Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-19
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star Staff Writer

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Employment of relatives on
congressional office payrolls
still thrives at the Capitol. SAL
airy records indicated today,
however that 1t has not been
as prevalent or as surprising
thus far in the new 88th Con-
gress.
Salary figures filed for jan
uary by House members re-
vealed that 20 employed their
wives. Another score or more
listed brothers, sisters, sons,
daughters or in-laws as en-
ployes in their offices here or
In home districts.
These totals admittedly are
incomplete because all en-
ployes relatives were not
readily identifiable on records
published by the Clerk Of the
House. The overall number
nevertheless, appeared TO be
lower than the rs to 100 pub
licized at times in previous
Congresses.
Most relatives on the jan
uary record, moreover. have
been on congressional payrolls
for several years. Their en-
ployers not only frankly dis
closed the fact but defended
them as efficient workers.
3AmOng 81 Freshmen
OF the 81 freshmen House
members this year, two have
wives and one has a sister on
office payrolls. according to the
records. They are Democratic
Representatives Edwards Of
California. Patten of New Jer-
sey and Fulton Of Tennessee.
Their respective employees and
January gross pay were Mrs.
Clyda Edwards. 1924; Mrs.
Anna Patten, 1894, and Miss
Wyadine Fulton. $4O5.
Representative Garm atz,
Democrat of Maryland, en-
ployed his sister, Miss Eliza
beth L. Garmatz, Her Janu-
airy pay was 1925. None Of Viz
ginia's delegation has relatives
on office payrolls.
One of the most widely pub
licized persons on the January
records was Mrs. Adam Clayton
Powell, wife of the New York
Democrat who heads the House
Education and Labor Commit
tee. She lives in Puerto Rico
where, Mr.. Powell has ex-
planned, she does translating1
work for him and the commit
tee. Her January salary was
S1.109.
Prominent Legislators
Less publicized but long
known at the Capitol and
to the constituents of the re-
spective House members were
the following relatives and
gross pay listed on the January
payrolls by prominent legisla-
tors:
Mrs. Anna j. Digs, wife Of
Representative Diggs, Democrat
of Michigan, $803; Willie Harris,
brother of Chairman Harris Of
the Commerce Committee,
Sl,279; Mrs. Corinne Boggs,
wife of Representative Boggs,
of Louisiana, the House DEM
ocratic Whip, $649; Mrs. Vera
3. Auchincloss, wife Of Repre-
sentative Auchincloss, Republic
can of New Jersey, $721; Ray
mond A. Price, brother Of Rep
resentative Price, Democrat Of
Illinois, $532.
Mrs. Esther P. Miller, wife
of Representative George Mil
Ter, Democrat Of California,
chairman of the Science and
Astronautics Committee. $785;
Mrs. Irene K. Roosevelt. wife
of Representative Roosevelt.
Democrat of California, 5000;
Mrs. Vernice Holifield, wife OF
Representative Holifield, Demo-
crat Of California; Mrs. Jean
Moss, wife Of Representative
Moss, Democrat Of California,
chairman of the House Govern
ment Information Subcommit-
tee, 1924.
Hired by 8 Rules Membes
Mrs. Gladys B. Hebert, wife
of Representative Hebert, DEM
ocrat Of Louisiana. STAG; Mrs.
Ann C. Willis. daughter-in-law
of Representative Willis, Demo-
crat Of Louisiana, 1888; Miss
Katherine e. Meader. daughter
of Representative Meader, Re-
publican Of Michigan, $l67;
Mrs. Margaret Lesinski, wife of
Representative Lesinski, Demo-
crat Of Michigan, $7S5.
The records showed that