Evening star. [volume], March 05, 1939, Page A-15, Image 15

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Age of Little Writes
Finis to White House
Penmanship of Expert
Time Extension Ended,
Social Staff Member
To Retire at 71
By J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Harry H. Little, one of the expert
penmen on the social staff of the
White House, will go on the retired
list early next month after being
in the service of the Federal Gov
ernment for 50 years.
Mr. Little, who is now 71, was
scheduled to retire a year ago, but
at the last moment President Roose
velt made one of the surprise moves
for which he is noted, and issued an
executive order extending Mr. Lit
tle's service for another year.
Expert penmen, those rare indi
viduals who have mastered the art
of beautiful handwriting, are hard
to And. The White House always is
in need of these penmen, particu
larly during the social season. The
President had this in mind when
he ordered the extension in Mr
Little’s case. The latter has been a
White House penmen 18 years, and
Is highly valued by Mr. Roosevelt.
Borrowed From I. C. C.
Although Mr. Little spends tnree!
or four months each year at the
White House writing in names on
invitations to White House func
tions, and addressing envelopes, he
is actually on the clerical roll of the !
Interstate Commerce ' Commission :
The White House merely borrows j
him for temporary periods. He has
been employed by the I. C. C. for
33 years.
A year ago, when he became 70
and thereby reached the statutory
age for retirement, his old associates
at the I. C. C. purchased a retire
ment present—a gold watch, affec
tionately inscribed, and a gold chain
to go with it. Just before presen
tation the President's extension or
der arrived, but the presentation
was made anyway.
Mr. Little is now taking the re
mainder of his annual leave which
will carry him right up to the time
his retirement goes into effect.
He tells associates he has no par
ticular plans to follow in his retire
ment but declares he will not move
to California or Florida. He owns a
home at 51 Bryant street N.W., and
he prefers to enjoy days of idleness
right here. He has an idea his little
garden will keep him busy during
the spring and summer.
Born in Baltimore, Mr. Little en
tered the Government service in
1889. being appointed to the Indian
Bureau and assigned first as chief
clerk at the agency for the Kiowa
and Commanche Indians, Anadarko,
Okla., then Indian territory. .
Saw Indians on Rampage.
The red man was not so tame and
peaceful in those days and Mr. Little
witnessed some hair-raising inci
dents, as well as several Indian up
risings. He also enjoyed the thrills
associated with the opening of
homestead lands in that great do
main. Following the land opening
in 1892 he was appointed chairman
of the Board of Commissioners for
his section. This board had much to
do with establishing law and order
and good government in the frontier
country.
Mr. Little met many picturesque
characters during those stirring
days, as well as some who became
famous figures later on. Among
them was the late Gen. Hugh Scott,
whom he met as a lieutenant of
cavalry and who later became chief
of staff of the United States Army.
After a few years in the Indian
territory Mr. Little married Fanny
Dell Craggs, daughter of the lead
ing Indian trader of that section.
Later he took a civil service exam
ination and in 1906 was appointed to
a clerkship in the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Cyril Ainsworth
To Speak on Safety
Cyril Ainsworth, assistant secre
tary of the American Standards As
sociation, will speak on “The Neces
sity for Safety Codes in the Dis
trict of Columbia” at 8 p.m. Wednes
day at a meeting of the Washing
ton Safety Society in room 3229,
Department of Labor Building.
The American Standards Associa
tion engages in the formulation of
such codes for industrial workmen.
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LAYOUT PLANS FOR BETHESDA NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER
COMPLETED—Ground plans for the Naval Medical Center, made
public yesterday by the Navy Department, reveal an arrange
ment of grounds and buildings which is expected to provide
one of the most beautiful independent groups of Federal struc
tures in the vicinity of Washington. The plans, here redrawn
by a Star staff artist for the sake of clear reproduction, show
the monumental entrance from Wisconsin avenue, opening on a
"great mall,” behind which is located the main hospital building.
Behind, grouped around a service court, are the shops, laundry,
boiler house, storehouse and garages. Quarters and the chapel
are located outside this central layout to take maximum advan
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Creek Park at the upper left, or northeast corner. All the nec
essary land, totaling 230 acres, has been acquired and detailed
construction plans now are being completed by the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, with the assistance of Paul Cret, nationally
known architect.
Hedy Lamarr, Glamour Girl,
Weds Movie Producer
tsy me Associated rress.
MEXICALI, Baja California,
March 4.—Black-haired Hedy La
marr. Hollywood's 23-year-old new
est glamour girl, motored across the
California-Mexico border today to
take a new husband, 43-year-old
Gene Markey, movie writer and pro
ducer.
They decided yesterday they
wanted to be married right away, so
they drove to San Diego last night
and over the mountains to Baja
California today, because in Cali- j
fomia it takes three days to get
legal permission to wed. Their only
companion on thg elopement was
Markey’s Filipino boy, Jose Puentes.,
When Civil Magistrate of Mexico
Atoolonio Nunez read the marriage
ceremony this afternoon it was the
second time each of the movie prin
cipals had entered the marriage
bond. The glamour girl has been
divorced from Fritz Mandl, wealthy
European munitions manufacturer.
Markey’s previous wife was Joan
Bennett, film star.
Miss Bennett divorced Mr. Markey
in June, 1937. Miss Lamarr obtained
a divorce from Mandl shortly after
she came to this country.
At only 17 Miss Lamarr was the
feminine star in the racy European
film, “Ecstacy,” which was barred
for a time in the United States and
later released again. The picture
caused such a stir that Mandl was
reported to have purchased all avail
able prints of it to destroy.
ah nuu.ywwu, uuwcvci, WI1C1C Ul
flcial efforts were made to bury
the “Ecstacy” matter In the past,
Miss Lamarr achieved immediate
stardom in “Algiers,” with Charles
Boyer. She is soon to start work
on “Lady of the Tropics,” in which
Robert Taylor may be cast as the
male star.
“We. didn’t bring any Hollywood
friends,” Mr. Markey said, “because
we didn't want to take them away
from the Santa Anita Handicap at
Los Angeles.”
He said there would be no honey
moon for the present, because both
were returning to Hollywood by au
tomobile tonight, so they would be
on hand to take up work assign
ments awaiting them.
Hitler Prize Urged
That the Nobel Peace Prize for
1938 be given to Hitler, was the
proposal received by the Nobel
Committee of the Norwegian Par
liament from Senator Brandt,
member of the Social Democrat
Party.
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Musician Asks Divorce
From Society Wife
By the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr., March 4—Paul
Reese, Omaha musician and teach
er, has filed a petition here seeking
a divorce from Prances Maddux
Reese, New York socialite who
achieved wide notice last fall with
her “toast to disaster” while rid
ing over London in a plane that had
a broken landing gear.
Mr. Reese charged desertion.
They were married September 24,
1936, at Rumson, N. J. Mr. Reese,
who is now in Washington, main
tains a legal residence here. ,
Publicity Service
Faces Fight in New
F. C. C. Controversy
Battle Due Tomorrow
Over Retention of
Chief and Aide
Another bitter fight over the In
ternal administration of the Federal
Communications Commission is
scheduled to be staged tomorrow
when the F. C. C. is to be asked to
extend the employment of the chief
and assistant chief of its publicity
service.
Efforts were made to have the
commission act last week, but it was
put over when the question was
raised as to where the funds were
coming from.
At that time it also was pointed
out to the commission that the in
crease in the cost of the publicity
service had used funds which, in the
view of some, could have been used
to better advantage by giving raises
to veteran employes, who were con
sidered valuable assets of the com
mission personnel.
Allowing the abolition of the
office of information expert last
year, with the consequent dismissal
of Franklin K. Wisner, Marion L.
Ramsey was borrowed from the
Rural Electrification Administration
for three months, and C. Alphonso
Smith was borrowed from the Soil
Administration for 65 days, the two
periods to expire simultaneously.
The period expired on February 9,
but was extended for 30 days, ending
Thursday. Mr. Ramsey was ap
pointed special assistant to the
chairman, and Mr. Smith his as
sistant.
There has been some objection
within the commission to the in
creased cost of the service. Mr.
Ramsey is paid at the rate of $7,200
a year, and Mr. Smith at $3,200. In
addition two additional clerks hfeve
been added to the office at $1,620
each, making a total annual cost for
the service of $13,640. The salary of
the former chief was $4,600.
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Michigan Democrats
To Meet Thursday
Police Court Judge Edward M.
Curran will be the principal speaker
at a meeting of the Michigan-Wash
ington Democratic Club at 8 p.m.
Thursday at the Washington Hotel.
Judge Curren, who was the Jack
son Day dinner speaker at Orlando,
Fla., will talk on “Democracy Tri
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The meeting was announced by
the club president.‘Edward J. Hayes,
an attorney with the Bituminous
Coal Commission, following a ses
sion of the Executive Committee
last week. Plans for a testimonial
dinner in honor of Attorney Gen
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