Evening star., 1929-11-17
CLERK POPULARITY
CONTEST SPIRITED
miss Federal EmpIoye" to
Win Title Only After
Hard Battle.

Miss Federal Employe," whoever she
may be, must defeat some likely candi-
dates.
Although enthusiastic balloting of
the FIRST week gave Miss Ruby B. Mar
tin, Veterans Bureau, the lead In q con-
test for that honor. sponsored by the
District Federation Of Federal Employees
Unions, early returns brought several
other favorites to popular attention.
Miss Martin. of 3211 Newark street,
polled 1877 900 votes; Miss Mary Laugh
lin Of 314S o street, Pension ONCE, was
a close second. with 134500 votes, and
just 2,500 furtker back came Miss Rose
Clark, 4843 Kssnsas avenue, also of the
veterans Bureau.
The friends pf several other contest
ants advanced: their favorites well up
in the running
Native Of HagerstOwn.
Miss Martin lis secretary and execu-
tive clerk to CH II. Sweet, chief of per-
sonnel of the Veterans Bureau, and a
member OF the Veterans Bureau branch
of Local Unior, No 2 of the National
Federation of Federal Employees. She
is native OF; HaRerstown, Md, and
has been employed at the bureau since
1918.
The contest to pick Miss Federal
Employee" has aroused intense inter-
est among Government workers, and
virtually all those who have gained
standing so rapidly have organized
their supporters much as in a political
campaign, with. key workers scattered,
50 that votes may be obtained in as
many quarters as possible, those in
charge say. Al wishing to vote may
obtain the blahks from any of these
workers or at slae headquarters of the
District Federation, ITO Fourteenth
street.
Selection Of tie most popular woman
member of the Federal service is being
made in connection with a circuS-revue
scheduled for December 5, and at
Masonic Auditorium. Thirteenth and H
streets. This IL sponsored by the Dis
trict Federatiors in the interest of its
building fund.
Every feature. Of the tented outdoor
circus that possibly can be crowded into
Midwinter Slowing indoors will be
offered, according to A. j. Oliver, pro-
gram chairman.i
Final results Twill be given on the
popularity contest at the closing per-
formance Of the. circus on December Z,
when the polls will close at IL pm.
Elmer G. Hooper Is chairman of the
contest committee Of the District FEEDER
alton.
Complete Standing.
The first complete standing of con-
testants, In the ,order Of votes polled,
follows:
Miss Ruby L.lMartin. s211 Newark
street, Veterans Bureau, $4,000.
Miss Mary Lallghlin, 3148 o street,
Pension once, Interior Department,
Miss Rose CLARK, 4s4s Kansas ave-
nue., Veterans Bureau. $4,000.
Miss Anna M. McNutt, 300 Massa-
chusetts avenue, Post ONCE Housing
Bureau. 1873, 900.
Miss Airline Craig, $500 Seventh street,
General Accounting Once, 12S. 900.
Mrs. Bernadine K. Leaman, 1909 Crit
tenden street, General Accounting Of
fice, 126, 500.
Miss Bess Miller, 37ol Massachusetts
avenue. loans and currency division, !
Treasury Department, 10000. !
Miss Nettie r.. Israel. 1923 Harvard
street, Treasury, annex l, 1860
Miss Elizabeth g. Baxter, Seventh
and K streets, Treasury, Annex l.
Miss Miss Nicie perFen. 7O4 Third street, !
Bureau of Engraving end Printing, |
Miss Miss Hazel 1s.dberg, 1901 Massa-
once, War Department, e9,5oo.
Carolina avenue northeast, treasury !
Department 96,0aO.
Miss Gladys a5ywster. 4529 New
Hampshire avenue Bureau Of Engraving |
and Printing, 80. 900.
Miss Loretta CArcoran, surgeon gen.
erals ONCE, War department. Al ,000..
Mrs. Laura K. Cox, East Falls Church, !
Va, United States Tariff Commission,
$4,000. :
Miss Katherine Y. Roach. ATT z street
southwest Navy Yard. 2l,000.
Mrs. Marie Thomas, 1349 Kenyon |
street, Veterans Bureau, 10000.
Miss Katherine b. Dayton, 5l4 Nine |
teenth street, Veterans Bureau, $4,000. |
Miss Ruth Taylor. 81 v street, Blu
reau of Eoreign and Domestic Com
rnerce, DepartmeRA Of Commerce, 1000.