Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-30

hlgnugnCS OF testimony DeIOfe
a House Appropriations subcom-
mittee last night on the Dis
trict's SITS million budget for
the fiscal year which begins
July /.
The Rev. Warren E. Mace,
Inter-C Church Recreation Com
mittee: Backed funds for Com
missioners' Youth Council and
for Departments of Welfare.
Health, Recreation and Educa-
ton.
Miss Loretta Butler, st. Peter
Claver Center. speaking for Di-
rector James Guinan: I'VE feel
obliged to protest the inadequa-
cies of the existing public assist
ance program in the District
and to plead for increased con-
gressional appropriations"
Philip Schiff. chairman, Me-
tropolitan Washington Chapter
of the National Association of
Social Workers: Seeking funds
to raise assistance grants from
IS per cent to 100 per cent of
needs, he said. "Meager assist
ance leads to social deterioration
of the family or individual.
Asked funds for SO additional
caseworkers.
Morris A. Bealle, WASHINGTON
Metropolitan Softball Associa-
ton: Asked 100000 for recrea-
ton improvements, with $4,000
earmarked for lights and seats
at Turkey Thicket, Industrial
Home site, Parkside. Hillcrest
and Francis Fairgrounds.
Mrs. Joseph ]. Katsuranis,
Commissioners Youth Council,
Area F: Urged improvement for
recreation of Emery tract, Ia
koma playground. Lamond play
ground Riggs road playground
and Fort Stevens.
James O'Connor. Capitol Hill
Southeast Citizens Association:
1--WE are afraid to go out on the
streets after dark" He asked 30
additional police for the area.
He also opposed routing heavy
traffic through residential streets
there and urged that the inner
loop freeway be kept west of the
Capitol.
Mrs. Juanita r.. Peet, Mothers
Council of Washington: Urged
support for preschool play pro-
gram in the Recreation Depart
ment.
Mrs. I. Jesse Bekman, Area ..
Council B. Congress of Parents
and Teachers: Asked recreation
Improvements at Emery tract,
and Takoma, Lamond and Riggs
Park Fairgrounds.
Thomas F. StrettOn, Paul
Junior High School Home and
School Association: Backed rec
reation requests, restoration of
1925, 900 for so special teachers
and employment of school psy-
chiatrists.
Howard d. WoodsOn, Business
and Professional Mems Associa-
ton of the Far Northeast: Asked
opening and paving of Deane
avenue and of Grant and Dix
streets to Eastern avenue; also,
flood control for Watts Run.
Abraham Wolf, Business and
Professional Mems Association of
the Far Northeast: Backed
widening and paving Of Dix and
Grant streets.
Mrs. Philip Sapir, Cleveland
Park Recreation Council: Backed
total budget for Recreation De-
partment, urging addition of
Fort Reno Recreation Center.
z. r. Ramssur, Northeast
Boundary Civic Association: Re-
quested funds for portable
buildings to give immediate re-
lief from overcrowding ano an
additional elementary school
near Fifty-seventh and Dix
streets NE. Asked more police
for l4th precinct.
Mrs. Jack Gottsegen, WASH
ington section. National Council
OF Jewish Women: Requested
restoration of $133,56o for
health services to school chill
d,'en, adequate public assist
ance grants. more welfare case
workers. higher foster nome
care payments, so special g-a de
school teachers, funds for an
Office of urban renewal and L.
more housing inspectors.
DIR. James X. Mock, Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church:
Testify.ng for children and
children's needs he urged a
pupil-teacher ratio Of 80. reme-
dial reading classes, higher re-