The Washington times., 1935-10-10
PARKING PLAN
F0RU. 5. AIDES
ISPUSHED
BY J. EARLE MOSER

BY J. EARLE MOSER
II Dennis E. McQueary and ap
proximately 1879 lik e minded
friends of his have their way, Gov
ernment employees will see plans
for ample personnel parking facil'
tiles adopted before the winter ex'
pireS.
Mr.. McQueary, a Veterans Ad.
ministration attorney, is founder
and president of the Association
for Adequate Parking for Federal
Employees, which for the third
consecutive year is planning a
campaign to eliminate parking
costs and irritationS that now are
the bane of the majority Of work
erS who live in outlying districts.
The organization, which num-
bers 10 score employees, each Of
whom contributes 81 a year to the
cause, will hold its first winter
meeting a week from today at the
presidents home, 3842 Windam
Pl. N. W., to formulate a drive
that already has whole-hearted
support from unions and officials.
Key members only, however, will
attend the initial confab because
Of space limitations.
According to the Veterans Ad-
ministration parking advocate, the
average cost per year to suburban
1te clerks employed downtown Is
$48, which is only $12 less than
the pay raise given in promotions
within a grade. And this Is the
minimum, as many open-air oper-
ators are said to charge consider
ably more, even on q monthly
basis.
Included in a mass Of data on
the subject in possession Of Mr..
McQueary is a plan that would
provide open-air parking Struc-
lures where ground is available
near Federal buildings. The struc-
lures would be two stories high
and have an underground floor,
automobiles ascending or descend
ing via ramps, and would require
no custodial help.
This plan is similar to one Spon
sored in February by William A.
Roberts, Peoples Counsel for the
District, and is said to be approved
by the Federation Of Citizens AS.
Sociations, the AFFE, AFGE, and
other groups.
Congress, naturally, is to be the
principal goal of the assault, as
money is the prime factor in carry,
ing out plan Of this type.
Henry C. Tier, one of the com,
mittee arranging the mammoth
oyster roast Tor is it bake?) for
Internal Revenue AFGE members
and their friends Saturday after
I noon, announces that busSeS will
: leave for Great Falls, Va, until
; p. m. from Tenth and E Streets,
IN. w. Assisting Mr.. Her are
Marguerite Hughey, Inez JuStus,
Bertha Neff, Grady Hall. and Ad-
olson r. Hester, with Walter VIII
son directing.
- Employees of the Division Of
Western Irrigation, Bureau of
Plant Industry, Agriculture, are
downcast over the recent death of
Robert L. Bob" Harden, whose
sunny disposition and CHEEKY
smile had won him immense pop
ularity during his more than Is
years of service under the Gov
ernment. Mr.. Harden, who en-
tered the service in his teens, had
only a few months to continue
before retirement.
Away to a bounding start, the
Federal Bridge League will hold
its first open pair game of the
winter season tomorrow night at
2400 Sixteenth st. N. w., begin
ming play at 8 o'clock. All are
welcome, the play having been ar
ranged to offer friends Of the
league players who are not in the
Federal service an opportunity to
join them in an evening Of COM
petitive bridge. A number Of
prizes are at stake.
According to report, a torrid
good time took place for all re-
Gently as employees of National
Capital Parks Service honored
Frank T. Gartside, assistant super
intendent, with a stag banquet at
Beaver Dam Country Club. About
so colleagues were on hand to con-
gratulate Mr.. GartSide on his we'd
ding September 13 to Frances Nor
ris, a coworker.
An empIoye phones to ask how
many seconds there are in a year.
If 31,536,000 IS wrong, let us know.