The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-20
BIC CAFETERIA
SERVES 1900
MEALSDA|LY
By J. EARLE MosER

are justly proud Of their enor.
nous cafeteria in the basement
Of the building, serving more than
1000 daily, Boosting the most
modern equipment, and supplying
well-cooked food at prices suf'
ficiently attractive to draw be-
tween 300 and 400 daily for
breakfast.
Including the main dining room
and four smaller ones for Of.
ficials who are admitted by card,
plus q soda fountain and news
stand, the service requires ap'
proximately $50 specially trained
employees, who are under the d.
rect supervision of Miss Kathryn
Durnell, manager.
The workers are hired through
the Welfare and Recre ational
Association Of the National Park
Service, Interior, and INCLUDE
counter girls, cooks, kitchen men,
bakers, pantry girls, cashiers,
and busmen.
Inasmuch as Commerce work.
erS have staggered hours for
lunch, 1000 Brentwood chairs are
enough to accommodate the daily
rush. The tables are walnut, with
easily cleaned composition tops,
while the kitchen, which is i'm
mense, boasts all-electric equip
ment Of metal with a tile floor.
Although not air cooled, the cafe.
terra has a ventilating air wash
system of great benefit.
Excess profits not necessary to
continue operation of the unit are
returned to Commerce folk either
by reduced prices on certain
lunch combinations or by inclu.
sion Of a free occasional dish
with an order, according to Miss
Durnell.
An example Of a special plate
lunch for but Is cents is this re.
cent menu: Creole paddock or
beef pie, buttered fresh aspara-
gus, kale, corn sticks or BURBERRY
mullins, bread, butter and a bev.
erage.
r. D. Andrews, P. ]. Maloney,
Horace Russell, D. c. Hair, Floyd
Augustine, H. r. Bressler, George
Scott, F. F. Lowell and Logan
Cain, all Hole officials, have &C.
cepted invitations to attend the
moonlight cruise planned by per-
sonnet for August 16. Proceeds
are to defray expense Of Down
the Alley, Hole paper. The
steamer City of Washington is to
carry the crowd, which is expect
ed to run into the hundreds.
Six examinations for mechani.
cal posts have been announced by
the recorder Of the Labor Board
at the Navy Yard, applications for
which must be filed either with the
recorder or the Civil Service Com.
mission, Seventh and F. SITS. N. w.
by August S.
The posts are coppersmith,
1855 to $7.36 per day; gas cutter
or burner, $5.12 to $500; machine
operator, $4.56 to $3.50; ordance-
man, $500 to Sc, and roller, brass
or copper, 1928 to $6.0S.
Who remembers - When the
Grand Hotel, Polls Theater, De.
partment of Labor Employment
Service and the G. A. R. Building
stood on part of the site that Is
now Commerce?
"The RamSpeck leave bills are
constructive measures, demand
ed by every tenet Of sound and
fair public personnel administra-
ton. With the action Thurs
day. taken by the Rules Com.
mittee, there should be. no delay
in the enactment Of these bills
into law"
The above is an excerpt from a
recent statement of Luther c.
Steward, NFFE prexy.
Under auspices of Bureau Of
Standards Local 260 and Treasury
Local 262, both NFFE units, a
large party of Federal workers de-
parted at 8 a. m. this morning for
a weekend trip to Atlantic City,
returning tomorrow at midnight.
Meetings of NFFE groups for
next week are as follows:
Monday-Joint committee from
all locals to consider convention
resolutions, National Vice Presi-
dent Ulrey j. Biller presiding.
TueSday-A. G. o. Union, 372.
Wednesday - Agriculture branch
Of Local 2, and Navy Yard Union
$50 (latter meeting at Southeast
Library, Seventh st. and PennSyl.
vania Ave S. E). ThurSday-Me-
chanicS branch Of Local 2. Fri.
day-Board Of Representatives,
Local 2. Unless otherwise stated
all meetings start at 8 p. m. at
ITO Fourteenth st. N. w.
Does any worker, or group Of
them, have grievances in regard
to working conditions, official
practices, etc.? This column will
be glad to check on such, and. If
deserved. attempt correction via
publicity's glare and cooperation
with organizations. Information
will be kept strictly confidential.