Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
PIT. Official Declares Funds
Are Sufficient to Care for
Needy Children.
QUESTIONABLE SHOWS
Ia GROUPS SEEK AID
Head of Colored Organization Says
$3.50 Has Been Collected for
Shoes and Food.

Connictlng reports OF the needs for
free milk-and-cracker lunches In both
the white and colored schools and con-
fusion in the administration OF relief
funds in the white schools were re-
vealed today concurrent with ofiicial
announcements that SUFFICIENT money
for the central relief funds" had been.
collected and that no child at present
IS going without the lunch.
Declining to make any public state
ments herself, Mrs. Gladys Parsons,
chairman Of the Special MIX Ftind
Committee Of the .. G. Congress of
Parents and Teachers, amounted
through Stephen Z. Kramer, first as
sistant superintendent Of schools, that
mo requests" had been made for relief
by any Of the parent-teacher associa-
IONS Tor financial aid In providing for
the needy children of their jtirisdic-
tons. Mrs. Parsons said further.
through Mr.. Kramer, that the central
relief fund for the white schools had
reached approximately $3.50.
Schools Request Aid.
At the same time school ofIicials were
m possession OF hlled-out questionnsires
. ,..s0.n an elementary schools. Eight
= ~
total Of 1881, while six Of the coloretp
schools reported they needed q total 81
$4,000. The questionnaires were sent
70 the schools by ofiicials at the Frank-
lin Building March Is. : =
Mrs. Parsons says she has received
no, requests for aid" Mr.. Kramer said
as ne completed telephone CONVEX
Satlon with the chairman Of the Milk
fund Committee. suppose these
school principals who have sent IN these
ouestionnaires believe these are fapplI-
Denies There II want.
While she would not tell The Star
Wnether any money had been given
local parent-teacher associations Mrs
Parsons said that there was no actual
want among the school children. be-
cause the field officers Of the school
system had been instructed by DR.. Prank
". BalIou, superintendent. that they
. free lunch and that any deficit en- N.
countered would be met when the
central fund.- was established.
MRS. Joseph NASaunders, president or
the District of Columbia Congress- 81
Parents and Teachers, told The Star
tnat only one informal request for
aid had been made TO the congress.
The Brent-Dent School asked i'm
formally for $780," Mrs. Saunders de-
ciareo, Out they have never made that
done"
The Brent-Dent's returned questions
naire stated that 500 would Be NEEDED
70 tide over" that school until the end
OF the current year.
CoIored Group Collects siss.
George A. Parker, president of the
Federation Of Parent-Teacher Associ-
atoms, the colored equivalent Of the
District Of Columbia Congress Of pa
rents and Teachers, announced that
$ieO had been collected by the feder-
alton and that while that fund would
De used TO relieve any overtaxed pa
reng-Teaeher Association, all but one
OF the local bodies had reported ability
70 carry their own burden. The one
Needy school, ne said. requires assist
ance IN providing not only the free
lunches, but also free shoes to nor
children, and the $ls9 win be used for
that purpose.
Advised by The Star that eirht
coiored schools had expressed a need
for q total of $4,000, Mr.. Parker said
tnat while that may have represented
the situation when the Questionnaire
was sent out in March, he was con-
vlnced that the needs have beerl
spread out and alleviated among thu
various associations since March IS.
Not Seeking Publicity.
Asked by The Star whether sny
money from the central relief fund
had been given to any local PARENT
Teacher Association. Mrs. Parsons re.
piled that the District Of Columbia.
Congress of Parents and Teachers did
not want any publicity. She added
that all statements concerning the
work OF the congress must be made NJ,
the Franklin Administration Building
BY school system officers. Pressed again
Tor q reply as to whether a single
dollar had been expended for relief.
Mrs. Parsons said:
Well, you know we've had holiday
and I've been away and really can't
say anything to you. II YOU were
school ofncial instead Of q newspaper
something"
Mr.. Kramer then telephoned Mrs.
Parsons and relayed to The Star what
she said. He explained that Mrs. Par
sons had told him that no school has
asked for any aid yet. It was at this
time that Mr.. Kramer said the school
principals evidently think these Ques-
tionnaires are requests for money"
ASKED II any money had yet been
spent, Mr.. Kramer said he didn't know.
but added that Mrs. Parsons and some
OF her colleagues are meeting at the
Franklin Administration Building late
today.