The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-12
COOKING CLASSES ENDORSED
BY INTERIOR CHIEF CLERK
BY J. EARLE MOSER


employees stationed in the District
of Columbia would seem to be a
natural" judging from the en-
thusiasm and anticipation evinced
from both rank-and-file personnel
and officials hereaboutS.
AS an example of how the sug,
gestion has taken with officials
even men-it has been fully in
dorsed by Floyd Dodson, chief
clerk of the vast Interior Depart
ment, who may take a few lessons
himself when the project actually
gets under way.
Dodson, whose department
probably will be given an early
spot within the schedule of the
"GGCS" Government Girls Cook
ing School, said:
Il think a cooking school for
employees. of the Government
service will prove to be a very
good idea. After all, there is
nothing like a good cook. and
there are entirely too few Of.
them"
The Interior official said he
would be very glad to call the
attention of the many hundreds
of workers under him to the "cul-
mary college" by circulars, and
when Interiors time for classes is
reached will appoint a host and
hostess for each class from each
bureau. He added:
81 imagine we should find
enough young ladies around
this office to fill every class,
and ! w0uld,'t be surprised II
there were a considerable num-
Der of men interested. Lots OF
the fellows pride themselves on
their cooking. I'd like to know
how to cook myself"
1t is possible there will be a
definite announcement about the
school in tomorrow's Times. Miss
Green, who is well known to Fed
eral folk, has actually had poems
written about the recipes for
tasty food she concocts. Her
idea, in general, is to hold classes
each day after hours and let Gov
eminent folk in on the secrets Of
preparing meals efficiently, quick
" and economically-particularly
in view of the slim salaries and
inadequate kitchens upon which
so many clerks must depend.
Adequate contribution by a G.
A. o. emplo ::
Little green check marks, a mil
lion each day!
Little green check marks, each
made the same way!
Those darn little marks are
making me crazy;
/ look at them SO much my
mind grows hazy,
The sun can be shining or the
sky be gray,
And still those check marks are
green, the same each day.
With all the pretty cOlOrS, such
as red or blue,
Why do they have to be green?
I'm asking you!
Some one took me to a show.
just a little treat,
And, what do you think? had
to sit 0n-a green seat!
went into a restaurant, the
very same night,
And there were green bulbs in
every darn light!
/ wrote letter to a friend the
other day
And was reading it over. before
sending it away.
As / was reading, / was sur
prised to find
I had made a green check mark
at the end of each line!
I'll be driving along on a moon
light night
And everything seems to be
quite all right;
There I am, as happy as could
be,
When up pops a green light
In front of me!
Green, green, why l see green
in my sleep,
Every time I think of green it
makes me weep.
Who is responsible, is what !
want to know,
For making green" the color
for the GAO?
But "green check marks" and
all, I'm proud to say
I am working for the dear old
U. S. A.
When pay day comes and it's
time to collect,
I'm mighty thankful for that
little Green Check!
Next Wednesday the House Civil
Service Committee will begin open
hearings on a trio Of bills planned
to strengthen preference given to
war veterans for appointments to
the civil service. The bills to be
considered are H. R. $3.50 by John
e. Rankin of Mississippi, and H.
r. 1921 and H. r. 6497 by Joe
Starnes, Alabama.
Whether the committee would
report the Ramspeck merit sys-
TEN" document this week, how.
ever, was problematic.
DR.. John r. Mohler. chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, has
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