Hon. ALAN BIBLE, WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 1967. U.S. Senate, Old Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: This letter is to express my support for the nominations which the President has made to the new District of Columbia Council. I have known several of these persons for many years, working on a wide variety of community matters. As Chairman of the Board of the Housing Development Corporation-and, before that, as President of the Washington Planning and Housing AssociationI have been concerned with efforts in this community to do something about the critical problem of low-income housing. In this work, I have had the pleasure of being associated with, and coming to know, a number of the persons whom the President has nominated to the Council. These people are hard-working, dedicated individuals who know this community and its problems through the years of work and personal involvement. For example, Mrs. Polly Shackleton, notwithstanding the many other demands on her time, has for many years been an expert and valued member of the Housing Committee of the Washington Planning and Housing Association. With her participation, this committee has, among other things, conceived and developed a neighborhood housing services program that was funded by UPO and made an intensive study of landlord-tenant relationships and problems. Mr. Turner has been a long-time supporter of private efforts to construct and rehabilitate low income housing in the District, first as a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens for Better Housing, Inc., and more lately as a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Housing Development Corporation. He is also serving as Chairman of the UPO Housing Committee. Mr. Nevius has been active in the organization and development of Community Organizations for the Improvement of Neighborhoods, Inc. (COIN) and is currently actively involved in private efforts to organize a private housing revolving fund for this community. Mr. Fauntroy's efforts on behalf of low-income housing rehabilitation in the Shaw School area are, of course, well-known. I think that Mr. Hechinger will bring outstanding personal qualities to the Chairmanship of the Council and that the community is fortunate that he is prepared to assume these responsibilties. I hope very much that your Committee will confirm these nominations at an early date. Respectfully, REUBEN CLARK. Hon. ALAN BIBLE, COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF GREATER WASHINGTON, Chairman, District of Columbia Committee, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: We have responded with gratitude to the President and the Congress' actions in recent weeks with regard to the establishment of the new-style government for the District of Columbia. As you are perfectly aware, the reorganized government for the District of Columbia is not self-government for its citizens, but we feel that the new government is both a step toward selfgovernment and a great improvement over the structure of government in this city since 1873. We have hailed the President's choices of Walter E. Washington and Thomas Fletcher to be Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner respectively for the new city government, and we are delighted with the confirmation given these choices by the United States Senate. We are now writing to you to indicate to you that it is our hope the Senate will confirm the President's appointees to the new city council of the District of Columbia. It is not within the scope of our responsibility in this community to comment on the individual names submitted to the Senate by the President. We are most pleased, however, to suggest that speedy approval of the President's nominees will provide the new government an early opportunity to begin the tasks of learning how to bring more effective government to this city. We feel that the new city council as a whole merits the consent of the Senate. Let us take this opportunity again to record our appreciation to you personally as Chairman of the Senate District of Columbia Committee for your understanding and insightful leadership in our affairs. Very truly yours, Rev. CHARLES WARREN, Director. Rev. PHILIP R. NEWELL, Jr., Associate Director. Senator ALAN BIBLE, WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 1967. Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia, DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: The DCEA Patriots, an organization of teachers and school officers, who are interested in D.C. home rule and the politics of education, wish to endorse the candidacy of Mrs. Polly Shackleton and Mr. Joseph Yeldell for positions on the D.C. Council. Mrs. Shackleton's contributions to the Washington community is well-known. Mr. Yeldell has overcome the difficulties of poor economic background and other urban problems to become a responsible citizen and educator. We realize the importance for various levels in our society and for each area of our city to be represented on the D.C. Council. It is hoped that the new Council appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson will assist Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Washington to reorganize the D.C. Government to more effectively serve the citizens of our city. We wish this telegram to be made part of the record for hearings concerning the D.C. Council. We appreciate the work you and your colleagues are doing to make Washington, D.C., a better place to live and a model city for our Nation. Respectfully yours, LELIA M. LANE, President, DCEA Patriots and Chairman, Citizenship Committee, District of Columbia Education Association. THE JUVENILE COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Hon. ALAN BIBLE, October 6, 1967. DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: I read with keen interest the President's nominations of District residents to serve on the newly created City Council. I should like particularly to commend the President's choices of Mrs. Margaret Haywood and Mr. William S. Thompson, since these two attorneys have served the Juvenile Court faithfully for many years, and in so doing have learned much about the problems of the District of Columbia. Both of them are outstanding attorneys. Their legal skills are well balanced by their integrity and their concern for the clients whom they represent, whether they are retained or appointed. I should also like to commend the appointment of Mr. Stanley J. Anderson, whom I have known for several years in connection with his work as the organizer and director of the Roving Leaders. This group of men have done much to prevent delinquency in many areas of the city. Finally, I should like to commend the President's choice of my good personal friend, John A. Nevius. Mr. Nevius and I attended college together and have had close associations in law and civic matters for the past 20 years. I sincerely hope that the Senate District Committee will promptly confirm the nominations of these persons, as well as the others nominated by the President to create the City Council. Sincerely, ORMAN W. KETCHAM. Hon. ALAN BIBLE, WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 1967. U.S. Senate, Old Senate Office Building, DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: This letter is to express my support for the nominations which the President has made to the new District of Columbia Council. I have known several of these persons for many years, working on a wide variety of community matters. As Chairman of the Board of the Housing Development Corporation-and, before that, as President of the Washington Planning and Housing Association— I have been concerned with efforts in this community to do something about the critical problem of low-income housing. In this work, I have had the pleasure of being associated with, and coming to know, a number of the persons whom the President has nominated to the Council. These people are hard-working, dedicated individuals who know this community and its problems through the years of work and personal involvement. For example, Mrs. Polly Shackleton, notwithstanding the many other demands on her time, has for many years been an expert and valued member of the Housing Committee of the Washington Planning and Housing Association. With her participation, this committee has, among other things, conceived and developed a neighborhood housing services program that was funded by UPO and made an intensive study of landlord-tenant relationships and problems. Mr. Turner has been a long-time supporter of private efforts to construct and rehabilitate low income housing in the District, first as a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens for Better Housing, Inc., and more lately as a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Housing Development Corporation. He is also serving as Chairman of the UPO Housing Committee. Mr. Nevius has been active in the organization and development of Community Organizations for the Improvement of Neighborhoods, Inc. (COIN) and is currently actively involved in private efforts to organize a private housing revolving fund for this community. Mr. Fauntroy's efforts on behalf of low-income housing rehabilitation in the Shaw School area are, of course, well-known. I think that Mr. Hechinger will bring outstanding personal qualities to the Chairmanship of the Council and that the community is fortunate that he is prepared to assume these responsibilties. I hope very much that your Committee will confirm these nominations at an early date. Respectfully, Hon. ALAN Bible, REUBEN CLARK. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF GREATER WASHINGTON, Chairman, District of Columbia Committee, DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: We have responded with gratitude to the President and the Congress' actions in recent weeks with regard to the establishment of the new-style government for the District of Columbia. As you are perfectly aware, the reorganized government for the District of Columbia is not self-government for its citizens, but we feel that the new government is both a step toward selfgovernment and a great improvement over the structure of government in this city since 1873. We have hailed the President's choices of Walter E. Washington and Thomas Fletcher to be Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner respectively for the new city government, and we are delighted with the confirmation given these choices by the United States Senate. We are now writing to you to indicate to you that it is our hope the Senate will confirm the President's appointees to the new city council of the District of Columbia. It is not within the scope of our responsibility in this community to comment on the individual names submitted to the Senate by the President. We are most pleased, however, to suggest that speedy approval of the President's nominees will provide the new government an early opportunity to begin the tasks of learning how to bring more effective government to this city. We feel that the new city council as a whole merits the consent of the Senate. Let us take this opportunity again to record our appreciation to you personally as Chairman of the Senate District of Columbia Committee for your understanding and insightful leadership in our affairs. Very truly yours, Senator ALAN BIBLE, WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 1967. Chairman, Committee on the District of Columbia, DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: The DCEA Patriots, an organization of teachers and school officers, who are interested in D.C. home rule and the politics of education, wish to endorse the candidacy of Mrs. Polly Shackleton and Mr. Joseph Yeldell for positions on the D.C. Council. Mrs. Shackleton's contributions to the Washington community is well-known. Mr. Yeldell has overcome the difficulties of poor economic background and other urban problems to become a responsible citizen and educator. We realize the importance for various levels in our society and for each area of our city to be represented on the D.C. Council. It is hoped that the new Council appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson will assist Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Washington to reorganize the D.C. Government to more effectively serve the citizens of our city. We wish this telegram to be made part of the record for hearings concerning the D.C. Council. We appreciate the work you and your colleagues are doing to make Washington, D.C., a better place to live and a model city for our Nation. Respectfully yours, LELIA M. LANE, President, DCEA Patriots and Chairman, Citizenship Committee, District of Columbia Education Association. THE JUVENILE COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Hon. ALAN BIBLE, October 6, 1967. DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: I read with keen interest the President's nominations of District residents to serve on the newly created City Council. I should like particularly to commend the President's choices of Mrs. Margaret Haywood and Mr. William S. Thompson, since these two attorneys have served the Juvenile Court faithfully for many years, and in so doing have learned much about the problems of the District of Columbia. Both of them are outstanding attorneys. Their legal skills are well balanced by their integrity and their concern for the clients whom they represent, whether they are retained or appointed. I should also like to commend the appointment of Mr. Stanley J. Anderson, whom I have known for several years in connection with his work as the organizer and director of the Roving Leaders. This group of men have done much to prevent delinquency in many areas of the city. Finally, I should like to commend the President's choice of my good personal friend, John A. Nevius. Mr. Nevius and I attended college together and have had close associations in law and civic matters for the past 20 years. I sincerely hope that the Senate District Committee will promptly confirm the nominations of these persons, as well as the others nominated by the President to create the City Council. Sincerely, ORMAN W. KETCHAM. Senator ALAN BIBLE, OLDEST INHABITANTS, INC., Washington, D.C., September 29, 1967. Chairman, D.C. Committee, Old Senate Office Building, DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: I take this opportunity to voice my full support for all of President Johnson's nominees for the District of Columbia's first council. They all seem to be very capable citizens and worthy of this assignment. Yours sincerely, PAUL V. BROWN, President. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INC., Hon. ALAN BIBLE, Chairman, Committee of the District of Columbia, MY DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: The D.C. Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorses the President's selection of councilmen to serve this city in its new reorganized structure. We feel that outstanding among the President's nominations are: William S. Thompson, J. C. Turner, and Polly Shackleton. They represent an accumulation of complete civic devotion, knowledge of the needs of our citizens and imaginativeness to devise a comprehensive and working program to meet these needs. The members of our Council will present to the country and the world an effective demonstration of the true spirit of democracy. The Chamber feels that from their records we can depend upon Mr. Thompson, Mr. Turner and Mrs. Shackleton to effectively reflect the aspirations of the people of this city to move forward in harmony and justice to the fulfillment of the American ideal. Very respectfully yours, JOSEPH S. GRECO, Chairman, Executive Committee. Hon. ALAN BIBLE, THE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE, Chairman, Senate District Committee, DEAR SENATOR BIBLE: The Democratic Central Committee wishes to indicate promptly its support for the appointees made by President Johnson to the City Council for the District of Columbia. We are particularly pleased that our National Committee woman, Mrs. Polly Shackleton and our Vice Chairman, Mr. J. C. Turner, were appointed from our own Committee membership. Mrs. Shackleton has been quite active in the District for the last 10 years and has given a great deal of time to different programs, including projects on beautification, summer recreation and summer employment. Mr. Turner has been active for over 20 years in District affairs and is the President of the AFL-CIO Council for the District and thus represents the labor movement as well as the Democrats. His judgment and integrity are beyond question. We are also favorably familiar with the work of the Reverend Walter Fauntroy and with his concern and devotion to the welfare of the District and its citizens. He is certainly an asset to the council membership. I have personally know Max Kampelman for about 20 years, both as a fellow worker in the Democratic Party and also as a neighbor. He has outstanding ability. His knowledge and experience in politics and governmental affairs are outstanding. He is able, conscientious and devoted to the public welfare and I have complete confidence in his integrity. Sincerely yours, TILFORD E. DUDLEY, (Chairman as of January 5, 1967). |