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Mississippi P. T. A. President
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By MRS. ANDREW M A C JONES
In the I latticsbiir<i, M ississippi, .American
" I T IS THE CONVENTIONAL THING for me to of state treasurer two years, which gives her
express my appreciation of the honor con- an insight of the business phases of the work,
erred on me, but I am much more deeply president of her local P. T . A. two years and
concerned over the grave responsibility such county president for a similar period.
H office carries with it," said Mrs. C. C.
RlcDonald (NO) of Bay St. Louis, to a re- Katrina Overall, as Mrs. McDonald was
porter for the Hattiesburg American, shortly known in her girlhood days, was born in Mur-
after her election as president of the Missis- freesboro, Tennessee, the daughter of Mrs.
sippi Congress of Parents and Teachers. Kate M. Overall and the late N. D. Overall.
V "I feel quite inadequate to follow in the At the age of nine years her family removed
footsteps .of Mrs. Cook," she continued, "but to Nashville, where she received all of her
if the Congress feels that this is the place education, studying at both Ward-Belmont
Where I can serve them best, I am willing to College and Vanderbilt University, receiving
Lpttt forth my best efforts. The nominating her Bachelor's Degree from the latter. She
committee has provided me with an excellent was one of five brothers and sisters who
corps of officers." graduated from the University so for nineteen
Elevation to the presidency, the highest hon- years a member of her family was a student
or to be bestowed by the convention, which there. She served her college fraternity,
concluded its session here today, and to be Alpha Omicron Pi, in various district offices
selected by the representatives of 11,000 wom- and also served two years as treasurer and
en because you have proven yourself efficient two years as president of the national organi-
in another office must be a source of gratifica- zation. "I seem to go to the office of presi-
ion to Mrs. McDonald and cause her to feel dent via the treasurer route," she laughingly
like Samuel Johnson did when he wrote: "Re- said, "but I like figures."
fleet that life, like every other blessing, de-
hves its value from its use." Mrs. McDonald's interest, outside of her
leaving aside the capability of Mrs. McDon- home life, is the P. T. A., her incentive being
ald, which is assured, the convention's choice the four young sons of the home, David, C .
for president seems to be a happy one. She C , Jr., Fred and James, all of whom are in
^Possesses vitality and tact, is versatile and has school with the exception of James. She is
the knack of making friends, besides the prom- at present serving as secretary of the Bay St.
>se of presiding with ease—qualities all nec- Louis school board of trustees.
essary to a successful administration. In ex-
perience she can boast of having held the office During the year between her graduation and
her marriage, 1918-1919, she did government
accounting work in a powder plant in Nash-
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