The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-13

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Huck Wynne, Labor Statistics, for
two hits in three against Naval
Air (U. S. Government League) ;
Veterans Administration softball'
ers, for totaling 90 runs and q
hits in q game among themselves.
Augustus Wrenn, chief clerk OF
the Navy Departments Bureau OF
Engineering, who died suddenly
Monday night, entered the service
in 1898 and was considered one OF
the departments topmoSt authori.
ties on naval engineering at the
time of his death. Mr.. Wrenn was
a native of Virginia, but was edu-
Gated in Washington schools.
Burial will take place tomorrow in
Congressional Cemetery.
Events today:
Meeting-Labor branch, Local
No. 2, N. F. F. E., Labor Depart
ment, 4:45 p. m. ..
Buffet supper and dance-Nine'
tenth Congressional District unit.
Pennsylvania Democratic Club,
Raleigh Hotel.
Mass meeting-DiStrict Govern
ment Lodge, A. F. G. E., Central
High School, 8 p. m.
neutrality-suspicious. Depart
ment Players present three one
act plays. Agriculture auditorium,
8 p. m.
Meeting--Association Of Non.
Classified Federal Employees, dis
cussion Of Ramspeck merit" bill,
Willard Hotel.
Civil Service Test Register:
Until Observation-Disclosures
Brandywine, Md, $1,10o; also
other points.
Until May 17-Endocrinologist,
Agriculture, $4,000; associate
physicist, Treasury, $4,000.
Until May 19-Watch and
chronometer repairer. Naval OBJ
Servatory, $9.12-$10.08 per diem.
Until May 24-Senior superin-
tending marine engineer, War,
$4,000; marketing specialist, In
terror, $4,000; production advisor,
Interior. $500; estate tax exam
liner, Internal Revenue, $4,000.
The Civil Service Assembly to-
day reported that if things keep
going as they are. 1887 will see an
all-time record for adoption Of
Civil Service and merit system
provisions for State and local gov
ernments. Congress might, it is
thus indicated, take a hint.
Among recent States to GUST
patronage is Maine, and there is
a strong chance that Connecticut
will soon follow, the assembly re.
ports.
The twelfth State to adopt q
merit law, Maine has created a
State personnel board, with a di.
rector of personnel for the CLASH.
fled service. In the future, ap.
pointmentS to the State service
will be governed by merit and fit.
ness, and drawn from eligible lists
on the basis of examinations. In.
service training also will be Spon-
sored.
Pointing out that little effort
toward merit has been made
among the nations 10000 county
workers, the assembly also jubi.
lantly reported that employees OF
Montgomery County, Md, will in
the future be subject to rules and
regulations of the employment
commissioner of the State" Mont.
gomery county is the first locality
to take advantage of a permits
sive" merit law passed by the
Maryland legislature in 1920.
The newly formed Association
Of Non Classified F Federal EN-.
ployes, which meets tonight at the
Willard to discuss the Ramspeck
competitive examination, merit
system" measure, is headed by
Thomas Calhoun Ramsey.
Other newly elected officers
are Charles Reed, vice president;
Ann Davidson, secretary; Arthur
Clarendon Smith, active Demo.
crat, chairman of the board, and
Gertrude Casey, treasurer.
The group is reported booming
membership by distribution Of
handbills in emergency agencies.
New members Of the Adjutant
Generals Office Lodge, A. F. G. E.:
NickerSon ASbury, Albert Baer,
James Banks, Charles Bradley,
Mildred bearing, Mary Dunegan,
Gertrude Foer, Mildred Hersco-
vitz, Louise Hicks. Leroy Landers,
Edward LOTUS, Horace Main,
Eleanor Maloney, Robert Mitchell,
Harold Peters. Peter SasSe, Zelma
Schnake, Samuel Stauffer, Rylma
TunStall.
FEDERAL1SMS Despite off.
cial denialS, rumorS of a drastic
and wholesale dismissal wave at
G. A. o. persist. Assistant In
terror Secretary oscar Chapman
addresses the Utah Academy of
Sciences, Arts and Letters tomor.
row in Salt Lake City. John
Dryer and Joseph Landow, who
gave yeoman service while with
AAA for the advance Of union.
ism, have been sent to the Cincin-
natl area for short stay by the
American Federation of Labor on
organization work They will
attend the Maryland convention
at Hagerstown May 16 and IT,