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ENTERTAINs AT RECEPTION

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Watkins of 1915
Dryden avenue entertained guests
lavishly Saturday evening. Feb 10 with
a-receptIon- gwen IN hfoEor-of- rtTeIr
daughter, the former Miss SuAe Wat
kins. who recently became Mrs. James
Green in a civil ceremony in Ohio.
The bride received many gifts.
Included among the guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Yancy Evans. Mr. and
Mrs. Percy Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Martin Mr. and Mrs Isaac Watkins.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Benbo, NJ Swift.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelious Martin. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Black. Mrs. Mary
Louis, Mrs. airy Williams. ISIS Ora
Harris, I'd Barnet. Clifton Dykes, Wal
ter Green. Mrs. Glenn and her brother,
MIR Taylor. visiting from Chicago;
Gerald Hamilton, Lawrence Clay, Fred
Paine Jr.. Misses Virginia Baker,
Gloria Miller Raye;ta Miller and
Messrs. Walter and Cliff Miller.
q. s. J. CLUB
The Q. S. J Study club met Thurs
day afternoon from 2 to 4 O'Clock at
the home Of Mrs. E. Perkins of 1864
West Hancock After the business
meeting, all members read interest
ing papers on the topic, Negro HIS
tory" Mrs Owens was guest OF the
evening and made very interesting
remarks. The rest of the afternoon
was spent sewing and socializins. The
hostess served a delicious Fepast which
all enjoyed.
The club met Thursday. Feb. i6 at
the home Of Mrs. Marie Price Of 47Os
Mckinley avenue. After business, the
same subject was well outlined BY
members of-the club. A dainty repast
was served after sewing and socializ-
ing.
ENTERTAINs
Miss Beueiia wfittams entertained al
her beautiful home on Twenty-eighth
street honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bright on their fifteenth wedding
anniversary.
Those who enjoyed Miss Williams
hospitality were Mr. and Mrs. A
Middleton. Mr.. and Ms. Clarence
Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Bright, and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Williams.
NEW LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. A. NJ. Martin, Pastor
Sunday Feb. u. the pastor spoke 10
a very appreciative audience from the
text Forgive us our debts as we for
give our debtors" Music was rend-
cred by the Jtniof- eiieiF-GHdeF -ths
direction of Mrs. c. Mae Prison. Mrs
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MONROE

Mrs Emma Henderson entertained
last week at a lovely dinner honorins
relatives who were visiting the city.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

Mr.. Louis E. Martin,
Editor, Michigan Chronicle
Detroit, Michigan.
Resolution Adopted By The 2sth
Annual Grand Chapter Session or
The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Held In Detroit, Michigan, Dec.
27-30. 1888.
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WESTSIDE DETROIT
Rv BETTE ELLINGTON 5242 Vinewood Avenue

from birth to ascension. This prom
lses to be an evening OF enjoyment.
The public IS cordially fnviied. Ad-
mission for adults 20 cents children.
10 cents. l. Bright. church reporter,
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ABYSsISIA BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Henry Thurman. Pastor

Pastor Thurman is back from
short illness and preached an out
standing sermon Sunday from the
subject The Great Day" J Steel.
secretary L. H. Steel, church scribe.
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Conant Gardens
and About


II you have done your part.
Using both hand and heart,
Reckoning loss and gain,
Fret not yourself but know
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The party was a huge success and
Everyone enjoyed the evening.
Mrs, Hazel Csmpoelle. vice presi.
dent of the club was unable to at
tend due to a recent operation, The
next meeting OF the club vii be Il
her nome. 64ls vsncourt, Sch %. The
club plans to give another party next
month. Mrs. Beruice Ivy, president
Mrs Lena Walker, secretary.
GLEE CLUB OF q. ID. c. o.
The Glee club made its first public
appearance Monday night. This group
which has been organized less than
two weeks is expected to become one
OF the eity's musical highlights. Mrs
Ruth Hornsby. organist and originator
of this group. is a very talented young
woman from Washington. D, c.
The members OF the group are
Misses Stella Pitts. Christova Reid,
Mrs. Sarah Hornsby and Messrs, Jo-
seph Lockhar, Emery L. Hopkins,
Aaron c. Cross, David Thompson.
Clayton A Ekhans. D. W. Daniels,
W H. Asnew and Leroy Steger. Any
one interested In becoming part OF
thus organization is cordially invited
TO attend our next rehearsal Sunday.
Feb. 20 at the home Of Mrs. A. Pitts.
605l Twenty-eishth street Those
who have already signed up with this
group and have not attended any of
the meetings are requested to be pres
ent. christova Reid. secretary and
scribe.
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The Deacons' Union will hold its
first program of the year Sunday.
Feb. 26. p. m. at Mt Sinai Baptist
church, go Delmar.
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twhat will happen at the meeting
with Helen tomorrow? VIII the plans
progress Smoothly OF will something
unforeseen develop. Read next weeks
instailment of this Storv.D
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Mr.. and MIS-. william Maynard OF
1927 Fifteenth street. left Monday OF
this week for points in North Carolina.
Including Winston Salem. Durham.
and Raleigh. While in Raleigh they
will visit Riley Shaw University and
c, Auyusttne college
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Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Mathis popu-
lar young couple residing on Binder
street. journeyed to Grayling last Sun
day with some friends and report
grand time tobogganins and skiing. !
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WASHINGTON D.

Of co-ordinating diverse activities.
You don't find such people on
every street corner, but find them
you must to have smooth-running
government agency.
Much has been said and written
about the extensive sweep Of the
social security program, the millions
of lives affected by 1t, the past,
present and future problems in
volved in its execution. Because
of the vast number of persons
affected, the difficulties are in
creased. One of the most interest,"
ing and important aspects of the
work is the development of methods
involving the combined efforts Of
Federal, State and local agencies
for its proper administration.
This cooperative principle is not
new to American federalism, al
though the magnitude of the present
undertaking is unprecedented. Its
unique significance lies in the fact
that it permits certain amount Of
Federal leadership and assistance
combined with, and tempered by, a
desirable degree of State and local
autonomy in fields of activity which
50 vitality effect the humblest citi-
zen. With its emphasis upon joint
study, joint planning and joint &C
ton, the principle accords with, and
preserves, the spirit and practice Of
our federalism and keeps the pro-
Continued on Page CID
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are grouped five services, every one
Of which Is concerned with some
phase Of the security and economic
well-being of the individual citizen.
Thus, we have under one manage
ment the National Youth Admins
tration, the ONCE Of Education and
the Civilian Conservation Corps, all
dealing with vocational training and
unemployment relief for young peo-
pie: the Social Security Board, con-
cerned with the blind, the crippled,
the aged and the unemployed work.
ers: and the Public Health Service,
responsible for the health security
Of the entire community. The adj
vantages Of grouping all these units
to make possible co-ordinated and
consistent program are obvious to all.
Administrative procedures in
volve highly technical field and
one in which there are many pit
falls. The administrator is con-
stantly between the Scylla Of con-
fusion resulting from cutting
corners and the Charybdis Of end
less delay resulting from complete
clearances with all concerned.
Usually he will err in one direction
or the other for the simple reason
that there is no sure guide which
he can follow in all cases. En-
cient procedure in government, as in
industry, is largely q matter of COM
mon sense and experience but 1t is
hard on the public while the
administrator is acquiring the ex-
perience. The larger the organi-
zation. the more acute the dangers
and the more aggravated the
troubles when they develop.
Qualified Personnel Essential.
The problems of personnel are
equally battling. Competent and
well-trained people are, of course,
the first requirement of any ade-
quate administrative agency. Selec-
ton must be made on basis of
qualifications and technical fitness.
Political pressures must be elimi-
mated and personal considerations
ignored. On the level of policy
formation, the personnel require
ments are still greater. Not only
must men be technically competent,
but they must be temperamentally
competent as we'll. They must be
capable of dispassionate discussion
with persons who differ with them.
They must have the ability on the
one hand to perform tactfully the
delicate function Of reviewing the
Judgment of other men, and on the
other hand to abide by group deci-
sion Of important issues. Finally,
they must be able to cooperate
gracefully and effectively with
other administrators In the work
Evening star., 1939-12-14

past few years popular interest in
governmental action Of broad social
significance has increased on every
side. Legislative bodies. Federal,
State and local, sensitive to the cur
rents of popular demands, have
translated these interests into pro-
grams which affect directly the lives
of a vast majority of American
citizens. Regardless of ones point
of view as to the proper sphere in
which Government should operate,
it is unlikely that the principal OBJ
jectives of most of these programs
will be abandoned. To the con-
trary, the popular temper seems to
be to fill in the gaps of social legis-
lation, as it has developed during
the past six years, and thus to
round out the national program for
general community betterment.
No Simple Task.
1t is one thing to enact general
policy into law, however, and quite
another thing to see that the law
is administered simply, economi-
cally and with the maximum bene-
fits for those affected by its opera
ton. To bring about this desirable
end is no simple matter. This in
wolves, among other things, con-
tinuous attention to, and study Of
methods which human experience in
public and private business has
proved most effective
The three great problems involved
in the business Of administration
are those of organization. procedure
and personnel. All three have
aspects that overlap each other.
Although by analysis, difficulties
may be segregated in this way, in
actual practice the ramifications Of
any one may affect the others. Gen.
orally speaking, however, the evils
which we characterize as bureauc-
racy result from unsound organ
ization; red tape from unsound pro-
cedures; and general ineffectiveness,
from incompetent personnel.
There is no infallible rule by which
to determine in advance the form Of
sound organization. The work to be
done will determine it in every case.
Some types of programs will require
one kind of organization machinery,
others a different kind. With new
types Of programs it is frequently
necessary t. do some experimenting
until the kind that works best is
discovered. One principle, however,
is fundamental. It Is always desir-
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able to have lines of responsibility
so clear-cut that it is possible at all
times to discover the point at which
objectives have become confused or
execution has broken down. 1t Is
also necessary to have structure
that makes possible a coherent policy
for every aspect of the program,
since nothing is so futile as an un-
co-ordinated and inconsistent ad-
ministration of the legislative man
date.
Five Services in Agency.
The Presidents reorganization
plan was a skillful and noteworthy
piece of Government engineering,
conforming in every respect to the
best principles of public administra-
ton. The pattern is simple, respon-
sibility is direct, and the groupings
of the various agencies and bureaus
are determined by the purposes and
objectives of each unit. In the Fed
eral Security Agency, for example,
Evening star., 1939-12-14
McNutt Outlines
Steps 10 Accomplish
Security Results
Forum Speaker Cites
Pitfalls Inherent
In Vast Task

Federal Security Administrator
Paul v. McNutt spoke on 1.-THE Role
Of the Administration in the Social
Security Program" last night in the
National Radio Forum, arranged by
The Star and broadcast over a
Nationwide network of the National
Broadcasting Co. The text Of his
address follows:
AS people change the way they
live together, their Government has
to change to keep in step with the
people. The fundamentals remain
the same, but the organization and
administration must grow in keeping
with the demands the people make
upon it.
In simple form of society, the
Governments function is simple,
also. 1t must keep the peace, MAIN
tain order, and establish the smallest
possible restrictions upon the indi-
vidual. The complexities of modern
life gradually have altered the func-
tions of Government, and with this
change the role Of administration of
public affairs becomes increasingly
important
Vision Required.
There are, two important aspects
Of Government which may be con-
trasted. In the first place, there
must be the formulation of sound
program. In the second place, there
must be competent administration
OF that program. For the first is
required vision, a thorough under
standing of social forces and eco
nomic processes, and the practical
craftsmanship to embody desired
social objectives into coherent body
of legislation. For the second, there
is needed efficient administrative
machinery and competent staff of
technically trained experts to make
1t run smoothly.
There is nothing spectacular about
the work of administration. It in
wolves a great many routine opera
tions and vast amount of drudg-
cry. There are endless instructions
and orders to be given, memoranda
to be composed, acquisitions and
vouchers issued and correspondence
to be signed. The entire process
must be rationaliZed in terms of OBJ
jectives, legality and efficiency. From
a lay point of view this is not an
exciting process. 1t seldom gets into
the headlines. And still, the success
of any public program depends, in its
last analysis, upon the thorough
ness of it's administration
A double analogy can be drawn
from a large manufacturing organi-
cation. First on the production side,
there must be the design of the
article to be fabricated; thereafter
the raw materials must be pro-
cessed, the various parts manufac-
tured and assembled. In the end,
the finished product must conform
to the design or the entire process
has miscarried. On the side of
business administration, the analogy
also holds good. Business policy
must be determined by the board of
directors. The responsibility for
carrying it out is imposed upon the
executive and his staff. All the
technical details of purchasing,
salesmanship, accounting, banking
and credit must conform to the poll
cies by which the executive is linn
tied and guided. A failure in any
important particular throws the en-
tire process out of gear and may
result in financial disaster.
The business of administering q
far-1ung Government program pre-
sents the same hazards. Within the
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KODAK DARKROOM OUTFITS
Kodak Darkroom Outfit No. 1 (illus.
trated) includes Safelieht lamp,
printing frame, trays, graduate, ther.
mometer, chemicals s,instructionb book,
copy of "Howto Make Good Pictures"
n!%a. fiber case; a..s.eo eost. 'ss:: ss;7s: $o7s
from $2.25. -
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Continued on Page C-11.)
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Palm size, yet through modern
photofinishine methods 1t leads to
black-and-white pictures ~ K 4
inches. F/5.6 lens adapts 1t to
Kodachrome (full color). FINGER
tip focusing. Eye-level finder.
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Evening star., 1939-01-04
{. u. School Of Nursinu
To Sponsor Symposium

The School of Nursing of Cath
olic University will sponsor a SYM
postum said to be one of the first
of its kind in the United States
beginning tomorrow at 8 am.
Core of the conference will be
new curriculum in nursing educa-
ton revolving about philosophy
religion, ethics, psychology, soci-
ology and the integration Of public
health principles.
Authorities In the various fields
will address the meetings on the
several phases of the program.
Sessions will be held tomorrow and
Friday at 8 am, II am. and 2 pm
and at 8 am. Saturday in the
auditorium of the Music Building
on the campus.
Washingtonians to participate in
clude Mrs. Mary A. Hickey, direc-
tor Of nursing for the Veterans
Administration; the Rev. David
McCauley, dean of the School of
Medicine Of Georgetown University;
the Rev. John M. Cooper, head of
the anthropology department at
Catholic University; the Rev. James
Gleason, chaplain at Providence
Hospital.
Other members of the Catholic
University who will take part are
the Right Rev. Joseph NJ Corrigan,
rector; the Very Rev. Ignatius
Smith, the Rev. Felix M. Kirsch, the
Rev. George B. Stratemeier, the
Rev. Joseph c. Fenton. the Right
Rev. Edward B. Jordan, and the
Rev. William H. Russell.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
| Eden Is No Hero
7oOne British
| Woman

DR.. Edith Summerskin, attractive
Laborite member of Parliament,
doesn't join with other members of
her sex in making hero of Anthony
Eden.
Hes been a disappointment" she
told reporters here yesterday. ''He
has not rallied the members of his
own party who are opposed to
Chamberlain's foreign policy"
Touring the United States to
raise funds for relief of the civilian
population of Spain,. the titan
haired legislator spent yesterday in
Washington and was to leave today
for Baltimore. Her three-week tour
is being sponsored by the Friends
OF Spanish Democracy.
Elected to Parliament shortly after
Anthony Eden's resignation as for
eign secretary inspired a wave Of
anti Chamberlain sentiment, DR..
Summerskill predicted Britain's for
eign policy will lead to general war
in Europe if it is continued.
If the British had made strong
stand against italian volunteers"
IN Spain, she added, the Munich
agreement would not have been so
injurious to British prestige.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Elliott Report Charges
Roper Used Vessel
For Pleasure
Six Months Operation
Said to Have Cost
U. S. s., ,502

Charges that the Commerce De-
partment motor ship Eala had
served as a pleasure craft for off,
cials of the department, their rela-
tives and friends, were before Con-
gress today.
Supported by the log of the
vessel for the fiscal year 1934-5, the
allegations were contained in the
annual report yesterday of Acting
Controller General Elliott which
said also that a special report on
the incident was being made to
Congress.
For about six months the craft.
assigned to the service of the Bureau
of Marine Inspection and Naviga-
ton, was diverted to private uses,
according to the report, which fixed
the cost to the Government for
these operations at $9,5o2.72.
While on these junkets, the re-
port said, such items as Poland
water, flowers, cigars. cigarettes,
etc., purchased for members of
parties were vouchered as paint,
provisions or supplies in some in
stances, and were paid for from the
appropriation"
In some instances, however, it was
said, purchases were paid for by
the cruising parties.
The report charged the boat was
in unauthorized use from November
l, 1884, through April 30, 1885, with
the exception of one week end.
Within that period, the log showed
a trip by former Secretary Roper
to Miami.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Pine Continues Drive
To Reduce Docket

Promising swift justice, United
States Attorney David A. Pine today
began his second year as prosecutor
for the District, continuing his drive
to reduce the criminal docket, with
speedy trials as a deterrent for law
breakers.
When the grand jury wound up its
affairs Friday only II cases were
left unfinished. Pending, said MIR.
Pine, are 316 criminal cases of all
kinds. Retrial of the Warning broth
ers income tax evasion charge is on
the list.
Mr.. Pine reiterated today his hope
to make the docket so current that
cases will be brought to trial soon
after the grand jury has returned
an indictment.
Three justices are again assigned
to Criminal Court work for the cur
rent term, which began yesterday
Justice James M. Proctor will be in
Criminal Court No. /, Justice Jesse
c. Adkins in Criminal Court No, 2
and Justice Bolitha j. Laws in Grim
inal Court No. 3.
Evening star., 1939-01-04

United States Court Of Appeals for
the District Of Columbia was re-
ported to have the support Of former
Attorney General Cummings. Some
Senators have advocated the ap-
pointment Of q Westerner. Justice
Stephens comes from Utah. while
Prof. Frankfurter's home k in
Massachusetts,.
Two defeated Democratic Senators
are expected by many persons to
receive appointments from Mr..
Roosevelt soon. Fred H. Brown Of
New Hampshire has been mentioned
for the post of controller general
and James p. Pope Of Idaho for
chairman Of the Tennessee Valley
Authority.