Evening star., 1935-04-07
C|T|zENRy ACTIVE
IN FINAL APPEALS
FOR 1886 BUDGET
Gratitude GreetS Senate
Committee Approval of
Needed Items.

Civic leaders have made their last
plea before Congress for items to be
included in the 1886 District appro-
priation bill.
The bill, leaving the House carry
ing total of s39,308, ,404. as reported
from the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee carriers $42, ,760,619. The Fed
eral share was raised from $5,700,00O
to $8,317,500
The increases are viewed in civic
circles as indicating nearly all the
items asked for by delegates of various
associations are recognized in Senate
circles as being needed and urgent.
The civic groups are gratif1ed and are
hoping that when the bill comes up in
the House for final action, these in
creases will be left intact.
More Citizens Appear.
A far greater number of citizens
appeared before the Senate group
during hearings on the bill than be-
fore the House committee several
months ago.
Chief among advocates for larger
lump sum contribution by the Federal
Government was the Citizens Joint
Committee on Fiscal Relations Be-
tween the United States and the Dis
trict of Columbia. which presented a
petition including the names of many
officers of citizens associations.
Among the signers of the petition
who represented local civic groups
are Theodore w. Noyes. president,
Association of Oldest Inhabitants;
James G. Yaden, president, Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations; Evan
H. Tucker, president, Northeast Citi-
zenS Association, L. A. CarrutherS,
chairman, Committee on Fiscal Re-
lations of the Federation; Henry
Harding Burroughs, president, Society
of Natives of the District; Anna Kel-
ton Wiley, president. Federation of
Women's Clubs; Caroline Hogue,
president, Voteless District League of
Women Voters; Edith L. Phelps, chair
man, Department of Legislation, Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs.
In addition, Mrs. Morgan Otterback
chairman, Educational Committee,
Southeast Citizens Association, ap-
peared at the hearings with the Fiscal
Relations Committee K. P. Arm
Citizens Association and the Joint
Conference of Northeast Citizens
Associations, also asked for larger
Federal contribution during the hear
ing at another time.
Many School Pleas.
Increases in funds for schools was
one of the principal items sought. The
;o4i
was represented by its Education Com
mittee chairman, Harry N. Stull of the
Stanton Park Citizens Association,
and Wallace c. Magathan, president,
Citizens Association Of Takoma,
D. c., who is also a member of the
Federation Committee.
IN a plea for a character education
fund. Stull was supported by H. c.
Phillips. president, and Mrs. j. c. Fer
nald, chairman, Committee on Educa-
ton of the Citizens Forum of Colum-
bia Heights; Mrs Jacqueline A. Quincy,
president, Bloomingdals Civic Associa-
ton, and Edwin S. Hege, president,
Chevy Chase Citizens Association.
The Senate subcommittee restored
the $87,500 knocked out by the House
for character education.
Another item presented by Stull was
the Federation's request for $4,000
to complete the Woodrow Wilson High
School and to improve the grounds.
On this item the following also pre-
sented pleas for the project: Mrs. Les
lie B. Wright, secretary, Forest Hills
Citizens Association and representing
Alice Deal Junior High School, and
Mr. Hege.
This $4,000 was recommended by
the subcommittee.
School Addition Approved.
Magathan presented the indorse-
ment of the Federation Of the pro-
posed construction of 10-room addi-
tion and gymnasium to the Paul
Junior High School. In this request
he had the support of Mrs. Mary La
mond White, president, Takoma Park
Citizens Association. One hundred
and ninety thousand dollars was set
aside for this purpose by the COM
mittee.
For the construction Of four room
addition and acquisition Of space for
four additional rooms to the Bunker
Hill School, Kenenth P. Armstrong,
secretary Of the Burroughs Citizens
Associations and the Joint Confer
ence of Northeast Citizens Associa-
tions, was supported by similar re-
quest from DR. William Deviney of the
Michigan Park Citizens Association.
The committee approved an appro-
priation Of Sis, 200 for this purpose.
The Federation's Endorsement Of
n r1Io
posed high school in the Manor Park
area was presented by Marathan.
This request was also made by Mrs.
White and received the. Subcommit-
tees Endorsement by approval of
$4,000.
Stull asked appropriations for a
proposed new Dennison Vocational
School: the subcommittee approved
$4,000 for beginning a new school
between Upshur, Allison, Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, with au-
thority to enter into contract up to
S280,000.
Another school request and the
amount approved by the subcommit-
tee included $4,000 to partially re-
equip Shaw Junior High School, re-
quested by Mrs. Quincy.
Bridge Plea Granted.
Thomas j. Llewellyn represented
the Federation in a request for
$4,000 item to draw up plans to re-
place the Pennsylvania avenue south
east bridge. Vernis Absher, chair
man, Bridges Committee of the
Southeast Council of Citizens Asso-
Citations, and A. w. Lee, president,
Randle Highlands Citizens Associ-
alton, also appeared in behalf of this
item. The $4,000 was allowed by
the Senate group.
For proposed bridge across Frank
lin street northeast 100000 was al
lowed from the gasoline tax fund. In
this request the following appeared:
Llewellyn, representing the feder-
alton; A. F. E. Scheer, chairman.
Northeast Conference and president
nf Dahlrren Terrace Citizens ASSo-