Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1937, Page 33

D.C.WomenVoters League To Hear Dr. Oppenheimer Maternal and Child Welfare Unit Head to Speak Tomorrow on District Health Improvement. R. ELLA OPPENHEIMER, di- rector of the Bureau of Ma- ternal and Child Welfare of the District of Columbia Health Department, will speak before the members of the department of government and child welfare, Vote- less ‘District of Columbia League of ‘Women Voters, on “How the District. Fopes to Improve the Health of Its Mothers and Babies,” at the Smorgas- bord, Seventeenth and K streets, to- morrow at noon. ‘The department of government and education will hear Mrs. Earl Smith describe vocational schools in the Dis- trict. The meeting will be held at the Woman's City Club next Wednes- day at 12:15 pm. Park View Woman's Club—The literature section met at the home of Mrs. George F. Dalwick Tuesday eve- ning. Douglas Miller, United States commercial attache to Berlin, was the guest speaker. He talked of Germany | and Spain. A musical program was | presented by Mrs. A. h. O. Rolle and | Miss Jean Yilak. Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. | Thomas E. Griffith and Mrs. Robert | A. Jonscher. The Executive Board met with Mrs. Fred S. Walker, 760 Rock Creek | Church road, Tuesday. Mrs. Lawrence | E. Murray assisted the hostess wuh; luncheon. | A meeting of the club will be held | Yuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Charles Robbins, 4000 Third stree! It will be a masquerade party. Mem: bers are requested to come in costume. | Assisting hostesses are: Mrs. Edward | P. Folllard, Mrs. John McKay, Mrs. Max Pollner, Mrs. Pierce B. Ashburn | and Mrs. Harvey Haun. The Capitol Hill History Club met | ‘Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Stine, | 1882 Columbia road, with Miss Phebe | Stine as assisting hostess. Mrs. Dean | Shure gave a talk on her recent trip $o Egypt. Miss Stine read Mrs. Adams' paper on “Egyptian Women.” Roll call was on “The Pharaohs of Egypt.” Miss Graham, Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Bonnet and Mrs. Shure were guests. ‘The next meeting will be at the | home of Mrs. Collins, 105 Summerfield road, Chevy Chase, Md, Wwith Mrs. | Link as assisting hostess. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society of Denver is sponsoring & member bring a paid-up member” Juncheon and musicale Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Philip Lustine, 1619 Allison street. Reservations should be made with Mrs. Louis Mintz, Columbia 9248, or Mrs. Sidney Lust, Georgia $220. A'wentieth Century Club.—Miss Bea- #rice Jones; former head of the music department of the Foxcroft School in Wirginis, will conduct a study group, Jwith a musicale, at & meeting of the Jmusic section tomorrow at 3 o'clock at Y. W. C. A. The subject will be 'The Beginning of Both Ancient and “{American Music,” illustrated. ‘The nature section will meet at 10:20 'clock Wednesday at 1013 Pennsyl- anis avenue for a trip in the vicinity f Dyke, Va., to be conducted by Mrs. . A. Greenlees. . Mrs. Emestine B. Grigsby, director {Division of Community Organization, National Youth Administration, will epeak at the civics-education section &t 12:30 o’clock Thursday at the Y. W. C. A. Her subject will be “The Na- tional Youth Administration.” Reser- wations should be made by noon Wed- nesday with Mrs. E. Flavelle Koss. ‘The Ohio Girls’ Cilub will give & party next Friday evening at 1326 Massachusetts avenue. The Marietta- Zanesville group, in charge of this party, will make it reminiscent of the days of the settlement of Marietta, the oldest city in Ohio.” An invitation Bs extended to Ohio girls to attend. The Writers’ League will hold a busi- mess meeting next Thursday at Thom- | son School. At the conclusion of the election of officers prize-winning articles in the last contest will be read by Miss Margaret Jean Bailey and Mrs. Elizabeth Aldrich. Women’s City Club.—Mme. Eman- uel H. Dimitriu, wife of the assistant financial counselor of the Rumanian Legation, will be the sceaker at the meeting of the current events section ‘Tuesday at 5 o'clock. She will talk on Rumania’s manners, customs and ‘women. Forbes Watson will be the speaker at the “Treasury Department” dinner ‘Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. He will give an illustrated. lecture on “American Mural Paintings.” The business and professional section is sponsoring the dinner. “Green Light” and “White Ban- mers,” by Lloyd Douglas, will be re- ' viewed by Mrs. Edith Sears Thursday at the book review section meeting at 2 o'clock. ‘The Cencert Committee is sponsor- ing a concert by Emma Otero, colora- tura soprano, and Jose Echaniz, pian- ist, February 15 at 8:45 p.m. in the ‘Willard Hotel ball room. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, president, and Mrs. Edgar T. Brown are in charge of arrange- mments. The Marietta Park Woman’s Club met at the home of Mrs. James B. Sullivan, 5705 Fifth street, lasi Tues- day. Assisting Mrs. Sullivan were Mrs. Martin Beard, Mrs. James L. Darby, Mrs. Willlam A. Hans and Mrs. John T. Ryan. Presiding was the president, Mrs. Thomas E. Atkeson. Mrs. Alfred L. Fleming presented a paper on “The History of Light Opera.” events were reviewed by Mrs. James L. Darby. Mrs. Carl C. Farrington wendered piano selections. Debating on whether the District should have suffrage were, on the affirmative, Mrs. Willlam C. Carney, Mrs. Conrad Nix and Mrs. William ¥. Shea and on the negative, Mrs. Jules F. Addor, Mrs. E.. Morgan Pryse and Mrs. Paul K. Carr. ‘The philanthropic group, led by Mrs. Lee D. Ritter, gave a tea and' enter- tainment at the E Street Y. W. C. A. ‘Wednesday to the women of the Clothes Conservation Corps who sew there. At the tea table were Mrs. Atkeson and Mrs. Ray C. Browning. Mrs. John Kiley, director of the Junior group, announced a dance for the juniors and their friends to be held in February. The Takoma Park Women's Club met Tuesday in the Fire Department Bullding. Luncheon was served. Day Tuttle, director of the Washington Civic Theater, was the guest speaker. Mrs, A. G, Stone, contralto, sang, ac- companjed at the piano by Mrs. Charles Vaije. On Febsuary § at 1 pn. ab the home | cil of Jewish Jumiors—Mrs. Cecil Mc- © treasurer. “paid-up | Current | of Mrs. Gilbert Sward, 311 Carroll avenue, assisting hostesses are Mrs. Arthur Q. Toole and Mrs. C. L. Snyder. Mrs. L. V. Lampson will review “The ‘Bheatrical World of the Last Eighty= five Years,” by Daniel Frohman. The art department will meet at the Takoma Park (Md.) Library, Thursday at 1 p.m. Hostesses are Mrs. E. S. Widdifield, Mrs. Edmund Fraser, Mrs. William Robinson. Mrs. Theodore Knappen will speak on “Old Silver and Fans.” The duplicate contract class will meet Friday, 1 p.m., at the home of Mrs. G. F. Davis, 6625 Harlan place. ‘Washington Chapter of Junior Ha- dassah met at the Jewish Community Center last Monday. Miss Bluma Karp gave a talk on “The Agencies ‘That Our Building Palestine.” The fifteenth annual formal dance, originally scheduled for today, will be held at the Mayflower Hotel March 7, from 10 to 1 am. Miss Berenter is being assisted by Miss Rose Wasser- man and Miss Ethel Tobey. The first senior-junior donor ban- quet will be held at the Mayflower Hotel March 23. ‘Washington Section, National Coun- Reynolds, who was a delegate to the Pan-American Peace Conference from the People’s Mandate Committee, ad- dressed the meeting Thursday night at the Jewish Community Center on “The Pan-American Peace Confer- ence.” The juniors will participate in the evening services at the Adas Israel Synagogue February 12. A gold plaque has been placed by the section in the Adas Israel Synagogue in memory of Bessie Weinberg Fischgrund, former { The peace group sponsored the insti- tute of the Jewish Community Center Wednesday. Leifer Magnusson of the International Labor Office spoke on “Labor’s Stake in a Non-War World " The Ladies Auxiliary of the D. C. | Fire Department held a Valentine' social Wednesday at the home of Mrs. | A, J. Lipski. | The auxiliary will hold a card and bingo party Tuesday at 32 Bryant | street at 8 pm. | The next meeting of the auxiliary will be held in the board room of the District Building February 12 at 8 |pm. The president, Mrs. Thomas | Baber, will preside. | _The District of Columbia Wheaton Club will meet on Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. C'A. Loomis, 3143 Oliver street. Members of this club, all of whom attended Wheaton College, | Norton, Mass., meet once a month for is Mrs. Everett Douglas Littlefleld. The Woman's Auxiliary to the | American Institute of Mining and | Metallurgical Engineers will install | officers at- 11:30, Juncheon at 12:30 Tuesday, at the Highlands; guest speaker, Miss Marianna von Allesch, interior decorator. The officers are: Mrs. W. von Berne- witz, chairman; Mrs. R. H. Ridgeway, vice chairman; Mrs. R. A. Cattell, treasurer; Mrs. C. W. Tully, assistant chairman; Mrs. J. D. Conover, record- ing secretary; Mrs. James H. Call- breath, corresponding secretary; Mrs. F. Morton Leonard, assistant cor- responding secretary, and Mrs. C, F. Jackson, parliamentarian, Southern Cross Chapter, U. D. C., will have a historical program, in charge of Mrs. Herman Ferguson, at its meeting next Wednesday night at the Willard Hotel. | | | | __The Women’s Alliance of All Souls’ Unitarian Church will meet Priday, at 11 am. Frank T. Hines will speak on “Citizenship.” The Social Club of Washington Council of U. C. C. of E., will meet Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Jane Jones, Cherrydale, Va. | _Petworth Woman's Club Visiting i Nurse Committee will meet tomorrow | ,at 2 pm. at the Brightwood branch on Georgia avenue. Mrs. A. C. Norcross will give a book | review tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the home {of Mrs. T. 8. Tincher. Mrs. W. 8. Ryan and Mrs. L. T. Jones will assist the hostess. Mrs. Norcross will also compare present-day fiction with that | of former years. Mrs. A. Mac. Smith will have the poetry half hour. | Mrs. H W. Dorst will entertain the hospitality section Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at her home, 1575 Spring place. | The Washington Section of the Na- | tional Council of Jewish Women will | devote its meeting Tuesday afternoon |at the Jewish Community Center to |its legislative work. The Legislative | Committee will present a skit on “Voteless Washington,” and Mrs. David Kushner wil offer a monologue, “The Answer.” The principal speakar will be Representative Nan Wood Honeyman of Oregon. | The entertainment includes vocal | solos by Mrs. Hull Bronson and a ! social, | The study groups for February are announced as follows: February 10, (11 am., music appreciation group {meets in the vestry rooms of the | Washington Hebrew Congregation, Nathan Weinberg, lecturer; February 115, 12:30, contemporary Jewish affairs- | meets at luncheon at Harvey’s; Febru- !ary 19, 12:30, luncheon, philanthropic ! fund, Fairfax Hotel; February 23, 2:30 p.m., book réview group meets at the |home of Mrs. Milton Dunn, 4832 | Brandywine street; February 24, 11 am., music appreciation group meets in the vestry rooms of the Washington | Hebrew Congregation, Nathan Wein- | berg, lecturer; February 23, 8:15 pm., | Mothers’ Club meets at the Hebrew | Home for the Aged. The Curley Club will have a wiener roast Tuesday at the home of James J. Corbett, 1113 Seventh street north- |east, at 8 pm. Members will meet teither at the Continental Hotel or go directly to Mr. Corbett’s home. A meeting of the club will be held in the Continental Hotel Thursday eve- !ning. There wil be an entertainment. A card party for the benefit of the | scholarship fund will be held in the apartment of Miss Josephine Hytrek, 1812 K street, Friday evening. Miss Agnes Bayer will be one of the hostesses at & silver tea in her home, 22 Bryant street northeast, next Sun- day from 4 to 7 o’clock. Members and their friends invited. The Facully Women's Club of George Washington University will meet February 12, at 2:30 p.m., at the home of Mrs. John D. Lapham, 4800 Arkansas avenue. Mrs, William P. Friedman, chief of the cryptanalystic i 5 (Continued on Seventh Page.) P discussion and a social. The presicent ! T Regular Veterans’ Association Officers HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Left to right, seated: Samuel Rudder, legislative officer; Charles E. Bushon, senior vice com= mander; William Blaney, resolutions. Standing, left to right: Carl R. Ellenberger, e. John S. Hoffman, judge advocat: ways and means; D. AR PREPARES | FOR PILGRIMAGE Representative “Good Cit- izen” of Each State to Be Chosen This Month. The representative “good citizen” of each State will be chosen this month | from among the candidates, to come to Washington on the annual good citi- zenship pilgrimage, sponsored by the | Daughters of the American Revolu- | tion. The District committee, directed by | Mrs. Thomas Hardie Seay, is prepar- ‘mg a welcome for the girls. They will be received by Mrs. Roose- velt at the White House and Mrs. William A. Becker, president general, will be hostess at a luncheon at the | Mayflower Hotel. | The District committee will present | good citizenship medals to the can- | didates from each of the Washington high schools. Eastern High School is the first to make the selection of their representative ‘“good citizen” based on the qualities of honor, service, courage and leadership. Miss Zellah Bladen of the senior class was elected. Historic Gadsby's Tavern in Alex- | andria will be the scene of the Wash- ington's birthday luncheon given by the Historical Research Committee. Miss Helen Le Fevre Lyon of the Wellesley Club will lecture on her trip around the world at the meeting of Thomas Marshall Chapter Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. William | | Henry Wagner, with Miss Mary Norris | McCabe as hostess. Alternates to the State and Continental Congresses will be elected. | | At the meeting of Descendants of | 76 Chapter, February 9, at the home of Mrs. John W. Cupp, a motion pic- ture, “Silver Heirlooms of Tomorrow,” | will be presented. Mrs. Harry Dowling and Mrs. Mildred B. Fishback will be | assistant hostesses. The Juncheon party of the chapter at the’ Fairfax Hotel will be at 1 o'clock February 13. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Tonnis J.| Holzberg. | | Livingston Manor Chapter has | issued invitations to a birthday party February 24, from 3 to 6, at the home of Mrs. Percy M. Bailey, 3111 Cathedral avenue. Among the hon- ored guests will be the State officers, State chairmen, past State regents, all regents and vice regents in the Dis- trict, Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, State regent, will be the guest of the Eleanor Wilson Chapter tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Guy Mason, regent, 2734 Thirty-fourth place. Capitol Chapter will close National Defense week with a program empha- sizing preparedness. Miss Lillian Chenoweth, State vice regent, who has been giving a series of national defense talks before District chapters, will be the speaker. A box of mater- ials and money for the occupational theraphy work at the United States Marine Hospital at Ellis Island; will be sent following the February meet- ing at the home 8f Mrs. Dennis K. Smithers. The chapter will contribute to the fund for furnishing the surrender room of the Moore House at Yorktown. Mrs. Haig, State regent, was the guest speaker at the meeting of the chapter at the home of Mrs. Edward F. Sheffey. The Susan Riviere Hetzel Chapter will hear plans for the United States Constitution sesquicentennial cele- bration outlined by Miss Hazel B. Neilson at its meeting Friday after- noon at the Colonial Dames Club, when Mrs. Maria Venn, Mrs. Everard R. Todd and Mrs. James H. Wattles will be the ‘The State re- gent, Mrs. Charles Carroll Haig, and State vice regent, Miss Lillian Cheno- weth, will furnish several vocal num- bers. Miss Lulu Mae Comstock addressed the meeting of the Federal City Tues- day night at the home of Mrs. Mahlon A. Winter, 2339 Ashmead place. A study of the constitutional convention and the later adoption of the con- stitution by the States was presented by Miss Estelle Price. The following were elected alter- nates to serve at the Continental Con- gress: Mrs. Charles H. Plotner, Lulu Mae Comstock, Sara J. Devenport, and Mrs Jesse Anthony. The Army and Navy Chapter will meet at the Army and Navy Club to- morrow. Mrs. Willlam F. Pearson, regent, presiding. The guest spealses Wil be- M. Wil- |and New York, | an informal dance | leagues throughout the United States Commander J. WALTER McDONALD, . Who was installed as head of Urell Camp, District of Colum- bia Department, Spanish War Veterans. SYNAGOGUE GROUPS | TO HOLD CONVENTION| Young People’s Leagues to Meet at Willard February 19 to 22. ‘The Young Peoples’ Leagues of the | Adas Israel Synagogue, Sixth and I'! streets, and the B'nai Israel Synagogue, | will be hosts at the thirteenth annual convention of the ~ - | Young Peoples’ League of the United Synagogue of America at the Willard Hotel, February 19 to 22, =< - &3 A program has been arranged, in- cluding seminars on topics of importance to Jewish youth, prominent speak- ers of Washington .« =" . on- Saturday night and a formal dance on Sunday night, both dances | are open to the public. Lester Levy, local convention chair- man, expects this convention to be the largest in the history of the league, which consists of over 300 and Canada, with a membership of nearly 50,000 individual members, I ODD FELLOWS I Mrs. Cora H. Kincer, president of the Rebekah Assembly, and her of- | ficers visited, unofficially, the follow- | ing Rebekah lodges: Naomi, Ruth,[ Martha Washington, Dorcas, Esther, Miriam, Fidelity, Mount Pleasant and Schuyler Colfax. The Ways and Means Committee met at the home of the president Sat- urday afternoon, when final plans were made for a Colonial tea at the 1. 0. O. F. Home, 3233 N street, Feb- ruary 22, from 3 to 6 p.m, for the benefit of the home. liam Sherman Walker, past vice presi- dent of the National Society, D. A. R. Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley will’entertain the Maj. L'Enfant chapter tomorrow. The problem of the Indian tribes of today will be discussed by Mrs, Jemi- son of the Senecas, & branch of the Troquois tribe. Mrs. W. T. Daly, Mrs. Raymond McKee Wolfe and Mrs. Albert N. Baggs will be assisting hostesses. Samuel Gorton Chapter met at the home of Mrs. Frances Russel and elected the following alternates to congress: Miss Eva Jackson, Miss Catherine Mills, Mrs. Florence Farber and Mrs. Anne Irving. E. Pluribus Unum Chapter will meet Thursday at 2400 Sixteenth street and will have as their guest speaker Lee R. Pennington, administrative assist- ant, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The meeting ‘will be presided over by the regent, Mrs. William C. Teub- ner, and the hdstesses will be®Miss Harriet P. Lander, Mrs. Fred Lemley, Mrs. Lyle R. Maybrey, Mrs. Frank E. Mack, Mrs. W. Kent lor, Mrs. D. J. Orcutt and Miss E. Virginis Pat- teson. The State regent and Mrs. Lee R. Pennington, State historian, will be guests of honor. A |by Past Comdr. Silverman, installed |officers. ‘The new commander is J. Earle G. Schryer, recruiting; —Star Staff Photo. VETERANS T0 AD MAINE CEREMONY Wreaths to Be Placed at Shaft in Arlington Ceme- tery February 15. The District of Columbia Depart- ment, Spanish War Veterans, will meet and assist the auxiliaries Feb- | ruary 15 at 1 pm. at the Maine Shaft ‘at Arlington National Cemetery and place wreaths at the shaft. At 2 p.m. the national organization will meet in !the riding hall at Fort Myer for a | memorial service, at which the com- | mander in chief will be present. Music 1 will be furnished by the Marine Band. | Urell Camp was presided over by Comdr. Dunning. Past Department | Comdr. Harry F. Patterson, assisted ' Walter MacDonald. A bouquet was presented to the re- tiring president of Urell Auxiliary, Mrs. | Louise Freeland. Past Department | Comdr. Patterson presented a past commander’s jewel to the retiring Comdr. Dunning. ‘The department has accepted an invitation from the Department of Maryland to attend a banquet In honor of the commander in chief next Saturday evening in Southern Hotel, Baltimore, Md. A special bus will leave Pythian Temple at 5 p.m. Tickets may be secured of Senior De- partment Comdr. Victor L. Woolridge and also seat for transportation. | | | | A meeting of the Department Coun- cil of Administration was held Jan- uary 27. They voted a donation of $100 to the Red Cross for the flood sufferers. The department will hold a banquet Febrbary 16 in the M flower Hotel in honor of the com- mander in chief. President Marie Lucas presided st the meeting of Pettit Auxiliary. Plans for a George Washington’s birthday party were made. Mrs. Hattie H. Yar- brough was received to membership by transfer from the Department of North Carolina. At the meeting of Admiral George Dewey Naval Auxiliary, President Mary Burke presided. Department Presi- dent Esther Erhardt installed Cath- erine Huhn as secretary; Ella Han- bach, historian, and Madge Ryce, re- porter. They have arranged to hold & rummage sale April 12. Greeters to Danc MRS. DOLL ZIRKLE, President of the Hotel Greet- ers of America, Auziliary No. 31, who will head the receiv- ing line at the annual dance next Tuesday at the Shore- ham Hotel. The committee in charge of arrangements is: Mrs. Elsie Kopel, chairman; Mrs. Edith Friedman, vice chairman, Mrs. C. J. Cook, Miss Lottie Taylor, Mrs. J. P. Edwards, Mrs. Weston Jones, Mrs. Irene Stewart, Miss Edna Thomp- son, Miss Laura Beckett. A feature of the dance'will be a prize waltz. For table reservations, phone Adams 2011, Mrs. Stewart. Members will send donations for door prizes or Jancy table to Miss Lottie Taylor, Shore- ham Hotels : s D. C., FEBRUARY ’f. 1937—PART TWO. 14WINGUNNERY [P.-T. A. Board of Managers.: HONORS IN GUARD Engineers Announced Re- sults of Shooting on Camp Simms Range. Headquarters of the District of Co- Jumbia National Guard last week announced 134 members of the 121st Regiment of Engincers had qualified in target practice during the target year. They will be awarded medals which they earned while on the range at Camp Simms, Congress Heights, D. C. The candidates follow: ‘Headquarters and Service Company: Expert riflemen—Pvts. Sterling E. Chambers, Willard C. Jensen and Jo- seph Wolfe. Sharpshooter—Corpl. James T. Dan- nell, jr.; Pvt. (Pirst Class) Charles E. Ireland and Pvts. John R. Davis and G. Frederick Nahas. Marksman—Corpls. Samuel H. R. Manchester and John C. Mayfield; Pvts. Robert A. Atwood, Sidney R. Dulin, Walter E. Finnegan, Ellsworth H. MacPherson, James H. Parker and Morris F. Wolfe. Company A: Sharpshooter—Sergts. G. H. Evans and M. E. Wardwell and Pvt. C. E. Cooper. Marksman—First Sergt. R. H. Rob- ertson, Sergts. S. L. Roskos, R. R. Ruehlman and R. E. Wilson; Corpls. F. A. Heaton and A. G. Mensik; Pvt. (First Class) R. E. Haliday; Pvts. C. V. Hume, A. C. Johnson, 8. J. John- son, C. J. Mahler, E. C. Norton, jr.; J. A. Porch, H Rawcliffe, A. J. Tallon and L. P. True. Automatic rifle marksman—Pvts. J. E. Embrey, R. E. Haliday and G. J. Jillison. Company B: Sharpshooter—Pvt. (First Class) M. J. Stefanelli and Pvt. Harry Reynolds. Marksman—Sergt. Percival H. Bea- vers, Pvts. (First Class) Irineo P. Al- miranez, Robert M. Holmes, William L. Jarvins and Philip E. Porter; Pvts. Stanley Dennison, John W. Mellick and Samuel Millstein. ' Automatic rifile marksman—Corpl. Emmett F. Gibson, Pvt. (First Class) Louis C. Burch, Pvts. Fred T. Haines, | Bernard A. Hoicer, jr., and Elmer W. ‘Watkins. Company C: Expert rifleman—Sergt. James A. Bladen. Sharpshooter — Staff Sergt. Julius Andras, Sergts. William J. Conlyn, jr.; Andrew G. Conlyn, and Nicholas | D5 ToMeetinN.E.A.Building Founders’ Day Will Be Observed by Bowen- Greenleaf Association Thursday—Tea and Cake to HE Board of Managers of the | District of Columbia Congress | I of Parents and Teachers will | meet in the beard room of the | N. E. A. Building, Tuesday at 10:30 | am. Bowen-Greenleaf. The association will meet Thurs- day afternoon in the Bowen School, when Founders’ day will be observed. Tea and birthday cake will be served, | and Miss Helen M. Knighton, retirin, principal, will be honored. Roosevelt High. A meeting of the room mothers will be held tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Plans for the Founders’ day program, February 17, at 8 pm., will be com- pleted. Powell Junior High. The executive board met at the home of Mrs. Edward R. Seal, presi- dent, Monday evening. Sergt. John Scott, director of the Police Boys’ Club, was announced as the speaker at the meeting of the | association Wednesday at 8 pm. A/ motion picture also will be shown. A silver tea will be given by mem- bers of the executive board Friday | from 3:30 to 5:30 at the home of Mrs. Seal, 3363 Eighteenth street, to which all members of the association and friends are invited. Central High. Plans are being made for a card party in the school library the evening of February 17, under the direction of Mrs. Dell Gilbert Sale and Mrs. Lyndon H. Baylies. Park View. ‘The February meeting was held Thursday. Martin Yago, a.pupil of the school, who has won a Hollywood contract, sang. Mrs. B. R. Wood, |seventh vice president of the D. C. ! Congress, spoke on “Study Groups.” Mrs. C. C. Hines spoke on the “Par- ent-Teacher Magezine.” Janney. After a short musical program Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, president of the | Board of Education, addressed the last meeting on “Recreation in the Home.” H. W. Draper, supervising principal, gave a brief message. Edmonds-Maury. Smedile; Pvt. (First Class) Charles R. Woodzell and Pvts. Cecil T. Ca- bell, Kari L. Clarke, Robert M. Con- Iyn and Norman E. Michael. Marksman—Sergt. Allen E. Peck, | Corpl. Charles M. Holmes, Pvt. (First ments will be served. Class) Norman F. Redford, Pvts. Har- old M. Beck, John T. Hawkins, George W. Holmes, Joseph M. Marks. Frank C. Palmer, Philip L. Schwartz, Thomas N. Singleton, Thomas W. Tucker and Miles R. Van Sise. Automatic rifieman sharpshooter— Paul R. Wegner. A Automatic rifle marksman—Pvts. Leonard R. Bennett, jr., and Lawrence | Boteler. Company D: Expert rifleman—Sergt. | Raymond L. Taylor and Corpl. William 8. Taylor. Marksman — Sergt. William B. Shanahan, Corpl. Louis Gallum, Pvts. (First Class) Frank R. Coleman, Fred L. Ferrell and Nestor W. Lopez; Pvts. Ira H. Baker, Carson L. Easterling, Marvin Gallum, Ted W. Maloney, Eppa L. Norris, Robert A. Simon, Joe Snoddy, Sanford L. Wechsler, Leslie L. ‘Willoughby and Samuel H. Willough- by, Jr. Automatic rifle marksman—Pvts. (PFirst Class) Sterling B. Rullmann, Martin D. Buxbaum and Gibsan R. Hicks. Company E: Sharpshooter—Pvt. Arthur D. Lachman. Marksman—Corpl. James R. Alder- ton, Pvt. (Pirst Class) Howard F. van Pelt, Pvts. Ellsworth W. Gray, Lester Hook, Stewart F. Kyttle, Henry C. Shotter, Frank Troutman, Luther | W. Watson, Forrester Wilkinson and Thomas Williams, Automatic rifle marksman—Pvts. (First Class) Daniel W. Finlayson and | Harold D. Stansbury, Pvts. George Angerman and Edmund P. Symunds. Company F: Expert rifleman— Sergt. G. P. Magill, Corp. Kurland, Pvt. (First Class) N. J. Chaconas and Pvt. T. M. Lammons. Sharpshooter—First Sergt. G. F. Royal, Corpl. J: H. Dienelt, Pvts. B. H. Brown, W. F. Green, E. A. Hoff- man and H. M. Larrick. Marksmen—Corpl. J. E. Planer, Pvts, (First Class) F. D. Brizzi, W. B. Cal- vert and F. J. Long; Pvt. J. R. Bald- win. Automatic rifle sharpshooter—Sergt. H. Gaberman, Corpl. M. Kurland, Pvts. R. B. Thomas, jr., and T. G. Wilkins. Automatic rifle marksman—Sergt. R. T. White and Pvt. (First Class) M. Reiss. - Staff Sergt. Charles A. Hardy, Headquarters Detachment, Special ‘Troops, 29th Division, has been trans- ferred to the inactive list of the Head- quarters Detachment, 29th Division, in the grade of staff sergeant, because of temporary removal from the city. ‘The following have been ordered transferred from the inactive to the active lists of their respective com- mands: Pvt. James L. Landis, 29th Division Military Police Company; Pvt. Pulaski E. Battle, Company E, 121st Engineers; Pvts. James W. Blackburn, jr., and Lloyd G. Stamm, Headquarters Detachment and Com- bat Train, 1st Battalion, 260th Coast Artillery; Pvt. Bruce B. Douglas, Bat- tery E, 260th Coast Artillery. Transferred from the active to the inactive lists of their respective com- mands on account of business inter- ference with the performance of mili- tary duty or temporary removal from the city: Pvt. Jack M. Clark, Head- quarters Company, 29th Division; Pv®. (First Class) Morton Felker and Pvt. Raymond I. Hammer, 29th Division Military Police Company; Pvts. Robert T. Collins, Walter V. Dobson and George E. Ward, Company E, 121st Engineers; Pvt. James H. Parker, Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers; Pvt. Claude E. Ran- dall, Company D, 121st Engineers; Pvts. Stephen Barney and Epps L. Norris, Company D, 121st Engineers. -Pvt. Norman L. Ingall, jr., Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery, has been hon- orably discharged because of removal from the city. Pvt. Arthur E. Austin has been transferred from the inactive to the active list of Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery. Promotions in Company B, 121st Engineers, are: Sergt. Edward W. Howard, jr., to be staff sergeant and Pvi. (First Class) Willlam L. Jarvins to be L Corpl. Frank J. Romph, reduced to the grade of private, in the same com- mand. Corpl. Wilbur T. Townsend is pro- moted to sergeant in the Headquarters v, 20th Division. A birthday anniversary party will be | held tomorrow at Edmonds School at | | 8 p.m. in honor of Founders’ day. An | entertainment is planned, and refresh- | | The February membership drive has started under the chairmanship of Mrs. Annie McColley. Whittier. A meeting will be held tomorrow at |8 pm. Mrs. Joseph N. Saunders, | legislative chairman of the D. C. Con- |gress of Parents and Teachers, will speak on ‘“Memories of Founders’ day.” ‘The study group will meet Thursday at 1:30 o'clock. Mrs. O. 8. Reading | will be the leader. Three night meet- ings are being planned so fathers can attend. Gage. A meeting will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. Founders' day will be observed. Refreshments will be served. Blair-Hayes. A business meeting will be held | Thursday, 8 p.m.,, at Hayes School. Mrs. O. S. Reading will speak on “Forcefulness.” Parent - Teacher ! birthday anniversary will be observed. The executive board, teachers, past presidents and board members gave a | surprise party to Miss S. Craighill #® the Hayes School Thursday before she retired as principal. She was pre- | sented with a fountain pen and & | silver bowl. Buchanan. A meeting will be held Tuesday at 2:45 pm. Founders’ day will be ob- served, with Mrs. Walter B. Fry as | guest speaker. William T. Cameron, harpist of the Navy Band, will lecture and entertain with selections on the harp. A study group, under the chairman- ship of Mrs. Dickson, has been planned for February 16 at 3:15 pm. Under direction of Mrs. R. S. West and Mrs. Elizabeth Hoyt, art director schools, children of the fifth grade are decorating the school library. Congress Heights. Founders' day and Fathers’ night | are to be observed February 10 at 8 pm. Past presidents of the associa- tion are to be guests of honor. A three weeks’ study course will be held during the month. Mothers are invited to bring their sewing to these meetings. Refreshments will be served. Powell Elementary. A Founders’ day meeting will be held tomorrow at 1:30. Mrs. J. W. Anderson, state chairman of parent education, will speak on ‘“Mental Health in the Family.” Mrs. Edith Jones will sing. Taft Junior High. “The Homework Experiment at An- acostia Junior-Senior High School” was the topic of a talk given by Dr. Chester W. Holmes, assistant super- intendent in charge of junior high schools, at the Fathers’ night meeting. ‘Humorous readings were given by Mrs. Nell Duree Norris. The Boys’ Glee Club of McKinley High School, enter- tained. Buck O'Neill, former coach of high school foot ball, spoke on “Protecting Boys in Sports by Proper Methods in Coaching and Instruc- tion.” . A Valentine dance and card party will be held February 13. A study group meeting will be held February 10 at 1:30 pm. “Under- standing the Adolescent” will be dis- cussed, with Mrs. Harriet Hougelett, associate in education, American As- sociation of University Women, as leader. ¥ Benning. The association met Tuesday. Plans were made for & luncheon February 24. The patrol boys were given a luncheon by the association. Found- er’s day was observed. McKinley High. A flood-relief dance will the school February 19. The Recreation Committee met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. | Bangs. Mrs. Jane Davis was elected | general chairman. Plans for the third semester tour and tea were discussed at & meeting be held at | city, Pvt. (First Class) Karl L. Clarke and Pvt. Prank J. Bohun have been ordered honorably discharged as mem- bers of Company C, 121st Engineers. Pvt. Philip M. Gelbman, Headquar- ters Detachment, 20th’ Division, has been transferred as a private to the Headquarters Detachment, Special Troops, 29th Division. Pvt. Victor A. | short sketch, of the seventh division of the public|" Be Served. 67} of the Executive Board held Wednese day afternoon. “Bundle day” will be a feature on the first Wednesday of each month. Truesdell. The Executive Board will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. Stoddert. The fortieth anniversary of Founde er's day was observed Monday night. Four tableaus were presented: “The ‘ounders.” “The Beginning of the P.« T. A. Magazine,” “The Origin of Study Groups, “The 1937 Meeting.” Solos were sung by Mrs. Walter Smith and Oscar Culdell. Raleigh Christie read the history of the P.-T. A. On Tuesday the study group met to discuss “Children’s Problems,” under the direction of Mrs. McMillan. “Ale lowances” will be the topic for dise cussion at the meeting next Tuesday. Emery-Eckington. A meeting will be held at Emery School Thursday at 8 pm. Founder's day will be celebrated. The guest speaker will be Mrs. O. G. Hankins, first vice president, District of Colu bia Congress of Parents and Teachers. Miss Frances Jackson will sing, ac- companied by Miss Helen Spacoss. Hine Junior High. Members of the association will sew at student aid headquarters Wednes- day at the scheol at 9:30 am. J. R. Keene. A meeting will be held Tuesday at 8 pm. The association gave a party Janu- ary 27 for patrol boys, and one for the graduating class January 28. Thursday afternoon some of tie mothers gave a tea for Miss M. Sho principal, who has been transferr to the Force-Ross School as supervis- ing principal. A board meeting was held Monda- when plans for a luncheon March 3 were discussed. Raymond. Monday evening will be *“ladi night” at Raymond. Mrs. Harvey W’ Haun, vice president, will preside. Tk~ program will then be in charge of , Mrs. Marion Huff. There will be “Echoes of the First Meeting of the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation,” followed by a “Mme. Bow:s Amateur Hour” conducted by Mus Helen Grosvenor, first grade teacher. The boy patrol was entertained at & party Wednesday afternoon. Tiiz | association presented a picture of th: school and the graduating class to each member of the class. Amidon-Fairbrother-Rossell. ‘The association met Tuesday. Foun ' ers’ day was celebrated in the fc of a play given by parents, under t direction of Mrs. Edith Welsh. Sck- i children also took part, Mrs. G. B - gan, sixth grade teacher, gave a tak on “Radio and Its Benefits to My Class.” Wheatley. Founders’ day was celebrated Tu day by a candle-lighting ceremo: Mrs. W. B. Fry spoke on “The P.-T. A and the Community.” Twenty school letter awards were presented by Mrs. Walter C. Jones Friday at the farewell assembly on be- half of the organization to pupils for outstanding service. Stuart Junior High. Founders’ day will be celebrated st Stuart Junior High School tomorrow at 8 pm. Mrs. W. B, Fry, president of the District of Columbia Congress, will be the speaker. Mrs. L. H. Ma- | gruder, historian, will give & brief history of the local organization. Past presidents of Stuart will be special guests. A musical program has been arranged. The association gave a farewail . party to the midyear graduating cla last week. A motion picture benefi is being planned for February 12. |40-8 ENGINE, BOX CAR SOON TO ROLL HERE Model of French War-Time Train Is Planned by Distriot Grand Voiture. Forty-and-Eighters soon will have ready for parades in the Capital a locomotive and box car modeled after the famous “40 hommes-8 chevaux” equipment that hauled the A. E. F. over the railroads of France during World War days. Funds for its construction were raised by the District Grand Voiture Chairman Francis F. Miller has an- nounced that his committee is pre- pared to reach an agreement with the builders. The Voyageurs propose to roll their train i patriotic and civic celebra- tions here and will have it in line in the processions at the American Legion convention in New York next September. The District Voiture will meet to- morrow night at the Portner to con- sider a proposed new constitution. Grand Chef de Gare Chaillet has called a meeting of the Grand Chem- inot at the Portner Wednesday. The next regular meeting will be held February 18. A dance will be held April 3 at ‘Wardman Park.. P. E. 0. SISTERHOOD Chapter A met Wednesday with Mrs. Grosvenor E. Jones, Alban Towers. Miss Grace Johnson was assistant hostess. Miss Elizabeth B. Johnson, president, presided. The program was in charge of Mrs. G. F. Bixby, who called upon each member to tell of her particular hobby or explain about an heirloom or other interesting family possession. Chapter G met January 28 for luncheon at the home of Mrs. Jean J. Labat, 1632 Riggs place, with Miss Helen Harman as assistant hostess. ‘The business meeting followed with the president, Mrs. Richard Claughton, presiding. Inspection of the chapter was made by Mrs. Robert M. Ferguson, distri€h organizer. ! Chapter K will meet tomorrow witht Mrs. Leo H. Paulger, 2836 Chesapeakp ~ street. Mrs. Adam Weis will give the-. program, "Woman in the Field of Science.” Chapter N met with Mrs. W. M. Buckles, 4707 Connecticut avenue, for luncheon. Guests were Mrs. Charles Leavy, Chapter AZ, Washington; Mrs. B. H. Pester, Chapter BS, Washington, and Mrs. E. Colver, Chapter AH, Wis- Howard promoted to sergeant in the same dstachment. v