Evening star., 1946-01-17
Farley Is Called
Seek Housiino
For Veterans
Commissioners Ask
30 to Attend Session
Set for Tuesday

The Commissioners today called a
conference of businessmen, civic
spokesmen, Federal and veterans
officials Tuesday at 10 am. in the
board room of the District Building
to consider "the grave problem" of
veterans housing.
Letters have been sent to some 30
persons inviting them to attend the
session.
The city heads meanwhile have
already applied for 600 temporary
housing units from the Federal
Public Housing Authority as a STOP
gap measure and are seeking a suit
able site for the dwellings.
Quonset Huts Opposed.
A spot check recently made at the
District Veterans Information Gen.
ter disclosed 60 per cent of 200
polled to be dissatisfied with their
present housing. The QUESTIONABLE
revealed the largest demand to be
for moderately priced apartments.
A preponderance of those questioned
opposed the use of quonset huts for
SCUCldlLo IlOuSIlR.
Another development in the hous-
ing situation here was the possibility
that the District may be asked to
take over the Washington War
Housing Reuse Exposition for use
of families of distressed veterans
and servicemen.
John A. Reilly, chairman of the
District War Housing Committee,
is expected to make his report at
meeting of the committee today aft
er a tour of inspection of the S.
structure project on New Hampshire
avenue, extended, miles beyond the
District line. The exposition closes
February 9.
Mr.. Reilly emphasized that he has
no preconceived idea whether it is
suitable for sponsorship by the Dis
trict government.
Those Invited to Farley.
Those asked to take part in the
Commissioners housing conference
include:
Representing private interests,
Robert V. Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank; Ernest F.
Henry, executive secretary of the
Home Builders Association; Mr..
Reilly, Morris Cafritz, Charles Tom
kins and Edward r. Carr, build
ers; Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of George Washington Uni
versity; Paul F. Douglass, president
of American University; Charles
Penn, president of the Washington
Building Congress; D.. S. Donohoe,
president of the Washington Real
Estate Board, and j. Bernard
Wyckoff, president of the Washing
ton Housing Association.
Representing veterans organiza-
tions-Herbert jacob of the Ameri-
can Legion, Foscola Hendricks of the
Disabled Veterans Association and
Frank Topash of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Civic Representatives.
Representing civic organizations
Wilbur S. Finch, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations;
Woolsey w. Hall, president of the
Federation of Civic Associations;
Ben M. McKelway, president of the
Washington Board of Trade; j. M.
Heiser, president of the Federation
of Businessmen's Associations, and
Mis-. Allen R. Harper of the War
Housing Center.
Representing Federal agencies
Oliver c. Winston, director of the
FPHA general field office; N. D.
Hathaway and Col. Leonce Legendre
of tine Veterans Administration;
Walter C. Cox of the Federal Hous-
ing Agency; Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant
III, chairman of the National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission.
and John Ihlder, executive officer of
5the National Capital Housing Au-
thority.
Representing the District - The
Commissioners, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Joseph D. Arthur, jr.,
Budget Of6cer Walter L. Fowler,
Assessor Edward A. Dent, Rent Ad-
ministrator Robert F. Cogswell and
Charles Stothberg, special assistant
to Commissioner John Russell Young.