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wearing a smart frOCk OF chalk
crepe banded in black velvet the
able sponsor of this ball. Mrs.
William Laird Dunlop, jr, intro
duced the young ladies.
Around midnight the buds and
their escorts led the procession
into the dining room where every
one partook of the delightful sup
per. The larger tables we're cen
tered with bouquets of Gala lilies
intermingled with ferns and
shaggy white African daisies.
Gay laughter and the hum of
many voices filled the huge Presi-
Dental dining room, while the
supper Of chicken salad, rolls, cot
fee and ice cream was consumed
with relish.
Cocktail and dinner parties
galore, were given preceding the
dance. Miss Polly Wirgman had
as her guests for dinner Miss
Katherine Bentley, Miss Alice
Clarke, Miss Ann Thompson, Miss
Lindsay Hay, Miss Tony" Damon
Mr.. Irving Camp, Mr.. Sterling
Boiling, Mr.. James Clarke, Mr..
Bruce Aitchison and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Weller. The newly-wed
Amelia was stunningly attired
in a black velvet frock.
Many Notables Attend
Among others attending the
ball were the Acting Postmaster
General and Mrs. William w.
Howes. Mrs. Robert E. Lee, &C
companied by her house guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis I. du Pont
and Count de Blackmere, the
first Secretary of the Ecuadonian
Legation and Sonora Mantilla-
Ortega, Baron and Baroness Won
Pagenhardt with their guests
from Philadelphia Mr.. Maxim
Karolik, Miss Ordway Whitford,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith
of New York, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Belicovitch and Mrs. j.
j. Mack.
Some of those representing the
younger crowd were MISS Laura
johnson, Miss Betty Marsh, Miss
Madge Cotter and Miss Clair
Cotton, Miss Maria Whitehurst,
Mr.. Rojelio Alfaro, Mr.. Dwight
Kendall, Mr.. Warren Browning.
Mr.. Charles Camalier. Mr.. Phil
lip Schwartz and many others.
It was truly a charming dance
and which did not break up until
the wee small hours of the
morning.
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N'q4 co*p'o on
Reg. E. s. Fat. Off
Ewan-Havens NuptiaIs
Reg. e. s. Fat. Off

The marriage Of Miss Gladys
May Ravens, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. E. S. Ravens, of Pitts,
burgh, and Mr.. Alexander H.
Evan, jr., son Of MIR. and Mrs,
H, Alexander Evan, of this city,
took place at 4 o'clock this aft.
ernoon at the Calvary Baptist
Church.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown of white satin on princess
lines with a high ruffled lace
collar. Her veil of illusion was
fashioned simply about her hair
and she carried bouquet Of
Bride roses and lilies Of the
valley.
Miss Dorothy C. Ravens, sister
of the bride, was the maid of
honor. The remaining attendants
were Miss Catherine Davis, Miss
Helen Wilson, Miss Laura Kieffer
and Miss Virginia O'Hara. The
best man was Mr.. Jack Evan,
brother of the bridegroom. Those
who ushered were Mr.. George
Watson, Mr.. Dick Hospital and
Mr.. John B. Davis.
There was a dinner and recep-
ton at the Lee House following
the ceremony.
When the couple left for their
wedding trip, the bride was wear
ing an outfit of wine wool with
gray accessories.
&&A
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. W1loer
entertained at the Shoreham last
evening for their guests, Mrs. L;
L. bradford of Dallas, Tex, ana
her daughter, Miss Tommy Brad
ford. who is a student at Holton
Arms.
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+wOuld have found such joy in
them.
She claims that she's almost
too fatigued with packing and
unpacking but regardless OF
that she went to Philadelphia
to be the guest of Governor
and Mrs. Earle at the Penn
Cornell game. And then to
continue her football attend
ance for the season, she is
among those present at the
Army-Navy tilt today.
This very gracious and
charming lady has taken a
smaller apartment at Wardman
than she and her husband for
merly occupied and plans to be
here through most of the Win
ter, with visit of perhaps two
or three weeks in Florida in
February. She has leased her
Miami Beach home for the sea-
son to Mrs. Leonard B. McKit-
terick, of New York.
Our vote for the prettiest
frock we've seen in many an
evening goes to pretty, dark
haired Mrs. McClaran, wife of
COmdr. j. Walter McClaran.
She wore at the Navy Relief
Ball a white chiffon model, sim
ply made, with a long full skirt
which billowed. as she danced
about the floor. The gown was
studded with brilliants and she
reminded us of moonbeams
when in the soft blue lights we
caught glimpse of her.
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Navy Officials
AtGome

With the Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son in their box at the Army
Navy game today are Maj. Gen.
Louis McC. Little, U. S. M. c.,
and Mrs. Little; Rear Admiral
William S. Pye, U. S. N, and
Mrs. Pye; Rear Admiral Harold
R. Stark, U. S. NJ, chief of the
Bureau of Ordnance and Mrs.
Stark; Capt. John R. Beardan,
U. S. N, aide to the Secretary
of the Navy, and Mrs. Beardall'
and Mr.. Douglas Hall.
The Chief of Naval Operations,
Admiral William H. STANDBY, U.
S. N. and Mrs. Standby. had
as their guests, Mr.. David Hal
stead and Mr.. McIver, of Phila-
delphia; Rear Admiral C. e.
Courtney, U. S. NJ, and Mrs.
Courtney; Rear Admiral Percy
w. Foote, u S. NJ, retired, and
Mrs. Foote; and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Stanley.
The Chief of the Bureau of Navl'
CATION, Rear Admiral Adolphus An
drews, U. S. N, and Mrs. Andrews
were accompanied by Mr.. AdolphuS
Andrews, jr.; Mrs. John lizard, OF
Biltmore, N. c.; Mr.. John lizard,
jr., Mr.. Robert Andrews lizard; Mr..
Nelson Platter, of Fort Worth,
Tex; Mr.. and Mrs. George Has
brouch, jr., of Berwyn, Pa; Miss
Alike Grange, of Berwyn, Pa, and
Mr.. Dick Norton.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land.
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Land had the
following friends with them: Mr..
and Mrs. Keith Merrill, Mr.. Harry
Mcbride, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brook
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Spen.
Ger.
Still other Navy folk present
were Rear Admiral Charles Con-
ard and Mrs. Conard, and with
them were Miss Barbara Conard
and Mr.. Charles A. Conard; Rear
Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves.
U. S. NJ, and his brother, Mr..
Howell H. Reeves; Rear Admiral
Thomas C. Hart, U. S. NJ; Rear
Admiral Walton R. Sexton, U. s.
NJ; Rear Admiral Alfred w. John
son, U. S. N.
The director Of naval intelli.
gence, Capt. William D. Puleston.
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. Puleston had as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Turnbull, of New York.
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RepreSentatlVe-at-large t r 0 m
New York, stepped into the
plane which carried her south
ward yesterday en- route to the
Peace Conference IN Buenos
Aires, she looked as though she
were posing for one of those
smart fashion ads. She wore a
two-piece brOadcloth suit, with
a white woolly blouse, under
her ultra chic gray and black
tweed topcoat which was
trimmed with Krimmer. Laden
with gifts of flowers, she looked
not unlike a bride. There at the
airport to see her mother off
was Ella O'Day, in a black out
fit topped off by a luxurious
mink coat, and today she leaves
for her New York home after
shopping around here for
home for her mother and her.
self to occupy this coming
Winter.
Here today and gone tomOr-
row aptly applies to Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer these past few
months. She came to Wash
ington after election-and did
she have an exciting time in
Pennsylvania that day, flying
to Stroudsburg in Governor
Earle's plane to vote and re-
turning to Philadelphia to hear
the returns - and alternately
sad and glad as they came in
because she knew her late hus-
band, the Attorney General in
President Wilson's C alb inc t
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Lovely Debutantes in Line

Gertrude Pearson whose hair had the enchanting silver
CLINT, next in line, following her Miss Virginia
Randolph Miss Kearsley Caldwell, Miss Henrietta Talbot
Miss Martha Taey Miss Mary Agnes Young Miss Anne Wool
WORTH Miss Virginia Powell Miss Carrie Roper Fulton Miss
Suzanne Happier and Miss Jeanne Grimes.
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DipIOur0tic and Official Notes:
MINISTER AND WIFE DINNER HOSTS
Canadian Dip Ionot and Lady
MorIer Feted Last Evening
At legation Function

The Minister of Canada and Lady Marler
were the guests in whose honor the Minister Of
Union of South Africa and Mrs Ralph William Close en-
dinner party last evening at the legation in New
Hampshire Avenue.
present included Admiral and Mrs Joseph Strauss
Admiral and Mrs Mark L. Brol the Commercial Coun-
eor of the British Embassy and Mrs H. o. Chakey the AS
sant Secretary of State Mrs Wilbur j. Carr the As
sst Naval Attache of the British Embassy, Comdr A. L. r.
Mark Wardlaw Mrs Ralph Worthngon the Secretary OF the
South African legation Mr. Robert Webster, and Miss Villa
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. Payne
are at Hotel Traymore, Atlantic
City, N. J.
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Supper and Dance

Opening a series of four Win.
ter parties, the South Carolina
Society of Washington will meet
at 8 o'clock Friday. December 4.
at the Shoreham Hotel for a re-
ception, dancing and a buffet
supper.
Subsequent meetings will be
held January %, March S and
April 16.
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Dolly Cameron Says:
DEBUTANTES ARE HONORED GUESTS
Annual Black and White Ball
Is Spectacular Affair;
Supper at Midnight

The Black and White ball last night GER
tainly lived up it's reputation for being one of
the most gamorous affairs in the country. 1t grand
party from the time the rumpets sounded by the two
Pierrots in their black and white costumes until the last
meodious strains of "Stay AS Sweet AS You Are"
golden surrounded by numerous twinkling stars
the background for the receiving line of this years de-
butantes and the various coored lights only served to make
the white frocks of the buds startling.
Mary Senate Howes ranking deb of the headed the
line Her usual chestnut locks powdered and her
trimmed in silvery beads Going down the line
introduced Miss Gloria Grosvenor Miss Anne Dudley
Fannery, Miss Hebe Reynolds Miss Mango Chase Miss
We've Marsh Miss Beverly Mofet who later in the will
be presented the St. Cecilia ball in Charleston which is
noted for it's exclusyness
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P.-T.A. TO PICK
NEW OFFICERS

ALEXANDRIA. We, April 28.
Officers Of the council Of the Par
emit Teachers Associations Of Alex
andria win be elected at the an.
nual council meeting tonight in
the old Alexandria High School
building at 8 o'clock.
Composed Of the presidents Of
all the PIT. A. units Of the city
and o number Of the school Off
GERS, the council will lay plans for
the coming year. discuss reports
Of the past year and hold general
discussions Of the school work Of
the city.
Mrs. W. C. Kidd, present presi.
dent Of the council. will preside at
the meeting tonight until o new
president Is elected.
Miss Clara L. Pitts, supervisor
Of elementary schools Of the city,
will address the group on various
phases Of work in the public
schools.
Tonight's meeting will be open
to the general public and those
interested in the work Of the vari-
Gus associations have been espe
cially urged to attend the session.
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BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES

william A. Donaldson. IS. Georgetown
Hospital.
Norman L. LuchS. IS, 400 Connecticut
Ave- N. W.
George Rrunger, 81. Emergency Hos.
pital.
David Reynolds. So. Casualty Hospital.
Nettis Anderson, IS, s33 Virginia Ave.
Emma A. skidmors. 40. as4 Eighth st.
g. e.
Mike Dugan. 4s, Garfield Hospital.
Edward Afford, ~, GalliEger Hospital.
Shirley BROOKS, seven months, Gal.
linger Hospital.
Infant Jarbos, II days. Gallinger Hos
pitAI
Infant Lipscomb. two hours. Garfield
Hospital.
Infant ssilsy. one hour. Columbia Hos
pital.
Betssy Turner. IS. 1918 Linden st.
N. E.
Isabel Cooke. 70. 1882 Third St. n. W,
John H. Corsey, 70, 1913 A St. S. q.
Frank H. Cozzins, 10. 1921 Eighth st.
n. W.
Susan Walker, So. 1922 Fourth st.
N. w.
William simms. 50. Freedmen's Hos
Amos Young. 4s. GallinEer HOSPITAL
Infant Newman, three months, CALM
ger Hospital.
Infant BrOwner. five days. GalIinEsr
Hospital.
Infant Dodson. one day. Frssdmen'S
Hospital.
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FEW IN RACES
FOR OFFICE
AR 7

The keen rivalries for town
offices and holly contested con-
troverSial issues that ordinarily
characterize municipal elections
in Prince Georges county viii be
conSpicuouSly absent in the cleo
lions May 4. In most Of the
towns holding the biennial ballot
ing, office-SeekerS will be un-
opposed at the polls and in only
q few instances are any Of the
towns holding referendums on an
outstanding issue.
In Riverdale only one candi.
date has filed for each Of the
offices open. William c. Wed.
ding, a former councilman, is un-
opposed for mayor, a seat vacated
by William c. Carson, who is
retiring after serving four con-
Secutive years.
Other candidates in Riverdale
all unoppoSed, are II. c. Weeks
treasurer; T. w. Venemann, E. B
Dunford and Nathan G. McKnew
for councilmen Of the First, Fourth
and Second wards, respectively
Councilmen for the Third and
Fifth wards will continue to hold
office until next year.
In District Heights a referen
dunn will be held on incorporation
Of the township. A bill authoriz
ing the referendum was passed al
the recent special session of the
State legislature. If the referen
dunn passes it will become effec
tive Immediately with Quincy I
Hightower,, Thadeus C. Berry anc
Newton B. Mantz as town commits
sioners. The first annual town
election will be held the first Mon
day in May Of 1887.
Voting in Hyattsville will be
mer1 formality as all town Off
GERS are unopposed. The incum
bents are William A. Shepherd
completing his twenty-seventh yeal
and never opposed: Thomas E
Arnold, Thomas E. Hume, Arthur
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

John L. Smith, 25, Barberton, Ohio,
and Elizabeth Tolson, 70, S3s Ingraham
Frank W. Matchstt, 81. 700 New Jer.
sew Ave, and FANNIE X. Thompson, 20,
Carroll W. Doten. IS, Cambridge.
Mass. and Mary H. Wyman, a. 1851
EDWARD K. Brown, s, and Elnora
Jackson, IS, both of 1901 Twelfth st.
Lem Henson, Al. 41s Third St. s. w.
and Mabel V. Hard, a. 14os st. s; E. 2:
Grant. rs. both Of AZ o ST. n. W.
Charles A. Bradford. IS, staunton,
Va, and Edith I. 5inns. 81. RoSells
William H. Rice, a. 1881 Second st.
Reginald A. Markham. rs. New York
City, and Gertrude A. johnson, -,
Tappahannock. Va.
Charles B. Clinard, 81. Winston-salem,
n. C.. and EvangelinS M. Barker. rs.
Landover. Md.
Jesse c. Stewart. 50. and Juanita
Smith, -, both Of Pittsburgh. Pa.
William l.. Limle, 81, and Dorothy
Ohio Hf""nS"' H. O0'n OF cn''i''0'He'
William s. Lenhart, 81, Reading, Pa,
and Helen l.. Gilbert, "a, Boyerton, Pa.
Raymond Ward, 81. District Heights,
Road
Ralph Moore, 80. and Odessa Ellis,
81. both Of 800 st. S. w.
Benjamin Brooks 30, and Lillian
Charles W. washburn, %. a11S Jeni-
fer St. and Mary F. Yates, Fl, 4129
Harrison st. N w.
Karl w. White. %, Fredericksburg,
Md, and Goldis v. Pense, Is, 1904
Sixth st. S. W.
Aldo j.. Ghisalbert, "a. jackson Fights,
n. Y, and Adele B. Fort, rs, 1915 Six.
teenth st. N. W.
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Odds and Ends

Our apologies to Civil Service
Commission for wondering which
''public financial expert" had en-
joyed exactly seven years Of ex-
perience. 1T appears that all S.
600 per annum jobs require seven
years of experience in the c. s. c.
tests. Lodge 206, ReSettlement, A.
FIG. E., announces a course in
trade union problems each Mon
day in the library of Suburban
Resettlement, 2020 Massachusetts
Ave. the fee is so cents to A. F.
q. E. members and twice that to
nonmemberS the teacher is Mrs.
Amber Warbur t on, well-known
director of FERA training cen
tiers for teachers Of workers
education. .Elinor Evans, g. P.
O., and Betty Rice, Navy Depart
ment, will appear in "The Late
Christopher Bean" q pl ay at
Wardman Park TI1eater tonight
and tomorrow, Miss Rice having
the leading role. Local 372, A.
GO, N. F. F. E.. meets tonight at
Tin Fourteenth st. N. w.. Janet
Donnelly and Elsie Cook, Adjutant
Generals office, are back at their
desks after a short vacation at
Daytona Beach, Fla.' their 1rienoS
relate,
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WILLIAM F. MATHIEsON

William Francis Mathie6on,
who died suddenly at Benedict,
Md, on Sunday, will be buried to-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in Cedal Hill Cemetery following
funeral services at the Bradbury
Heights Methodist Episcopal
Church at 2 o'clock. His remains
are now resting at the Thomas F.
Murray and Son funeral home,
2007 Nicholas Ave. s. E.
Mr.. MathieSon, who lived At
1901 Southern Ave. s. E., is sur
vived by his widow, Lille Emma
MathieSon, and three daughters,
Mrs. Myrtle Owens and Florence
and Grace MathieSon.
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C. Moon, Robert T. Pitt. council
men from the first, second. third
and fourth wards, respectively.
DR.. H. T. Willis, mayor, has an
other year to serve.
Only two offices are open in
Cheverly. Councilmen John N.
Ogle and William A. Link for
wards one and four are running
for reelection unoppoSed. The
mayor, Fred w. Cast and the coun-
cilmen from wards two and three
have another year to serve.
Floyd B. Matthias will oppose
John E. Parsell, incumbent, for
councilman of the third ward in
Mt. Rainier. John T. Duever is
unopposed for reelection as council
man of the second ward in the
only othec office open.
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McCuen Is Opposed
As Glen Echo MaVoT

GLEN ECHO, Md, April 90.
Mayor H. T. McCuen will be OPP
posed by E. D. Houghton IN the
annual town elections next Mon.
day, it was announced here to-
day.
Four candidates have filed for
the two seats on the town coun-
Gil to be vacated July /. They
are Mrs. Roger Orndorff, Mrs.
Daniel T. Etzler. Charles Bal
lenger and Donald Canada.
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'GondoIiers" First
Opera Of: Summer

1.-THE Gondoliers," Gilbert and
Sullivan operetta, will be the first
presentation Of the 1886 summer
festival season on June Is, at the
Sylvan Theater. 1.-THE Condo
lers" will be played by the Estelle
wentworth Opera group.
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DEATHS

Emma H. Bibbins. o.. George wash
ington Hospital.
Magdalena Beuchert, IS. s23 Seventh
St. N. z.
Marie B. Clarke. So. 2o1s Kalorama
Rd. n. W.
Mary e. Freeman, 70. 2o1s Wisconsin
Ave. N. W
Henry Roche, rs, Georgetown Hospital
Annie N. Bailey, 70, 324 South Caro-
lima Ave. S. z.
Adele Hall. Is. 27o1 Fourteenth St.
N. W.
Annie Wheeler. ~. Emergency Hos
pital.
George C. shurland. 80 SIS Eighth St.
s. w.
Anzonetta Flynn, 81. sos e ct. N. e.
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He Serves q Term
In the Pen But
Doesn't Go There

RICHMOND, Va. April 2S.-
william Henk. az, formerly Of
Adamston, w. Va, served o peni-
Tertiary term without seeing the
penitentiary.
Sentenced to q year in the
State Penitentiary at Mounds
vile, Henk was moved to the
county jail until congested condi-
tons would permit his removal.
He was never removed.
Now his term is over.
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Bobby Jones0kays
Links Built by WPA
international News Service

Robert Tyre Bobby" Jones,
Georgia's former many-time golf
champion, was in New York today
to see the type Of public golf
courses WPA is providing as work
projects.
While he will not be connected
in any official capacity with WPA,
Jones lauded the program, under
which WPA is building. or improv-
ing, some 600 public courses.
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Annual Tour

Sponsored by four local unions
Washington units of the National
Federation of Federal Employees
will hold their annual excursion
to New York city beginning Fri
day. Members employed at the
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. Treasury, war Department
and those affiliated with Local
No. 2 branches in several oftlces)
have arranged a low-cost, all ex'
pense trip that is expected to at
tract large numbers Of Govern
ment folk. The price per person
is $15.75.
The trip will begin Friday at
4:50 o. m. and end Sunday at
1880. permitting a three day trip
with the minimum of leave re-
uuired. Meals, hotel, sightseeing
tour and admission to Radio City
broadcasting studios are included
in the trip and all reservations
must be made by o'clock to-
morrow night. Henry Media, Sec
retary-treasurer Of Local No. 2.
will dispense information until
that time at Suite $40, ITO Four
tenth st. N. w.
N, F., F. e. members in Wash
ington are also planning expense
tours to the Great Lakes region
this summer in addition to their
regular Potomac River excursions
and Atlantic City jaunt.
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LIEUT.. COL. PAUL w. EVANS

Lieut.. Col. Paul Wesley Evans,
who died at Quarry Heights,
Canal Zone, Friday, April 10, will
be buried at 3 o'clock today in
Arlinton National Cemetery with
full military honors. Preceding
will be funeral services in the
chapel at Fort Myer, Va.
Colonel Evans was formerly at
tached to the Signal Corps,
u. s. A.
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DURAND'S PLEA
AGAINST FPC
SENT F. D.
BY J. EARLE MOsER


President Roosevelt today was
petitioned by the Federation Of
Architects, En- g ineers, Chemists
and Technicians to order an
open hearing on the recent dis
missal of Robert Durand from
the Federal Power Commission,
the organization reiterating its
charges that Durand was fired
solely because Of his union &C.
tivity.
Flatly throwing the lie to a
resolution issued April % by the
commission in which 1t stated
that Durand, corresponding sec.
rotary of the washington chap
ter of the organization, was dis.
missed after unsatisfactory work
and refusal to accept a transfer
to a permanent post which was
offered him. the Facet. has
asked that the case be placed
before the National Labor Rela.
lions Board for an impartial
trial" and a binding decision"
Declaring that the FPC has
ignored requests that Mr.. Du'
rand's case be heard before an
impartial body but instead cor
dered one Of its unnamed mem.
bers to conduct an investigation"
which led to irrelevant and ur1'
true statements in justification
Of the dismissal Of Mr.. Durand,
the organization last night flung
the following charges at the
Government agency:
/. That Durand was given no
opportunity to refute specific
charges against him by FPC.
2. That he was given no op
portunity to transfer to another
lob as an alternative to dismissal.
as stated in the commissions re
cent resolution.
3. That FPC went out Of its
way" to present irrelevant mate
rial as justification for diSmiSsipg
Durand, such as the fact that he
had failed certain Civil Service
tests, though another employe who
failed the same tests received a
raise in salary.
4, That the transfers Of Durand
were not because of unsatisfactory
work, but were the rule among
personnel at FPC, and that ne
received numerous written state
mentS from his superiorS attest
ing to his competence"
5. That FPC has displayed
strong antiunion prejudice and
actions, and is unfit to render q
fair and impartial decision.
And, like a tenacious little Dull.
dog securely fastened to a worried
fat mans trouser seat, the little
group with the big name today
dumped the following concluding
statement in Federal Power Com
missions lap, with the inference
that it will continue to hang on:
con the basis Of the charges
enumerated above and others
too numerous to be included
here. we demand that full and
open hearing be held before an
impartial board, empowered TO
render q 5inding decision. II the
commission Is to clear itself Of
the stigma Of antiuniOn dAscrlm'
inatiOn, IL can do NO less than