The Washington times., 1935-09-19
RECREATI0NAL
| AIDE MAY QUIT
! AGRICULTURE
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

Agriculture and AAA employees
are about to lose the services Of
the man whose organization abil
ity gave their unit unqueStioned
leadership in Federal recreational
activity this year, according to re-
ports circulating in the corridors
of the Old Post office Building.
1t is said by authoritative
sources that James Kitchens, who
backed numerous basketball prof
ects, managed a champion Agri'
culture Softball team, supervised
the AAA'S softball league before
the Agriculture Athletic Associa'
ton was formed, and otherwise
proved a spearhead in recreational
progress, plans to leave AAA.
According to report, he has been
inferred connections by two other
Recovery agencies anxious for de
velopmeAt OF the recreational &C
tivities that have aided personnel
morale so decidedly in FILA, NRA
FCA, HOLC and Bureau of In
Vestigation in addition to Agri
culture.
Mr.. Kitchens, it is said, has
complained of a lack of backing
from members of the Agriculture
Department Athletic Association
executive committee. Widely
known in District athletic circles
he has coached, managed ano
played with various Federal teams
his outstanding late achievement
being supervision of the Inter
bureau Softball League, which in
cluded % teams and more thar
430 active players.
Employees of AAA, especially al
the Old Post Office, where they
depend on recreational activity tt
lift the pressure of night shift!
amid medieval surroundings, be
lieve his shoes will be hard to fill
An open. invitation to prospec
tive members has been extended
BY the District Division Of the
Young Democrats Club to attenc
their annual tea, slated for the
Fairfax room of the Willard Hote
Sunday, between 4 and 6 p. m
Among hostesses who will super
wise are, Mary Lou Roper anc
Nadene Russell, Of NRA, and Mar
garet O'Brien, of Soil Conserva
ton Service, Agriculture.
Paul E. Golden, of the Bureau
Of Standards. will lead the Fed
eral Bridge League through tn
1886 season, it was revealed to
day. Mr.. Golden, who will alS'
continue in his former capacit!
of official scorer, was elected pres
ident at a recent meeting to sue
ceed Karl E. Greene, of Justice
retiring executive.
Along with the new prexy, Ed
ward Rounds, of Standards, wa
chosen vice president; Roy Astle
ford of the Marine Corps received
the Secretaryship and Mrs. A. N
Kilmartin, of quartz rmaSte
Corps, War, and A. w. Mears, o
the weather Bureau, will ServC
along with Mr.. Greene on tn
executive committee.
Franchises will be $40 a team
per season-half, the first hal
starting October l at 240O Six
teenth St. N. w. Each half will
consist of IL evenings of play
Teams may enter up to 8:15 p. m
October /, and information will b'
dispensed by Mr.. Golden at col
1886 after 6 p. m. At the recen
meeting, 80 persons attended, anc
21 Of last seasons teams were rep
resented.
Plans for General Accounting
Offices revamped building at tn
Pension Office site are being giver
the once-over by j. H. DeSibour
the architect who drew them, pre-
paratory to beginning actual worl
on the reconstruction of the ia
nous building. G.. A. o. Officials
and Treasury Procurement Di
vision moguls are comforting also
The date of starting the worl
cannot be estimated as yet, how
ever.