Evening star., 1954-10-06
SIunl Project
viii Be eNan'ed
For Capper
Senator Sponsored
Law Thot Greeted
Housing Authority

Housing Authority
The first major slum-clear-
ance project in the National
Capital Housing Authority's cur
rent low-rent housing conStruc-
tion program will be named the
Arthur Capper Dwellings, In
honor Of the late Senator from
Kansas.
1t will be located on a seven
block site in Southeast WASH
ington bounded in general by
Virginia avenue, Second, Sew
enth and M streets.
Senator Capper headed the
Senate District Committee from
1925 until 1888, and in 1879
sponsored the legislation under
which the housing authority was
established in 1884.
Decision Unanimous.
James Ring, executive director
of the authority, who served as
committee clerk under Senator
Capper's Craftsmanship from
1929 to 1888. made the announce
ment of the decision to give the
Kansas Republicans name to the
project. He said it was unani-
mously approved by the au-
thority's board after a poll of
its members.
"The decision Of the board
gives me particular pleasure"
Mr.. Ring said, because knew
at first hand of Senator Cap
per's deep interest in eliminate
ing the slums of Washington
and obtaining good housing for
low-income families"
! The authority is completing
final steps to acquire property
for the project, which will be
constructed with the help of the
Public Housing Administration.
Many of the low-income FAM
lilies living on the site have al
ready been rehoused by the au-
thority. and families whose in
comes exceed limits for admis-
sion to low-rent housing are
being referred to the relocation
office of the Redevelopment Land
Agency, which maintains a reg
lister of available private hous-
ing.
Project for Elderly.
Project plans are being pre-
pared by Hilyard r. Robinson,
architect. One of the buildings
proposed for the site is a multi
story elevator apartment build
ing designed principally for the
accommodation of elderly cou-
Piles and for families whose mem
bers have physical handicaps.
Preference in the selection Of
tenants is given to low-income
families displaced by local slum
clearance activities. The Capper
dwellings will be open to low
income families without regard
to race. AS in other permanent
low-rent housing managed by
the authority, rents will be
graded in accordance with the
low incomes of tenants.
The site Immediately adjoins
the Carrollsburg Dwellings, S,
which the Authority built in
1941 on six blocks which it
cleared of slums. Mr.. Ring said
the removal of slums from the
area will prove a substantial aid
to the stability of private res
toration of historic old housing
in nearby neighborhoods of
Southeast Washington.
The management of the prop
erty will include active cooper
alton with community agencies
in the development of construc-
tive programs for adults and
youngsters, Mr.. Ring said.
In Senate 30 Years.
Senator Capper, who had been
a newspaper printer, reporter
and publisher, was Governor of
Kansas from 1915 to 1919, when
;, he began a 30-year service in
the Senate. He did not stand
for reelection in l948 and re-
tired to his business and civic
interests at Topeka, where he
! died December 10, 1851, at the
age of Sc.
During all his Senate service
he was a member of the District
Committee. and he took a major
interest in sponsoring national
representation for District resi-
dents among other important
matters affecting the city,