Evening star., 1944-05-07
34-Cents-a.Day
Jail Allowance
For Food Urged
Deficiency in Milk
And Eggs Reported;
Personnel Shifted

Personnel Shifted
AS the Commissioners yesterday
approved personnel changes at the
District Jail and penal institutions
recommended by the Board OF pub
lie Welfare, they made public a re-
port by Frank w. Hoover, general
manager Of the Welfare and Recre-
ational Association, urging that
daily food allowances for prisoners
at the jail be increased from %
cents to "a cents.
Mr.. Hoover was asked to study
the Jail menus by the Rover Com
mittee, which investigated the op-
Grafton Of the Jail and raised doubts
as to the sufficiency of % cents a
day for food.
Mr.. Hoover found that "the gen.
eral mess and working detail menus
necessarily consist of heavy but fill
ing foods. Breads and potatoes are
offered in abundance. Meat is served
often enough and in sufficient GUAM
titles considering the budget and
the present shortage of meat.
vegetables are offered in fair variety.
More Fruit Urged.
"The meals served, however" Mr..
Hoover added, ARE deficient in
milk and eggs. In addition, fruit
and simple desserts and cereals
should be offered more often"
In regard to personnel. the CITY
heads agreed to shift Supterin-
tendent E. Allen Green of the iail
back to his old post of business man
ager OF penal institutions and trans
fer Claude o. Botkin, superintend-
ent OF Lorton Reformatory, to Mr..
Green's post at the jail
The Commissioners also acted to
fill the vacancy left by the resigna-
ton OF Frederick w. McReynolds
OF the Board of Public Welfare by
appointing Rowland S. Marshall.
insurance man and secretary of the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association.
to the board.
Mr.. McReynolds resigned re-
Gently as chairman of the welfare
board in protest against the COM
missioners bill to transfer adj
minlstrative functions of the board
to the city heads, leaving the board
as planning group. Edgar Nor
ris succeeded Mr.. McReynolds as
chairman.
MarshalPs Term Expires in June.
Mr.. Marshalrs term will expire
June 30. A native of South Caro-
lima, he is collateral descendent
OF Chief Justice John Marshall and
inomaS Jefferson. Mr. Marshall.
who was graduated from Davidson
College in North Carolina, moved
here in 1914 and has attended
George Washington University and
National School of Fine and Ap-
piled Art. A former correspondent
for the Philadelphia North Ameri-
can and sports reporter for the
tGreensboro IN. Co, News. Mr..
Marshall has been engaged in the
insurance business for more than
80 years.
Other personnel changes ap-
proved were:
Transfer of William c. Meade
from business manager of penal
institutions to superintendent of in
dustries.
promotion of Edward j. WEIGH
from deputy superintendent of
Lorton to superintendent at salary
increase of $500 annually.
Mr.. Botkin will revert to his for
mer position as superintendent of
the reformatory when Thomas M.
RlVes, now on military leave, re-
turns as head of the jail Mr.. Welch
then Will return to his position of
deputy superintendent.
Committee Absolves Green.
While the Rover committee
which Endorsed the change. found
tnat Mr.. Green had yielded on oc-
caslons to requests of ATTORNEYS for
special privileges, it absolved him
10 charges OF "favoritism or other
unworthy motives" The report
said that in supporting the changes
proposed by the board I'VE do so
not, because we feel that he cannot
MI the duties imposed on him as
superintendent of the Jail, but
rather because we feel that his
broad experience and peculiar
talents could be more usefully en-
ployed in the position of business
manager"
AS yet no appointment has been
made to the post of general super
lntendent of penal institutions. now
held by Ray L. Huff, director of
welfare. Both the Rover Commit
tee and Controller General Warren
have suggested that the posts re-
qulre two men and the board has
promised to act shortly.
Mr.. Hoover in addition to asking
Tor an increase in the daily food
allowance, made five other recon-
mendations: fruits and vegetables
should be added to the diet: tomato
juice or steWed tomatoes should be
served; rice puddings or gelatine
desserts could be added occasionally
with little expense; seven eggs and
two quarts of milk should be added
to the weekly diet of each person.
an addition which could be COW
cred by 80 cents a day; and "it
might be we'll to serve tea at din
ner' and ito offer milk at supper"
Report on Lighting.
In another separate study, the
Potomac Electric Power Co. re-
ported to the Rover Committee that
the glare under the present light
ing system can be greatly reduced
and the lighting intensity increased
in excess of Is per cent without
any appreciable increase in the use
OF electric service"
Pepco recommended the installa-
ton of new lenses and use of diff
terent paint, amounting to a cost
of ST ,632 for the 272 cells.
Named January 4 by the Com
mlssioners, the Investigating Com
mlttee was composed of Leo A. Ro-
yer, former United States attorney:
former District Commissioner Lu-
ther H. Reichelderfer and Bruce
Baird, president of the National
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