The Washington times., 1935-05-11
MIRA, FERA AIDES
PLAN PICNIC
TOMORROW
By J. EARLE MOSER

| OF Fe0eral employees begins IOHlOr'
row at 10 a. m, when the per
sonnet of National Recovery Ad.
ministration and Federal Emer'
gency Relief Administration
gather at Washington Circle for
an all-day picnic and outing at
Great Falls, on the Virginia side.
Contests and varied amuse'
ments have been scheduled, &C.
cording to James E. Gates, chair
man of the sports committee Of
the MIRA lodge Of the Age,
which has cooperated with the
FERA unit Of the organization to
sponsor the picnic. Although the
event is under union auspices,
nonmembers employed at the two
emergency units and their families
have been invited to attend.
Buses, starting at Washington
Circle have been chartered to
transport those who have no auto
mobiles. Speeches are taboo, &C.
cording to the committee, which
includes Joel Berrall, Grace
Purdy and Leander Lowell.
Testifying at the hearings held
yesterday on the Ellenbogen rent
control measure, Wilbur j. Cohen,
of the Central Labor Union, warned
that a general rent strike may en-
sue among Federal employees un.
less the current congestion is re-
lieved by prompt legislation. He
said many employees are at present
doubling up" because Of financial
inability to meet rents, urging
that the measure be Immediately
enacted into law.
The Civil Service Commission
announced today that the non.
competitive examination for AL,
cohol Tax Unit employees in the
District will begin at 9 a. m. Mon
day at the temporary building at
Seventh st. and Constitution Ave.
N. w. It will be based on eX.
perience and knowledge of the
duties of the post, it was said.
More than 900 invitations have
been issued to members Of the
West Virginia Democratic Club
for a rally Tuesday night in the
Senate caucus room, with enter
tainment and a buffet lunch aug.
menting addresses by six Repre-
sentatives who will attend IS
honor guests. They are Robert
L. Ramsay, Jenninsu Randolph.
Andrew Edmiston, George w.
johnson, John Kee and Joseph
L. Smith.
Crawford Sloan, Public Works
Administration, is chairman OF
the entertainment committee, and
announced today that AK Wind
sor and his Club Troika enSem'
BILE; Joe King, ventriloquist; Will
liam Kenney, tenor; Leo Will
liams, baritone, and Miss Lillian
Conn, pianist, will provide mrsi
cal diversion.
w. w. Arbuckle, manager OF
the Senate restaurant and preSl-
dent of the club, will preside, aid.
ed by Charles Cohen, master OF
ceremonies.
Magruder and Elliott, with net
scores of 81, were announced as
Joint winners today of the recent
Coast and Geodetic Survey blind
DOGGY" golf tournament and out
ing at Indian Spring Club. in
which 80 employees participated.
Borden, with So, Hines, 81, and
Hodgkinson, u, trailed to get con-
ISOLATION prizes. Golf balls COM
posed the awards.
Luther c. Steward, president OF
the National Federation Of Fed
eral Employees, today received the
following wire from the Denver
local of NFFE:
con behalf of our members
here in the Alcohol Tax Unit,
we heartily congratulate our
national officers for their splen-
did accomplishment in adjust
ing the many complex and dis
tressing problems which have
confronted employees Of that
unit. We extend our sincere
appreciation"
Is Government service, in the
lower paid groups, a good career
for the young scholastic or cole"
gate graduate to enter? Some
think it is, others think the lower
paid posts are more suitable for
feminine workers.
Readers written opinions on the
subject are invited.
The Federal Housing Admins
tration orchestra will provide
selections as intermiSSion enter.
tainment for the spring dance
which employees Of the unit will
hold tonight at Wardman Park
Hotel. More than 500 workers
are expected to attend.
Headed by Chairman Lucille
Laude, the dance committee in.
cludes Miss Katherine Ford, Tay.
lor McCauley, Miss Thelma Bar
nard, Mrs. Lucille Lennox, Charles
O'Neill and Joseph Sivigney. 1t
is for the benefit of the FILA Wei
fare Association and Athletic AS.
ISOLATION.
Polo begins here tomorrow
when the War Department team
faces the strong Pennsylvania
Military Academy four on the