Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1930, Page 37

committees of the association are as o | follows: President, Mrs. O. G. Hankins; A meeting of the board of managers of the State Congress will be held Tuesday at 1 oclock b the Wilson | Mry Teachers' College, Eleventh and Har- vard streets. Future monthly meetings will be held at the Burlington as usual. ‘The Parent-Teacher course at George | 'ashington University is still open for Tegistrations.” Twenty-two were present 8t the class Tuesday night, and it is hoped this number may be greatly in- creased during the coming week. Ow- ing to the absence of Mrs. A. C. Wat- kins from the city, there will be no class | next Tuesday night, but the classes will be resumed October 21. Mrs. Wat- | kins 1s attending the Arkansas conven- n. | The monthly conference of the Dis- | trict of Columbia Congress of Parents | and Teachers will be held October 21 at 1:30 pm. in the Wilson Teachers' College, Eleventh and Harvard streeis. Mrs. Stanley Fuller, State member- ship chairman, has some definite ideas about awarding the Membership Cup at the end of the year. Delegates to the | congress should register at the door. A meeting of student aid chairman will be held October 15 at 2 p.m. at the | Bureau of Health Education, 1464 Co- lumbia road, when Mrs. E. J. Dowling, | State chairman, will discuss the work and explain to new chairmen what is required of them. Presidents are requested to appoint a bulletin chairman and send her name, address and telephone number to Mrs. ‘W. H. Rowe, business manager of the Bulletin, 646 Lexington place northeast. Also send a list of the names and ad- dresses of individual subscribers to the Bulletin to Mrs. Rowe, so the Bulletin may be mailed direct to the homes. Mrs. Mary S. Elkins, State Summer pound-up chairman, announces the Summer round-up campaign will of- ficially close November 1. Local chair- men should send in a final report not later than October 15 in order that the Btate report may be sent to the national office by November 1. The final report must be accompanied by & brief account (approximately 1,000 “words) of the methods employed and co-:g:ratlon se- cured in the conduct of Summer round-up. If the State chairman can be of any | monds Association will first vice president, Mrs. W. T. Spanton; second vice president, Miss Foehl; third vice president, Mrs. R. A. Lyon; secre- , Mrs. J. L. Mitchell; treasurer, . H. P. Firestone; program, Mrs, Lloyd Miller; membership, Mrs. J. O. Prenzel; hospitality, Mrs. W. A. Frazier; publicity, Mrs. W. B. Davis; ways and means, Mrs. C. F. Carter; health, Mrs. M. C. Wilson: milk, Mrs. W. B. Sulli- van; Child Welfare Magazine, Mrs. Charles Allen; juvenile protective, Mrs. P. E. Strieby; music, Mrs. R. C. Long; State bulletin, Mrs. Ira B. Nutter; safety, Mrs. H. Evans; social hygiene, |Mrs, C. H. Lane; Summer Round-Up, Mrs. R. 8. Young; Study Circle, Miss | Evelyn Kemp; thrift, Mrs. F. T. Don- | With nelly; attendance, Mrs. John F. Miller, Powell Elementary. The Powell Elementary Association will meet at the William B. Powell School tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Dr. Ray Sexton will speak on “Character of the Children in the Home.” He will show moving pictures of President Hoover's Camp and Mountain School. Miss Rose Sakol, radio artist, will sing, accompanied by Mrs. Jeanette Senis Doty. Refreshments will be served. Jefferson Junior. Mrs. Mary J. Hart, president of the Jefferson Junior High School Associa- tion, held a conference October 4 with Mrs. Herbert Reidel, vice president; Mrs. Julia Zimmerman, program chair- man, and Mrs. John Goss, publicity chairman. and publicity plans for the Winter meetings were drawn up and presented to the Executive Committee on October 9 for its approval. Force. ‘The Force Association will meet in | the school tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. Ideas will be discussed for the work of the coming year. Plans will be made for a new reading and reception room for the children. Edmonds. A Joint meeting of the Executive Committees of the Ldmonds and Maury Associations, at Edmonds School, Oc- tober 6, at 2:30 p.m., was addressed by Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State on a proposed merger of the ciations. The monthly meet] of the Ed- held tomor- WO ASSO- assistance call her, Lincoln 9638. Sum- 1oy "at 7:45 p.m., at the school. Mrs. mer round-up chairmen, 48 associations registered, Kinnear, principal of Columbia Jurrior 50 there should be 48 final | High School, will speak on “Opportu- Teports. Jackson. The executive board of the Jackson Association met October 7, at which nities Afforded Children in Junior High Schools.” Business High. time plans were made for work for the |tion met at 8 p.m. Wednesday. The new year. will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. with | John P. ‘Meeting of the association |following officers have been elected: Smith, president; Mrs. J. A. Mrs. Christian A. Manning as speaker. | Fant, first vice president; Mrs. George Mrs. Manning is the first division re] . Tesentative on the State board of man- agers. Grant. The Grant Association met at the school Thursday evening. Mrs. C. Neligh, from Neighborhood ~House, spoke on “The Wise Use of Leisure.’ An entertainment w;[s given by children grom Neighborhood House. A schr?hnhlp to_the Parent-Teacher eourse at George Wasl Univer- sity was established by the association and the program chairman and presi- t are attending the class. The topic for the year's program of the Grant Association is “Better Cit- {zenship Through Better Training of Our Children.” 1 Keene. The Keene Association will meet Tues- | day at 8 p.m. in the school. The speaker will be S. E. Schulte, whose subject will be “Co-operation Between Parents and Teachers.” The board met Monday afternoon. The principal, all teachers, most of the chairmen and a large number of mem- bers were present. The board approved buying all new equimlenl for the schlag and soccer teams, also a victrola for the | achool. The ways and means chairman is arranging a cara party for the eve- | ;l:( of October 24 in the school build- | Cranch-Tyler. A meeting of the officers and e mothers of the Cranch-Tyler 8chool was held October 6 at 1:30 in the Cranch 8chool. The following committees were inted: Mrs. Graham, membership; m Lucas, program; Mrs. Lawrence, bulletins; Mrs. Cannon, child welfare magazine; Mrs. Gallia, hospitality; Mrs. ‘Webster, juvenile protective; Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Metzger, hing children. Cranch-Tyler Assoclation will meet tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in the Tyler Bchool. % Takoms Park. Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State president, will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Takoma Park Associa- tion to be held in the school October | 17. Her subject will be “Character Edu- cation in the Home.” Bancroft. The Bancroft Association was held October 7 at the Bancroft School. A] mestage from Mrs. J. N. Saunders, pres- | dent of the District organization, was | The recommendations of the Execu- tive Board were adopted. An amend- | ment to the constitution was brought forward to be considered at the next regular meeting. An approptiation was made to buy a bed and mattress for use in the teachers’ room. The loan of a clock for the kindergarten room Wi accepted and a committee appointed to choose and purchase a suitable picture to be won by a grade for the largest rep- resentation of mothers at the meeting. Plans are being made by the Finance Committee for g card party to be held at the Bancroft late in Ncvember, Mrs.| George Hill, chairman. | ‘The program was opened by two songs | sung by Mrs. Deil Sale, accompenied at the plano by Mrs. Perry. The guest | Tflker was. Miss Bertie Backus, prin- | clipal of the Powell Junior High School. Hine Junior. | The Hine Junior High Schonl Associa- tion will meet in the school October 16 | st 8 pm. There will be a brief address by Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State president, and H. Warner, principal of Hine, on the subject of character education The | 8chool Orchestra and Glee Club will render selections, and there wi' be in- dividual selections from severai of the students. | Wheatley. | The Wheatley Association met Octo- | ber 9, and a change in the date of the monthly meeting was considered The following five-minute talks were given: “Curriculum and Objcctives of | the School,” Miss F. C. Mortimer, prin- | cipal; “Joy in Co-operation,” Mrs, A. 8. | Brooks, eighth grade teacher. “What | the Home Has a Right to Expect of the 8chool,” Mrs, Alice Manning, program chairman: “What the School Has a Right to Expect of the Home,” Mrs. R. B. Hall, fifth grade teacher. Prizes for the best home gardens were awarded by Mrs. W C. Heflin, chairman of the Home Garden Committee, and lantern slides of pictures taken while the Helder, second vice president; Harry Baker, jr., recording secretary; Gertrude Miss Odom, corresponding secre- lowest-in-the-city prices! tomorrow! Strollers Pullman Style.....§$19.75 Stroller Style......$14.75 Felt Base Reduced 2-yd. wide for kitchen or S e 39¢ Odd Vanity ~ Genuine walnut veneer, large mirror. school garden work was in progress dur ing the Summer were shown. Foliowing the meeting the member: sident, | be_hel ‘The Business High School Associa-| Convenient Cred THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 12, 1930—PART TWO. tary; Miss Eva C. Heth, treasurer. After the regular business meeting, parents and teachers met socially. Gordon Junior. The Gordon Junior High School As- sociation held an executive meeting at the school October 2. Plans were for- mulated for the year's work. Special consideration was given to a program for “Back-to-School night,” to be held October 17. After an assembly in the school auditorium, the parents will take the places of their children in a day’s program in the classroom. The committee chairmen are as fol- lows: Hospitality, Mrs. W. B. Harrison; student aid, Mrs, Rapp Brush: legisla- tion, Mrs. W. E. Denton; program, Mrs. Robert Irving; publicity, Miss Ada Burgdorf. Blair-Hayes. The new Executive Board of the Blair-Hayes Association met in the kindergarten room of Blair School, Mrs. Maud E. Meyer presiding. Plans for the year were discussed, and the principal, Miss Craighill, gave some suggestions. A meeting was held Oc- tober 9, 2:45-p.m., at the Hayes School, | with Miss Stubbs as speaker. Stuart Junior. Mrs. J. Sanders, fifth vice president of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and _Teachers, spoke on “Health” to the parents of Stuart Junior High School Wednesday after- noon. Mrs. Cora Bartlett, president, presided and_appointed the following chairmen: Hospitality, Mrs. R. W. Frame; Membership, Mrs. L. W. Ander- son: Legislation, Mrs. A. H. Gregory; Publications, Mrs. Floyd Chalkly; Pub- licity, Mrs. J. W. Davis; Student Aid, Mrs. Leonard _Davis Mrs. William Domdera; Good Cheer, Mrs. L. Clements: Health, Mrs. A. Bur- roughs; Thrift, Mrs. Wilkerson; Finance, Mrs. J. W. Davis; Child Welfare Maga- zine, Mrs. Reichenbach; State Bulletins, Mrs. Alfred Grosskurth; Juvenile Court and Protective, Mrs. E. Grant; Refresh- ments, Mrs. A. H. Gregory. A Halloween party is being planned for October 31 in the school. Whiitier. The Whittier Association will meet tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. in the school butlding. Columbia Junior. ‘The Executive Committee of the Co- lumbia Junior High School Association met in the principal's office last Tues- day. A meeting of the association will d Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in Room 319 at the school. Adams. An executive meeting was held last Monday at the school. The chairman of the Program Committee submitted the program for the year, which was accepted and is to be presented during the next regular meeting of the asso- ciation. Resignation of Mrs. Eula K. Bewley, corresponding secretary, was accepted. Plans were discussed for the benefit card rty October 24, an- nouncement of which will be made later. The association will meet tomor- row at 3 p.m. in the school auditorium. Subject of the program for the after- noon, in co-operation with the A. A. A. and the eighth police precinct, 1l be “Educating Our Children to Obey Traffic Laws.” The Boys' Patrol, Addi- son Smith, in charge, will officiate. Each and every parent of the 771 children enrolled in the schools is urged to attend the meetings of the associ- | ation. A book and the school banner | will be awarded the room having the largest number of parents present. Powell Junior High. The Powell Junior High School As- sociation met Wednesday at 3 p.m. Mrs. W. G. Stuart, president, introduced the new officers and committee chairmen and Miss Bertie Backus, principal of the school, spoke briefly. Mrs. A. N. Ransdell, with a commit- ! tee, served refreshments. | Peabody-Hilton-Carbery. Peabody-Hilton-Carbery __ Assoclation ! met October 7 at 2 pm. The program for the year was read by Miss M. G. | Young, principal. Some subjects to be | discussed at future meetings are “What is Home?” “Does Your Child Love His ‘The Father's Place in the Home,” “Meaning of the Words Father and 'Mother,” “Companionship and Discipline.” The organization of & new commit- tee, the Visiting Committee, to welcome new members was suggested by Miss Young and the work of the Confidential Committee explained. It was voted to send one delegate to the parent-teacher course at George Washington University. Mrs. Parsons, | secretary, | course. " Chairmen for the year were in- | troduced by the president, Mrs. Y. P. bers was made by Mrs. Lowry, mem- bership chairman. An adding ma- Philanthropic, | chine was presented to the principal, who expressed her deep appreciation, and the purchase of a combination radio and Victrola was voted upon. The attendance banner was won by Miss Walker's third grade. It was de- cided to have three banners—first, sec- ond and third—for attendance of parents at the monthly meetings. Weightman. | The year's program as outlined for the Weightman Assoclation is built around the topic of character educa- tion, and the speakers are all to give a version of character training from their points of view. | There will be speakers from the pul- | pit, the medical profession, schools, A. A.’A., Parent-Teacher Association, piay- grounds, health and cleanliness depart- ments. McKinley High School. An amendment to the by-laws of the McKinley High Association was adopted | Tuesday night at the meeting whereby this group became a congress unit. | ~Stephen E. Kramer, assistant super- intendent of schools, presented Dr. | H. E. Barnard, director of the White House Conference on Child Health and | Protection, who explained the func- tions of the four sections of the con- ference; namely, medical, public health administration, education of child for health, and the handicapped child. | These™ sections are divided into 17 major committees and more a hundred subcommittees which = command Bigger If you want to save on furniture, NOW is the time! LOOK AT THESE SUITES 4-Piece Walnut Veneer Suite You'll save $49.00 by buying this suite in this seven- day furniture sale Includes dresser with large mirror, chest of drawers for the man, full size bed and vanit; A real bargain .... 9-Piece Dining Room Suite ‘We are going to make this sale a real furniture event in Washington by giving outstanding values in furniture. Bufet, table, server and six chairs .. EASY $100 Terms was selected to take the‘ Boswell, and an appeal for new mem- | | serve during the coming year: services of 1200 experts throughout the country. Mrs. J. N. Saunders, State president, and Dr. C. W. Camalier, president of McKinley Association, pledged the sup- port of the parent-teacher organiza- tions in Washington to the “follow-up conferences” to be assembled in every State after the conference meets on November 19-22. Dr. Barnard announced that the findings and conclusions of the con- ference will be broadcast and requested parent-teacher associations to listen in on President Hoover’s opening message November 19 at 9 p.m. Miss Catherine Lenroot, assistant chief of the Children’s Bureau, Depart- ment of Labor, member of a committee of the conference, told of the assistance given by this bureau. ‘W. E. Baker, general secretary of the National Congress of Parents and ‘Teachers, welcomed the association into the national. Other speakers were Prank Danlel, principal of the school, and Mrs. E. R. Kalmbach, program chairman, who announced that the programs of meet- ings for the year will be bullt around the White House Conference. Music was furnished by Mrs. Eppa L. Norris, soloist, and Miss Lillian Bailey, who presented selections on the pipe organ. Macfarland Junior. The Macfarland Junior High School Association will meet Friday at 8 o'clock. There will be a short business session followed by music and refresh- ments. The following officers and chairmen of standing committees will Presi- dent, Malcolm D. Lamborne; first vice president, H. P. Safford; second vice president, Mrs. E. C. Madgeberger; re- cording secretary, Mrs, Frank Stuart: corresponding secretary, Mrs. Walter Frech; treasurer, Thomas Tuft; dele- gates at large, Miss Hobgood and Miss Irma McCauley. Chairmen to serve on standing com- mittes are as follows: Mrs. F. Y. Donn, ways and means; Mrs. Phillip Wright, membership; Mrs, C. Berry, hospitality, and John Thomas, publicity. Delegate to the Public School Associa- tion, Prank Stuart, and chairman of Legislative Committee, James G. Yaden. 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