Evening star., 1933-09-10
&33,333 FEDERAL
AID ASSURED D. c.
Funds to Be Available as Need
Arises Over 6 Months,
Says tombstone.

To fill an obvious need Of funds to
care for emergency relief here in the
next six months, Alan Johnstone. field
agent of the Federal Relief Administra-
ton. assured District officials yesterday
of grants totalng s433333 from the
Federal relief appropriation OF $780,
100000.
The funds. to be made available as
the need arises, will supplement the
Districts appropriation of $1,000 900,
made available by Congress out of Dis
trict revenues for the current fiscal
year. which began July /.
Johnstone also promised additional
requests would be considered by the
Federal Relief Administration as oc-
casion arises, when the funds totaling
s1,733,33 has been exhausted.
Confer on Situation.
The announcement was made follow
ing a conference with District officials
at his headquarters yesterday afternoon,
when the situation here was reviewed.
This showed q steady increase in the
ployed since January, with a peak
reached in August, when 1921 ,389 was
expended. This brought the total ex-
pended during the first two months of
the current fiscal year, July and August,
to nearly S500000. or more than third
of the total congressional appropriation
to the District for the II months.
A month ago when Johnstone sur
veyed local conditions, he declared the
relief needs would call for probably
twice the Sl.300,000 in the District
budget, and promised the Relief Admin
istration would meet the situation He
said also relief expenditures should be
provided individuals on the rolls in
more adequate measure than had been
possible.
The conference was attended by Sem
ator King. chairman of the Senate Dis
H. Reichelderfer, president of the
Board of District Commissioners; Maj.
Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor;
George S. Wilson. director Of public
welfare; Leroy A. Halbert. District di-
rector of emergency relief: Sidney F.
Taliaferro, head of the District Emer-
gency Relief Committee: Elwood Street,
director of the Washington Community
Chest, and representatives of Washing
ton welfare agencies.
Transients Considered.
Johnstone informed the group that
would act favorably on a petition for
q special allotment for the care of
transients in the District This is to
come, however, after local officials
have submitted plan for administra-
ton of this fund in keeping with prin-
ciples laid down by the Federal officer
The District recently submitted a
request for 100000 to start this work,
but the plan offered is to be modified.
to provide an improved method for
caring for transients. A central regis
tration bureau Is to be set up and pro-
vision made for accommodations for
transients and for possible return of in
dividuals to their homes, where prac-
ticable, it was reported.
The figure of $433, 1888 was arrived at
by applying the principle of the Federal
relief act, under which States and the
District received grants totaling one
third of the sum Of local funds ex-
pended for emergency relief during
each of the first two quarters Of the
calendar year. The sum amounts to
one third of the S1,300.00O provided
by Congress out of District revenues for
the current fiscal year, ending next
June 80.
First Part in October.
Director Wilson anticipates that the
first portion Of this promised sum will
be provided in October and will amount
to third of the actual public expendi-
lures for relief here during the first
quarter Of the current fiscal year, from
July through September 80.
This will be the third grant to the
District out of the Federal relief fund.
Last April the District was given $140,-
00O on the basis of expenditures DIR
ing January. February and March, and
early in July the District was granted
an additional s173,000 for the preced-
ing three months
Criticism of relief agencies for what
he described as lack of cooperation
was voiced by Senator King, who advo-
Gated the grouping of all welfare agen-
cies here under one head and the en-
listment of more volunteer workers to
serve without pay. He urged reduc-
ton Of the overhead expenses of such
welfare groups.