Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1931, Page 21

Tasdl IR T A e R, WAS ey > AT RO - iy O 11, ART 15 ONE. | Gotden ana comrade James w. Barr o Parent-Teacher Activities All material for this column must be In the State office, Room 101, Burling- ton Hotel, by first mail on Wednesday morning preceding the Sunday on which publication is desired. The Board of Managers of the District of Columbia Congress of Parents and Teachers will meet in the dir Ors’ room of the new National Education Association Building. Sixteenth and M streets, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Parent-Teacher Institute was held Sctober 5 in the Franklin Administration uilding. Dr. F. W. Ballou, superin- x’;ndhnt of the public schcols, and Mrs. Hugh Bradford, president of the Na- tionai Congres of Parents and Teachers; Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, State presi- dent. and Mrs. W. T. Bannerman spoke. Mrs. Bradford later held an informal reception The monthly conference will be held October 20, at 1:30 p.m., in the Wilson Teachers’ College. ‘Mrs. M. W. Buell, State chairman of program service, will be in the State office for consultation with local pro- | gram chairmen, until further notice, on Wednesday of each week, from 10:30 em. to 3 pm. Mrs. Walter C. Jones, State chairman of national publications, will be.in the office October 14 from 10 to 4 o'clock to meet the publications chairmen of the local associations, and talk to them about the value of these fublications and te give them he President’s package, the handbook and membership cards Cook. Teachers’ night was held Tuesday evening by the Cook Assoclation. Keene. The year's program has been com- pleted and the theme is “The Children's Charter,” with the following articles selected October 13, Article 12, “Safety”; November 10, Article 8 “Schools”; December 8, Article 1, “Child Traiving”, January 12, Article 15, “Family Security”; February 9, Article 10, “Child Education”; March 8, Article 7, “Home Safety”; April 12, Article 19, 2alth”. May “Child Protection.” The association is giving Wednesdays for the month of January to the Student Aid Work, and are planning a_Student Aid Sewing and Study Circle this Win- ter The association has also taken the first week in November for its Juvenile Court work. A board meeting was held in the school Monday afternoon and the first regular meeting of the association will kxhheld October 13, at 8 o'clock, in the school. 10, Article 16, Woodridge. The Woodridge Association will meet at the scheol October 15 at 2:30 p.m. Bryan. At 3 meeting of the ex:cutive board 1t was decided to hold a membership drive from October 15 to November 1, and prizes are to be distributed to all rooms enrolling over 50 per o2nt of the s been aprointed d Mrs. W. G. Wesley Heights. The executive board of the Wesley Heights Association met at the pew Horace Mann “ol, October 8, at 3:15 pm. Grade mo were announced as follows: Mrs. Allison Hylor Miller, 10; Mrs. Arthur L: Lowe. 2A; Mrs. Royal Rommel. 2B: Mrs. C. Everatt Lancaster, 3A; Mrs. Stephen Cornwell Hopkins, 3B; Mrs. Alexander Tromas, 4A: Mrs. Ruth Curtiss Buttler. 4B: Mrs. Earle W. Wal- lick, 5A; Mrs. Barr>rd Smyth, 5B: Wirs. Charles Clark. 6A: Mrs. J. O'Connor Roberts. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lane. 6B. Mr. Draper, supervising principal of the first division, spoke Wheatley. “New Methods in Education” will be the subject of the talk by Dr. F. W. Ballou, superintendent of public schools, at the Wheatley Association meeting October 13 at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Ruth Hall, art teacher, will speak on “What the School is Offering to Promote the Wise Use of Leisure Through Extra Curricula Activities.” Bicentennial participation will be in charge of Mrs. Walter Jones, whose subject will be “George Washington, Patron of Education, and How We Can Further Education by Simple But Effective Methods.” Prizes will be awarded to the children who had best home gardens during the Summer by Mrs. Heflin, Garden chairman. Slides of the 1931 Sum:>r garden activities ' at Wheatley will shown by Miss Stohlman, garden teacher. Wheatley Veterans of Foreign Wars MEETINGS THIS WEEK Monday, 8 pm. Federal Post, No. 824, Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massachusetts avenue: Front Line Post, No. 1401, Lcgan Hall, 1502 Fourteenth street; Front Line Ladies’ Auxiliary, Soldiers, Sailors and Msrines’ Club, Eleventh and L streets. Tuesday, 8 p.m., National Cap- ital Post, No. 127, Pythian Tem- ple, 1012 Ninth street; National Capital Ladies' Auxiliary, Pyth- ian Temple; Advance Post, No. 2194, Metropolitan H<tel. ‘Wednesday, 8 p.m., Columbia Post, No. 833, Thom: Circle Club, 1326 Massachuset® avenue. Thursday, 8 pm, Equality- ‘Walter Reed Post, No. 284, Pyth- ian Temple. Plans for the Armistice day jubilee, which is to be held in the Washington Auditorium, November 11, under the auspices of the District of® Columbia Department of Veterans Foreign Wars, and of its federated posts, are being compieted. Leaders of society are lending their efforts in the per- fection of plans. Pilgrimages to Wash- ington are expected cn Armistice day, large_numbers coming from Quantico and Fort Hoyle. Th:se pilgrimages will consist of officers and enlisted men from the various garrisons located in and arcund Washington. Representative Roya! C. Johnson, chairman of the Wor.1 War Veterans’ Legislation Committec, will act as grand marshal of the pageant, and is actively co-operating with the direc- tor. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, in the formulation of plans and the carrying out of many details where his help is indispensable. Representative John- son is a charter member of the Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards Post. Gen. |man, who is als> chairman of the Pro- | C. | Girl Scout Troop will entertain small children whose mcthers are attending the meeting Tenley-Janney. The Executive Board met at the home of the president, Mrs. Horace Drury. Spacial stress will be placed on siudent aid. Mrs. Miner Buell, Program chair- | gram Committee of the District of Co- Ilumbia Congress, offers a series of nine meetings, one to be held each menth, | dealing with “The Wise Use of Leisure,” taking within its scope every phase of child welfare. The plase to be discussed at the meeting on October 6th is “The | Value of Leisure Wisely Used.” Mrs. P. B. Boesch, second vice president, will iead the discussion.” | The study group will meet Thursda: in the Tenley School at 1:30 o'clock. The topic for the year is “Parents and ! Their Job.” The subject for the first { meeting will be “Why Parents?” Mrs. | Ruth Rouse is the leader of this group. i Bancroft. | The Bancroft Association met at the school October 6. An invitation was ex- | |tended to the pre-school mothers to {attend the regular meeting of the as-| | soctation November 3, at which time | | Dr. Sinclair Bowen is to speak on “The | Pre-School Child.” A card party will be given at the Bincroft School November 4. Dr. F.| W. Eallou, superintendent of schools, and Mrs. Harriett F. Saunders, presi- | dent of the District Congress, made ad- aresscs. W. H. Powell Elementary. An Executive Board meeting was held Monday in the teichers’ room of the schcol. Committce work for the | coming year was discussed by each | chairman. A meeting will be held Monday at 8 pm. in the school auditorium. The | speaker is Representative Robert Rans- peck of Georgia, who is a_member of the Powell Association. The musical | program includes a solo by Miss Helen | V. Harper, lyric soprano, to be accom- |panied by Mrs. W. R. Little, and Miss | Grace Powell, violinist, to be accom- | panied by Miss Catherine Benson. Park View. | The Park View Association .met Oc- |tober 1. The members were greeted | with an opening address by the princi- pal, Miss Emily Scrivener. “The Chil- | dren’s Charter” was the subject of the | meeting. Miss Katherine Cook of the | United ~ States Department of Educa- | tion, explained the origin and forma- | tion of the charter and the meaning of each phrase. A large framed “charter” | was presented to the organization by three past presidents of the Park View | Association, they being Mrs. R. H. Pres- | cott, Mrs. Thomas E. Griffith and Mrs. Nora K. Brammel. They are all still active in the association. A card party, under the supervision | of Mrs. R. H. Prescott and Mrs. W. O. Hancock, will be held in the Park View School* October 16. Mrs. Nora K. Brammel was appointed chairman of Child Guidance. Shepherd. A meeting of the Alexander R. Shep- herd Association will be held October | 15 at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Willard H. Wright, with Mrs. R. W. Finlay as co-hostess. Johnson. ‘The Johnson Association will meet at the school October- 13, at 3 p.m. Bowen-Greenleaf. Exccutive Committee of the Bowen-Greenleaf Associaticn met Mon- day at the Bowen Schosl. Preceding the meeting a luncheon was served by Mrs. Cook, the president, in the science room of the Bowan School. Whittier. The Whittier Association will meet in the Kindergarten ro'm October 12 at 3:15 pm. This meeting will be in the form of a reception for the new school principal, Miss Elsie Green, whose ap- | pointment followed the retirement last | year of Miss Helen Nichols. The presi- | dent is Mrs. David T. Gates. Edmunds-Maury. ‘The Edmunds-Maury Assoclation will meet at the Edmunds School October | 12 at 7:45 p.m. Mrs. Harriett Saunders, State president, and also first president of the Edmunds’ Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation, will speak on “The Challenge of the Children’s Charter.” Tuthill. At a meeting of the Tuthill Schoal Assoclation, Dr. Margaret Mary Nichol son spoke. A child stuay group is c ducted by this association under the direction of Mary Mae Rcos, and is held the first Friday of each mcnth at the school at 6:30 p.m. Following it is the Tegular monthly meeting of the aseicia- | tion. The | | |advance sale of tickets has been pro- |vided for the members of the organi- | zation, and tickets may be secured from each member's respective post commander. Col. George L. Tait, past depart- | ment commander, is chairman of the | Ticket Distribution Committee, and will | be assisted by Comdr. John I. Spreck- | elmyer of Equality-Walter Reed Post, | Past Post Comdr. Fred A. Livingstone | of Columbia Post, Col. Harry Coope of | National Capital Post, and Comrade | Ernest Wickstrand of National Capital Post, together with the adjutants and | Quartermasters of the several posts Tickets will be available at the Na- | tional“Service Bureau, in the Tower | Building. as well as at various down- \ town business houses which will be des- | ignated at an early date. | __Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards Post, No. 2135, is arranging to hold its meet- | ing October 21, at the Army, Navy and | Marines’ Country Club. A dinner will | precede the business session. Senior | Vice Comdr. Roy Queenin reports that arrangements have been nearly com- pleted, and that confident expectations |are entertained that Gen. George S. | Simonds. the post's commander, will be | able to be present. Gen. Pelham D.| Glassford has signified his intention of | attending. A communication just re- ' |ceived from Gen. Charles H. Cole | president of the Yankee Division, ‘/et-l erans’ Association, indicates that the ! prospects are favorable for a pllgrim- | age from Boston to atlend the Armis- | tice jubilee ball. 1 Federal Post, No. 824, celebrated its ! tenth birthday anniversary October 1, 2t Odd Fellows' Temple. mdr. John ! G. Strobel presided. Among the hon- ored guests weré Department Comdr. har! B. Jennings, and his official staff; tional Commander of the Dis- | abled American Veterans E. Claude | Potomac Post also spoke. Candidates for the offices were nomi- nated as follows: For commander, George C. Williams; for senior vice commander, Charles E. Crowell; for junior vice commander, Harry S. Burke and O. C. Cott; for quartermaster, J M Dean: for advocate, R. D. Slagle and J. G. Ficklin; for chaplain, Rev. V. Anderson, and for officer of the day, Thomas L. Clinton. Nominations were left open until the next regular meet- ing, when the elections will be carried through Front Line Post, No. 1401, will kold its annual election of officers tomors evening at Logan Hall. Walter P. Eoehm and Harry F. Volkman, jr., now serving as senior and junior vice com- manders, respectively, are aspirants for commander. For junior vice com- mander there are four candidates, Wil- liam P. Winslade, A. W. Masters, Paul G. Chandler and wilbur C. Payne. The task of collecting and classifying the bonus affidavits has been delegated to Philip Biggins, Joseph B. Gardella | Walter H. Colston, | Charles B. Jennings. Advance Post, No. 2194, has decided tentatively on the second Tuesday and the fourth Friday of each month as meeting nights. The next meeting will be October 13 at 8 p.m. at the Metro- politan Hotel. principal business |of the meeting will be the election of officers. A masquerade ball is sched- John E. Zetts and O.|uled for October 27 at Meridian Man- | sions Hotel, 2400 Sixteenth street. HURT IN FALL Special Dispateh to The Star. | ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 10— | Falling from the top of a wagon load | of hay, on which he was riding, onto a mail box beside the Winchester high- | street extended sustained a badly cut head this afternocn. After baing carried to the Alexandria Hospital, Bailey was forced to have six stitches taken in a deep scalp wound. | way near here, B. E. Balley of Duke | Passini G. U. STUDENT SAYS HE FLUNKED BECAUSE OF TEACHER’S GRUDGE Joseph Emmet Joyce Petitions Court to Force Entry as Senior—Blames Dr. Richard Reddin. Joseph Emmet Jo)(ce. Carmel, N. Y., by another student that he was not yesterday asked the District Supreme ‘°&‘%‘,’o'&3§§";{¢ - p—— i ] es. e mar] Court to require Georgetown University given by D mcm?a aiate, proteass to admit him as a senior student in |of bridges and crowns, caused him to the School of Dentistry. He charges |fail to make the passing mark. bias and prejudice on the part of one |cf the examination papers by a pro- of his professors was responsible for his | fessor not connected with Georgetown marks last session falling below the | was vefused, the petitioner said, #nd g grade. {he asks the court for a writ of man- Joyce, through Attorney Bart Clines, | damus requiring his entry in the senior tells the court that he was a member of | class. the junior class in dentistry last year N and passed successfully his midyear ex- [ aminations. Two weeks before the final | Hungary has placed restrictions on examinations, he declares, he was told ' foreign exchange transactions. DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL TOURS ARE PLANNED Conducted T rough Plants Here. A program of tours through local in- dustrial plants is being planned by e Committee on Manufactures of th | co-operation with the District of Co- | lumbia George Washington Bicenten- | nial Commission for the benefit of visitors to the Capital during 1932, it was ennounced by the chamber #ridav following a meeting of the Commi on_Manufactures. The plan would be an elaboration of a program of local industrial inspec- tlon trips sponsored by the committee each year. ‘Thé meeting yesterday, which was Visitors to Bicentennial Will Be| Washington Chamber of Commerce in | presided over by John A. Eckert, chatr. man of the committee, was addresscq by W. D. Hassett of the District Bi. “cenfennlll Commission. Mr. Hassett | said his organization would welcoma | the proposed added attraction to fts program of events scheduled for next year. A special subcommittee, headed Robert B. Swope, was named to range for the tours. Other rg>mbers of this group chosen are Cree 'W. Ful- ton, Henry E. Stringer, J. J. Deviny, J. B. Luttes, J. W. Pollard and George A. Simonds. The committee received with approval report from the Bureau of the Census showing that Washington gained 43 new industrial plants and 364 ac¢- ditlonal wage earners over the lest b;ezx;mal census period from 1927 to 1929. ‘Wed in Fairfax. FAIRFAX, Va., October 10 (Special). —A marriage license was issued at Fair- | fax to Robert C. Oibson, 34, and Renee |C. Noel, 21, both of Baltimore. $109 10-Piece Dining Room Suite A lovely suite at a sensational price. cludes Buffet, Server, China Closet, Exten- sion Table, five Side Chairs and one Arm- chair in beautiful American walnut Jinish on In- gumwood. One of our most popular suites! $5.00 Down—Why Pay Cash?- Every side of every piece is Covered with 1 The three pieces which comprise this suite are as pictured: Settee, chair and club chair—cov- ered on all sides with gen- uine N 00% Mohair Why Pay Cash? Use Your | CREDIT | Easy Terms Bunny mohair. 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Any Suite Easy Terms A well constructed $4.49 chair. sturdily made Unfinished f D Gate Leg Table Chest of Drawers Four Drawers . month visiting the meetings of the‘ Board of Trade, Chamber of Com- merce, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, cut- Jining the purposes of conducting the Armistice Jubilee and emphasizing the twofold character of the same—name- ly. that Armistice day is a day of re. jolcing, and that the funds to be | derived from the jubilee will go to-| ward taking care of our less fortunate ‘ prothers in arms. Isaac Gans, an honorary member of Equality-Walter Reed Post, has given assistance to the committee in contacting influential Washingtonians and securing their in- dorsement of the F. F. W. project. A communication from Comdr. in Chief Darold D. De Coe indicates that | he will be in Pittsburgh on the day of November 11, and the Jubilee Com- mittee is arranging for his transporta. tion by air to this city in time for the celebration at the Auditorium. ‘The committee meetings each Fri- day night at the House Office Building are attended by 25 or 35 members, An Thomas R. J. Cavanaugh of National! Capital; Edwin W. Warren of Potomac: | Dr. A. Victor Cercell of Front Line Thomas B. Baldwin, one of the few sur- | | viving members of the Grand Army of | the Republic, and an honorary member | of Federal Post, and Thomas L. Clin-{ ton, who has the distinction of havinz | served, in 1880. as a member of the; crew of the U. S. S. Constitution. and | who is now the post's officer of the! day. Past post commarders in attend- | ance were Fred C. Lucas and Samuel | B. Lapin A progiam of entertainment was ar- ranged by Miss Edith Reed. 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