The Washington times., 1936-11-18

Job filters" have definitely per.
vaded the Works Progress Admin.
istration, more so than in other
Federal agencies where personnel
deems itself standing in uuag.
mire Of sand.
Nobody, particularly among
rank and file, is sure of his or her
job, and everybody is wondering
How long?"
Reports that the agency has
been given a definite 10 per cent
quota for firings were denied to-
day by officials of WPA, who ad.
mitted, however, that orders have
definitely been circulated to slice
administrative expenses to the
bone.
Pointing out that the launching
Of projects required many more
employees than will be needed to
continue hereafter, it was admit.
ted at WPA headquarters that ap.
proximately 1000 clerks were a.
lowed to terminate" during Oc.
tober. No accurate figures for the
current month are available, but
it is known that about IS workers
in the division Of social research
received notices a week ago and
almost 800 of the remaining 500
In that unit are slated for the ak
within 80 days. An appropriate
Thanksgiving prediction, inciden'
tally.
The 10 per cent rumored, it
was learned from unofficial
sources today. refers to persons
engaged on music, theater and
writing projects in the field, who
total about 5000 and will be
dropped from security wage rolls
on December Is. AS yet the
fate of most Of Washington's
WPA clerical staff would seem
to rest with Fate, Congress,
Harry Hopkins, President Roose.
velt, and perhaps the winter
plans of Jack Frost.
In the meantime the union of
clerical workers at WPA is let
ting no grass grow in efforts
to solidify the position of the
D. C. administrative staff. With
increasing reduction rumorS, they
have stepped up circuation of q
petition to Administrator Hop
ms, consisting of signatures be-
meath an open letter requesting
that Hopkins make clear his in
tentionS toward personnel. And
yesterday they dispatched a wire
to the President.
The wire:
WPA A DMI M S TRATIVE
STAFF WHOSE MORALE HAS
BEEN SHAKEN BY RUMORS
OF DRASTIC RETRENCHMENT
AND BY ORDERS ALREADY IS
SUED FOR EXTENSIVE CUTS
IN VARIOUS PROJECTS IS
AMAZED TO HEAR POSTMAS-
TER ENERAL FARLEY'S
PROPHECY QUOTE WPA WILL
BE CLEANED UP AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE UNQUOTE STOP WE
URGE AN IMMEDIATE DENIAL
BY YOU OF THESE UNSET
TLING RUMORS AND CANCEL
LATION OF SCHEDULED CUTS
WHICH WOULD IMPAIR EN-
TIRE WORK RELIEF PROGRAM
OVERW HELMIN GLY EN-
DORSED BY THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE IN RECENT ELECTION.
Two Government girls. driving
home the other day, were fascin-
ated by one Of those swanky
front-drive autos, bearing a New
York license. Said one:
''YOu drive near it, and wen
flirt with the driver just to see
what he'll dol"
But she had spoken too loudly,
her ears reddening as the Swanky
cars grinning driver replied:
20. K, babes!"
One of the livelier festivities of
Thanksgiving week will be held
on Tuesday evening, when mem
berS of A. F. G. E. Lodge %, st.
Elizabeths Hospital, get together
at j. o. U. A. M. Hall, 24O7 Mime.
sofa Ave. S. E., for an evening OF
dancing and cards. This will be
the lodges first social meeting OF
The season, and the entertain
nnent committee has made elabor-
ate plans for making it a real
success, from the enthusiasm now
being registered among members,
everyone is going to have real
time"
This years mer- bers of the
Federal Bridge League:
Architects-E. R. Koth. H. S. Chand-
Ter, H. K. Chapman. R. H. Jones, E. H.
Lund. H: NJ. Ambrose.
G. H. M.'s-Mrs. Paul E. Golden, Mrs.
NJ E. Myers, ]. R. Moore R. H. Hig-
Gins E. E. Eisenhart.
SPA-Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Gard
ner. Ralph Touche, o. L; simpson.
Lucky strkesMMr ike NM 6ttd and Mrs Ralph s.
Coast and Geodetc Survey-LesIie F.
ehmidl, william Shafnas, Charles A.
whitten, Lloyd B. MacCurdy, Earl S.
Betote, Charles E. McComb.
Agriculture-F. Munchmeyer c. c.
Mcdonnell, F. c. Blank, R. f. Marsh.
Kems-Willam NJ, Peterson, Miles p
Myers. Lylia Cook, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Nc
Bumpers-Mrs. A N. Kilmartin. Mrs.
L. NJ. Futterer, Julia P. Watts, Hazel
Aiken.
Weaver, Mrs. Gladys surratt, Dorothy
Jackman, Virginia Robinson, Vera Col
New Dsalers-Mrs. Ethel L. Murray,