The Washington times., 1937-03-25
ice. OBSERVES
5OTH YEAR
APRIL |
BY ]. EARLE MOsER

departmental auditorium, most OF
the routine business Of the inter-
state Commerce Commission will
be set aside while both staff and
officials celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of the agency's estab-
lishment.
The celebration, starting at 10
a. m, will be an all day affair,
with morning, afternoon and eve
ming sessions, and will feature nine
speakers plus reading of a mes
sage from President Franklin
Roosevelt. Joseph B. Eastman,
Frank McManamy and BalthaSar
H. Meyer, three of the commls-
sioners, will preside as chairmen
of the sessions in the order named.
The first order of the business
will be a message to the employees
of the I. C. c., describing the eff
ficiency and faith with which they
have carried on Interstate'S work
during the years. Appropriately,
it is to be delivered by George M.
Crosland, who is the senior en-
ploye at the commission and has
worked up through the years to
the post of assistant director Of
the Bureau of Traffic.
Other speakers to appear dur
ing the celebration will be Com
missioner Clyde B. Aitchison,
Allen P. Matthew, president of the
association of I. c. C. practition-
ers, John E. Benton, general sollcl-
tor Of the National Association Of
Railroad and Utilities Commission
ers, Patrick j. Farrell and Repre-
sentative John j. Esch, former I.
c. C. Commissioners, Representa-
tive Clarence Lea, chairman Of the
House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, House
Floor Leader Sam Rayburn, and
Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Sen
ate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee chairman.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission was created in 1887 by an
Act Of Congress for the purpose Of
coordinating railroads generally,
particularly to prevent unreason-
able and discriminatory rates.
Originally all of its work was han
died by the commissioners, but
with the growth of the country,
passage Of numerous laws and the
increase of technical problems
dealing with transportation, the
agency expanded rapidly, its most
recent units being the Bureau of
Motor Carriers and Bureau Of Air
Mail.
Generally, the I. C. C. has en-
joyed a high personnel morale.
Not quite as stodgy as most per.
manent' Government agencies,
its personnel maintains, for the
most part, happy medium be-
tween the Stuffy Victorian atti-
tude of many old-line employees
and the "hey-nonny-nonny" air
characterizing many of the emer-
gency agency younglings. The
late George B. McGinty, I. c. c..
secretary, was responsible for
much of the high morale level,
his post now being held by Will
liam P. Bartel, a career man, who
came up from the ranks.
The annual banquet Of officials
and employees of the Government
Printing Office will be held at
the Willard Hotel on Saturday
evening, April "a. The dinner
will be followed by a floor show
and dancing in the main ball
room.
DR.. George C. Havenner is
chairman of the arrangements
committee, assisted by George
Ortleb, Miss 10 Coffin and Rus
sell H. Herrell, vice chairmen;
William J. CaSsiday. treasurer,
and j. Thomas Ford, secretary.
Other committee members:
Philip Addison, Willard A. Anderson,
orvills H. Aylor, Roscoe f. Baber w. B.
Bagnam, Bert E. Bair, Arthur A. Bar
hour, C. Carter Batcheller. jr., Abraam
Bennett. Conrad v. Brieger, James w.
Broderick, Robert E. Brooks, Walter A.
Browne, Avery T. Brunner, Frank T.
Bruton, Eugene F. Burr, DR.. Daniel P.
Clements, Denis E. Connell, jr., william m
H Dahl, Miss Ethel I, Oaly.
Mrs. Ethel NJ Darby Ormand E.
Demorest. Mrs. Villa B. Dial Joseph
Dulin. Lester Eichner Ernest E. Emer-
son. Curt Evans, Harry Falk. Aurelius
NJ. Federighi George A. Fischer, Alfred
1. Fleming, Patrick Fogarty, Mrs Evelyn
II. George, Joseph A. Goetzinger, James
r. Gouge, John L. Grant, Patrick Greco,
Francis E. Griffin, Herman C. Groth.
Felix NJ. Halluin, Alfred E. Hanson.
Frank B. Helm. Bernard c. Higgins,
Harmon H. Hobbs, Norman L, Hoist,
Oscar Holt, William Holt, Mrs. Kath.
crime N. tumble, Joseph H. Hurley, Ed
ward A: Huse, Walter C.. John, Capt.
George W. Johns, L. K. Johnson, Mrs
Mabel W. johnson, Morris s. Kantrowitz
Oscar ". Keele. Mrs. Irene E. D. Ken.
nedy, Louis NJ. Whine.
Hugh R. Koonz, Mrs. Bessie NJ. Kron-
helmer, Henry A. Lavisson, D. l. Leane,
Raymond H. Lecraw, Wallace R. Leek
Leo L. Lescure, William S. McAndrew,
Miss Kathryn NJ. McCaffrey, Francis ].
Mccarthy. jr., James NJ. McCauley. Fred,
erick B. Mccoy. Mrs, Cora B. McGrath
Larney, John A. Mclean. Mrs. Mabel T
Magruder, Thomas G. Maloney, Mrs
Kathryn Mangum, Bernhard H Mard
feldt, Charles F. Markey. Mrs Grace W
Marshall. Sidney c. Martin, John W
Nee. Ernest c. Mellor Fred A. Minnigh
william A. Mitchell. Edward Murphy
Francis ]. Murray, Henry c. Neal. Johr
F Nesltne, Col Edward NJ. Nevils, T. S
Newkirk, Mrs. Bonnie H. Newman, Ed
ward A. Newman. Mrs. Nora c. O'Brien
Maurice J. O'Connor, Charlie l.. Peele
J. Basil Perkins Howard A Peterson
Joseph H. Phillips. John F. Quinn Nor
ris H. Rsaves. William T Rice Morris
X. Richter, Roy E. Ritts, Dale c. Sheriff
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