The Washington herald., 1918-07-14
l. G. STEWARD
.BPRESIDENT
OFFEDERATION
National Federal Employees
to Have Leader with
Experience.

A washingtonian. Luther c. Stew
ard. is the new president of the
National Federation Of Federal En-
ployes, vice H. N. McLarin, who
has Joined the Tank Corps
Mr.. Steward was elected by the
executive council to serve until the
national convention in Chicago next
autumn. Mr.. Steward was first vice.
president of the organization
As president of the national fed
ersSion, he will have headquarters
in Washington. Mr.. Seward was
educated In the Washington public
schools.
His present government connec-
tion is with the U. 8. Employment
service, in which he Is q special
representative of Director General
Densmore.
Mr. Stewards Record.
Mr.. Steward was elected first vice.
president of the National Federation
of Federal Employees at its con-
vention in Washington last Sep
tember, and was chairman of its
delegation this year in the conven-
tion OF the American Federation of
Labor. He-is a graduate of the
Fordham School of Law, of New
York. and has been in the govern
ment service for 22 years. During
that period he has served as chief
OF division in the Civil Service COM
mission. the railway mail service,
as inspector in charge and assistant
superintendent inspector in the i'm
migration service at Tampa. Fla,
Eagle Pass, San Antonio and El
Paso, Tex, and Los Angeles, Cal;
a -
cisco, and as assistant superinten-
dent at Ellis Island. A year ago
he entered the L. S. Employment
Service, and until a few weeks ago
was stationed at Kansas City. Mo.
HIS headquarters are now in the
East. and much of his time will be
spent in Washington In addition
to the usual duties in the various
helds in which he has served, Mr..
Steward has been called upon by
the government for special admins
trative Investigations which have
thoroughly familiarized him with
the Civil Service. its branches, and
with its personnel
Ardent Trades CnIOnIst.
As an ardent trades-unionist, Mr.
Steward brings to the presidency of
the National Federation the requisite
viewpoint in that respect for an Or
Sanization affiliated with the Ameri-
can Federation.
No organization ever had a more
substantial reason for its existence
than the National Federation of Fed
81 al Employ es,' says Mr.. Steward,
and with the 10O00O Federal workers
throughout the country to draw upon
fUT membership. | am convinced that
1t is destined 10 become one OF the
greatest instrumentalities for social
justice in the history OF this country.
Already. under President McLarin's
leadership. the National Federation.
which has been in existence as a ma
uOnal but ten months. has grown to
Ito locals in different parts OF the
United States, and a membership of
100. Our national convention this
yeaf. which will be held in Chicago
in September. will show still further
growth, for new members are coming
in now at the rate OF leo a month
We had lie votes in the American
Federation OF Labor this yearly
the next convention We will doubtless
have more than doubled that strength.
Our primary purpose. of course.
is the betterment of the conditions OF
the government worker. but in work
ing to that end, We shall demonstrate
our value as a great influence for
efficient administration and the
L Standardization and improvement Of
administrative methods"