Alice Callis Hunter

Alice Callis Hunter (1898–1989) was an American community leader in Washington, D.C. Hunter was the first African American appointee to the District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation, where she opposed racial segregation in the city's recreation facilities. Later, she was the first Black president of the District of Columbia League of Women Voters.

Early life and education Hunter's father, Rev. H.J. Callis, was born into slavery in Matthews County in Virginia.

Hunter moved to Washington, D.C. in 1916. She graduated from Miner Teachers College, and later studied at Howard University.

Service and volunteerism Hunter was president of the D.C. Federation of Parent Teacher Associations

In 1942, Hunter became the first black appointee to the D.C. Recreation Board. Hunter resigned from the Recreation Board in 1955 after 13 years. At a dinner commemorating her service, D.C. Commissioner Robert McLaughlin called Hunter the "patron saint of integration in D.C." and presented her with a certificate of merit from the Board of D.C. Commissioners.

In addition to her other volunteerism, Hunter served under the Roosevelt and Truman administrations on the Consumer Advisory Committee of the Council of Economic Advisors. Jehu Hunter, Jr. was a scientist and a lifelong member of the League of Women Voters, serving as vice president of the District of Columbia chapter.