Evening star., 1948-06-06
Views Sought
On Segregation
In backgrounds
Citizens Groups
Asked by Wender
To Offer Opinions


To Offer Opinions
Harry Wender. chairman of the
District Recreation Board, last night
urged all members Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations to present
their views on the recreation depart-
ment's segregation practices to the
Board OF Education next Thursday.
Although he did not say directly
what his views were. Mr.. Wender
praised Ernest F. Henry of Pet
worth for a very fine statement"
supporting segregation here.
Mr.. Henry read the statement, the
same he had presented-to the School
Board at hearing two weeks ago as
q representative of the Federation.
The delegates then voted approval
again after Mr.. Henry warned Of
the danger" to the community If
the separation of the races was
stopped on Fairgrounds.
Meeting Thursday.
The school board meeting, which
is scheduled tentatively for Thurs
day afternoon, will be the second
public hearing 1t has conducted on
the use Of school buildings and
grounds by the recreation depart
ment.
The situation is this:
Each spring, the recreation de-
partment asks permission from the
school board for use of certain
schools and grounds for its summer
recreation program. Permission
has been held up for several weeks
this year because George E. c.
Hayes and Mrs. James w. Williams.
colored board members, want to
find out just what the policy OF the
recreation department is. Both de-
sire an end to segregation on the
At the first hearing, 20 groups
testified against segregation while
four spoke in favor Of the present
set-up.
Will State Stand.
Mr.. Wender told the Federation
he would state his stand" on
Thursday.
In another action, the Federation
took steps to implement it's new
constitutional amendment designed
to keep subversive groups out of the
citizens groups.
The delegates approved a form,
presented by Ralph w. Donnelly.
chairman of the membership and
credentials committee. which all
officers of citizens groups and dele
gates to the Federation would be .
obligated to sign. BY signing, the
officers and delegates would certify
they were not members of subver-
sive groups.
A list of % subversive groups was
approved for transmissal to the
citizens associations for their guild
ance. These groups were declared
subversive either by the Attorney
General, the House Un-American
Activities Committee, the Massa-
chusetts House Committee Report
on Un-American Activities, or the
New York City Council Committee
Investigating the Municipal Civil
Service Commission. Mr.. Donnelly
explainded.
Groups Are Named.
Among the better known groups
on the list we're the League of Wo-
men Shoppers, the National Law
yers Guild, the Southern Confer
ence for Human Welfare, the
United Public Workers of America
(CIO, and the Washington Book
shop.
AS the meeting was closing. Mr..
Wender attempted to bring to the
Federation for action a motion de-
claring the Federation had no part
in the suit filed by company pub
fishing the Citizen, the official organ
of the Federation, against the Mer-
chants Manufacturers Association
and number of Washington stores.
He was voted down.
p The suit. which apparently has
split the Federation into two bitter
factions. charged that merchants
were boycotting the paper.
ray tribute 10 baDp.
Mr.. Wender got his point over
later, however, by asking John H.
Connaughton, president, If the Fed
Grafton was involved in any way. Mr..
Connaughton answered that 1t was
not.
Before the meeting got under way
the delegates took time to pay
tribute to David Dabp, Federation
secretary for the past Is years, for
his long service. Mr.. Babp re-
ceived scroll and a watch from
Jerome P. Lynch, chairman Of the
special committee which arranged
the citation.
During the sessions business, the
Federation:
Approved a proposal which would
require licensing Of undergraduate
and practical nurses in the District.
Approved proposal to create
District Hospital Department to
control the municipal hospitals
rather than the Health Department.
Changed its previous stand, some
10 years old, and voted against a
to have one Municipal
Court judge assigned to Traffic
Court full time rather than the
present rotating system.
Proposed a board of registration
and examination for engineers in
The District.
Newell Presents Plan.
Clifford H. Newell of Arkansas
avenue presented his plan intended
Is a substitute for restrictive real
,state covenants, declared unen-
'orceable by the Supreme Court. to
he group. No action was taken as
le was only offering information.
The plan is based on block cap
ain holding an option on all prop
rty in that block-to prevent "un-
iesirables" from purchasing.
.hi|dren's Crusade Aided
'y Orr School Pupils
Pupils of the Orr Elementary