The Washington times., 1935-08-06
RECREATI0NAL
UNIT GROWS
RAPIDLY
Bv J. EARLE MOSER

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With the exception Of j. Edgar
Noover's Bureau of Investigation,
most of the recreational and So
cial advances in the Government
service have been carried by the
emergency agencies, where per
sonnet is on the average younger
and more volatile or, to put it in
slang, more infused with extra
curricular pep.
There is no unit, however, that
can look down its nose at the COM
bined Department of Agriculture
and AAA, where several thousand
interested employees are steadily
forming the largest and most
healthily active recreational asso-
citation in the city.
Established with full approval
of DR.. w. w. Stockberger, person
mel officer, and other administra'
tive heads, the "Aggie" group has
adopted a platform to boom social
contacts and better understanding
between workers isolated in va
rious bureaus, afford athletic OPP
portunity to those so inclined,
lower recreational costs and gener-
ally to conduct a number of ser.
vices that are of high interest to
the departments staff.
Added to baseball, Softba1, dane
ing, loan facilities, a rental bureau,
orchestra and choral activity and
basketball, the employe unit has
begun an Activities Information
Service, headed by Joseph D.
Cooper, who is to receive and ad-
ministrate requests from workers
interested in clubs or activities
that haven't yet been formed.
Mr.. Cooper, incidentally, is
quite an artist, each week con-
tributing a well-done portrait
sketch of some outstanding off.
eial for the weekly Agriculture
Exchange"
Dues are but Is cents annually
Tor each member. Officers are
Frank G. Robb, president: Frank
B. Curran, vice president; AIDE
laide Zipperstein, secretary; Mrs
Elsie Romero, treasurer; A. C.. Ed
wards, activities coordinator, anc
C. E. Henley, publicity. Mr.. Hen
ley is assisted by Mr.. Cooper.
Tomorrow evening several hun
bred Agriculture workers are ex
pected to attend the moonlight
river cruise, for which the recre
ational association has chartered
the speedy and spacious side
wheeler Potomac. Dancing and
entertainment by the units Mu
steal and Dramatic Guild will be
gin after the boat leaves Seventh
Street Wharf at 8:45 p. m.
Tests for two posts paying
$500 annually were announced
yesterday by the Civil Service
Commission. Chief Explosive
Chemist, with the Bureau oil
Mines at Pittsburgh, and Ares
Medical Director, Interior, are the
rather attractive jobs at stake.
Applicants for both must have
college degrees in their specially
with several years of varied tech
meal experience. Age limits fol
both exams are SO, and the clos
ing date is August 26.
Another summer battle Of thu
Federal Bridge League is on the
cards tonight, at 240O Sixteenth
st. N. w. The general public il
invited, and there are plenty O.
trophies at stake.
President Roosevelt has nomi
mated Ernest Draper, and if tn
Senate confirms him, he'll be thu
new Assistant Secretary Of Com
merce, it was revealed today
Formerly an official with v. P
Hill Brothers, of New York, i'm
porterS of dates, Mr.. Draper ha!
been serving on the Business Ad
viSory Board.
And from Cincinnati comes tn
word that AFGE convention dele
gates are invited to view the Tai
Museum, where work by Rem
brandt, Halls and Goya may b.
viewed.
From q necessarily incognitt
source comes the information tina
several AAA clerks traversed tn,
green and aweSome official car
pet recently for nch-houring a
q place where the drinks are more
potent than those served at thu
Old Post Office lunch counter.
A Year Ago in Federaldom-
Mrs. Helen Holmes and Mis-!
Bruce Jones, Commerce, wert
back at their desks after a New
York visit H. M. Pearson
Treasury, threw in his hat for thu
Beaver Dam Federal tourney
E. Claude Babcock, AFGE EN-
peror, was to discuss Section 81;
to Civil Service Reinstatement
League. at Thompson School
Ruth Rice, Bureau of Narcotics
boarded the Mauretania for
Panama E. c. Helm of Genera
Accounting Office was prepared x
lead the Capital City Spelling CluH
against Baltimore'S Waverly Clul
Investigation downed Nav!
vard IN +hn nanorfnoepto1 Yaoo1Ie