Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26
40 TOURIST CABINS
TO Be BUILT AS AID
ROBUSTNESS PLANS
Contract for Construction at
Camp Is Awarded to Help
Hoover Program.
WORK TO BE STARTED
ON PROJECT AT ONCE
Capacity of Housing Space to Be
Increased More Than so Per
Cent by Move.

Forty new cabins at the tourists
camp will be constructed Immediately
by the Welfare and Recreational ASSo-
ciaticn of Public Buildings and Grounds,
Incorporated, in response to President
Hoover's call for construction to go for
ward now, rather than to wait until
later, in order to stimulate prosperity
and industry.
This decisiCE was reached today at
q meeting of the association, presided
over by Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, di-
rector of the ONCE of Public Buildings
and Public Parks of the National Capt.
tai. who is president of the association.
The association awarded the contract
for construction of the cabin to c. A.
Schaeffer of 5l8 G street southeast, but
withheld the figures involved. In ex-
planning the program, F. w. Hoover.
general manager of the association, said
today that the contractor will start TO
put in the concrete foundations imme-
diately, so that work on the upper part
Of the structures can go forward during
the colder weather.
Capacity to Be Increased.
This construction work, the general
manager said, will increase the capacity
of the cabins of the camp so per cent
There now are u cabins at the tourist
camp and the addition Of the 40 cabins
will aid the motorists who are planning
to come to Washington during the APP
preaching season.
Mr.. Hoover asserted that demands
for cabins were so heavy during the
have rented as many as four times the
number of cabins available. Each of
the 70 present cabins can accommodate
an average of four people, and the new
ones will be constructed to care for O
like number. Each cabin viii be ap-
proximately 14x16 feet. There viii be
four blocks of cabins, each block to
contain 10 cabins.
Each of the new cabins will be lined
with composition board. designed to
make them cooler in Summer and
warmer in Winter. They will be COM
pletely screened and in front there will
be lawn, guarded by an iron-pipe
fence, making a pretentiouS front lawn
along the main street OF the camp.
Peterson Succeeds Maj. Brown.
Mai. v. L. Peterson. aide to Col.
Grant, has been elected vice president
of the association. to I'LL out the unex-
pired term of Mai Carey H., Brown,
U. S. A., former engineer Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, who was transferred to other
service duties. Maj. Peterson also was
elected trustee to I'LL out the balance
of this year.
z. w. Libbey, chief clerk of the De-
partment of Commerce, also was elected
a trustee, to fill out the unexpired term
of Capt. NJ. H. Parson. U. S. A., former
Superintendent of the United States
Park Police, who now is on duty at the
Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.
The association voted to have a
Christmas party for all its colored
workers who work at night on Sat-
urday, December 81, in the Interior
Department Auditorium.
Another party will be given to coIored
employees who work during the day
time, and this also will be for colored
messengers in the department who
come in contact with the associations
helpers and those of Col. Grants Of
nee Colored employees Of the once of
Public Buildings and Public Parks will
be included in these two parties. The
second party will be given on Monday,
December 90, also in the Interior De-
partment Auditorium.
Prepare for Christmas Tree.
A sum of money was appropriated by
the association sufficient to cover the
expense of erecting stands for the COM
munity Christmas tree at Sherman
Square, south of the Treasury Depart
ment, near the White House, and also
TO clean up the debris, following the ex-
erciseS.
The association voted to authorize the
construction Of miniature golf course,
probably near the tennis courts at Sew
enteenth and B streets, which have
been lighted for night play, until re-
Gently.
Mr. Hoover plans to go to Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, soon to confer with man.
ufacturers.