Evening star., 1935-01-16
RECREATION BODY
SPEEDS PROGRAM;
NAMES PRESIDENT
James E. co||ifIower Chosen
Permanent Head of Ad.
visory Council.
GROWTH OF CAPITALS
FACILITIES RELATED
Membership Is Brought to 48
With Selection of 6 Others
at Session.

The Advisory Council on Recrea-
ton. set up by the District Commis-
sioners to determine the best meth
DDS for improving the recreational
situation here, met yesterday at the
headquarters of the National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission,
listened to Federal authorities trace
the growth Of the recreational facili-
ties, chose James E. Colliflower, prom
inent business man, as the body's
permanent president and arranged to
hear Peoples Counsel William A. Rob-
erts next Tuesday.
Half a dozen new members were
selected for confirmation on the coun-
Gil. Charles c. Glover, jr.. was ap-
pointed vice president and DR.. r.
Lyman Sexton was named secretary
treasurer. The council unanimously
approved the officers and the addi-
tion of these nominees, suggested by
committee headed by Leifur Mag
nusson: Fred Walker, secretary Of
the Columbia Photographed Union;
Miss Harlean James, executive secre-
tary Of the American Civic Associa-
ton; Charles Fyfe, managing direc-
tor of the Boys Club; Leonard De
Cast, secretary of the Y. M. c. A;
Dr. L. j. Sheean of the Catholic
Charities and Morris Cafritz, real es-
tate dealer. The District Commis-
| sioners will pass on these nomina-
tions which, if approved, would bring
the total membership Of the council
up to a. two under the limit fixed in
| the bylaws.
Non-V0ting Members Named.
Voted into the council as non-
voting members were Miss Sibyl Baker,
| supervisor of the District Fairgrounds:
c. Marshall Finnan, superintendent of
| the National Capital Parks and Mrs
Elizabeth K. Peoples. director Of the
Community Center Department of the
Public Schools.
Plans are in the making to have
Peoples Counsel Roberts explain to
| the council on Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock the present laws under which
| the various recreational facilities in
| the District are operating. Roberts is
deemed particularly we'll qualified to
| speak on this topic. officials said to-
day, inasmuch as he is on the special
| committee studying reorganization of
| the District government
Assembling yesterday afternoon at
2:30 O'Clock, the council listened to
Thomas S. Settle, commission secre-
| tary, sketch the growth of the citys
| recreational facilities.
John Nolen. jr., director of planning
of the commission, pointer in hand,
with the aid of maps, showed the
council the various steps that have
been taken in conjunction with the
recreational facilities.
Recent Policy Cited.
! He traced the city from the days
of Washington until the present and
said that since his commission has
! for acquiring land for parks. play
grounds and recreation centers has
been pursued. This has resulted in
bringing into public ownership more
than 1,700 acres, in contrast with the
static conditions that existed there
| tofore.
Should some new organization be
! set up, as the result of discussions CEN
tering around the report of l.. H
+, Weir of the National Recreation AS
sociation on unifying the Districts
recreational facilities. Nolen said that
his commission would doubtless confer
with it on the future land-purchaSine
program. The present program OF
purchasing land for parks. Playground
and recreation centers by the commits
sion is predicated on recommenda-
tions of a committee assembled five
years ago, representative of various
interests concerned.
The council proposes to hear rep.
resentatives of the National Capita
Parks and the Community Center De-
partment tell of their contribution:
/ to the recreational Set-up.