The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-20
500 EMP LOYES
Of GA. D. TAKE
SAIL ON RIVER
By J. EARLE MOSER


General Accounting Office are ex-
pected to take part in the initial
summer outing of Comptroller
General ]. r. Mccarls unit this
evening.
Weather permitting, officials and
general personnel will embark at
$50 o'clock on the steamer City
of Washington for a moonlight
excursion down the Potomac, with
dancing and refreshments as
added attractions. Relatives and
friends of workers also will at
tend.
The event, which probably will
be repeated during the summer,
is being staged for the benefit of
the G.. A. o. welfare Association,
details having been arranged by
Mrs. May H. Wilbur, chairman.
Aiding Mrs. Wilbur are Chief
Clerk R. F. Martin, who is treas
urer of the group, and ]. R. Grin
stead, member Of the board Of di'
rectorS.
One Of the most pleased persons
in the Government service this
morning is Mrs. Virginia Novel;,
widely popular press relations ex'
pert at FILA. She has just been
appointed to field service through
out the Southern States, and will
begin her new job Monday at Ashe-
vile, N. c., her home State.
Mrs. NOVEL;, however, will con-
tinue actively as editor of the
FILA employees year book, por-
traying personnel history of the
agency throughout its first year,
which ends July 20. The book,
she said today, will resemble the
usual college publication, with
pictures and write-ups Of workers
who have been outstanding in
dances, welfare functions, athletic
events and the Young Democratic
movement.
L. e. Schmidt and Eugene Den
son, of Commerce, were an
nounced today as North-South
winners in the Federal Bridge
Leagues most recent summer
tournament, which attracted 10
tables. E. R. Shepard, of Agri-
culture, paired with Mrs. Shepard,
won the East-West laurels. Off
Gals of the league today an
nounced additional matches for
July and %, at 2400 Sixteenth
st. N. w.
Government employees continue
to organize. Headquarters Of the
Age today announced formation
of Lodge 206 at the Rural Reset
Element Administration, and No.
2O7 at the Hole branch in Bal
timore. Except that members
backward in dues are not in
cluded in official figures, the or
ganization would total more than
10000, officials said. AS it is,
the total hovers near the $4,000
mark.
Coast and Geodetic Surveys
golf tournament, which will con-
tinue until the end of August,
saw the following results re-
Gently:
w. Elliott defeated C. F. Light
bown, 2 up; Welby Hines defeat
ed L. S. Evans, 2 and /; R. M.
Bush defeated j. r. Fitzgerald, 5
and 4; F. s. Borden defeated R.
A. Atkins, 2 and /; F. G. Erskine
defeated L. S. Lande, 3 and 2,
and H. G. Dorsey, jr., tied John
Janskowski after 10 holes of
medal play.
Matches are played at East
Potomac and Rock Greek Parks.
A Washington lad, Eric J.
Smith, is among the 26 CCC
artists who will have examples of
their work hung in the White
House at the conclusion of the
CCC art exhibit now being held
at the National Museum, which
ends today.
Smiths oil painting, Tents"
Is included in the group that was
requested for the White House
by Mrs. Roosevelt. He has been
stationed at Camp So, Lake
Placid, N. Y, according to the
Procurement Division of the
Treasury, which administrators
CCC art work.
The following Federalites are
asked to contact the writer at
Room 800, Times-Herald Building.
for a small gift:
Eloise Quill, Agriculture; Teresa
Michlun, Gene Kaiser and Rein
hold Gerth, FILA: Ann Michlun,
Helen Fouts and Edna Davis.
I. C. c.: Bertha Neff, Internal
Revenue; Frances jackson, Com
merce; "Bunnie" Skinner, FERA;
John L. Bateman, G.. A. O., and
William S. Kinney, War.
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