Evening star., 1936-01-04

w. P. A. program, whose ages range
from 18 to 25. are to be given work
under the proposed program In
clerical positions in various Govern
ment agencies. About lis are TO be
engaged as recreational aides, under
the District Playground Department.
The youths will work one-thlrd OF
the regular periods of work for those
engaged in the regular w. P. A. pro-
gram and will receive one-third OF the
security wages" fixed for w. P. A.
workers. In other words, they will
work As hours a month. The W. P. A.
wage scale ranges from s45 for laborers
to s79 for skilled and professional
workers.
More Projects Approved.
Fifteen additional works projects for
the District, sufficient to provide en-
ployment for 800 relief clients, were
approved late yesterday by Controller
General McCarl.
Although the projects would cost
$685., ,618 if all were operated for a full
year, no new funds we're allotted Tor
them. and the cost Of operation until
March 30. provided Commissioner Al.
len chooses to make use Of the pro-
iects must be betrayed from the s7le,-
1871. so balance in the District wolks
treasury.
The approval of McCarl merely Is
an authorization for Allen to use funds
for the purposes provided by the prof.
ects If he wants to go ahead with
them. Fourteen of the projects are
intended for white-collar workers, the
largest single group among the 2.3l'
persons awaiting transfer from direct
relief to work rolls.
Announcement also was made yes
terday by the Interior Department
that McCarl had signed a revised
warrant authorizing expenditure OF
| S534,000 to make a survey OF historic
American buildings in 81 States and
the District of Columbia. Some l,4OO
UNEMPLOYED architects and technicians
would be put to work on the survey
under the supervision of the National
Park Service.
Complied Tor Archives.
The program calls for exact meas
ured drawings of important examples
of American architecture in the States
| covered by the survey. These draw
ings will eventually constitute part
of the historical archives of the Gov
ernment and will add another unit TO
the collection of such material started
by a survey in 1884 which is now
housed in the Library of Congress.
Tentative budgets for the 65 Chest
agencies were approved yesterday by
the Chest Board of Trustees at
meeting held at the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building. The
report of the Budget Committee was
presented by Chairman Louis Often
berg, who explained that under the
bylaws of the Chest any agency mas
a right to appeal to the Executive
Committee for a rearrangement OF
its budget.
Gutenberg expressed regret at being
forced to limit the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society to approximately the
same amount that it received last
year. He explained that certain serv-
ices rendered by the visiting nurses
last year were paid for by $4,000
appropriation Of the Federal emer-
gency relief funds and said that the
Chest had no funds with which to
replace this appropriation.
| Mrs. Whitman Cross stated that
unless some means to raise this addi-
tional money were found that IA
nurses would have to be dismissed.
She pointed out that each of these
nurses make approximately 10 visits
day and called attention to the large
number of patients who would be
neglected.
Committee Proposed.
Gutenberg offered motion that the
president be authorized to appoint a
committee to cali on the Commis-
sioners and ask them to try to make
some ARRANGEMENT for continuing the
payment of this $4,000 out Of public
funds. The motion carried unani-
mously. The Board of Trustees also
voted to appear before Congress in
support of the health program of the
District as prepared by DI. George C.
Rutland, District health officer.
Herbert L. Willett, tr.. director of
the Chest, in his report announced
that $4e7, ,42l.51, or 1880 per cent of
the 1886 pledges. have already been
collected. He also said that s1.455,-
343.1i, or 1897 per cent Of the 1895
pledges, have been collected.
At the request Of H. L. Rust, jr..
newly elected treasurer Of the Chest.
H. l.. Buckingham, auditor Of the
n. l.. Rust Co., was named assistant
| treasurer.
To prevent future failure Of meet
ing the annual quota, the Chest wiz
begin Monday to train additional vol,
tAnteer workers for coming campaigns