-Janmey association last | Monday night, when' the costumes of the years from 1897, when the national | association was first organized, until the present were depicted in a pageant culminating in the lighting of the can- | dles around a huge birthday cake by Mrs. Rafter, who also gave & talk on the history of the Parent-Teacher As- sociation. ~ Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, one of | the charter members of the national | association, spoke on the objectives of | the first association. Miss Pulizzi, the principal, urged the | parents to co-operate with traffic offi- The thirty-third anniversary of the | cers by observing the same regulations founding of the National Congress of | required of the school children in cross- Parents and Teachers was celebrated | ing the streets. Mrs. R. G. Fletcher by the Carbery Association last Tues- |has been appointed chairman of the day with a ‘candle-lighting pageant | nominating committee for the Spring Plans for the fete to be held in the Motel Washington April 3, 4 and 5 will be at the meeting of the spe- clal ttee - y at 10:30 am. in the Burlington Hotel. Mrs. Wallace Perry, chairman, has the assistance of the pi sation. The members of the George Wi ington University Parent-Teacher sociation class will get together on th epening the second semester, Feb- ruary 11, for dinner at 6 pm. in the Burlington Hotel. There will be two ts of Honor—Mrs. Giles Scott Raf- 3 nt of the District of Colum- bia of Parents and Teachers, and Dean W. C. Ruediger of George Washington University. Carbery. ts of each local organi- h Muse, Pupils of grade 4, Mrs. King| participated in by 32 pupils of the school and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter who lighted the candles in memory oi the fourtders of the organization, Mis. Throdore W. Birney and Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. Mrs. Schrader was chaii- man of the Founders' day program. Mrs, Rafter compared the progress of the Parent-Teacher movement to the forward awing of the Christian religion. Miss M. Gertrude Young, adminis- trative principal, discussed the accom- plishment of th> Parent-Teacher Asso- eiation in" making the world realizc that the school is the friend of tne ehild. The association presented a tribute to Mrs. Rafter in the form of a corsage of sweet peas. The following members of the State executive board were guests of honol Mrs. Walter Fry, Mrs. L. B. Castel, Mrs. T. A. S ed by the asso- elation to the Community Chest for the “student aid” of the District of Colum- bia Congreéss of Parents and Teachers. The Carhery Mothers' Reading Circie, Miss Hope Soule chairman, will mee: in the kindergarten room at 1:15 o'clock ‘Thursday. Langdon. ‘The formal dedication of the new Langdon School will take place Febru- ary 14 at 8 p.m., with many prominent ers participating in the ceremony, | after which the building will be opened for in: . The Langdon Associa- tion :ul ll\fi‘erttalnmt.;le Langdon teach- ers at g private mer preceding the evening :celebration. ‘Grant. Members of the Grant Association ‘were guests of the parent-teacher class 8t George Washington University at the Iast session of the semester. They were entertained by a pageant in which several small children of the Grant z . Dubois. Mrs. Belle Cut- Jer Parker, president of the Grant As- sociation, ®as a member of the class last semeater ‘and will attend again this semester. - The.executive board met “Tuesday in the school. The association entertained one eve: Recelving Home for ning recently at the Children, and also has given & fund-to this home. “Blair-Hayes. :&nflmrhtc Founders' day pro- iven by pupils, under the s. Ralph Walker, Thurs- . in the Hayes School. will be Mrs, Rafter, Mrs. all sixth division hdays of teachers will! celebrated—Mrs. H. Cole, Miss M. Smitly and Miss Beller. John Eston. Founders’ day will be celebrated by John “Eaton Association tomorrow #l,_ p.m. in ¥he Cleveland Park Con- | gregational Church. | g Edmonds. Edmonds Association will meet to- | morrow at 8 p.m. to pay tribute to the | founders of the Parent-Teacher Asso- | eiation. Mrs. T.-H. Young, State Founders’ day chairman, will give the history of the national organization. Bowen-Greenleaf. “What the Parent-Teacher Associa- | tion .18 Doing” Will be explained by | pupilt at the meeting of this associa- tion Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Green- leaf School. Whittier. Whittier Association will meet tomor- | Jow at 3:1p p.m. Business High. Business High Association will meet Thursday at 8 pm. when Founders'| day will be celebrated and the birth- | day of Business High School Associa- . Presentation of a gift from the Alumni Association will be made by J. Paul Sedgwick. president of that or- ganization. Following the meeting an old-fashioned dance and Valentinc party will be held in the gymnasium. Brookland. Following the brief business meeting | Monday night, the 33 candles on a large birthday cake were lighted by the Brookland - president, Mrs. Ralph H. Hoagland, and Mrs. Rafter cut the cake, Other invited guests were past presi- dents of the association, Mrs. C. E. Molster, Mrs. J. R. Cox, Mrs. Kause, Mrs. Carleton and Mrs. E. N. Leach. Pupils of grades 4, 5 and 6 presented a pageant. Entertainment consisted of recitations by Virginia Lee Petty and music by Kenneth Hazel, C. N. Meril- 1at and the Singing Mothers. West. At a meeting of the West Association in the school auditorjum last Monday | evening, Dr. Lyman Sexton delivered an address. illustrated by motion pic- tures, of the Shenandoah Valley and the Rapidan River country. He was as- sisted by.Lloyd Gaines. Mrs. QOrimes, teacher of music, an- nounced: the organization of a begin- ners’ class jn piano for the new semes- ter. J. Willard Bradley sang several solos, accompanied by Mrs. Grace Stev- ens, chalrman of the music committee. Mrs. P. P. Brandstedt and Mrs. Quinn | were appointed to the ways and means committee. A card party to be held in March to raise money for the library fund was indorsed. Miss De Shazo’ Toom won the attendance banners. Peabody-Hilton. Girls and boys, wearing ribbons of the colors of the National Congress of | Parents and Teachers, lighted the can- dies on the birthday cake at the recent meeting of the association. Mrs. Rafter gave a talk on the growth of the parent-teacher work and reviewed the excellent work of Miss Young, principal of the school, from her early usoch-. tion with Peabody School. ‘The schoolboy patrol was commend- ed for deeds of heroism in saving the lives of several children at the risk of their own. Candy was presented by the president. Mrs. Y. P. Boswell, to the patrol, soccer team, champions of . | election. | Keene. | The Keene association will meet | Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the school. The speaker for the evening will be Mrs. Rafter. A Founders' day pageant will be presented by the children of the school. The executive board of the | Keene association met in the school | Monday afternoon. Bancroft. | Robert L. Haycock, assistant superin- | tendent of schools, was the principal | speaker at the meeting Tuesday of the Bancroft assoclation. Tribute was paid to the founders of the National Con- gress of Parents and Teachers. Miss A. G. Lind, principal, explained that the changes in boundaries are be- ing made to relieve congestion at the Bancroft. Mrs. James H. Grubb, re- cording secretary, will recelve the scholarship to the parent-teacher course at George Washington University this semester. ‘The association presented a new typewriter to the school, and decided to purchase radiator covers, to be used as magazine tables in the library. The late designed by Barbara Corwell, in Miss Moore's sixth lected in a competition of designs among sixth-grade pupils, and will be ‘g'l:nud and used in all Bancroft Ili- { ry book! s. An exhibition of rehabilitated cloth- ing will soon be held underdirection of Mrs. D. H. Maxwell to interest mem- bers in the work of the clothes con- servation committee. A benefit card party will be held at the school Febru- ary 17 at 2:30 o'clock. Proceeds will be used to buy new books for the Mbrary. Wheatley. ‘The Wheatley association meeting was postponed to February 13 at 2:30 o'clock to enable the Dramatic Club, | Community Center Department, Franklin Administration Building, Na. tional 1300. ‘The Macfarland Community Center will celebrate Valentine day, February 14, with a community dance and a card party from 8 to 11 p.m. A children’s Valentine play, entitled “Muffins,” will be produced by the Sat- Dramatic Club at the Southeast Community Center February 15 at 8§ P .m. The Community Institute will present S. K. Ratcliffe, English journalist and lecturer, February 13 at pm. at the Central Community Center. In celebration of Negro history week the Community Center Department presents Thomas E. Bowie in readings from “God's Trombones” at the Arm- strong_auditorium February 11 at 8:30 pm. Howard University Glee Club, die rected by Roy W. Tibbs, will assist with the program. Negro history week celebration at Birney Center tomorrow will be talks by people familiar with the subject; a drama, “Death’s Dance,” produced by Mystic's Dramatic Club, and music by the Birney Choral Society and the sanctuary choir of Our Lady of Per- petual Help. ‘The program February 12 at Garfleld is the life of Frederick Douglass, and at Burrville February 11 “The Negro ‘Women"” will be the subject. Central Center, Thirteenth and Clif- ton streets: Monday—7 p.m., Meridians II basket ball team, Naval Hospital basket ball team, ladies’ drill team (Costello Post, No. 15, American Legion Auxiliary); p.m., W. H. West Co. basket ball team, Community Center Basket Ball League game (Drakes vs. Eastern Preps), Drum and Bugle Corps (Victory Post, American Legion): 8:30 p.m., Capitol Forest, No. 104, T. C. of L., drill team: 9 p.m., Com- munity Center Basket Ball League game | (Dixie Pigs and Walter Whirlwinds), | Eneemo’s basket ball team. Tuesday=—7 p.m., Strayer girls' bas- ket ball team, W. B. Hibbs & Co.; 7:30 |p.m., Citizens' Band rehearsal; 8 p.m., G. P. O. Apprentices’ basket ball team, National Press Cardinals basket ball team; 9 p.m., Federal basket ball team, | Community Center Basket Ball League |game (Woltz Photographers and Naval | Hospital). ‘Wednesday—7 p.m., Strayer Alumni basket ball team, St. Paul's Boys' Club, National Capital rifle team, Columbia Commandery, K. T.. No. 2, drill team; 8 p.m., Phi Sigma Chi basket ball team, | Crescent basket ball team; 8:30 p.m., Kallipolis Grotto drill team; 9 pm., Columbus University basket ball team, Company E, D. C. National Guard, bas- | ket ball team. i Thursday—7 p.m. Ambassador bas- {ket ball team. Dumbarton basket ball team, Washington Commandery, K. T., i drill ‘team; 8 p.m., Company C, D. C. | National Guard, basket ball team, Mount *Vernon Senior basket ball team 15 pm., . R. Ratcliffe, “ i ; 30 p.m., Almas Temple {drill team: 9 p.m., Mount Vernon Junior basket ball team, Potomac Boat Club { basket ball team. { Chevy Chase Center, Connecticut ave- | nue and McKinley street: ! Monday—3 p.m., French conversation for children; 4 p.m., French for adults; |7:30 pm., gymnasium for women, con- { tract and auction bridge; 8 p.m., Drama, Club. | Tuesday—3 and 4 pm | dancing for children; 3:18 p. | construction. | Thursday—3 p.m., carpentry for chil- ! dren, French conversation for children; rhythmic , airplane !3 and 4 pm., rhythmic dancing for chil- | jdren. | Saturday—7:30 and 8:30 p.m., social ! dancing for juniors. grade, was u-l At Community Centers under direction of Mrs. Brooks, eighth- grade teacher, and sponsored by mel\ association. to give a Founders' da play. Mothers' Glee Club will make its first appearance. Graduation exercises were held Friday in the school auditorium. W. L. Haycock, assistant | superintendent of schools, delivered the | address, and each graduate received a |class picture from the association. School letters and certificates were pre- sented to eight pupi)s by Miss Mortimer, administrative principal, who spoke on “Service to Others.” Under character | training activities the Parent-Teacher Association supplies school letters and certificates as awards to pupils for out-| | standing service to home, school, com- munity and city. l | . The Mothers’ 'Study Club, with Mrs. | Green, kindergarten teacher, as instruc- | | tor, will meet every other Wednesday in | the school at 2:30 o'clock, and all small | children will be looked after while| | mothers attend class. A Boy B(‘nul! troup, sponsored by the Wheatley asso- | clation, was recently organized under | leadership of Ernest Winborne. Six; boys of the Model Aircraft Club quali- | | fled for the District of Columbia Model | Alrcraft League, and received _their | “wings.” This makes the club eligible |for affliation with the District of C lumbia Aircraft League. Two scholar- ships were created for the second se- | mester parent-teacher course at George Washington University, Ketcham-Van Buren. Miss Catherine Watkins, director of kindergartens, will address the meeting |of the Ketcham-Van Buren associa- | tion Tuesday at 8:30 pm. | Ketcham assembly hall, | Oyster. | Dr. Abram Simon, member of the Board of Education, will address the! members of the Oyster association at | its meeting Priday at 3 p.m. i Columbia Junior. “History and Foundation of the Par- | ent-Teacher Movement,” by Mrs. J. N. | Saunders, first vice president of the! District of Columbia Congress of Par- ents and Teachers, and “Present Day | Activities and Achievements,” by W. C., Ruediger, dean of education, George| Washington University, will be topics| for Tuesday evening's meeting at 8 orclock at Columbia Junior High School. | | There will also be a cake and clndy‘ sale. Founders’ day will be ctlthmled‘ |with a cake donated by Mrs. H. T. McGrath, | Johnson, | . “The Welfare of the Child” will be | the subject of an address by Mrs. Beu- {lah Shull Barnes at the meeting Tue day at 3 pm. of the Johnson associa- [tion. Music will be furnished by Gene | Stewart, organist, and Mr. and Mrs. | Harlan Randall, concert soloists. Owing to the new zoning regulations, | four officers resignc.i. Mrs. Paul White | succeeds Mrs. Cyrus Culver as presi- |dent and Mrs. G. B. Willlamson be- | comes vice president. | | Jackson. | The Jackson association will meet to- morrow at 3 p.m. The fourth grade | was winner of the attendance prize. It | has purchased books with some of its | money and also enjoyed a bus ride and | trip through the National Museum, | chaperoned by the teacher, Miss Wad- | dey, and a number of the Parent- | Teacher members, | The first, second and third grades have organized & band and will play for ! the association in the near future. in the !ball team; 7 pm. Walter Whirlwinds, | Vandal Athletic Club (girls); 7:30 p.m., | dressmaking, the Washington Boys' In-| | dependent Band; 8 p.m., Eastern Preps | Athletic Club, Parents’ Club of Wash ington Boys' Independent Band, Acacia Mutual Life girls’ basket ball team: 8 .m., East Washington Commiunity | Players; 8:30 p.n., social dancing; 9 pan., Pontiac Athletic. Club. Wednesday—6 pam., Trinity Light- | weights; 7 p.m,, the Pilot Athletic Club, | Trinity” Girls' ‘basket ball team; 7:30 p.m., Woodmen of the World (uniform | rank) drill; 9 p.m., Metropolitan Ath- letic Association, basket ball in girls' omika”, Saturday—7 p.m. Anacostia Eagl basket ball team, rhythm for beglm:rfe § | Boy Scouts of America (Troop No. 93), Capital Court, No. 3 (Juniors of the | Maccabees); 7:30 p.m., junior rhythm | group; 8 p.m., Western Electric basket | | ball team, community program (moving | | pictures) ; u}::‘o p.m... senior rhythm | group, soct lancing; 9 pm., N | Club. DR Henry D. Cooke Center, Seventeenth and Euclid streets: Wednesday and Thursday—3:15 p.m., | rhythm groups. Georgetown Center, Gordon Junior | | High, Thirty-fourth street and Wiscon- | | sin_avenue: ‘Tuesday—8 Association, Friday—3:15 dancing. Langley Center, Second and T streets northeast: Tuesday—3:15, rhythm: 7 pm., Atonement basket ball team; 8 pm. | Wallace Memorial basket ball team, | Benjamin Franklin basket ball team: pm. Union Printers basket bali| team, Benjamin Pranklin basket ball| am. Thursday—7 p.m., Petworth Pennants | | basket ball team, Lightning A. C.; 8| | pm., Costello Post Drum and Bugle Corps, Nehi basket ball team, Benja min Franklin basket ball team: 9 p.m., | De Molay basket ball team, Benjamin | Frankiin basket ball team, | Priday—8 p.m. Elks Boys’ Band re- | hearsal, Burroughs A. C. | Macfarland Center, Iowa avenue and Webster streef Wednesday—7 pm. the Meridian basket ball” team; 8 pm. St. Pa basket ball team; 9 p.m., Tremonts | basket ball team. | _Friday—7 pm, rhythm, Clark Grit- | fith's basket ball team; 7:30 p.m. Boy | Scouts, Troop No. 30; 8 p.m., bridge | party, ' children’s game group,, spectal | | Valentine dance, Women'’s Benefit As- sociation, Wallace Memorial be%et ball team; 9 'p.m. Petworth Mets vs. Tre- | monts, Community Center League game. Park View Center, Warder and New- | ton streets, | | y—3:15 pm., violin class, | | pm., Park View Citi- | zens’ Association meeting. | | Thursday—3:15 p.m., piano class, in- tive and character dancing in- truction, Friday—7 pm., Children’s Game Club; 7:15 pm., Boy Scouts’ Drum and Bugle Corps: 7:30 pm. Girl Scouts, Boys' Aeroplane Club, china painting class; 7:45 pm., Dennison _novelty 8 pm., Park View Dramatic :15 p.m,, tap dancing class. Southeast Community Center, Hine Junior High School: |~ Monday—7 p.m., Boy Scout athletic | group: 8 .. Roxie Athletic Club, | minuet rehearsal, Muchi Club of the | Martha Chapter, O. E. 8.; Southeast | Business Men’s Association, Girl Scout | commitice; 9 pm., Ramblers Athletic | Clu |~ Wednesday—6:30 pm., tap dancing group (instruction will be given to gitls |and boys): 7 pm., Samoset Athletic Club; 7:30 pm. physical development Pm., Burleith Citizens’ | pm., rhythm and tap | cla: Club; 8 Spanish War Veterans | ber was taken in by transfer from the Gen. Henry W. Lawton Camp of the Department of Maryland and Peter J. | Visser by transfer from the Man: | King Camp of the Department, of Kan. sas. Comdr. Patton announced the follow- ing committee appointments: Sick and relief—Joseph Davis, chaiiman; Wallace 8. 8ims and William Miles, Recruiting—William Parkson, chair- man; Willlam Crotty and Harry C. Messmer. Entertainment—Oscar Feld- ser, chairman; Edward Barrett and James P. Malloy. Addresses were made by Senior Vice Department Comdr. Benjamin F. Motley and Past Comdrs. Oscar Feldser and Rat Crosley. The Gen. Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary at its last meeting held installation ceremonies for the following officers: Guard, Lola M. Harter; assistant guard Blanche 1. Bradley; treasurer, Nellie M. Garner, and reporter, Carrie Robb. Department President Louise M. Moore acted as installing officer, Helen M. Kennlcutt, on behalf of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, sented the new auxiliary with a ses Mrs. Newhard presented the colors and | Mrs. Bundy gave the auxiliary a large MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Col. James S. Pettit Camp, Tuesday night, 921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, Fri- day night, Pythian Temple. Admiral’ George Dewey Naval Camp, Friday night, Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast. Gen. Henry W. Lawton Auxil- fary, Tuesday night, Pythian Temple. Col. James . Pettit Auxil- jary, Thursday night, Potomac Bank Building. Wisconsin avenue and M street northwest. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, Friday night, Pythian Temple. Department Comdr. Lorin C. Nelson in general orders issued the first of the | week announced that the Maine me- | morial exercises in commemoration of the men who lost their lives with the | sinking of the battleship Maine in Ha- | vana_ Harbor, February 15, 1898, will | be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the | Riding Hall at Fort Myer, Va. Previous | to these services the ladies auxiliaries | will assemble at 1 p.m. at the Main: ‘| February 22. Place of celebration and ! group in rhythm; 7 p.m. French, be- Columbia Heights Center, Wilson Nor- and reducing class for women: 8 p.m shaft in Arlington National Cemetery, where they will hold their annual brief services. The exercises are under the | jurisdiction of the national organization, | and Gov. Fred W. Green of Michigan, commander-in-chlef, has designated the District department to make the ar- rangements, with Past Dept. Comdr. William L. Mattocks, chairman of the Department Maine memorial committee, in_charge. ‘The department has been invited by the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, to observe Lin- | coln’s birthday anniversary to be held | in the First Congregational Church, cor- ner of Tenth and G streets northwest, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Mem- | bers of the department are requested to | attend. The District of Columbia Federation | for Patriotic Observance, of which the United Spanish War Veterans is a part, | will celebrate Washington's birthday, | program will be published later. The District veterans will hold a ban- quet in honor of Comdr.-in-Chief Fred W. Green in the banquet hall of the Lee House, Fifteenth and L streets, Sat- urday at 7:30 o'clock. The women will participate in the banquet, an innova- tion instituted & year ago by the coun- cil of administration. Members of Con- gress and prominent public officials will dellver addresses. ‘The department commander and staff will make the annual visitation and in- | spection of the Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp at its meeting Friday night in Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and P streets northeast. The next of the series of department card parties will b held February 22 at Northeast Masonic Temple. Comdr. Nelson requests members to write their Senators and Representa- tives, urging favorable action on Senate bill 476 and House bill 2562, providing for increase i sions for veterans of the Spar’ it . vican War. The « also announce that exami- nation., are now open for guard, penal and correctional institutions. Applica- tions must be on file with the United States Civil Serviee Commission, Wash- ington, D. C., not later than March 4, 1930. Under a recent decision of the Attor- ney General the emergency officers of | the World War who also had Spanish War service and who, upon application for retirement under the emergency of- ficers’ retirement act, were found to have more than 10 per cent and less than 30 per cent disability will not be deprived of their pensionable status under the act of May 1, . A pre- vious interpretation of the act of March 3, 1891, had denied pensionable status to those who were retired ‘Iltho\ll'rly under the emergency officers’ re ment act. ‘This decision is in accord- ance with the spirit of the act of March 3, 1891, and does justice to a class of comrades who, after their service in the Spanish War, again volunteered in a national emergency. “The following recruits were mustered into active membership of Col. John Jacob Astor Camp at its meeting last Monday night in Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers’ Home, Comdr. John D. Patton conducting the ceremonies: John H. Maloney, 64th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry; John Burns, United States Marine Corps; Charles G. ‘White, Company K, 6th United States Infantry; James Quinn, Company E, 27th United States Infantry; Hardy S. Hammond, Battery M, 2d United States Artillery: Thomas Donnelly, Company C, 1st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry; George E. Meyers, United States Marine Corps, and Patrick Sulli- van, Company H, 3d Regiment, Con- necticut Volunteer Infantry. Max Ger- —_— Saturday—1:30 pm., rehearsal of dancing exhibition. Thomson Center, Twelfth and L streets: ‘Tuesday—7 p.m., French (beginners and advanced); 7:30 p.m., speed-up dictation; 8 p.m., instruction in ad- vanced auction bridge, interior deco- rating group, Choral Festival Assocla- tion rehearsal. Wednesday—3:15 p.m., tap dancing for children; 3:45 p.m., tap dancing for youths, music insiruction for childrern nd youths in violin, cornet and cello; 7:30 p.m., Boy Scout court of honor and court of review. Thursday—7 p.m., instruction in tap dancing for adults (men will be admit- ted to this group); 8 p.m., physical training for ‘omen (this group open to new members), 8:30 p.m., instruction and practice in social dancing for adults. FPriday—3:15 p.m., beginners’ rhythm class for children; 3:45 p.m., advanced ginners and advanced (Spanish begin- ners’ class will be formed if enough people register); 7:30 p.m., Ladies’ Fife and Drum Corps, Gliders' Club, men's public speaking group; 8:30 p.m., Red Triangle Outing Club’s Valentine party. Saturday—8:45 to 12 m., music in. struction groups for youths and chil- dren in violin, piano, saxophone, drums, trombone and xylophone, | Birney Center, Nichols avenue and| Howard street southeast: Monday—8 p.m., Negro history cele- brations, Hillsdale Citizeps' Association. Thursday—3:15 p.m., music group,! Junior Needle Gutld. H Friday—3:15 p.m., Jolly Juniors. | Cleveland Center, Eighth and T streets: | ‘Thursday—7:30 p.m., Hoffman's Music Association, Ross Band, home hygiene class, Dennison class, lampshade mak- . ing, Educational Dramatic Club, adult '’ plano class, Burleigh Singers. le Center, Division avenue and street northeast: ‘Tuesday—8 p.m., program on Negro ‘women, 1 Lovejoy Center, Twelfth and D atmh; northeast: H Monday—3:15 p.m., music; 7:30 p.m., industrial arts, Dennison art, lampshade class, girls’ work-play group, Recreation Club, basket ball, boxing and tumbling stunts, Manchester Athletic Club, Ever- Ready Club, Lovejoy Art Club. ! flag. Banche I. Bradley, Margaret ¥, Eck, Nellie A. M. Garner and Catherine Mor- gan were initiated into active member- ship. Chief of Staff Margaret E. Burns, Katie Le Laurin, Catherine Huhn, I Kimmerling. Helen M. Kennicutt, Mar- garet Phillips, Elizabeth Titlow and Cornelia Pollard were visitors, National President Lulu Shakespeare of the Ladies’ Auxiliary and Pl.llpeNl tional President Louise Williams a tended the fifth annual convention of the Women's Patriotic Conference on National Defense held in this city Janu- ary 29, 30 and 31 at Memorial Conti- nental Hall. Katie Le Laurin, president of the Admiral George Dewey Naval Auxiliary, and Helen M. Kennicutt, past president of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary, were appointed color bearers by Department President Louise Moore. Eighty-three members of the Ladies’ Auxiliaries of the Spanish-American War Veterans registered as delegates to the conference. At the meeting of the Admiral George Dewey Naval Auxiliary last Monday night Carrie Berry, chairman of the good-of-the-order committee, announced the following members to serve on her committee: Alice Fletcher. vice chair- man; Mary Hagan, Elizabeth Titlo Jane Hudlow, rrie Flaherty, Naom! Harriman, Catherine Huhn, _Alice Mabel Hesen, beth Titlow announced the following members of the relief committee: Hagan, Hannah O'Keefe, Carrie Flaherty, Alice Hamburg, Mary Burke and Mary ‘Taltauvall. Mildred Kirby donated a phonograph to the auxiliary. The chair- man of the rellef committee reportes Addie Kimmel on the sick list. Addresses were made by National Treasurer Carrie E. Nolan, National Re- porter Edna R. Summerfield, Depart- ment President Louise M. Moore and Past Department President Ella Ford. Refreshments were served by Alice Fletcher and her committee. . l’ortinl-nmlnit Pact LISBON, February 8 (#). and Rumania signed a tradition and judicial co. terday. treaty -operation yes- Mary | Donations the eastern and plaza divisions, and to 'mal School, Eleventh and Harvard the girls’ dodge team, plaza champions. | streets: Music was furnished by the Singing | Mon —7 pm. West Washington Mothers and the third grade orchestra | Baptist Athletic Club; 7:30 p.m., Wilnor | under Mrs. Walther. Choral Club, Columbia Players, Oates' A Valentine party will be held Friday | Orchestra rehearsal; 8 pm, Capitol under the direction of Mrs. Milburn, | Athletic Club; 9 p.m., Al's Athietic Club. ways and means chairman. Wodneatay <5 pin. tun Samsing dclul- = Thursday—3:30 p.m., thythmic danc- Miss Florence E Ward, manager. bu- . 1,,¢ (beginners): 7 pm., Arcadian Ath- Teau of rural life of the National Con- |letic Club; 8 p.m., Monroe Athletic Club, @ress of Parents and Teachers, will ; &t L 2 Bl ROOTITE A Athe speak over WOL Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. |, 50 "a) b on “Parent-Teacher Work in Rural = , Communities. Brent-Dent. | “The Cap That Mn)t,hni fi,fi'll"!,\;l City was given at the Brent School Tecently 1or parents m-em Spe- Wi Center, Seventeenth «cial guests of honor were Miss. Rose and East Oapitol streets lees Hardy, assisiant superintendent of Tuesday—6 p.m., Boys' Band basket (advanced), violin class; 7:30 p.m., Scouts Troops, Nos. 40 and 41; Orchestra, North Collectors’ Club. Boy p.m., A pl Wash- Made, FPriday—3:30 p.m., thythmic dnnclnll Friendship Athletic Club, ladies’ drill leam, Veterans of Poreign Wars; 9 pm., | Wolverine Athletic Club. Friday—7 pm., children’s | instruction, groups 1 and | dancing instruction, group 3 community dancing. Saturday—#9:30 a.m., ehildren’s plano instruction; 10 a.m., rehearsal of “Muf- fins” and the dancing tots group; 2 p.m., Jolly Junfor Club; 8 p.m. the | children’s entertainment of “Muffins” Takoma Center, Piney Branch road and Dabhl trect: Monda; 15 p.m., junior rhythms. 3:15 and 4 pm. senior rhythms, ‘Wednesday—3:15 p.m., Girl Scouts, ‘Troop 60. P ‘Thursday—3:15 p.m., el aircraft, Friday—8 pam., community dance. / dancing 7:30 p.m.. Carnation Art 1) athletic groups, A. committee. i u pm., Junior Art! Club (industrial). H | Military Road Center, Military road and Brightwood: ¥ ‘Wednesday—3:15 p.m., Excelsior Ath-! letic Club. i ln’h‘lly—l:lfi p.m., Buzzing Bees' Art' Club. ub. West Washington Center, Francis Junior, Twenty-fourth and N streets: | Wednesday—8 p.m.. practice games of Vandal Athletic Club; 9 p.m., practice games of Community Five Athietic Club. | Friday—7 p.m.. meetinz of the Reglar | Fellers' Club, handwork fcr adults and children. Community Pive Athletic Club, Union Wesley Athletic Club, Girls' Ath- letic Club, BY CORINNE FRAZIER. f FFICERS of the National League of American Pen Women are now engaged in completing | plans for the fifth biennial | convention of the league, which | will be held in this city from April 21| to April 25, inclusive, at the Willard | Hotel, where the n heac wuarters | of the organization been located | since October, 1927. i To carry on the roufine work of the | organization, which now numbers about 2,500 professional women writers, s rtists | nd composers, the league utilize: the services of two paid secretaries and oc- | cupies & two-room office for the trans- | action of its business and the housing | of its important files. Mrs. Mabel H.| Pittle, who has been with the leagu for more than five years, was promoted | to the position of executive secretary at the beginning of the present adminis- tration in 1928, and has one assistant. Organized in 1897 in this city, under the leadership of a famous newspaper of that period, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan Burke, the league has main- tained its national headquarters in the National Capital since that date, grow- ing from a little group of 17 charter members to its present roster of nearly 2,500, with branches in almost every State of the Union. ‘The twenty-fourth president, Mrs. Clarence M. Busch, was elected in April, 1928. and will complete her two-year term of office this coming April. The by-laws of the organization do not per- mit of the re-election of any national officer to succeed herself in the same office, except after the interval of two years. Consequently Mrs. Busch will automatically retire from office at the coming convention. 8he is extremely popular throughout the le , and her administration has the credit of having forwarded the movement toward a na- tional club house to a very great degree, by the actual purchase aite for the proposed building, which is to be a me- morial to A n women of genius. ite chosen is & beautiful bluff on the Potomac in Georgetown, on which now stands the old home of Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth, famous nineteenth century novelist of this city. The purchase price has been very! largely liquidated by the present admin- | istration. In the raising of funds, the | various branc] throughout the eoun- try are enthusiastically co-operating. have been received from in- dividual members of the league and also from those outside its membership who are interested in the work ot the organization; and Washington residents, poticularly.’ through their support of e celebrity breakfasts of the national league, given last year and this year, have aided in an especially appreciable ;nnl’aner the amassing of the club house und. At this coming convention, the full | roster of administrative officers will be elected, together with 37 State vice presidents. Some important changes in the by-laws will also be brought before | the convention, as amendments been suggested by various branches and individuals and will be submitted by the ' chairman of by-laws ecommittee, | Mrs. Agnes M. Newman. ANNO AN ENTIRE IN WASHINGTON During this period in department stores, C MRS. CLARENCE M. BUSCH, President of the National League of Americun Pen Women, who will pre- side at the biennial convention this Spring before retiring frgm office. One of the most important suggested changes Is the striking out of the last sentence of Section 3, Article VI, which now reads, “The national president, in order to retain her office, must agree to make her home in Washington, D. and attend at least three-fourths of t| meetings of the national executive board.” While it is not expected that 30 drastic & change in the by-laws can be made without some opposition, favor- able sentiment regarding it has been rious sources. Th expressed VAl . e substitute amendment reads, ‘“The president and the first vice president should attend three-fourths of the meetings of the executive board held from October to May, inclusive.” Mrs, Hgthleen Norris, internationally famous novelist and short story writer, has formally acce, - the nomination for president of the National League of American Pen Women and her nomina- tion papers have been indorsed by a number of outstanding members of the organization. For the office of first vice E;Iesldont. Mrs. EN A. Helmick, well own -member of the District of Co- lumbia branch of the League of Ameri- can Pen Women, has avowed her ca: didacy. If the expected change in the by-laws is m: new and important duties will devolve upon the first vice president, who will be the personal rep- resentative of the national president and will have oversight of the national headquarters here. P RS. JOHN F. SIPPEL, president of the General Federation of Wom- #*n’s Clubs, left Washington on January 21 for an extended speaking trip, one UNCES COTY WEEK all leading shops and OTY CREATIONS will befeatured and demonstrated—especially the important new CULTURISTE CREA- TIONS for complexion loveliness and the new COTY Perfumed Essentials for the Manicure. You are cordially invited to take this opportunity of information about th acquiring all desired ese and other COTY products, including guidance in selecting the harmonious Perfumes for your gown— the occasion—your moods— or your p ersonality. COTY 714 Fipth Averne NewYork CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION |Pen Women Plan Biennial—MTrs. Sippel on Extended Speaking Tour—Brazilian Educators Entertained — Chinese Minister to Speak to Democratic Women. of the longest and most comprehensive ever taken by a federation head, which will include visits throughout the West- ern States and to Panama and Cuba. In the latter countries she will make contacts with clubs belonging to the federation, some of which are newly aMliated. Mrs, Sippel's first stop outside of Washington was in St. Louis, where she spoke before the St. Louis Woman's Club. Next she addressed the Woman's Club at Yums, Ariz. She is now in California, where she is speaking before groups practically every day in a different city. Yesterday she was in Pomona, entertained by Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, past president of the General Federation. Friday she spoke before the Woman's Club ef Pomona. Tomorrow she will attend the meeting of the club group at S8an Ga- briel and Tuesday she will speak at the district meeting in Fresno. From there she goes to Saeramento, Oakland and San Prancisco. On Saturday, February 15, Mrs. Sippel will sail from San Fran- cisco for the Canal Zone. Cuba will be :;r lutdujfigflm bemnh she ins mewar ey, which sheul he; h’l:‘k ws"vuhln abou i . n Mrs. Sippel's absence, Mrs. Vir- ginia White Speel, General Federation director for the District of Columbia, acted as hostess to the group of Bra- zillan educators, who were entertained at tea at federation headquarters last Saturday afternoon by the headquar- ters staff. Mrs. Edgar B. Meritt, presi- dent of the District of Columbia Fed- eration, received with Mrs. Speel. Four members of the staff, Miss Julia M. Miss Vella Winner, Miss Josephine Junkin and Mrs. Arabells Ward acted as assistant hostesses, The tea table was presided over by Mrs. John D. Sherman, past president of the organization; Mrs. J. Enos Ray, chair~ man of education, Maryland " Federa- tion; Mrs. E. R, Latham of Grand Ridge, Mich., and Mrs. E. M. Land, president of the North Carolina Fed- eration. More than & hundred guests were present. The group honored includes 12 edu- cators sent from Brazil by the Car- negie Institute of International Edu- cation, to study the educational system in the United States. S-nor O. B. de Couto E. Silva of the National Uni- versity of Rio de Janeiro, heads the delegation, which is interested especial- 1y in our junior high school system, of which it expects to make a close study, both here and in other cities. College curriculums will come in for their share of observation, also, according to Senor de Couto E. Silva. The group expects to visit Harvard, Yale, Princeton and sev- eral other universities. The members have aiready spent some time at Co- lumbia University in New York City. WY R THE Chinese Minister, Mr. Chao-Chu Wu, will address the members of the Women's Nafional Democratic Club on “‘China,” at the weekly forum lunch- eon, tomorrow at 12:30, at the New Hampshire club house. Members are re- quested to notify the house committee in ud;unu of their intention to be present. 5