The Washington times., 1937-01-12


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toriaI room by 5:15 y. M, or phone
DI. 1000, branch 210.
Despite a program Of the Ad-
ministration to effect a complete
upheaval of the Government ser.
vice, with drastic revision Of the
current set.up, Federal clerks to-
day were prepared to carry
through plans for celebration Of
National Civil Service Week.
Commemorating the fifty-fourth
anniversary of the Civil Service
Act, two lodges Of the American
Federation of Government EN-.
ployes have scheduled mass meet
ings for this evening, with ma
tionally known speakers, which
are expected to attract several
hundred.
The Department of Labor lodge,
No. 228, is to stage a celebration
at the Government Auditorium,
located in the Labor-Interstate
Building on Constitution Avenue
at Thirteenth Street, with five well
known speakers having already
assured the lodge that they will be
on hand.
The "five-star" card includes
Robert Ramspeck, chairman OF
the House Civil Service Com
mittee, Senator Joseph C. O'Ma-
honey, member of the Committee
Investigating Government Agen-
cies; Harry B. Mitchell, president
Of the Civil Service Commission;
James G. Yaden, president Of the
D. c. Department of the A. F. G.
E. and former Mayor" of Wash
ington as head of the Federation
of Citizens Associations; Richard
son Saunders, assistant Of Labor
Secretary Frances Perkins, and
w. A. Calvin, official of the A. F.
of L. Metal Trades Department.
In addition to the oratory,
Lodge 228 has arranged for musi-
cal entertainment. which will be
furnished by the Internal Reve-
nue. Orchestra. composed of 35
Government workers who have
made music their leisure-time
hobby.
The second celebration meeting
was scheduled by employees Of st.
Elizabeths Hospital, who will con-
Vene in Hitchcock Hall to hear
Representative B. J. Gehrmann,
of Wisconsin; John w. McCor-
mack, of Massachusetts; Jennings
Randolph, Of West Virginia, and
Emanuel Celler, of New York.
Mccormack is sponsor of the bill
for a five-day week within the
Government service, with no addi-
tional hours, while Celler is eX-
pected to reintroduce measure
calling for elimination Of the
marriage clause" composing Sec
ton 213 of the Economy Act.
Another speaker expected at the
St. Elizabeths meeting is Senator
Patrick McCarran, who, during
the last Congress, was responsible
for the restoration of the Is per
cent pay cut and who is now lead
ing a drive for pay raises among
all clerks receiving less than
$500 yearly.
Two new examinations were an
nounced yesterday by the Civil
Service Commission.
One test, for assistant and as
sociate exhibits designer, paying
$4,000 and $4,000. is to fill vacan-
cies in the Forest Service and
Social Security Board, the job be-
ing generally to arrange exhibits,
window displays and posters "for
the education of various classes
of people ranging from school chill
dren to professional groups" in
the words of the announcement.
Applications must be filed by
February 8.
The second quiz is for associate
home economists with the Agri-
culture Department, pays $4,000
yearly, and applications must be
filed by February l.
House Civil Service Chairman
RamSpeck, who speaks tonight in
celebration of Civil Service Week,
told a luncheon meeting of the
American University School of
Public Affairs the other day that
prospects for legislation extending
the merit system are better now
than at any time I have been in
Congress the past seven years"
Ramspeck also disclosed he
favors legislation to take "the
personal prejudices out of promo
tion," adding that mo Government
worker should be promoted simply
because he is a friend of the boSs's
Aunt Bessie" He reiterated his
warning, however, that Federal
groups must not attempt to get
more money for retirement liberal
1zation than is given at present.
He also said the bill recently
introduced by Virginia E. Jenckes,
Of Indiana, for board of appeals
should limit such a board to ap-
pealS on discharges and loss of
grade or salary, without consider
alton of every petty difference
between a worker and his boss"
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