The Washington times., 1935-10-03

Under the A. F. l.. banner
credit for success of the two-year
fight is given principally to Leo
George and Gilbert E. Hyatt,
known to intimates as Gil" who
are respectively president and leg
islative representative Of the Ma
tional Federation of Post Office
Clerks. Both were reelected re-
Gently at the convention of their
organization.
Among employe groups who
spurn affiliation with the faction
led by william Green. praise is
being heaped upon John J. Bar
rett, president, and Patrick j.
O'Neill, secretary, of the United
National Association of Postal
Clerks. They were equally Wig
orous in sponsoring the 4O,hour
condition via their association
with the National Legislative
Council of Federal Employe Organ
izationS-a combination formed by
Luther c. Steward, of the NFFE,
after he split with Mr.. Green.
In their fight for the benefit,
both pairs of officials were sup
ported strongly by "siSter" organ
izations of postal workers, includ-
ing letter carrier, substitute, Ia
borer and motor vehicle operator
groups inside and outside the A.
F. L. affiliation fence.
Mr.. Hyatt is probably one Of
the busiest organization leaders in
existence. In addition to his legiS-
lative work for the NFPC, he edits
the Union Postal Clerk publica-
ton, served on the Joint Retire
ment Conference of all civil Serv-
ants under the retirement act,
and is active in the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men.
The soul of a great public re-
lations counsel" evidently dwells
in the breast of H. Duke Strople,
General Accounting office recrea-
tional and dramatic pepperpot. He
sent the following, via Western
Union, to this column:
1.-TWO HUNDRED GOVERN
MENT EMPLOYEES LIVING AT
T H E ~ REPRESENTING
EVERY AGENCY AND STATE
ARE COMBINING TO MAKE
THEIR ANNUAL HOMECOM-
ING PARTY SATURDAY
NIGHT A GALA AFFAIR TO
WHICH THE PUBLIC IS IN
VITED. DANCING, REFRESH
MENTS, ENTERTAINMENT,
ALL FOR FIFTY CENTS.
WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR
MENTIONING THIS IN YOUR
COLUMN"
Advertising gets 'em, Mr..
Strople.
Chester Wright, labor news ex-
pert, will be in charge of press
headquarters during the A. F. L.
convention, starting Monday at
Atlantic City.
Plans for face-lifting of the
General Accounting Office Build
ing are being revised following a
conference Of -Ir. McCarl's Off
cialS with Treasury mog'lls, The
blue-printS contrived by Architect
Henri DeSibour meet general ap-
proval, but it is feared the build
ing will not hold enough workers
to meet G. A. O.'s rapid growth.
AS for holding all the employees
now scattered at 119 D st. N. E.,
the Moses Building, old Post
Office Building and other places,
one official said:
"That will never be possible
unless they give us an entirely
new plant"
Headquarters of the A. F. G. E.
has frowned Oil too vigorous an
attack on the Spoils system as
likely to get the organization en-
broiled in the coming political
fracas. An open letter to be
printed in the forthcoming issue
Of the groups weekly paper will
say:
"The A. F. G. E. opposes the
SpOils system. This has been
demonstrated with respect to
the McKelIar rider and other
pieces of legislation tending to
build the spOilS system to the
detriment of the merit system.
The A. F. G. L. will not, how
ever, indulge in a campaign
which may have the appear
ance Of favOring one political
party or another"
Incidentally, the housing con-
gestion that has become so in
tense Of late has blocked efforts
Of Berniece Heffner. attractive
new A. F. G. E. secretary, to find
q home here. Mrs. Heffner spent
considerable taxi fare recently in
specting vacancies, without sue
cess.
Howard Lynch, known to most
of WaShington'S younger set
when he attended Thompson High
School and Central High, now is
a popular auditor with AAA. At
present he is detailed as scout"
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