The Washington times., 1937-01-09
RAIDER ATTACK
HITS FUN OF
i. ). FETE
By ]. EARLE MOsER

ny Is EANLE MOSEh
Each day The Times publishes pictures
/ Of Government employees we'll known to
their colleagues, with accompanying bio
eSted in such photos or members Of Gov
eFument organizations should contact the
writer in the editorial room by S;1S p.
M, or phone Di. 1000. branch 21O.
Celebration of National Civil
Service Week beginning Monday
has been dampened somewhat for
employees of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital.
The serious illness of Harry F.
RAIDER, popular president of A.
F. g. E. Lodge No. 28, was re-
vealed late yesterday, and first
reports were that he had been at
tackled by double pneumonia.
Plans for the st. Elizabeths fete
Tuesday, in Hitchcock Hall, were
held in allegiance.
Latest news from Mt. Alto Hos
pital, to which Mr.. RAIDER was
rushed via ambulance early yes
terday, however, is to the effect
that he is suffering from a Sc
we're case Of influenza, and pneu-
monia to date is absent. A, tenn
perature Of 104 has Subsided, and
his pulse and respiration are i'm
proved.
Nevertheless, his father and
brother have been called to the
Capital from the family home in
Pittston, Pa.
Congratulations to Katherine
Bicker Smith, recently transferred
to a superior position in Social
Security Board from the Com
merce Department.
Pictures Of themselves for the
following feminine Federalites if
they will call:
Dora E. Geller, Treasury; Eve
lyn Burdette, Post Office; and
Mrs. Elsie Parsons, ex-Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
DIR. Leonard d. White, Civil Serv-
ice Commissioner, solved some
peSky questions at a recent meet.
ing Of organized WPA employees,
although some of their queries he
was unable to answer.
In answer to why more weight
Is given to passing an exam than
to university degrees in selecting
personnel he SideStepped by de.
claring that the two items are
like comparing a locomotive and
an automobile; they both move
forward but they can't be com
pared" He explained the differ
ence between competitive and non
competitive tests, however, point
ing out that in the former a per
son must make 10 to survive, anC
may have thousands on the rol
ahead of him, while in the lattel
a mark of TO is merely necessary
to survive, and higher mark L
actually Superfluous. Other fac
tors he observed:
Under a noncompetitive, thu
worker has the same reinState
ment rights as any other Civil Serv
ice worker g.. there is no eligible
register" made up of those who
wish reinstatement, and those who
wish reinstatement must find ar
opening for themselves fol
union activity, or any other preju
dice, an employment office car
refuse to hire a particular person
:. in a noncompetitive test, Civil
Service will test the person for the
job he is actually doing, rather
than the technical title he may
be given and those "fur
loughed" from an agency prob
ably won't be allowed the non
competitives (this was his persona,
opinion. however).
DR.. White revealed himself as
one Of the best speakers among
Government officials, clearly
voiced. with unusual enunciation
Henry Rhine was in the chair.
william s. Kinney, of the Wal
Department N. F. F. e. local, re
ports that Mrs. G. E. CLANCY Of
the Air Corps and Robert F. Don
alden of Soldiers Home were win
D1rS Of the locals bingo game
neld this week. The meeting, held
primarily to discuss pay adjust
ments and working conditions, fin
ished off with the bingo, and also
was marked by refreshments after
the fun was over.
The following well-known Wal
Department folk hold offices
within the local:
President-B. r. Rleinwachter, Signal
Corps. First Vice President-W e. Mar.
| low. Soldiers Home. Second Vice Presi.
dent-Charles Bonneville, InsuIar Bu
reau. Third Vice President-Glen A
Speers. General Staff. secretary-Trea
surer-R. X. Gheen, Soldiers Home
Guardian-Mrs. Elva ]. Cramer, Air
Corps. Executive Board-Mrs. Mary T
Waple. Chief Of Finance, e. D. Mann,
soldiers Home, and R. C. Pratt. Sol
| diers Home.