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Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
Social Brevities

P. Z. Q. will meet Monday at
o'clock with Mrs Harry Horton. 103s
Brighton avenue. Mrs. H. c. Coe
will be assistant hostess, and an ex-
tremely important business session
will be held, followed by a brief pro-
gram in the charge of Mrs. Earle G
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bjerke ano
Miss Esther Andrews, who have been
house guests over the holidays al
the w. S. Fawcett home, expect to
return to Los Angeles this week
Mrs. Bjerke is the former Miss Hazel
Fawcett. and Miss Andrews is Mrs
Fawcett's niece.
Judge and Mrs. I. Mayfield were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Williams yesterday
a family party celebrating the arri-
val of the New Year.
New Years guests al the F. j.
Gianola home included Mrs. Giano-
las mother. Mrs. Y. McFadden OF
Los Angeles, Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert
Hill and their children, Robert
Katherine. Mary Frances. Rose, Pa
trieia and Margaret. all Of San Jose:
Mr.. and Mrs John T. Rice had as
their guests at a New Years dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kenyon. Mr. and
Mrs Harvey Kenyon, Mrs. c. Bar
raft. Mrs. Dozier Dawson and Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Willoughhy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
ENTERTAIN FOR
HOUSE GUESTS

yesterday Mr.. and Mrs. P. A.
Thaanum entertained informally at
their ranch home in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Odin Thaanum of San
Diego who are their house guests.
Gathering at the Thaanum home
to hear the New Years football
game in Pasadena over the radio
the guests enjoyed delightful din
ner followed by an evening of
bridge.
Those present were the honor
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Chancellor
Livingston and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Strickland with their two sons,
Dick and Craig.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
Neu Years Ece Party
GiUen By AIDA Herrick

Miss Aida Herrick was hostess al
jolly watch party New Years Eve
at her ranch home near Seeiey
The house was beautifully decorar-
ed for the occasion in flowers ap-
propriate to the season.
Promptly at midnight a tempting
supper was served the guests. those
hidden including Mesdames M. Lie
bert, L. B. Powelson, L. ADAMS
Miss Irene Powelson. and Messrs
Albert Adams. Cinlmie Cobleigh
Gilbert Cobleigh. George Adams
, Wayne Liebert. Ralph Adams. Ho-
bart Herrick, and Winfred Cob
leigh of Berkeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
"NO Host" Dinner And
Theatre Party Is Held

Among the many delightful no
host" parties on New Years Eve
was that at which a large group OF
friends dined at the Barbara Worth
hotel, motoring later to the o. @
Horne home on Len Rey avenue TOR
bridge game.
The card game adjourned in time
for the party to attend the midnight
matinee at the Fox Imperial Thea
tire. The group included approx
mately Is guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
Local Group Spends
Holiday In Mountains

New Years day was celebrated in
a novel fashion by group of local
young people, who motored to the
mountains early yesterday, having
breakfast at Warmers hot springs
and later going to Cuyamaca. where
they found the lake frozen and
where they enjoyed a number OF
winter sports.
The party included the Misses
Dorothy Speare, Ruth Belts, jose
phine Graham, Helen Swerdfeger
Mary Yeargin, Buick Underwood;
Messrs. Edgar Martin, Julius Will
loughby, Earl Willoughby, Lee Will
loughby, Paul Gillett and Cy Will
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
WAFFLE SUPPER
RECENT EVENT

Members of the Bahx Pas club
were entertained New Years Eve at
the Bert Mitchell ho,ne,- 722 Com
mercial avenue.
The girls gathered for a delicious
waffle supper, Elsie Mitchell acting
as hostess, and later Mrs Mitchell
and Mrs. Francis Mitchell chape-
roned the group to the midnight
matinee at the Fox Imperial theatre
Guests included Elsie Mitchell
Adelille Shirer, Janet Underwood
Anna LaFrankie, and Kathryn
Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
Reunion Yesterday At
Dorsey WhiteIaU Home

Family dinner parties were en-
joyed New Years day by number
Of FL Centre families, and one OF
the most enjoyable reunions was
that held at the Dorsey Whitelaw
home yesterday, 457 Sandalwood
avenue.
Colonel and Mrs. Robert Ruther-
ford Of San Diego, Mr. and Mrs
Seth Rice OF San Diego and the r.
B. Whitelaw family of this city all
were guests at this affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02

served by Mr.. and Mrs. Jobes.
The party celebrated the arrival
of 1881 appropriately at midnight
the troop members dispensing tc
their respective homes early New
Years morning. Jobes is scoutmas-
ter for Troop 81. @
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
Troop 2I Celebrates
3aH Nelc Fears ArriUal

Troop 81, B. s. A.. had jolly New
Years Eve party at the Charles B.
Jcbes home, where all sorts OF games
were enjoyed, and refreshments
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02

Harold Mexican. Hanford. Kings
County. high school boy, paid $17.s0
for pig and feed, won first prize
and sold the hog for enough to
total, with prize money, $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02
Announce Program For
TOmOrrOUs Matinee

The program to be presented by
the management of the Fox Inlperi-
al theatre tomorrow afternoon for
the approved Junior matinee viii be
as follows: College Lovers" featur-
ing Marion Nixon; a Krazy Kat
comedy entitled Cinderella; a
Charlie Chase comedy and No. OF
the serial, THE Spell Of the Circus .
Chaperones for the afternoon will
be Mrs George E. Mann and Mrs.
Harry Kincaid-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-02

Carlsbad San Diego county. is
shipping strawberries throughout
the winter.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
.DU PUY BOASTS
/ LONG CAREER

When William Atherton Du Puy,
chief of the office of information
OF the Department of the Interior,
gives out printed information on
education or other phases of the
departments work, he has back of
that information a vast fund of
personal knowledge as well as the
experienced gained in his three
years in the department.
Born in Texas Mr.. Du Puy is a
coSmopolite and world traveller.
He lived in Arizona in his early
days. later working on newspapers
IN various cities during a quarter
OF a century. In 1919 he was man.
ager of the Haskin Syndicate here,
answering questions of every con-
ceivable nature for newspaper
readers.
He achieved prominence as
newspaper feature writer, wrote
extensively during his travels,
served at Geneva snd the League
sessions. was captain in Military
Intelligence during the war, and
IN 1925 became expert on currency
matters for the U. S. Bureau of
Efficiency.
He took his present post about
three years ago. and since that
time has been responsible for &C
quainting the public through news
papers and periodicals of the func-
tlons Of the Interior Department.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
GROUPS
AIDES NAMED

D. A. Skinner, secretary of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, was named chairman Of
the newly organized business COM
mittee of the District of Columbia
Red Cross Chapter at the initial
meeting of the committee yester-
day.
Members of the committee in
clude, in addition to Mr.. Skin
ner, Frank r. Jelleff, of Frank
Jelleff, Inc; Charles T. Clagett,
assistant general manager of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company: Brig. Gen. F..
R. Keefer, chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia chapter, Ameri-
can Red Cross; Mrs. Harry C.
Barnes, director, Roll Call, Ameri-
can Red Cross; Edward j. Nc
Quade, president of Liberty Ma
tional Bank; Douglas Griesemer,
director of Public Information,
American Red Cross.
Whitney Leary, president of
the Washington Automotive
Trade Association; Mark Lans-
burgh, president of the Mer
chants and Manufacturers Asso-
ciation; DR.. William E. Clark,
DR.. Herbert C. Hopkins, George
w. Offutt, president Washington
Board of Trade; Harry King,
president of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce: C. A.
Welsh, secretary of the Washing
ton Typothetae: c. M. Sharpe,
assistant to the president of the
Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, and Ralph Lee, insurance
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Here And There

Mrs. Kate Wade, third vice
president of Local No. 262, F. E.
u, and a charter member, is seri-
ously i'll at her apartment, Seventh
Street and New York Avenue
Northwest. She is employed in
the Division of Loans and Cur
rency, Treasury.
Miss Mary L. Thornton. office
secretary, F. E. u, headquarters,
ITO Fourteenth st. N. w., is on
vacation.
L. A. Kalbach, chief clerk, of,
flee of Commissioner of Educa.
ton, is on vacation in the White
Mountains and at Hartford, Conn
Judge Hugh NJ. Tate, member
of the Interstate Commerce Com,
mission, who has been i'll most OF
the summer but has continued
work nearly all the time, is still
sticking on the job.
Friends of Charles r. Schoene,
man, assistant to the Undersecre.
tary of the Treasury, are felicitat,
ing him on being the father of a
new son. He lives at 4100 Cathe-
dral Ave. N. w.
Charles R. Gapen, chief of the
Department of Agriculture Press
Service. is on vacation.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
5-PO|NT APPEAL
TOBEPUSHED

The program of the National
Federation of Post Office Clerks,
to be pressed in Congress and
during the coming year, is
analogous in most respects with
the platform adopted by the Ma.
tional Federation of Federal EN-.
ployes.
Both organizations. affiliated
with the American Federation Of
Labor, are seeking employment
and salary and working improve
ment much in line with the
specific aims of other branches
of organized labor, and both are
getting ready for a strong cam
paign among the members of
Congress.
Five Major ObjectiveS
There were many divergent
ideas offered at the recent ma
tional convention of postal clerks
in Los Angeles for a platform.
However, a compromise finally
pledged the union to seek five
major objectives as follows:
Five-day week without pay re.
ductiOn; liberalized retirement,
with widows annuity and 3O-year
optional retirement: substitute
relief including vacation and sick
leave, guaranteed weekly wage,
annual increase in hourly pay
rates; seniority; court of appeals.
When the postal clerks meet
in Chicago for their 1888 con-
vention, they want to report
most or all these issues won,
they declared.
Praise For Industry
Representative Samuel A. Ken
dali, of Pennsylvania. a pro.
tagonist of the postal clerks
program, has praised the clerks
as lever loyal, patient. patriotic
and industrious" and commends
their efforts to better their work
ing and salary conditions.
The postal employees of the
country number 10000 more
than all the other employees in
the Federal Government. There
are more than 100000 postal
employees and only 100000 en-
ployes in all other Government
departments, and the full
strength of the organized postal
workers will be thrown into the
Congressional campaign this
winter.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
TAPPING METER
COSTS 500

Mrs. Katherine Miller, who,
when arrested under the name
of Margaret Lang. threw Prince
Georges county officials into con-
fusion with charges that the
police force staged a party in her
house after raiding it, was fined
$50 on a charge of passing gas
from a meter at Upper Marlboro
yesterday. Charges Of maintain
ing a disorderly house and pos
session of liquor were nolle
proceed.
Following a raid on her home
in Riverdale some time ago, Mrs.
Miller. when haled into police
court demanded a jury trial. and
made charges against several
policemen and a constable.
Later she wrote to the Prince
Georges County Board of Com
missioners and withdrew her COM
plant. In her letter she ex-
planned that her evidence was
largely hearSay, and apologized.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
RTCH|E TALKS
To WOMEN

For the second time within "a
hours, Governor Ritchie of Mary
land has commended the plan ad-
vanced by President Hoover to
make liquid frozen bank assets.
Speaking before the Women's
National Democratic Club here
here last night, at the first of a
series of dinners arranged sor
Democratic governors of States,
the Maryland executive called the
plan one among the few actions"
of the Administration which seem
likely to help the country.
Governor Ritchie blamed the
Republican Administration, how
ever, for failing to help wheat and
cotton growers who believed in the
Republican prosperity claims, and
added:
"The crash might not have
been so bad had the Govern
ment warned the people it was
coming. They might have told
us to prepare, to conserve our
resources, to save. Instead,
they told us to spend, because
prosperity was just around the
corner. But the crash was just
around the corner"
The Administration has prom
ised that the tariff would be a
panacea for all national ills, and
when that failed to turn the
trick, blamed conditions on world
wide forces and internationl
repercussions," the governor de,
clared.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
100000 APPLY
FOR TYP|ST
TESTS
AlI-Time Record Set in Civil
Service Applications; Dates
of Tests To Be Announced

Stenographers and typists to
the number of 10000, an all.time
record, filed applications with the
Civil Service Commission for
those positions during the period
ended Thursday
For the 1880 examinations,
8.546 applications were filed. This
number constituted a record at
that time. Commenting on the
nearly 500 per cent increase. the
commission said:
The greatly increased num-
Der Of applicants is, without
doubt, due to the general indus
trial depression. There have
been similar increases in the
number of applicants for other
classes Of positions"
Tests will be given at approx
mately 900 places throughout the
country this fall at a date to be
announced.
With so large a group to choose
from. the Civil Service Commits
sion has boosted its requirements.
No longer will a satisfactory
knowledge of stenography and
typewriting suffice. Applicants
must have "horse sense" as we'll.
The commission said:
IAN emplOye should have
good judgment and should have
more knowledge of the English
language than that possessed
by many of those who pretend
to be stenOgraphers or typists,
as most employers know from
sad experience"
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
u. S. Employees Union
NOn1inUteS Officers

William S. Kinney and Elmer
H. Bailey, who were the locals
delegates to the Seattle conven.
ton, reported the convention at
the meeting of Local No. 261,
Federal Employees Union, at the
meeting Tuesday. A slate of Of
ficers for the coming year was
nominated as follows:
Elmer H. Bailey, president;
James j. Dore, Miss Gertrude E.
Coyle and Herbert Solomon, first,
second and third vice presidents,
respectively; William S. Kinney,
secretary-t r easurer; Glen A.
Steers, guardian. Three new men,
bers named to the executive
board were: Mrs. Rebecca K
Pedigo, Miss Loretta Corcoran
and John Keehan. Formal cleo
ton will be at the November
meeting.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Parkway Trustees
Plan for PUBLICITY

Trustees of the Memorial Park
way fund decided yesterday at a
meeting at the Cosmos Club to
form a national publicity asso.
citation with State branches to
spread information about the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway from Mt. Vernon 20
Great Falls.
The new association will also
be given the task of obtaining
funds for the acquisition of land
needed in the parkway project.
Clarence Phelps Dodge was asked
to accept the position Of director
of the association.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
DRIVING
COSTS 500

Charged with drunken driving,
Francis T. Underwood, who gave
his address as 900 Eleventh st.
N. E.. was fined 500 and costs
by Judge j. Chew Sheriff at
Upper Marlboro. yesterday.
William G. Green, a taxi driver,
was found not guilty of possession
of four pints of whisky by Judge
Sheriff. Green testified in court
that the liquor belonged to his
passengers.
Rudolph Carter, colored, was
fined $50 for reckless driving and
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
LaundrieS to Assist
Legion in Gathering
Clothes for Needy

A campaign to collect old
clothes with the aid of Wash
ington laundries is being initi-
ated by the American Legion,
the Disabled American Vet
eranS and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Large paper bags will be dis
tributed by the laundries when
making regular collections so
that they may be filled with
garments for the needy.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
; Months GAS Tax
Runs S246.373.OOO

States collected a net revenue
of $246, 1878, 900 in gasoline taxes
during the first half of 1881, the
Bureau of Public Roads of the
Department of Agriculture has
announced. Nearly 7,110,000, 900
gallons of gasoline were taxed,
an increase Of AZ per cent over
the number of gallons taxed dur
ing the first six months of 1890.
Consumption of gasoline gained
in SO States and decreased in IL
States.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Christian EndeQUOr
Cheers Mrs. Clark

HAGERSTOWN, Oct. 10.-Dele-
gates to the forty.first annual con-
vention of the Maryland Christian
Endeavor here yesterday gave an
ovation to Mrs. Francis E. Clark,
SO, of Boston, wife of the founder
of the Christian Endeavor.
Mrs. Clark addressed the con-
vention, telling of the organization
of the first society at Portland.
Me-, February 2, 1881. More than
200 delegates are attending the
meet here.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
REPORT ON ALL
LEGISLATION
!. IS OBJECT
Bills in Congress Relating to
Workers Will Be Studied;
First Session October %

The seasons first "Educationa,
Forum" of Local No. 2, Fedora,
Employees Union, will be held al
the union headquarters. ITO Four
teenth st. N. W., the night of Oc
tober %.
This. years series of monthly
discussion meetings is expected
be of far-reaching Importance, con
sidering the significant program
of reforms which the organized
Federal employees will press in Con
gress.
Purposes Explained
Explaining the interest and i'm
portance of the educational forum
Joseph Stansfield, president of Lo
cal No. 2, says:
"The board of representatives
Is the governing body for LOc"l
No. 2, and conducts the business
Of the organization and decic
all questions Of ~Olicy. This
board Is composed Of the vari-
Gus branches. 1t meets the Sec
Ond Friday night of each month
ut the headquarters of the Or
ganizatiOn, 71O Fourteenth st.
N. w. All the board meetings
are open to all members Of the
union.
"Owing to the many problems
arising with reference to mat
terS relating to policy, Organiza-
tion, and educational matters,
the board organized an 'educa-
tiOnal forum to take care of
the work of this character. The
forum meets at headquarters
ON the fourth Friday night Of
each month. These meetings,
too, are open to all members
Of Local No. 2, as well as to
members Of all others unions
Of Federal employees.
Is Well Organized
"The educational forum is
well organized and, through its
committees ON classification,
OSACAhACMSO Wo6CS 1AU tAC CVOO
Of living, organization, efficiency
ratings, and other special COM
mitteeS, makes a careful study
Of many complex problems re-
lating to the welfare Of the
employees. b.
"As all the questions raised
are subject to full discussion,
the forum has proved of great
educational value to its mem
bers. Practically all the reSOIu-
tiOns presented by Local No. 2
to the convention at Seattle
were prepared by the 'educa.
tiOnal FORUM During the com.
ing winter, the forum will care
fully study and report on all
bills submitted to the Congress
relating to Government en-
plOyes."
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Silver Spring Church
Notes Anniversary

The seventeenth anniversary of
the Silver Spring Baptist Church
will be observed tomorrow with
four services and a special Fellow
ship Hour in the new church
building. At the close of the
evening service several persons
will be baptiSed.
Rev. Henry o. Millington, ex-
ecutive secretary. Columbia AS
Sociation of Baptist Churches of
Washington, D. c., will deliver
the morning sermon at II o'clock,
following the teaching service at
10 o'clock. Fellowship hour and
open house will be held at 3 p.
M, and evening service at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Business Men Seek
Widenin0 of Street

The widening Of Eighteenth
Street Northwest, from Florida
Avenue to Columbia Road, may
soon become reality. it was re-
ported last night at the meeting
of the Eighteenth Street and Co
lumbia Road Business Mems AS
ISOLATION.
The report said of the 119
propertyowners eligible to sign the
petition asking the District Com
missioners to widen the street, 83
have already signed. The associa-
ton will place a Christmas tree
on the triangle at Eighteenth
Street and Columbia Road.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Stated SALARY.
BOOSTS, AIM
Of CLERKS j.
Personnel Board Report Sees
Maintenance OF Morale and
Efficiency in Such a Plan

Stated and regular salary in
creases, such as are advocated
by the National Federation of
Federal Employees, will assure in
creased efficiency of various
Government offices, it is said in
survey report to the personnel
classification board.
1t is also reminded that ex-
pectation of regular salary in
creases is more important to
worthwhile employees who enter
the Federal service as a career
than is the initial salary, while
the whole question of the desir-
ability Of Federal service as a
career for earnest men and
women depends on the salts
factory arrangement of stated
increases.
Adverse Results
The Personnel Classification
Board is favoring the general
aims of the organized Federal
employees in this regard. It is
emphasized that withholding
salary increases to employees who
have a right to expect them has
several adverse effects which
react against the entire office
and the entire Government
service.
Refusal to grant stated salary
increases, uniformly, it is pointed
out lead to these conditions:
Spelling the employees general
attitude, making him less
enthusiastic over his work, more
critical of superiOrS or new plans
and more likely to cause friction.
Takes Down Loyalty
RObbing the empIOye Of the
finer essence of loyalty, which
can make or mar efficient
service.
Causing such disappointment,
especially where n definite
promise of raise has been
made then broken, that an en-
plOye may do something des-
perate like resign - demand a
transfer.
Causing bitterness over real or
believed injustice on the part Of
the Government to occupy much
of the employees working time, in
juring his work as well as morale
and sometimes causing a nervous
condition.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
DR.. MOrgGnstOn Gets
Post TiLSOn Held

DR.. Charles E. Morganston was
elected honorary president of the
Connecticut State Society at a
meeting at the Willard Hotel
last night. He succeeds Repre-
sentative John @. Tilson, Repub-
lican leader in the House.
Other officers elected were Ed
ward j. Lang, president; C. o.
Buckingham, Elmer E. Fields,
Mrs. M. Eva Woodward, Mrs. C.
w. Sorrell, vice presidents; Mrs.
j. Robert Conroy. secretary; Mrs.
Kathleen B. Burke. social secre,
tary: DR.. r. s. Pendexter. treas
urer, and Clarence A. Clough,
Sergeant-at-arms.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
State Health Head
Will Address PIT. A

DR.. Warren F. Draper. health
commissioner of Virginia, will be
the principal speaker at the final
session of the annual convention
of the Virginia Congress of Par
ents and Teachers. to be held in
Alexandria october 81 to %.
The convention will deal largely
with THE Children's Charter: A
Bill of Rights. of American Child
hood" which was drawn UP as a
result of President Hoover's White
House conference.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Fair to GiUe Prizes
To Fire COnaD0nieS

A varied list of prizes to be
bestowed on fire companies par
ticipating at the Rockville Fair
in the annual field day Of Mont
gomery county fire departments
was announced yesterday.
The best appearing company
in the parade will receive a
nozzle, the best commercial float,
$40, while the Rockville Cham
Der Of Commerce cup goes to
the largest fire company. Many
other awards are to be made.
The Washington times., 1931-10-10
Local No. 262 Holds
DOdge Hotel Dinner

An interesting event Of the
week was the dinner of officers
and collectors of Local No. 262,
Federal Employees Union, at the
Dodge Hotel Tuesday night.
j. o. Burnham, president of the
local, presided at the dinner
which was attended by SO per
sons.
Other speakers were Ulrey j.
Biller, newly elected vice presi.
dent Of the National Federation
who was guest of honor, John
Ginder. A. D. Sartwell. Miss So,
phie Weber, and E. C. Hooper.