The Washington times., 1935-07-04
LINKS, BEACHES
LURE WORKERS
On HOLIDAY
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

G1AnCOCk ana his courageous COL
leagues 159 years ago.
Only the guard force-and not
all of them-Stroll the deserted
and ghoStly corridors that yes
terday rang to hundreds of busy
feet and will ring again tomor-
row to the same steps.
Most of the young crowd today
Is "off for the beach" in nearby
Maryland or Virginia. Many of
the masculine element. old and
young, will plod the links. rain or
shine, morning or afternoon, as
the Nationals are in Philadelphia
today.
Executives, generally, are
spending the day quietly. Mrs.
Lucille Foster Mcmillan. Civil
Service Commissioner, is at Army
and Navy Country Club with
friends, while DR.. Stuart A. Rice,
assistant director of the Census,
is at home cleaning up his per-
sonal correspondence and finish
ing q couple Of articles for pub
lication.
Malcolm Kerlin, Commerce ad-
ministrative assistant, is spending
the day with his family at their
Chesapeake Bay cottage while j.
L. Baity, G.. A. o. official, said
yesterday:
cat 1880 I'll be on the links
out at Congressional, and l
guess TIL spend the day there.
Yes, sir, I've been a member
there q long time, and that's
where r head when 1 have a
day off,"
r. Weed Harvey, AAA admin
istrative officer. played golf at
East Potomac this morning, and,
according to his plans, is to fin
ish the day with a fried chicken
dinner. DR.. w. w. Stockberger,
Agriculture chief clerk, said he
will spend most of the day in his
Takoma Park front yard. watch
ing the community's parade pass
by. He added:
Everybody loves a parade!"
The following Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing workers were
retired during June or received
approval for retirement, accord
ing to an announcement issued
yesterday by Director Alvin W.
Hall:
Mrs. Katherine Waters, fore
woman of examiners; James j.
Brown, dispatcher: Annie B. Beall.
clerk-typist; Lillian Corbin n d
Mrs. Susie Lyttle, tissue separa-
tors: Mamie Powell. rotary per
forator; Alta A. Kelley, printers
assistant; Mrs. Victoria A. Ar.
cher, charwoman: William w. Ma
lone, engraved steel pate finisher;
Samuel j. Denney, rotary press
helper: Webster E. Osmond, SUI
perviSor of ink mixers.
Mrs. Waters had the longest
service with 43 years.
Rushing to complete plans for
Work Relief. FERA employees are
putting in quantities Of overtime
and worked until S p. m. last Sat
urday and Sunday. They are
off today, however.
Honorable mention has been
given to number of employees
who were outstanding in the re-
cent membership campaign staged
by District locals of the NFFE.
Included are Mrs. Una j. Thigh
man, Veterans Administration:
Robert Cushman. Library Of Con-
gress: Charles Bonneville, War;
John L. Bateman, GAO; Robert
E. Lowe, Veterans Administra-
ton: Mrs. Sue Inge, Treasury;
Sarah c. Donoghue and Pearl
Cooper, War; Mrs. Minnie D.
Stevens, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing: Katherine O'Brien,
Veterans Administration; J. A.
Lay, War; and E. ]. Cunning
ham, H. A. Best and Bertha Blair,
Labor.
It has been decided to continue
the membership campaign indefi-
nitely.
One Year Ago in Federaldom-
Laura LeGear, NRA, horseback
riding exponent. was noticed by
friends trotting in Potomac Park.
indulging the hobby she learned
to love back home in Texas -.
Mrs. Rebekah Pedigo announced
a $40 prize for the NFFE boat
trip scheduled July %, adding
all present would have voice in
distributing the prize.
Cortez Peters. colored Navy
Yard worker, took second prize in
the world championship tipping
contest in Chicago recently, it was
learned today. Using a Woodstock
machine he smashed out an aver
age of 1873 words per minute. fin
ishing behind the famous Albert
Tangara.
In off hours, Peters conducts a
shorthand and tipping school for
colored Government workers in
the 1900 block of U st. N. w.
John Geberd, president of Lodge
No. g.. AFGE, in Philadelphia is
visiting national headquarters to
discuss union problems in the
Quaker City. His unit, numbering
1888 members, is the largest group
in the organization.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing lodge has elected Winnie
Harrington and Carl Keller as
delegates to the AFGE- national