The Washington times., 1937-01-05
"Three quarts of your best
Scotch, If YOU please :"


Scotch, If you please :"
Such will be the request Of
some lucky employe of the Dis.
trict of Columbia WPA shortly,
after conclusion of a rather un-
usual episode.
The three quarts are the prize
of a punchboard rattle which Of
ficials in the District Building
have kindly and humanely ig-
nored, although they would ordi-
narily crack down promptly on
such an activity.
The situation began Christmas
Eve, when a thief somehow got
inside the District Building, evi-
dently followed the watchman
around his rounds during the
night, and took whatever he de-
sired.
Unfortunately, the feminine
treasurer of the D. C. WPA folks
group disqualification unit had
Just made collections Christmas
Eve. and had left more than $35 .
in her desk drawer. The thief,
in addition to several office ma
chimes, discovered the money and
took it.
Christmas and New Year holi- .
days for the treasurer loomed as
a complete flop. for she was tech
nically responsible for the cash.
But employees seized upon the
idea of a rattle as the best plan
to make up the loss. thereby
saving the day for her.
And. for perhaps the first time,
rattle became legal inside
Government office.
DR.. Leonard d. White. the Civil
Service Commissioner who visited
Munich last summer and says they
have the best beer in the whole
world at that spot, has accepted
the invitation of Sammy" Liss, Of
the WPA Union, to speak before
its membership Thursday.
The commissioner will discuss
Civil Service status for emergency
workers in Room 700-A of the
Walker Johnson, beginning at 8
p. M, and is expected to draw a
sizeable attendance, hundreds be-
ing interested in such possibility.
Arthur Stein, president Of the
lodge, will introduce DR.. White.
The following Federal girls may
have a picture of themselves if
they will call:
Evelyn Burdette, Of the Post
Office; Dorothy M. johnson, of the
Civil Service Commission: Lurline
Dewitt, Of the same office, and
Annie Gray White, of Resettle-
ment.
Clara McWhinney, well known
employe of the Veterans Admin
istration, has been announced as
the conductor of the next United
Civil Service Employees meeting,
scheduled for January IL at the
Harrington Hotel.
One Of the more interesting
people in the Government serV-
ice is Carson C. Hathaway, Civil
Service Commissions chief Of per-
sonnel, who hides behind a quiet
and shy exterior a razor-keen
mind.
A MisSourian from Kansas
City, Hathaway formerly was a
regular contributor to leading
of New York, writing
Of historical or biograph-
ical interest. OF late, however,
he has centered his interest in
a new home in Silver Spring,
Md, where he devotes one and
a half acres to the raising of
gourds-one Of his several hob
bies-giving them to friends.
Another hobby he indulges is
photography, some Of the photos
he has taken on visits to the West
being extraordinary in compost
ton and perfection. On summer
Sunday mornings he is usually up
at 4::30 in order to play golf with
B. A. Brand. chief of the Civil
Service certification section, whom
he says is invariably first or Sec
ond to tee off on the East Poto-
mac course.
Hathaway, a veteran of II years
service who started as an exam
iner, probably runs the most "con.
tented" office in the Government.
All six of those who work under
him are friendly with one another,
jumping to aid each other when
necessary, and the petty troubles
found in many Federal units are
entirely absent. When vacations
are to be taken is decided each
year by conference. Hathaway,
himself, plans an auto tour of Can
ada and Nova Scotia when the
hot days come again.
Charles II. Charlie" Whitsey,
former District Government work.
er now with the A. F. G. E. as
an organizer for the District, re-
ports the organization saved over
81 500 for members who took the
Christmas trip to New York. The
saving was the difference between
the regular cost of the trip and
the excursion rates which WhitSey
arranged.
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