Evening star., 1939-07-26
Recreation Jobs
To Be Made
Permanent Choice
Of Barrett Aides
Set Sept. IS

Personnel under the reorganized
recreation organization will be ap-
pointed on a temporary basis as of
August ! so that present recreation
programs may be carried through
the rest of the summer without
hitch.
Present salaries will be continued
through the summer as well.
This was decided at a meeting
today Of Lewis r. Barrett with a
tWo-man subcommittee of the Dis
trict Recreation Board composed of
Commissioner David McCoach and
School Board Member Melvin C.
Sharpe.
1t had been announced previously
after similar meeting on Monday
that permanent appointments
would be made August /. Col. Nc
Coach said today that, in the light
of more investigation, his subcom-
mittee had decided to appoint the
large bulk of recreation personnel
for service to September Is.
Recommendations Asked.
At that time, he said, permanent
appointments will be made.
Col. McCoach said he and Mr..
Sharpe had told Mr.. Barrett today
to bring his temporary personnel
recommendations to a third sub
committee meeting which will not be
held before Friday.
He said the new setup still re-
tains the central feature of four
assistant directors, who will be in
charge of white and colored areas
and supervisory personnel and white
and colored city-wide activities, re-
spectively. He said further details
of the reorganization as to positions
could not be announced until ap-
proved by the entire board. He
added that he could not announce
at this time who would fill any OF
the new position.
Col. McCoach said he hoped the
entire board could consider the plan
Saturday or Monday.
Rumors that Miss Sibyl Baker,
playground director, would have the
position of assistant director over
other assistant directors in the new
recreation setup were vigorously de-
MED by Mr.. Sharpe.
The rumor that Miss Baker is
slated for such a post is absolutely
wrong" Mr.. Sharpe said.
Works Hard on Plans.
Mr.. Barrett has been laboring day
and night to put his plans into shape
for final presentation. Along with
a chart of new positions he must
present a financial breakdown and
itemized salaries to show how he
proposes to bring his new organiza-
itiop within the bounds of existing
appropriations.
The central feature of new or
ganization was announced by Col.
McCoach Monday. 1t provides for
the grouping of all community CEN
ter and playground areas, programs
and supervisory personnel under
four assistant directors. The Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission lists 20 white and s
colored sections in the system. each
having a major recreation center
and satellite Fairgrounds and COM
munity centers.
Approval Indicated.
In view of the subcommittee
orders to Mr.. Barrett, as made pub
lie by Col. McCoach, however, it
was gathered that the subcom-
mittee did not approve of this
procedure at the time. 1t was in
dicated today, however, that the
views of the two men may have
changed or that Col. McCoach's
announcement on Monday had been
misunderstood
Other members on the Recreation
Board are Commissioners Melvin C.
Hazen and George E. Allen, Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the Board of Education. and John
H. Wilson. senior colored member
of the Board of Education.