Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-06-15
Board 10 WEIGH
biraciiaI P|ayin
Transition Areas
Meets June 26 to
Hear Christicnsen's
Situation Report

WILL meet on June 70 10 CONSIDER
whether one or more Fairgrounds
in transitional areas should be
operated interracially.
The board decided to hold the
meeting to hear a report being
prepared by Milo Christensen,
Recreation Department superin-
tendent. on the playground situa-
ton in a number of areas of the
city where colored and white pop
ulations have shifted their proper
tons. "a
The meeting will not be open
to the public because it will be 81
session of the boards transition
committee, made up of all board
members. Recreation Board COM
mittee meetings are not required
by law to be open and seldom are.
The date was set at the regular
monthly meeting of the Recrea-
ton Board, held last night in the
District Building.
Wender Reelected Chairman.
At the meeting, board members
reelected Harry S. Wender chair
man for the 10th consecutive year
and also reelected James E..
Schwab, vice chairman, and Mrs.
Alice C. Hunter secretary.
Mr.. Wender officially told the
Recreation Board members that he
intended to leave the board next
June when his present term ex-
pires. He was named to the board
in 1912 when it was created and
has been its chairman since the
first year.
The board then sat back and
heard Al citizens-representatives
OF various groups over the city
present their requests for recre-
ational improvements needed in
their neighborhoods. The requests
will be considered by the Recre-
alton Board when it draws up it's
1858 budget requests later this
month.
The decision to have Mr..
Christensen present his report
Oil possible changing of some play
grounds from either colored or
white to interracial Fairgrounds
came as result of request from
the Brookland Civic Association.
3 Changes Asked.
. The association asked that three
white Fairgrounds in Northeast
Washington - Turkey Thicket,
Noyes and Edgewood-be opened
to all races. The association,
representing colored residents of
that area, pointed out that the
only play area for the large
colored population there is the
small playground at Slowe Ele-
mentary School.
The board voted to have the
Brookland Civic Association rep
resentatives appear at the June %
meeting so they can pNsent their
views.
Some 10 citizens were in the
boardroom by the time the meet
ing was adjourned to hear the
budget requests. All asked for
improvements to existing facili-
ties, additional Fairgrounds or ad-
ditional land to existing play
grounds and more personnel to di-
rect the programs.
Those Appearing.
Those appearing included:
James I. Devine. Rhode Island
Citizens Association; John w.
Thomas, Glover Park Citizens As
ISOLATION; Oscar Sherman, Brent
wood Terrace Citizens Association;
Miss Mary Kane. Northeast Coun-
Gil; John C. Estes, Fort Dupont
Citizens Association; Frank H.
Grummel, Northeast Washington
Citizens Association; Gydn Camp,
Ivy City Trinidad Citizens Asso-
citation; Arthur Heaps, Burroughs
Citizens Association; James A..
Howard. Deanwood Civic Associa-
ton.
Also Mrs. John M. Curran,
Southeast Citizens Association;
Bernard c. Chapman, Far North
east Council; Mrs. Mildred C.
Williams, Richardson PTA; Mrs.
Robert F. Brooks, Logan PTA;
Mrs. M. j. Jones, Garrison PTA;
Mrs. j. D. Francis, Powell Play
Center: Mrs. Rita E. Harding,
Keene-Randolph PTA: John SWIM
dell, Cleveland Park Recreation
Council.
Also Herman r. Talley, Syphax
PTA: William j. Lindsay, Nalle
PTA; Stanley Hayman, Shepherd
PTA; Mrs. Priscilla Burgess, Am
bush-J. S. Bowen PTA; Clarence
M. Cook, jr., Bancroft PTA; Au-
brey Taylor, Palisades Community
Recreation Council; Robert H.
Walker, Key PTA; Harold Gray,
Palisades Citizens Association;
Mrs. Marcia Brewington, Trini-
dad Civic Association; William T.
Thomas, East Central Civic As
ISOLATION; E. F. Richter, South
west Citizens Association: Frank
H. Aston, jr., Hillsdale Civic As
ISOLATION; Mrs. Josephine Whar-
ton, Erie Heights Civic Associa-
ton; John S. Armstead, Capital
View Civic Association; F. L. Har-
riS, North Capitol Citizens Asso-
citation.
Also E. L. Cherubin, Kingman
Park Civic Association; Robert
Brooks, Terrell PTA; Winston E.
Turner, Bruce PTA; Mrs. Esther
Coils, Van Ness PTA: Mrs. Helen
G. Fauner. Preschool Play Cen
ter Mothers Council; H. S. Gar
Der. Beers PTA; o. L. Bell, Ana
costa Citizens Association; Mrs
Laurence Miller, Burroughs PTA
and Bernard Lucas, Citizens
Forum of Columbia Heights.
Circus Planned for Children