The Washington times., 1937-05-05
BY ]. EARLE MOSER

some of WaShington's most bitter
basketball and bowling battles, is
the center of attraction for Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing
employees just now.
The reason is the two-day con-
cert and dance, centered in the
Arcade ballroom, which is being
presented for employees Of the big
plant on lower Fourteenth Street
by the talented orchestra that Di-
rector Alvin Hall encouraged into
existence more than year ago.
Last night saw several hundred
employees crowd into the Arcade to
enjoy themselves fully as the or
chestra presented an even dozen
Snappy fox trotS, quartet OF
dreamy waltzeS and three merry
Paul Jones Whirls. The program
will be repeated tonight for the
benefit of those who didn't get
there yesterday-the split Sched-
ule being necessitated by space
limitations that couldn't possibly
accommodate all Of the Bureau S
personnel. :,
On the list of distinguished
guests were such names as Jo-
sephine Roche, Assistant Score
tary of the Treasury; Robert
Ramspeck, House Civil Service
chairman: Alvin w. Hall, director
of the bureau: R. Russell Long
and Jesse E. Sweigart, his assist
ant directors, and Isaac Cans,
chairman of the Alcohol Beverage
Control Board. John J. Deviny,
former assistant director, now
with Social Security Board, acted
as master of ceremonies.
The Engraving and Printing
Orchestra has grown into quite an
organization from most diScon.
solate start. When the music
bee" first stung the group there
weren't sufficient instruments to
60 around, and Director Hall sent
them all the way to Philadelphia
to secure some secondhand equip
ment from the Navy Yard in
order to have them fully supplied
during rehearSalS. Now they have
the unqualified support Of their
agency.
The group is presided over by
Edward Wayson, with E. S. Nc
Grath as director. Carl Weyforth,
concert master; Maurice H. Cal
ker, business manager; ]. ]. Will
liams, secretary; F. Crowell, finan-
cial secretary, and Edward Young,
treasurer, are the remainder OF
the official slate.
Active members are M. D. Black
well, E. Blalock, James Boone, L.
E. Bradford, A. P. Connolly, H.
Elderbrook, Thomas Fallon, Willis
Gault, Louis Green, William Gross
kurth, George Kingdom, Albert
Knechtel, Dikran hawaiian, Her.
bert Leach, H. B. Marsh, Aaron
Nelly, Charles OLare, R. D. Pr
etro, Henry Rider, Ralph Ritter,
John Rocket, SCHUYLER Small,
Robert Thomas, and William I'LL
man.
The reception committee for the
current dance-concert includes
Robert OHara, Ralph Chappell,
Adam Ruth, George Duncan,
Thomas Heany, Joachim Bensing,
Norman Underwood, John M.
Smith and James Gallahorn.
George Kingdom handled the ad-
vertiSing for an attractive pro-
gram issued for the affair.
SPORTS sPARKLERS-Las-
sise, G. P. o., for his recent three
hits against PWA Departmental
League; Preston, Procurement
Division, for holding Bureau of
Engraving and Printing to two
hits in seven innings to win, "A
Pederal League).
RAT Observation-Disclosures lat
est publication is entitled "The
House Rat" and is the work OF
James Silver, Biological Survey
employe, who has made an ex-
hauStive study Of the rodents.
Some Of its facts:
Two decades ago there were
as many rats as there were per-
sons in Americas large cities. =,
now there is only one rat to c-ch
two persons. few farms are
free Of rats. because they pro-
vide so much food in abundance
and plenty of suitable retreats.
in one Texas county con-
teStantS in a rat-killing drive
turned in 1920 rat tails. i
over the country it is estimated
the U. S. has 1913 million of the
rodents. although they ap-
pear gray to the layman, rats are
classified as black or brown, the
former preferring ships and uSu-
ally being found in seaportS.
The Department of Justice,
through Attorney General Cum
nningS, yesterday submitted a bill
to the House which would amend
the National Firearms Act by
imposing a 81 tax whenever
there is a transfer of small fire
arms. Machine guns, Sawed-off
EhotgunS and rifles and Silencers
already have a 5000 transfer tax.
Cummings said
Tin some respects, small
weapons are even a greater
menace than machine guns,
since they can be concealed
with greater facility. During
the past two or three years
new types Of weapons and am
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