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First May Number, 1936
WE AGREE
~Even when the fighting was the
hottest, the OC of the Irish Fusil
eers noticed one of the privates
following him everywhere, with ap
parently much devotion. Finally, he
called the man to him.
“You've stuck by me well this
day, Private Rooney,” he said.
“Yis, sor!” replied Rooney, salut.
ing smartly. “Me ould mither she
sez to me, sez she: ‘Patrick, me
bhoy, stick close to the colonel and
ye'll be all right. Thim colonels
niver get hurt”” ‘
—TID-BITS
The V. F. W. is the fastest.grow.
ing veterans’' organization in the
United States,
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Make Hattie Mae Patterson Invaluable
Ever since the depression hit us in 1929, we have heard of nothing
but relief and welfare work on all sides. So far, we have managed to
keep going under our own power, but the editor said that if we didn't
think up snappier leads for our stories, we would soan be qualified to
apply for assistance—in other words—fired.
80, we hiked down to the County-City Building to find out first hand
how people on relief were handled,
and by whom. Having acquired the
habit during our career as a re
porter (?)—(we merely beat the
editor to that question mark)-—of
asking for the “head maa,” we
asked for an interview with the
county welfare commissioner. And
right there we ran into an interest
ing discovery.
The head of the county wellare
work is a woman— Hattie Mae Pat.
terson—not & wan. Just to be dil
ferent, we turned the tables on
Mrs. Patterson, Instead of her ask
ing us a lot of questions aund get
ting our life history, we asked the
Questions and gol her life swory.
Hattie Mae Patterson was born
Hattie Mae Draper in Decatur,
Michigan, on April 13, 1877. Her
mother, the former Sarah kE, Cur
'u's of New York, was Germaun, Lrish
and Krench; and her tather, Jer
man Sanford Draper of Michigan,
was English. “I'm a little of the
best of all nations,” she said, with
a twinkle in her expressive eyes,
“and that makes a good American
citizen,”
Milks Cows
The first sixteen years of her life
were spent on a farm near Decatur.
She milked four cows night and
}mornlng for four years, tollowed the 1
old foot burner (an Oliver plow),
and had her own mustang which
she rode bareback while herding
cattle. Her grandfather Curtis was
a Methodist minister and she was
raised in that faith, though she is
now a student of Christian Science.
An uncle was a general in the Civil
War, but all she said about his war
experiences was that he had his
toes frozen.
After graduating from Decatur
High School, Miss Draper taught
school for five years in Van Buren
and Cass County. Then she went
to Cassopolis, There she took care
of a woman who was ill and at the
same time managed a hotel owned
by the latter. After five years as
hotel manager, she came west to
Kellog, ldaho, with a sickly bro
ther, where for the next seven
years she managed another hotel.
It was in Kellogg that she met
Thomas Patterson, then a contrac
tor and builder for the Bunker Hill
Sullivan Mines. At the age of 33,
she became Mrs. Patterson. They
moved to Vancouver, B, C. and re
mained there eight years. Mrs. Pat
terson, intensely interested in wo
man suffrage and Equal Guardian
ship of Children, lectured up and
down the Fraser Valley “at every
place the engine stopped to take
water,” she said. She was the first
woman ever to sit on the school
board in Vancouver, B. C.
Unique Place
Moving to Seattle 15 years ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Patterson built an
apartment house for women only in
the University district. 1t filled a
long-felt need, and is the only place
of its kind in Seattle.
Always interestea 1n public af
fairs, she is at the present time
president of the Washington Prison
Association; president of the North
End Progressive Club; president of
the Washington Protective Associa
tion of the Blind; and vice-presi-‘
dent of the King County W-oinen'a‘
Democratic Club, She is also chair
man of the Women’s Legisla.t.ive!
Council of Washington; chalrmanl
of the North End Federated Clubs’
Public Safety Commission; and
chairman of the executive board
of the Northwest Council of Wo
men; as well as being a member
of several other organizations.
It was through her efforts that
nursing and doctors’ services were
iprovided by the county for old‘
folks who can’t afford those things.
“And the biggest accomplishment
‘ot my life,” Mrs. Patterson uid,l
“was when I took some blind peo.
!ple with me to Olympia in 1933,
and, marching them into ihe legia-}
lature, put through the Blind Pen
sion Bill, which gives each blind
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By RUTH McNEELY
person $33.33 a month.”
Interesting Work
Her hobby is social welfare work
For the past two years, she has
been county welfare commissioner,
and takes a deep, human interest
in her “family” of 7,000 people, as
lsho refers to them. She renders
MRS. PATTERSON
’whatever aid she possibly can, in a
fair, impartial way, and sees to it
that the taxpayers’ mouey is used
where it does the most good.
Mrs. Patterson is one of the pleas
antest persons we have met. Her
cheery disposition and happy phil
osophy of life are as much help (o
‘needy persons who come to her
‘each day as the financial assistance
they receive.
Neff Brothers Again Moving To
Newer And Larger Quarters
Neff and Company, one of Se.
attle’s leading floor covering deal
ers for the past eight years, is mov.
ing to new and larger quarters at
Seventh Aveaue and Pike Street.
They will have a completely mod.
ern floor covering store in a con
venient, central location. In addi
tion, they will also carry a complete
line of both inside and outside
paints.
Eight years ago, the Neff boys
started in business on a small scale.
The first store was located in the
wholesale district, but increased
business demanded larger quarters,
80 they moved to a newer and
larger location.
Business contined to grow, neces
sitating several moves, until now
the company has a shop with a
fifty.foot window display frontage.
The interior and exterior of the
store are being completely refin
ished.
BOYS ACTIVE
~ T'he Neff boys are very active in
social and sporting events. Al Neff
is director of the Eagles’ Amateur
‘Athletic Club, and also Pacific
!Northwest boxing representative of
the Amateur Athletic Union. He has
ldeveloped many boys into good
boxers during the past years. In ad
dition to the glory of the sport,
there is the added incentive of that
highly coveted prize, “The Golden
Boxing Glove” to work for. Al
staged the first amateur boxing
match held in Seattle during the
past twenty years, when the Visit.
ing Nurse Service sponsored the
event last summer.
| Jack Neff is also a prominent
Eagle and belongs to several other
lodges. On Friday nights he an
‘nounce: wrestling matches at the
Civic Auditorium.
i The Neff boys cordially invite you
to visit them at their new location,
'on the corner of Seventh and Pike
‘Streets, and inspect their complete
line of quality merchandise,
IN HONOR AND APPRECIATION
OF THE MOTHERS AND
THEIR SONS
GEORGE S. FULLER
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
THE VETERANS' REVIEW
Irma Vogel, Head
of Spanish War
Aux. Here Soon
Irma Vogel of Chicago, national
president of the auxiliaries of N‘
United Spanish War Veterans, will
be in Seattle May 21, 22 and 23 as
the guest of the jolat auxiliaries of
Seattle, Fortson.Thygesea a;J
Seattle Auxiliary No. 29 of the '
partment of Washington and
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The committee in charge of ‘
rangements and entertainment |
sists of Bessie Montgomery, Vir, |
Bobbett, local presidents and their
staffs, Amy Wolmouth of S
department presideat of the Span
ish War Auxiliaries of the depart.
ment of Washinglon and Alaska,
and her staff will accompany llr:z
Vogel on her itinerary in this auu{i
Enroute East J
Mrs. Vogel will arrive from Pcrt.‘
land , and thea will go to Vull!t)\l‘l
ver, and then to ldaho and Montana,
She will be the guest of the Departs
ment of Idaho at a meeting in
Lewiston. -’ o3y
The visit in Seattle will be after
a visit with her sister in Gig Har
bor. Maud Whitlock of Orting, ui
tional chaplain, will also be in the
party. ‘
Visits will be made to soldiers’
homes at Retsil and Orting, ln‘
sightseeing trips to the Pu‘d
Sound Navy Yard and scenic sur.
roundings on Puget Sound are
planned.
A dinner and a speaking engage:
ment in Seattle are part of the pro.
gram, together with a reception teo
all auxiliaries in the Northwest.
A joint meeting of the auxiliaries
or Seattle, Fortson-Thygesen and
Seattle Auxiliary No. 29 of the Dc.‘}
partment of Washington and Alas.
ka will be held May 14 at 1:00 P.M,
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VFW BACKS MAJOR
LEGISLATION NOW
BEFORE CONGRESS
Reduction of all existing immi
gration quotas, rigid tests for all
alien applicants for entrance to this
country and deportation of criminal
and communist aliens are among
the important regulations included
in bills now pending in the United
States Congress. An explanation
of these provisions and their neces.
BRYCE LITTLE
sity, was recently explained by
Bryce Little, national legislative
committeeman for the Pacifie
Northwest, Veterans of Foreign
Wars.
Little referred to H. R. 11172 and
S. 4011, bills now pending in Con.
gress, as being essential to the
economic recovery and security of
the United States,
“If this proposed legislation is
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An appropriate head for this
article would be “he took them
apart to see what made them tick.”
We refer to T. H, “Ted” Kirksey
and what he re
cently did to the
brain children of
several “big shot”
politicians.
In the First
January Number
of the Veterans'
Review we said in
part that
“Kirksey looks SR
fine, and says he Kirksey
feels fine. Which means, friends
intimate, that some of his political
enemies are due for one of the fast.
est rides they ever took.”
And then we leaned back and
waited for the fun to start. It was.
2't long, Ted chiseled an office, a
table and a few chairs, a telephone
and a few odds and ends essential to
a whirlwind campaign of any sort,
Then he took off his coat, rolled up
his sleeves, grabbed an old stump of
a pencil and started in on what
later proved to be one of the sweet.
est, hottest political scraps it has
been our pleasure to witness behind
the scenes for many a day.
ASTUTE LEADER
Not only did Kirksey take his
political enemies for the fastest ride
of their checkered careers, but he
established a record for concerted
action and leadership that has nev.
er before been equalled in King
county, No iron-fisted leader of
Tammany Hall ever played his
cards more skillfully or astutely
than did Kirksey. No general ever
had more control of and coopera.
tion from his troops than did Kirk.
sey. His attack, unexpected, he
caught his enemies pitifully unprep
ared for a major political scrap and
before they really knew what was
going on the battle was over,
Kirksey smashed the eombined
political machines of Seattle and
“ing County so completely-that the
leaders are woundering just where
and when to salvage the wreckage,
He still has a few political scores
to settle and, if the past few months
can be accepted as a criterion of
his ability as a leader and astute
politician, the seats of several pairs
of pants will be worn threadbare
before many weeks have passed
into the limbo of forgotten things.
CLEAN HOUSE
“l raised a lot of hell around
that County._City Building,” he said
yesterday. *“ The raak and file was
given a dirty deal by some of the
elective department heads and |
know of no better time than RIGHT
NOW to start evening the score.”
Kirksey, a World War hero with
three citations to his credit, has
always championed the cause of the
rank and file. He is a natural born
organizer and is known the state
over for his interest in veterans.
“I'm for the ‘bucks,’” he declared,
“The brass hats can take care of
themselves.” *
enacted, relief burdens will be de
creased, subversive activities less.
ened, crime decline quickly, wages
increased and employment speedily
move upward,” he declared.
“These measures would cpt down
alien immigration to 10 per cent
of its present quotas, and 75 per
cent of the alien immigration per
mitted would be confined to for.
eigners having relatives in this
country. Impartial tests of alien ap
plicants would be conducted by
American consuls to determine the
suitability of the application before
issuance of visas for immigration
into America, and all criminal
aliens and alien communists and
revolutionists would be deported.
Registration and finger-printing of
aliens also are included in the pro.
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Veteran Badly Needed
in Congress, Says
World War Veterans in Seattle
and King County are ia need of
representation in Congress from
this district, according to a survey
made by certain groups and sincere
efforts to “draft a suitable candid.
ate” in both parties, are under way.
Col. Walter Pollitz, reserve offic
er and member of Seattle Post No,
1, American Legion, feels that “with
exception of the one term of former
Congressman Ralph Horr, ex.ser.
vice.men have been without repres
entation in Congress, although they
|'ln\ve one senator—Lewis Schwell.
enbach who was elected at the
last election.
“It is time the veterans got to
gether and, for their owa protection
backed to the limit a suitable ex.
serviceman who would go down
iflxhtl::g for the disabled veteran
as well as every other veteran,”
Col. Pollitz said. “Veterans have
been so gullible in the past that
just prior to any campaign, that
after a few promises, they swallow
hook, line and sinker, voting away
any chance of electing one from
their own ranks to office.”
COL. POLLITZ
Past Department Commander Cap
tain Charles Brown, Veterans ot
Foreign Wars, was even more em
phatic It expressing the need of &
“veteran for the congressional post
this year.”
“1 believe in being careful in the
selection of a candidate for that
post, but we should not lose sight
of the fact that ONLY VETERANS
WHO HAVE PROVEN THEIR SIN
CERITY to the veteran cause
should be named.” he declared.
“Regardless of politics, we need a
veteran for that post, as well as
all other posts in our city, county,
state and national government, I'm
for veterans at all times ”
visions of these measures.
Serious Problem
“It is astonishing that this coun
try has permitted its foreign-born
population to become so serious u
problem before any real effort has
been made to control immigration
and alien residents. No other coun.
try in the world has so thrown
open its doors and resources to the
people of the earth, The result is
that we have many more million
people in this couantry than we can
furnish with employment. Removc
from the United States all unnat
uralized alien residents and all
criminal and communist aliens who
are here only for the purpose of fo
menting dissension and dissatisfac
tion, and there would be jobs avail.
able for a large proportion of our
millions of American citizens now
unemployed,” Little pointed out.
Strict supervision and limitation
of immigration are among the leg
islative objectives of the V.F.W.,
he said. More than 3,400 local units
in all parts of the country are con
ducting active campaigns to arouse
people of the country to the neces.
sity for supporting this proposed
legislation, he intimated.
MEMORIAL DAY
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“Uriginally sel asiae wor decorai.
ing graves of Civil War veteraus
AQd (or exercises o el wemory,
Memoril Day was ofigwaies 1
ABUY, “s Lae resull 0L du eruer s
sued by Gen. John A, Logan, com-
MALUCCAD.COLeI UL Lle Ginlu Arlay
O Whie Kepubue,’ MaJor Davis sad.
TAUNIDE e Yeals siiee, e cus
wm has been exteaded uull now
the graves ol all soldiers are decor.
ated and the public as a whole ob.
serves Lhe occasion as oue Ol per.
sonal and fanuly commemorauon as
well, We lovite everyone to Join
with us this year in the beautitul
ceremonies with which we shal
honor the memories and sacrifices
of America’s herolc dead,” he con
cluded.
Col, Hiram R. Gale, past depart.
ment commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic, Department
of Washington and Alaska, was re.
cently chosen general chairman ol
the Memorial Day ceremonies,
Mrs Rhoda Denny Moss, member
of a ploneer Seattle family and
past senior vice.president of the
National Women's Relief Corps, is
secretary, Unites of th G, A. R,
United Spanish War Veterans,
World War veterans' organizations
and the Elks will sponsor the cere
monies,
The V. F. W, is the fastest.grow.
ing veterans’ organization in the
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