The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-26
CREDIT UNION
PLANNED|N
TREASURY
By J. EARLE MOsER

ny De EAnAG NO0G"
In line with the rapidly grow
ing trend toward credit unions for
the financial convenience Of Fed
eral employees, personnel Of the
procurement division Of the Treas
ury Department will meet this
afternoon to form such a group.
With $50 workers already
signed up as charter members, it
was said today that 500 are ex-
pected to be in line by August !.
Today's meeting, scheduled Tor
the fifth floor Of the Federal
Warehouse at 4:30 p. m, is for
the purpose of electing officers
and directors so that the union
can get under way.
Nominations already have been
made for various committees, Il.
e, Racklely, r. M. Garner and w.
E. Hayghe having been named Tor
the loan committee, with Donald
Manser. Minor Ellis and Douglas
Hall selected for a supervisory
group. u
The executive committee Is ex-
pected to include such well known
Treasury folk as J. I. Below. COM
mander Of the Treasury Legion
post: Justice Chambers, Major
Ralph Graves, T. c. Coleman. M.
Weinparten, L. M. Poland, Dove
Mckee and a number Of women
employees. A president; vice preS1'
dent, treasurer and clerk are 10
be elected today.
Stopped from action YESTERDAY
because of the tobacco tlnbuSter
and necessary legislation on q bill
dealing with the Mississippi River
the Ramspeck leave bills Will %
the first item Of business in the
House Tuesday morning. 1t was
said today.
Chairman Ramspeck picke d
Tuesday rather than Monday, 1t
was said, so as to allow all New
York Representatives to get back
from the metropolis in time TO
take part in the debate over their
passage.
Amendments to the constitution
of the District Department Of the
AFGE will be considered an
probably acted upon this evening
at the group, including delegates
from all lodges in washington,
meeting at 8 p. m. in the Chan
tilly Room Of the Hamilton Hotel.
A new secretary-treasurer will
take office at the meeting, James
Baugh, jr, Of the Civil Service
Commission having been elected
to replace John Simpson Of Inter
state Commerce, who resigned be-
cause of i'll ne; lth and pressure
Of business.
Mr.. Baugh, a graduate Of Ma
tional University and Bliss Elec.
trical School, has been with Civil
Service for rs years and was a
charter member of the AFGE.
He has been president of the
Civil Service Lodge since its or
ganization, which he accomplished
by enrolling 40 members in one
day.
One Year Ago in Federation
Post office was threatening press
gag because news Of its profitable
year leaked out two weeks in ad-
vance. Mrs. BledSo c. Sale,
70, retired from Veterans Admin
istration after 1917 years Of Serv-
ice, receiving a purse. flowers and
travelling bag from friends e.
she planned to make her home in
Richmond, it was announced.
Joseph Henry Miller, FCA, en-
joyed q birthday, as he did to-
day. Hammond Hoff, G.P.O.,
was discovered as one Of Fed
eraldom's best pinochle players.
All plans are set for the annual
moonlight excursion Of the D. c.
Federation Of Federal Employees,
to begin at $3.50 p. m. Monday on
the steamer "City Of Washington"
Luther c. Steward, NFFE presi,
dent, and Gertrude M. Mentally,
Secretary-treaSurer, will be among
guests and a feature of the enter
tainment program will be a dance
by young Miss Lorraine INLAY,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
e. Inlay, jr.
Miss Olive Greer is chairman Of
the entertainment committee,
aided by Charles Kothe, Mrs.
Minnie Stevens, Elmer Thompson,
Mrs. Sue Inge. w. e. HoffheinS
and w. F. Kesmodel.
The following Federalites are
invited to contact the writer at
Room 300, Times-Herald Building,
for a small gift:
Miriam Carlton, Dorothy Simms,
Kathleen Arrowood, Helen Beck
and Jeanne Hall, FILA; Ellen Nc
Donald, G. A. O.; Mildred Bun
ME" Skinner, FERA; Eloise Quill
and Virginia Freitas, Agriculture;
Ray Butt and Mrs. E. B. Sunday,
Hole.