The Washington times., 1936-02-01
BETTER MEALS
PROMISED BY
|. CAFE
ByJ. EARLE MCSER

unison they get results.
Not long ago Interstate Com
Inerce Commission folk decided
conditions in their cafeteria. run
By the Public welfare Association
had become intolerable. Food was
too dear, there was little choice,
its quality was below standard and
the service was slow, they alleged.
A committee was formed. Per,
sonnel was canvaSsed as to its at
titude toward the cafe, and before
many days had passed more than
80 written squawkS were on file.
The committee then visited the
supervisor Of Welfare Association
,.cafeterias and deposited its joint
findings, with the request that
something be done about it.
And according to an announce
ment, it will be. The employees
have been assured that three
types Of special lunches will be
shortly instituted, that arrange
,sment to take better care Of food
from the time Of preparation until
its sale win be made, and that the
steam table will be rebuilt to al
low faster service.
Incidentally, publicity over the
matter brought interest from out
eide operators. One, said by his
agent to be q "highly responsible
and capable restaurant operator,
was willing to guarantee definite
improvement without an increase
In prices, and said he could pos
Sibly even lower the latter.
This, however, would be impoS-
Slble for q number of reasons, one
Of which is that leasing Of the
cafeteria in q major building to an
outsider would cause q wave Of
rage among other business men
who would like only too well a
chance for such q safe invest
ments --f
, MIS-. Samburg Due
Many members Of the National
Federation Of Federal Employees
who visited headquarters Of the
organization knew Mrs. Hermine
SaJnburg, who left the N. F. r. e.
employ upon her marriage, and
now lives In the Midwest. Mrs.
Samhurg recently wired Secretary
Treasurer Gertrude McNally that
she will return to Washington for
Q visit in the spring. Grace
Barnes, another former N. F. F. E.
employe, whose new name is Mrs.
Judd Kirby, is living at Palo
Alto, Calf, and was shipped q
white Collie for . Christmas
present by, the N. F. F. E.. staff.
. More Details
Added details to the recent
story about shady ad statesmen
working on alleged A. F. G. E.
year books,
One Of them has been phoning
prospects" for ads and saying he
was r. B. Ridgeway, ad solicitor
for the A. F. G. E.'S Government
Standard, and informing the pros
poets he'd appreciate an ad for
q proposed publication Of the
Sick Benefit Association.
Ridgeway, trifle vexed, very
vexed in fact, has announced he
. has no connections with any pub
lcation except the Standard. and
that the telephone artist is trad
ing on the fact that Ridgeway
at one time worked for the sick
benefit group.
Odds and Ends
Tariff Commission announces
that the President has increased
the duty rate on frozen sword
fish from two to three cents q
pound, effective February "a.
But, then, Federal pay rarely rates
swordfiSh, anyhow. The Comp
. troller General has baked COM
pensatory time for Post Office
messengers and watchmen who
must work on Saturdays, provid-
ing they are not CuStodial Serv-
ice workers. Many thanks to
Donald Allen Keenan'S kind invi-
tation to the AAA testimonial
. dinner for Chester A. Davis and
other officials last night at the
Lotus. but the work bench would
not be Snubbed. Rooms 207, BOT
and 311 at Veterans Administra-
ton have given one clerk pneu-
Hnonia and sent many others out
ON sick leave because Of faulty
heat. and recent painting has
lent odors Of turpentine to an
atmosphere that is Stuffy as well
as chilly. Purchase of more
than 1864 acres Of land for
national forests has been approved
by the National Forest ReServa-
ton Commission. More than 50,-
900 acres of the land is in Ap-
palachian Mountain territory. a
card party and entertainment for
Veterans Administration workers
has been scheduled for tonight by
the Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10,
American Legion. Emmett Car
roll and Ira D. Scott were prom
inent tn its arranging.
,. Protest
The proposal to remove Soil
Conservation from its new civil
service status continues to bring
sharp protest from E. Claude Bah
cock, A. r. G. e. leader. He ad-
dressed q letter yesterday to all
members Of the Senate and House