Evening star., 1950-06-21
DC. Recreation Board
Decides 10 Abandon
lis Alley Playground
By Colt HendIey. Jr.

The District Recreation Board
will not operate its controversial
ALLEY playground" in Shows Court
in Northwest Washington this
summer.
+. The board decided to discon-
tinue the alley playground, despite
the protests of the Lincoln Civic
Association. which has been ac-
lively interested in the project.
The board has been operating the
playground during the summer,
actually in the alley.
The action was taken at mara
thon session at the District Build
ing last night. Starting at $50
pm, the board held it's regular
meeting, elected officers and then
heard requests from citizens for
recreation items they desire in
the next budget. More than $50
persons attended the meeting.
Cooperation Urged.
In rejecting the Shows Court
playground. the board said it al
ways felt it was undesirable to
set up such a temporary project
in an alley. 1t urged the citizens
OF the area to cooperate by send
ing their children to the nearby
Briggs Montgomery Playground,
where special programs will be
planned for them this summer.
Harry S. Wender was reelected
chairman Of the Recreation Board
for the ninth consecutive year.
He has been chairman since the
board was formed.
Also reelected for their ninth
terms were James E. Schwab,
vice chairman. and Mrs. Alice c.
Hunter, secretary. i
The budget requests submitted
by the citizens to the board fol-
lowed in general the pattern set
in past years
improvements Asked.
They asked for improvements
to existing Fairgrounds, and for
Fairgrounds in sections where
there are mona, Every section OF
town asked for additional SWIM
ming pools and personnel. Many
requests for lighted playing fields
also were made.
Appearing before the board
were:
Fred I; Devine. of the Rhode Island
Ave9ue Citizens Association; W. c. Tiigh
mann mani Of the Anacostia Citizens Associa
Randolph PTA; Theodore Brownyard, Of
Ress. Slen actiSity Mrs Dorothy
Joel Sharon. Lamont Heishts Citizens
AAssociation; Frank Harrison. Northeast
Council Council Of citizens, Associations; John
Council: oscar Sherman. Of the eTn Brent-
wood Terrace Citizens. Association; Mrs.
eoosn Eooert Quick % Janney Pre-school Mothers
Dayid Aronin. Hilltop Recreation Council.
Col, Campbell johnson, OF the Ameri-
Mnreb9 eans for Democratic Action; Desmond r
s:,c,a sSciation; Leon simpkins. BenninE Heishts
civic Association 10 sn Wism MFs9s rbanaas Hsights
East Central Civic Association; Robert
Brooks; Brooks; Logan and Terrell PTAs; Fred
Miusiey' Oalngren Ierrace Citizens As
Gateway Citizens Association; Mrs. Mar
tha M. Regan. Hearst Preschool Mothers:
Daniel 3. Lloyd. American University Park
Paul Deats, Palisades Citizens Associa-
Ton: Emanuel Blumberg, Washington
Erlich. Congress Heights Citizens Asso-
citation: Bernard c. Chapman, Northeast
Boundary Civic Association; Thomas Scott,
e, Carter, Southwest Neighborhood Couri-
Gil
Mrs. John Kenyon Berry, Stoddert Pre-
School Play Center Council Of b. C.: Mrs
Jean Goldman. Chevy Chase Playground
Ere School Mothers; Edward s. Jones,
Cross, Northeast Washington Citizens AS
sociatton; Arthur o. Weller. Bloomingdale
Civic Association: Mrs. H. B Richie, jan
ton Council and Ernest J. Reed, Recrea-
tion Council of Area % (SoutheastD