Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-05-20
$500,000 Asked
ByD.C. toSet Up
Allotment Is Sought
From Housing Bill
Now Before Senate

District officials disclosed today
the $500, 900 being sought for recre-
alton purposes from the District
housing funds bill now before the
Senate would be used TO develop
% playground and recreation CEN
tiers.
An additional 100000 has been
asked by the District from the ST.
100000 allocated to it earlier in the
year by the Federal Works Agency
under the first Lanham Act. This
would be used to develop seven other
centers.
The $800,000 is sought to relieve
the recreation problem caused by
the inflow of Government workers
here and the taking over by the
Federal Government of large num-
beers of recreation properties and
facilities for temporary buildings
and other defense purposes.
ALLEGATION Of the $500, 900 from the
two funds has already been ap-
proved by the Federal Security
Agency. but is now awaiting ap-
proval by the Federal Works Agen-
cy and the Army and Navy.
Projects Are Listed.
The % projects would Use a total
OF $44S,73l, the remainder of the
$500, 900 going for overhead costs.
AS announced by Walter L. Fowler,
District budget oficer, they are:
East Potomac Park, at a cost Of
$37 500, one soccer field. six softball
courts, II tennis courts and three
football fields.
Langston Recreation Center, sl4,-
900, three tennis courts.
Southwest Recreation Center,
s13,500, three tennis courts, six pad
die tennis courts and one basket ball
court.
Anacostia Recreation Center, sec
ton D, $4,000, four voney ball
courts and II horseshoe courts.
Hillcrest Recreation Center, S.. 500,
to provide utilities for one baseball.
one softball and one football field.
Fort Chaplin Recreation Center,
$50 700, one baseball field, two soft
ball fields, two football fields and
one hockey field.
Eastland Gardens CParkside Play
ground, Anacostia Park G, So, 1881.
two baseball fields. four softball
courts, three football fields and two
soccer fields.
Turkey Thicket Playground. So
500. two softbau fields. one soccer
field and one hockey field.
Takoma Center Included.
Takoma Recreation Center, So
500. one baseball field and two soft
ball courts.
Midcity Playground, $4,000, four
volley ball courts. two badminton
courts. two basket ball courts and
one softball diamond.
Mckinley lexington Recreation
Center, s17.50O. four tennis courts
and two softball diamonds.
Dunbar Recreation Center, $1,000,
rehabilitation program.
Columbia Heights Recreation
Center, $500, one softball, one
soccer. four paddle tennis, six
horseshoe courts and one basket
ball court.
Francis Recreation Center, s37,-
900; two softball diamonds, one foot
ball field, six tennis courts, one bas-
ket ball court, two volley ball courts
and two paddle tennis courts.
Rosedale Playground, SO 500; three
tennis courts, one basket ball court,
two volley ball courts and six horse
I shoe courts.
Southeast Recreation Center, sl4.-
! 500, one softball field, one basket
bali court. two volley ball courts and
two paddle tennis or badminton
/ courts.
$1,000 for Hoover Playground.
Sherwood Playground. s13,500; one
sofebal field, one basket ball court,
two volley ball courts, two paddle
tennis or badminton courts and four
horseshoe courts.
Hoover Playground, $4,000; one
basket ball court, two volley ball
courts and two paddle tennis or
badminton courts.
Raymond Playground, $500; one
basket ball court, two volley ball
courts and two paddle tennis or
badminton courts.
Virginia Avenue Playground
$500; one softbal, one basket ball
three volley balls and three paddle
tennis or badminton courts.
Georgetown Playground, $1,000:
four basket ball, four softball fields
two volley ball courts. six horseshoe
courts and two paddle tennis or
badminton courts.
Ely Place Playground. $500; two
softban courts and one football field
Congress Heights Playground,
$16,50O; one softball field. one base
ball field. one hockey field, one foot
bau field, one basket ball court, six
horseshoe courts and two volley ball
courts.