Evening star., 1953-08-30
Hearing Tomorrow
On Reorganization
of District Boards

The District Commissioners
public hearing on the proposed
reorganization plan for the city'S
19 professional and occupational
boards will be held at $50 am.
tomorrow in the District Build
ing Board Room.
At least 40 organizations and
individuals have Signif1ed an in
tention to testify. Many of these
appeared during a hearing last
June. The second hearing was
called when many of the previ-
Gus witnesses complained they
had been given insufficient time
to prepare their arguments.
Extensive Opposition.
The bulk of the turnout at
the June hearing spoke for the
professional boards and ex-
pressed almost solid opposition
to the proposed reorganizations.
The plan basically consists of
centralizing the secretarial and
other housekeeping" work of
the boards under a single ad-
ministrator. Schuyler Lowe, di-
rector of General Administra-
ton, and his reorganization staff
have given repeated assurances
that the regulatory functions of
the boards will remain un-
changed and independent of any
control by the proposed admin
istrator.
1t is the fear of losing auton-
omy that gives supporters or the
boards their greatest concern.
Scheduled Witnesses
Scheduled to testify are:
Samuel Spencer, President Board of
Commissioners; j. j. IlgenfritZ. deputy
director. Division of Inspections; c F.
Preller, washington Central Labor Union;
J. c. Turner. WASHINGTON Building Trades
Council; John w Townsend. attorney, on
behalf of several organizations and
BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY-H
y. owens, SeCTeIGTNs AdIolC'
president, Institute of Certified Public
A's0anRd" BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
Tony j., purs9 secretary y,treasrrer; rPer:
Local Union No. 239; Richard r.. At
kinson. attorney, representing Assoclated
Master Barbers r,sr and
ton; Victor Hood. Journeyman BARRIERS
BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS
DR. Herman F.. Bernstein, president; DR..
Woodson r Birthrieht, secretary; DR..
David j. Fitzgibbon. member; DR.. Joseph
A. Madden member; DR.. Francis j.
Fabrzio, president. District Dental So
BOARD OF EXAMINERS AND REGIS
TRARS OF ARCHITECTS-Thom H.
Locraft, secretary; William ~ Denton,
ir. president, Washing ton Metropolitan
Chapter. American Institute of Archi-
tects: Charles Humphreys, Washington
00Fao HOARD OF OF EXAMINERS OF vETER-
MARY MEDICINE-Dr. D f. Bucking-
ham, president: DR. I. G. Cashell. secre-
tary: DR. william Patterson, District
vetsrinsry y, MediHa nninmetSnT socery Raw Ra,
Board of Phsrmaey-F. Royce Fran
zon, vice. president.
Commission on Licensure to Practice
the Healing Art--Dr. Hobart M Corning
and DR.. William p. HerbSt. members.
Board of COsmetolOgy--MrS. Ethel M
Beebe.
Board Of Registration of Professional
Engineers-George Armistead, jr., mem
ber: Bernard F. Locraft and Col Mason
c. Prichard. American Society of Civil
Engineers District Section: Martin c.
Stark. research engineer, Capital Tran
sit Co; Clifford A. Belts secretary.
Washington Society of Engineers; ].
Howard Flint. Chemical Engineers Club
of Washington; Wallace Ashby. agricul-
tural engineer, Agriculture Department.
District Boxing COmmiSSiOn-Col. Har-
yey L. Miller, chairman.
Electrical Examining Board-G Gra-
watt Coleman. chairman, American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers, Washing
ton Section.
Nurses Examining BOard-Miss Esther
L. Mover, president; Miss Lillian Adams.
president Graduate Nurses Association;
Mrs. Alice Stone Neff, vice president.
District League of, Nursing.
Plumbing BOard-Albert r. TAYLOR.
chairman. District legislative Commit
tee, District Plumbers Association.