Evening star., 1941-12-16

Government workers are buster
than they have ever been before
but not too busy to play Santa for
the needy children of Washington.
They are chipping in with dimes
and dollars. giving them to The
Star for distribution through the
Christmas Committee of the Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies. AS is tradi-
tional, representatives for the an
nual charity have been appointed
in all the Federal departments and
large number of the independent
agencies.
The defense workers under the
Office for Emergency Management,
including Office of Price Admins
.tration, the. leaSe-lend- adminiStra a.
tors. and other key outfits. are
among the thousands participating
this year for the first time.
Navy Gifts Begin Early.
Though war curtailed The Stars
effort, generous contributors needed
little encouragement to remember
the underprivileged youngsters of
the city again this year. The Navy
Department reported, for instance,
that cash gifts began coming in
while November was still on the
calendar.
Yule spirit is encouraged at the
Commerce Department by amplified
Of hoard jr, tho
lobby each day from II. am. till 2
pm. On Saturday the various bu-
reaus will for one and a half hours
bring their contributions to the tall
Christmas tree erected there. begin
ming at noon. Employees will join
in community singing.
A similar collection is to be made
around a big tree on the Attorney
Generals floor of the Justice De-
partment under plans being made
by 20 representatives of the effort
in the various divisions.
Representatives in Agencies.
Following is a list, complete to
date, of key representatives in the
Federal agencies. Employees may
take cash contributions to them:
Agriculture Department - Miss
Gertrude Rest, patio. Administration
Building.
Commerce Department-Oliver C..
Short, director of personnel, room
6323.
Interior Observation-Disclosures j.
Kelly, room 1921.
Justice Departmental Dewitt Va.
mech, special assistant to the Attor-
ney General, room 1912.
Labor Departmental. C. Watts,
acting chief clerk. room 3l13, for
cash; George R. Hershey, shipping
room. for goods.
Navy Department-Verne Simkins,
chief of Supply Division. room 1912.
Post Office Experimentation
Regar, chairman of Welfare and
Recreation Association. room 2440.
State Department-Edward Yard
ley, room 101.
Several Units in Treasury.
Treasury Departmental. A. Birg-
field, chief clerk. room 178, for cash;
H. N Jones. storekeeper. room H,
for goods. Because II buildings and
many bureaus are involved, the fol-
lowing subrepresentatives have
agreed to serve:
Secretary'S office, F. Louise Root;
chief clerks Office. Miss A. M. Hol-
land; general counsel's Office, Mrs
Mary Lansdale Mint Bureau. Ar
| prol,ox-. pn,cor,y,a1 nitriciar,
Miss Catherine Flanagan; public
debt commissioner, Miss Helen Van
Denbergh; Division of Loans and
Currency, John T. Skinner; Public
Debt Accounts and Audit, Miss Bar
bara L. Sutton: Division of Savings
Bonds, Robert F. Haynes; Division OF
Research and Statistics, Miss Ger
trude C. Lombard; Secret Service
Walter S. Bowen; superintendent's
Office, Miss Alice Ferrari; tax re-
search, Miss Clara Humphries; in
ternal revenue, main building, j. K
Utley; internal revenue, 1881
street NV. Charles D. Barrick
processing tax, Louis LIE Chance,
foreign funds, Ebert L. Lewis, mar
cotics, Mrs. Loretta Rosser; Pro.
curement Division, c. j. Cottrell
defense staff, John Schram; Blu
reau of Monetary Research, Mrs
Adrienne Sparks, and customs, Mis-
Thelma La Rose.
War Department-Miss Mary M
Oliver, room 1927.
T Veterans Administration-W. c
Black, chief clerk, room 308, Airing.
ton Building, or any time clerk.
For Congressional Employees.
Congressional employes-Col. Ed.
win A. Halsey, Senate wing o.
Capitol, and. william Kavanaugh