The Washington times., 1936-06-19
j. 5. FOLK SEEK
CLUBHOUSE
IN D. {.
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

nounclng plans for Government
employees clubhouse in downtown
Washington.
With plans for the project ap-
proved unanimously at recent
meeting by delegates from every
local union in the city, N. F. F. E.
leaders backing the enterprise to-
day predicted that it would even
tually double the washington
membership of the organization
through the facilities which will
be opened.
President Joseph StanSfield,
newly elected leader of the D. c.
group, has appointed a committee
of three to launch drive for
early consummation of the idea.
w. E. HoffheinS. of the War De
partment, is chairman, with Frank
Lombard, of Agriculture, and Ro-
berta Lindsay. of Treasury, aiding
in formulating ways and means.
Mr.. HoffheinS, who is said to
be the strongest proponent OF the
idea, has predicted that the pro
posed clubhouse will serve as a
center of Federal 3mploye social
activity, provide an attractive au-
ditorium for meetings. include
dining room and present reCrea-
tional, social and athletic taclll-
ties now denied workers who do
not belong to any club. Dorml-
tory facilities also are expected to
be eventually set up.
Will Give Them Up
The present drab quarters on
Fourteenth Street will be given
up, it is indicated, because OF
the auditorium the projected
clubhouse will include. 1t is be-
lieved vacant. large mansion,
not too far from the downtown
center, will be sought for pur-
chase, although if such is not
available the organization plans
to build its own plant.
In advocating the idea, Mr.,
Lombard recalled the success OF
Agriculture employees in financ-
ing cooperative housing develop
ments in nearby Virginia, and
aid of the organizations enter
tainment committee in raising
funds for the clubhouse was
pledged by Henry Nolda, of Vet
Grams Administration, acting chair
man of the committee during the
illness of William Walsh, of Gen
eral Accounting Office, regular
chairman.
The clubhouse idea was first
tried back in 1888, when the
N. F. F. E. was publishing its
weekly, The Federal News. AL
though the District group did not
financially back the move, chess,
bridge and checker clubs, and a
bridge league we're conducted at
a local establishment under aus
pices of the paper and proved
highly successful, in addition to
several group parties. The idea
died out. however, when the
weekly paper was discontinued.
High Mark Needed
Unless you made at least 95 in
the recent examination for rail
way mail clerk, there is little
chance for receiving an appoint
ment at the present time Civil
Service officials indicated today.
With returns all in, it was an
nounced that a total of 100000
took the recent tests throughout
the country and 1OO,946 we're sue
ceSSful in making passing grades
But the huge number left only the
very highest ratings likely to land
a Job in the near future.
The positions are not under the
apportioned service but are sep
arated by States, being field posts,
and appointments will be made
straight down the lists" instead of
the usual choice of one in three,
commission officials declared.
District of Columbia applicants
are being allowed to take their
choice between either the Mary
land or Virginia roll it was said,
there being "a vacancies at pres
ent in Maryland and 40 in Vir-
ginia. Others, Of course, are ex-
pected to develop in the future.
An average of $500 was the
lowest certified for Maryland, it
was revealed, while Virginia's low
est successful job seeker scored
$780, The rarity of this is known
best to the person familiar with
the difficulty of scoring higher
than 80 in any Civil Service test.
Due to the 10 points given vet
eranS who are disabled, many went
above the 100 per cent mark. One
man on the Virginia roll scored
10280, with fiVe-point preference,
one in Maryland had 103, and in
Pennsylvania a competitor aver
aged 103.20, scoring 1920 with a
fiVe-point bonus rating. The high
est rating that was entirely earned
without any bonus mark was
$780, four terthS of a percentage
point from perfect. The eXamin-
alton, the first of it's type to be
given for several years, had an
age limit of 35 except for veterans
below the retirement age.
One interesting phase of the
regulations is that man with dis
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