Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-21
u. S. Government to Con-
tribute 0ne-Third of
Cost of Project.
COMMISSION SPENDS
MOST OF DAY IN AREA
Bonds for Maryland's Share Of Elk.
penses Now Are Being Pre-
pared for Issue.

A tour of the proposed Sligo Valley
park area in nearby Maryland was ar
ranged today for the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission by the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission. The delegation
left the Cosmos Club at $50 o'clock this
morning and arranged to spend good
share of the day going over the ground.
Under the law, the Federal Govern
ment will contribute one-third of the
cost OF the park, while the Maryland
authorities will advance two-thirds and
bonds for this purpose are now being
produced.
A number of land purchasing prob
lens came before the commission yes
terday, but in keeping with its policy,
no public information on the sites was
available. The commission listened to
the report of its railroad expert, William
J. Heiser Of New York, and then was
recorded as favoring two traf1c cross
ings over the tracks of the railroads,
north of Union Station.
Discuss Proposed Fairgrounds.
The commission yesterday afternoon
heard plea for a playground in the
Northeast city block in area and the
Northeast Playground Committee, which
was organized to sponsor the project,
was advised to appoint three members
as a subcommittee to confer later on
the problem.
Fifty delegates appeared in q body
and Evan H. Tucker, president of the
Northeast Citizens Association, made
an address, outlining the need of the
community ana urging that enlarged
school yards and number of play
grounds for small children be created.
This was advocated as 9 means of
stimulating athletics, decreasing 1uve-
nile delinquency and reducing accidents
to children.
Taking prominent part in the pro-
ceedtngs before the commission we're
Miss M. G. Young, principal of the
Peabody Elementary School; Miss Sibyl
Baker. director of Fairgrounds; Claus
J. Schwartz, principal of the Stuart
Junior High School, and A. H. Gregory,
president of the Stanton Park Citizens
Of the committee, opened the proceed
ings and introduced the speaker to the
commission.
oSaSASbACS kAEC FTCEnteO.
Mr.. Gregory presented statistics to
the members, asserting that the area
from First to Eleventh streets north
east, and from East Capitol street to
Florida avenue has about sc, 600 popu-
lation, with about 5000 children in IL
elementary schools, two parochial
schools and one junior high school.
There were 544 accidents to children
in the ninth precinct during the past
year, police figures reveal including
80 serious injuries, one of them fatal,
Mr. Gregory said.
The Northeast Playground Committee
comprises these organizations: Asso-
ciated Charities, Blow-Webb Parent
Teacher Association, Christ Child So
ciety, Eastern Presbyterian Church,
Edmunds- Maury Parent Teacher Asso-
citation, Epworth M. E. Church, Home
and School Association of the Stuart
Junior High School, Lincoln Park Citi-
zens' Association, Ludlow Madison Tay-
lor Parent-Teacher Association, Minot
Bible Glass, Northeast Business Mems
Association, Northeast Citizens Associa-
ton, Peabody Hilton Carbery Parent
Teacher Association, Police Depart
ment, Stanton Park Citizens Associa-
ton, st. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, st. Matthew's Lutheran Church,
st. Vincent de Paul Conference, Trini-
dad Citizens Association and Wheatley
Parent Teacher Association.
The former playground of the section,
near the Union Station. was wiped out
by the Capitol Plaza development
program.