Evening star., 1942-07-15
Proposal TO Assign
Play Areas TO City
Backed by Board
Recreation Commission
Requests Transfer
From Parks Group

A move to have the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission assign to the District all
playground and recreational prop
critics of the city already purchased
or to be purchased with funds au-
thorized by the Capper- -Cramton
Act was agreed on by the District
Recreation Board at its regular ses-
sion at the Thomson School last
night.
The board voted to request the
Commissioners to ask the Park and
Planning Commission to make the
assignment before September /.
The agreement was reached on
recommendation of Milo F. Chris
tiansen, District superintendent of
recreation, who reported that % or
q units already had been bought
by the commission with Capper-
Cramton Act funds. The assign
ment, he said, will involve a major
change in the present recreation
system of the District.
No Action on Dormitories.
No action was taken on the Public
Buildings Administration proposal
to erect girls dormitories on the
public golf course in West Potomac
Park, one of the recreation areas
of the city Mr.. Christensen re-
ported that he and Harry S. Wender,
board chairman, had attended a
meeting in regard to the matter,
but said there had been no further
developments since then.
A proposal that depots for collec-
ton of salvage material be set up
at each playground in the city was
laid before the board by Horace
Walker, executive director of the
District Salvage Committee, with a
request that the board Cooperate.
Postponing final action until
proper investigation can be made,
the board agreed on the appoint
ment of a committee to work with
the superintendent in a study of
plans for it's participation. This
group, composed of James E.
Schwab, chairman; Irving C. Root
and Mr. Wender. was instructed to
submit its recommendation to each
member individually and, with ma
jority consent, to take final action.
Use Of Funds Discussed.
Mr.. Walker explained that col
II ~ In lar h q
supervision of the director of each
playground and that money re-
ceived for salvage material would
be turned over to the playground or
used for some worthy purpose If
approved, he said. the plan will be
offered for consolidation with the
paper campaign inaugurated here
last winter by The Star in Coop
Grafton with the PTA.
Mr.. Christensen reported that
there was no change In the present
status of the boards request for
$500 900 in Lanham Act funds with
which to develop recreational IA
cilities in the District, but added
that he expected to receive further
information shortly.
The superintendent was empower
ed to seek the aid of the chief OF
police in an effort to obtain better
protection of school property and
was instructed to call particular at
tention to the possible assistance
that might be received from auxil-
iary police.
Estimates Submitted.
After the business meeting, the
board held an open session at which
representatives from organized civic
groups gave estimates of recreational
needs for their respective areas.
This information. it was explained,
will be used by the board in pre-
pairing it's 1914 budget recommends
tions.
During the session Chairman
Wender informed the civic repre-
sentatives that they definitely could
not be supplied with swimming pools,
fencing, wiring or any other ma
terial involving priorities. Some re-
quests concerned the replacement of
tennis courts taken over by the war
effort.
The next meeting of the board will
be held at pm. July %, instead of
July %, and will be followed by an
inspection of Fairgrounds.