The Washington herald., 1922-11-16
employees OF NAVY
YARD TO PROTEST
AGAINST WAGE CUT
Report of Board Favors
Six-Day Schedule
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Protest will be made against the
recommended reduction of approxi-
mateiy 1 cent an hour for all WASH
ingtop navy yard employees in the re-
port submitted by the local wage
board.
The report favors a six-day schedule
for $500 employees.
NJ. r. Atlas, chairman Of District
No. a.. International Association of
Maohinists. declared the Central
Wage Board had promised a six-day
working schedule for the Washing
ton yard.
In their protest. according to
Alifss. they intend pointing out that
nachinists producing work similar
to that turned out ats the navy yard,
working for private concerns are be-
ing paid s711 cents an hour.
Telesrams relative to recommenda-
tions made oy navy yards in other
parts of the country. at the local
headquarters of the machinists' as
sociatton. showed that the board at
Mare Island, Cal. recommended sala-
ries be increased to so cents. An in
crease of cents also was recon-
mended at the Philadelphia yard
campaign for beautifying East
Washington Heights has been
launched by the citizens association.
Members were requested to prevail
upon Congress for immediate action
in establishing parks at Forts Davis
and Dupont
II also was decided to request a
l.
bctwsen Pennsylvania avenue and the
District line.
Approval Of the $4,000 supple
mental estimate in the District
budget toward building a muni-
cipa1 park and playground on Ana
costa flats has become a reality.
according to Lieut.. Col C. o. Sher-
rill. superintendent of Public Build
ings and Grounds.
Although the approved amount is
half the sum asked. residents feel
that once building has started il
will be easy to obtain additional
funds.
Representatives from all associa-
tions organized into the Anacostia
park council are responsible for the
approval of the estimate.
The plans call for a trolley ex-
tension. driveways, walks. a con-
crete stadium seating approximately
$500 persons. provisions for seating
an additional 1.500 persons. two
boat houses. baseball diamonds,
cinder track, tennis courts. cricke,
field. hockey field. bowling green
rogue courts. swimming pool anG
picnic grounds.
Motorcycle Policemen W. H. Bailey
and E. T. Myers. both of the
Eleventh precinct station. both
claim a compliment by DIR. Samuel
A. SILK, senior assistant physician
at the ST. Elizabeth's Hospital. to
Capt. Martin Kelley.
In a letter DIR. Silk wrote of the
courteous and gentlemanly manner
in which a motorcycle policeman
called his attention to a trafiC
violation
The affair. according to the COM
munication. occurred on Nichols
avenue southeast, Friday Novem-
ber 3.
The ladies' auxiliary of Providence
Hospital has issued invitations
for a linen shower. tea and card
party Monday afternoon. The card
game will begin at o'clock. A
string orchestra will play during
the tea Proceeds are for the bene-
fit of the free wards of Providence.
Girls attending the six schools in
the Virginia avenue playground di-
vision. Tenth street and Virginia
avenue southeast, are battling for
positions on the dodgeball teams
which are forming into a league.
The opening games will he played
next week
Contesting teams will be organ
lied from the students of the Wal
laCh. Towers. LenON. Cranch. Bu-
Chanan and Tyler schools. The win
ming team will be rendered a party.
Games will be Of five innings. each
inning one minute.
The girl basketball teams from
the Virginia avenue playground di-
vision and the Garfield playground
division will compete for the cham
piOnship of the southeast next Sat
urday afternoon. Players on the
former team are: Ellen Northedgc.
Erma Beckett. Maude Raynor. Ca
mile Farren, Evelyn Alvey and
Emma Aman.
a. Babp. 121 Twelfth street
southeast: \. l.. Oehmann. aI7 Four
teenth street southeast. and a.
Oehmann. 1872 a street southeast.
have been elected members of the
Lincoln Park citizens Association.
Clinton Abel. three years old. lis
j. street southeast. was bitten on
the left shoulder by dog.
a thief broke into the home of
T. r. Smith. 70s E street southeast
and escaped with two watches val
ued at 75.
Policeman Thomas Poland is re-
for appendicitis.
The Junior Church Society of the
\Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
SRuseh met at the church. Four
teenth and U streets southeast, last
night.
Plsns for the winter were out
lined. at the meeting of the board
of managers of the METROPOLITAN
Presbyterian Church last night.
Members of the girl basketball
team, of the wallach School. Sew
enth 'street and Pennsylvania ave-