Evening Star Newspaper, August 7, 1937, Page 13

FEATURES Foening Star News of Churches WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Books—Art—Music @h ¢ WASHINGTON, D. (., PAGE B—1 FEW WOMEN HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO FOREIGN SERVICE o B Consular Work, Luring Women to Distant Places With Glamorous Names but Few Conveniences, Is Only Suitable Work for Them in Exceptional Instances SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1937, Increased Interest Women Are Taking in Diplomatic Careers Shown by Fact that 40 Took Last Examinations for Foreign Service Eligibility. !uninspired—all of which takes its B‘ I o) \”/! PavRen toll of her attractiveness, URING the part of August another American j ; o ‘l)Fsprm these decided disadvan- woman will sail f post | the service to date have had out-| | Luxemburg She is at present second standing records and background. | . & secretary of the Embassy at Brussels, The general qualifiications demanded 5 | Miss Harvey's career been by the Government may be judged | 2 ially outstanding. Born in Buf- tages and sacrifices, those women from this excerpt of requirements: | > 3 falo, she studied at Franklin School | who. undaunted. accept foreign posts, ’ ; “The efficient foreign officer.” reads | | S . | | and later at the Lycee de Beauvais in | have proved to be very excellent offi- g e : ¢ the manual, “creates good will and | , f | | France and at the Sorbonne. In 1927 | cials in the service of their Govern- % | common understanding. and. with | | she won her A. B. from Smith Col- | ment. Women are fitted. for exam- | restrained and critical leadership " | | lege and later studied at the School 2 | ple. to smooth over tactfully and sym- born of mature experience and pro- | Bl |of International Studies in Geneva gned for purposes ranging from : | pathetically all those minor griev- found knowledge of men and affairs, - . | |and At Williamstown Institute of RECOAR ORI IoRm AT IngE AL : ances that soon or late find their uses these as instruments for en- : | Politics, In turn she pursued courses ”'\:’:‘(, e o fir " | way to the records of foreign con- | | hancing international confidence and | - A | at Mt. Holyoke and received her M. A. Washingt i w;{‘” tial | ; 3 sulates. They know how to handle | Co-operation among governments and | from Columbia in 1930. She was ap- ’ = people and they are usually keen at ! 4 B . people.” pointed, after examination the research work. The difficulty here, | i This paragon. moreover is called | | foreign service and was as: |8s one State Department official | - upon to “promote and protect the in- 4 : post of vice consul at pointed out, is that the service is | terests of the United States and of | % 3 29, 1930. She studi not authorized to make appointments | Is citizens” and “negotiates with 1 n the fore United States. She w enth woman to be appoi ! service in this cou 1d the d in present actual service, four having of $900 a year, will Foreign ice School and | tact, sound judgment, and intimate | June 20, 1931, Miss Hanna, who sails shortly for her new assignment, has had a long {career within the Department of | State itself. Appointed confidential clerk in 1895 at an annual salary of 00, she became in turn confidential clerk to the Second Assistant Sec- retary of State, clerical assistant to ‘! Pious Fund Arbitration in the | 1 come in th MISS FRANCES WILLIS, } Who is now second secretary i | i ; E # | 1 | vice consul at Milan | | | MISS CONSTANCE HARVEY, Now vice consul at Milan. She was graduated from the For- | A eign Service School in 1931. of the United States Embassy | in Brussels e e Hague, clerical assistant to the Vene~ zuelan Claims Commission at Caracas | to weary of the presence of one Amer- . & ’ 3 i ican, in Buenaventura or anywhere | S s ‘ 4 else 1 g with them word for it that any one who manages | to the in 1903 and clerical assistant at the 10 gel a passing grade on these jolly | . ; 5 % |second peace conference at tha Bt little intelligen, tests Serves nis Then there is the problem of women | W gence G ic emel sery | Hague in 1907 and later at Beunos vice. Miss Harvey i | the streets of cities that are \mflc-' T == | would you like to be asked—as jllioeaniclasiataf tnelureat at & salary ) service M1 ‘“”f‘ (,\L ot SR T e MISS PATTY FIELD, MISS NELLIE STOGSDALL, :f\fid b:ou lmf (do be mksd -as they | of 2100 and in 1920 was special vice cor Milan, at a | S OMe ; A d | Who resigned from the For- , : ave been asked on past examina-|geysiang then drafting officer and b0 rent allowance. | N1ed Women in public. Even a woman Who once was a member of | yions—to - he infl £ Willis 15 second secretary | AIPlomal must weary of the eternal| €197 Service to'do radio work. the Foreign Service. S e 4 of Taw on cuse | PeCiAl disbussing officer. Graualiy Btabat Sl at a s |ViElance necessary to prevent any| —Underwood & Underwood. —Underwood & Underwood. | s SR “:':t::n rehd doc. |he climbed the salary ladder until SF44000 aoe allowance. | Possible criticism of one who repre- | i T | MISS MARGARET M. HANNA R B SN | trine of rebus sic stantibus.” Or. (xf by July 1, 1930, she was earning ‘ Eonte Tnite rica. | Solely for research. Duties must in- | : S 25 ' . 5 ; 5 e st gl $4.800 annually. She was chief of tel the United States of America knowledge of conditions at home and . 1 ss cherson, | “1H % el vell, he Formerly chief of the division of co-ordination and review at the | 8 . e that doesn’t faze you, try this: “Dis- |, ” - . 55 Warner resigned | Fr in many of these little posts the | clude, a3 well, all those trying detatls | FOTImerty chi State o m inted o the F abroad, - protocols, conventions, and | cuss the problems involved in the eco. | [1¢ Division of Co-ordination and after less periods in | MEMbErs of the consulate are the DAL are not particularly suited to Serz:z;e”:f"d I%resaufzivx{:{‘qt’rfifex’;myz afilimll;;eemmzentelhe‘;’;e:igr’el treaties, especially regarding interna- | nomic rep]'mbllma.lmn of Central Eu- | cVieW when appointed to the for- ; t periods pemberRony eretE M EE s R L < n shing s ecialls : : 0 t - leign service July 13, 1937. She goes forelgn | Miss Field to enter »:]:mi“::‘émn :’{\E“:z‘:: :;11;“:‘;::““: another angle—and here again woman | ON!Y three women in the service and about 700 men. Pictures of |'ional intercourse. tariffs, shipping, | rope” finishing it off with “a brief radio work. e e yes v all three women are in this grou critical estimate of the regime of Por- ) ; shows herself to be a suj crea- | L. residents, any innocent infringment pelo st 4 i £ £ commerce, preservation of peace, elc. 10 a subordinate consular post in o with Governmeat | firio Diaz.” 1If you still want to go into 'I‘HE increased interest women are | 0f customs or manners may well be | ture. That is in the matter of lan- | o in strict conform: Geneva, | | instructions.” foreign service, let the examiner know, | - t s nd of a carcer @ POOMerang. the eriticism occasioned BUSges. Women, as a rule, learn |everyday routine, and applications | ficial smust bear. Any unforeseen | | Dleaso it 1t would e taarer Know. | "J"HERE are about 700 men in the 2 e "" | bouncing all across the sea to stig- | 1aNBUages rapidly and well and speak must be considered. approved or de- | disaster. such as earthquakes, fires| | TNCLE SAM does not stop there in before. 1903 {0 @peak: of, ths thairinan ix evident t imber who now | o ation of American women— | th€ (Ongue of the land in which they | nied. If the woman official chances |or similar catastrophes, may mean | [P ottwavatana i anet ot sl dibart op | ime L andli the " thres | aforesssitioncd St ) E amin; ns ppall SDe . | are serving, wit] se ; 5 . | 5 | s S 8s b register for examinations ' an apps prospect for the inno. g h a fluid ease that o be stationed in & seaport, a ship |the housing of homeless American service officers “establishes and effec- | the Court of Referees ex officio. women. Twenty-seven men have re- that determine the eligibility of ap- | cent er in a foreign land who 40€s not always characterize the may come in and it must be given | citizens or the immediate care of x 2 plicants, mascul ten nine, | May have done nothing more deadly SPeech of the masculine official, a clean Dbill of health before it is wounded or dying. The woman in | 'Vely utilizes personal contacts in cently been appointed, for, true to kg 2 than take a stroll after dark alone Just as curious customs and re- | 8llowed to remain or proceed. Sail- | a foreign post must be ready for every farsighted wayvs for the benefit of his | past history, there is quite & turn- Forty women took the last examina- | for o breath of air. strictions serve to cramp the style of O3 Must be discharged and it must such emergency. | Government and of American citizens tional foundation to stand up| ... in personnel when times are tion for the American foreign serv-| Th is another reason why the the woman in foreign service, so!P€ 8€en to that those who are ill Are | Most trying of all, perhaps, is the | AD81yzes and reports on political and | against that. The women in our rnr“emdfsr;mmlmes 8s much ss & per ice. out of a total of men and foreign service is not a life admir- do the minute and trying details of | PIOPerly hospitalized. If a sailor | ever present Decessity for seiting an | €COnOMic conditions and trends of | 4ion consulates have it. Miss Frances cent annually i womea. During times of economic |ably suited to women. And that is | office oppress her. There is all man. | 80¢S broke in this distant land. he [example. The United States is|SlEnificance to the United States| . = example, received her Ph. D.| By executive order dated November gistress. when there is a greater a powerful argument so far as the mer of work to be gone through at|MUSt be taken care of. (Note: This judged by its representatives, just| EXercises skill in following prescribed | AU ety died | 17. 1936, officers in the foreign serv- ctumover” in the personnel of the female of the species is concerned.|a consular station and enough roy. | Obligation only applies to sailors). | as foreign countries are judged in | OM and routine procedure when pos- | from Stanford University and studie ice, either men or women, cannot pervice. eien & greater number than | Women fade in the hot countries. For | tine to keep attaches or clerks busy | TNeR there are consular invoices e ennd displays diseriminaling | in the University of Brussels in Bel- remain in the service after marriage this apply for admission. The en- that matter. we are informed on most of the day. There is report !0 be examined. | vidual who represents them. There | [TETIEN 58 To¥ Fe De5eay MO | g She was an instructor in his- | 1y e alien. The officer is required $2500. with a rent allowance rang- | But it is the women who pay most | calls upon the people in trade and M OREOVER, the woman in a for- even a model of perfection must| e for it ot et e | gt 1534 e A e and as- | retary of State, “under such instruc- ing from four to six hundred dollars | dearly in the tropics. Skins and hair | investigations into commercial con- | ' " eign land—if she be in the fnd it a bit trying to go about bend- ‘ standing of laws l:ustwimx conditions, | sistant professor of political science at | tions as may be issued by him." be- & year. The top salary is $10.000. |and eves fade and grow weary with |ditions in any line about which in. | service mus, be ready to protect Ing backwards to observe the pro-|.iow Ana mnally, “Administers an | Vessar from 1934 to 1027, She has|fors contracting marriage with an One would U in a field | time—and not too long a time. at|formation has been requested. Or |life and property of American citi- | Prieties, office in a businesslike and efficient engaged in public health work in New- | alien. If he fafls o do this Me 1s relatively as lucratiy , €V that. The heat “gets” the American | someone may have written in to in- | zens at any moment. In parts of the From all we have said. it must be | manner.” foundland. was assigned to foreign deemed guilty of insubordination and more would be attracted. B Jooman Who must live, let us say, be- | quire into the special opportunities | world where sudden uprisings are | concluded (s ire American woman | Before a citizen of this country is | service on September 29, 1927, and |is separated from the service. Each facts of the case are that despite the |low the Equator. or near it. - A las- | for Americans in the land in ques. | frequent or where banditry or other |who succeeds in receiving a foreign | permitted, however, to show what he | sent to Valparaiso in February of the | request for permission to marry an }‘;:ml; );:lr\:};fir‘mix‘.:Ffi:;fln‘nzxv:o‘:: lrle :‘a‘:::"]’?’n?k:nri:i:](::lw P\‘v’xsn: hn;“u:tr: lndntdhxs cnlL: ::;:nmore Anvesu-;lavslpss pro(’efiur?s are the order of appointment must be an unusual | can do in office, he must have gone | following year. Next she served in‘ahen_ however, must be accom- Siaeaifan et b cx‘_m»_ o w:‘m”é s m“ere c‘ "om:d xpon lm redpoi. ing. ,')'fe times, this is a duty that is an |individual. This is the case A1 | through the fire of & foreign service | Santiago., Chile, and in turn filled | panied by the officer's resignation e sty € it ;,i,,,g' s pepless a 'assports and vises are matters n} ever-present burden the consular of- those who have been appointed to! examination. And you ean take our | posts in Stockholm and Brussels and’fmm the foreign service, “for such In the first place a woman must | ed coho in the diplomatic fie foreign service at the present his exacting demands. The foreign NE must have a pretty solid educa- our own land by the type of indi-| ate” This order does not apply to | ministers or ambassadors, and al- she has reared | must give up family and friends for st Jeast two years when she accepts | & foreign assignment and she must settle herselfl as best she can in a | land where, often as not, the com- | forts and conveniences of her home- | land are completely lacking. This is especially true in the obscure littl posts tucked way in corners of the ] adapt herself to an environment completely at variance with that in 4 ‘which been She One Family Has Been Among Leaders for More Than Century and Has Shared in Bringing Popularity to Busy Boat Yards. world where Uncle Sam must care B .‘lfl[l'l)lfll l,amborm',.lr.‘“""" and. best of all. before him for trade and national relations but where, otherwise, no citizen of the United States would choose to re- | s#ide permanently if business matters did not make such residence neces- sary. It is all such names tura, for example these distant centers is another mat- ter. A woman alone has a time in diplomatic life uniess s stationed in some metropolitan lLike London or Paris or ar of the important European or South American centers. Suppose, for instance, you are a woman interested in accepting a post in Buenaventura. "THE glamor is apt to wear thin be -1 b the ha T es of life in ventura, w its one adobe you must pass ail your time ol ride of working the consulate one hotel lack n all those niceties and conveniences which eommonplace in your own I There's no ho soup and a bla you in a daze most of the t all there may be one than yourself there. Unless this par- ticular American chances to be a con genial soul, one may well weary of his eternal presence. It is very easy s A group of the albatross class boats sna of Galesville. O THE casual observer it is not unlike most estuaries of But to its natives, to vachtsmen and Summer colony, the majority of them Washingtonians, of Galesville on shore and Shadyside on the east from nearby rivers the Saturday beach resort is noted about this charming tributary, lowest of that group of rivers on the Western Shore that include the Ma- and Rhodes e, over the week ends the growing of sailboats out of Shadyside is particularly active | ard at Galesville breaks out additional his customers and Dick and Oscar Hartge, brother part- the the spot apart which is the fishing tackle for motor down { craft for short cruises into the bay. center for Jocal boat owners. there has been a noticeable d for the Washington skippers to lle for the Summer. ssured of adequate mooring facilities, clean, pollution-free pped in a brisk breeze running down wind in one of the Sunday races of the West River Sailing Club. Keen is the competition among the small eraft owned by Summer 1’1511}75 and built by those well known eraftsmen, Oscar and Dick Hartge some of the finest cruising areas on | the Chesapeake, JHEN one speaks of West River, it is 1nevitable that some mention | of the Hartges is made. They have been synonymous with Shadyside and | Galesville for more than 100 years. We discovered. for instauce, that dur- | | ing the past 60 years there has been at least one Hartge enrolled at Gales- ville grade school. From Germany around 1820 came Henry Hartge, who settled at Mill Point on Shadyside. He was a piano builder, as were his three sons. But it wasn't long before one of them. | Fernando, turned to boat building, a | transition to be expected in such sur- roundings, where daily bugeyes and | bay sharpies sailed out for fishing. | oystering or carrying of cargoes to | other points. Before his death, he drowned in an | unsuccessful attempt to save a grand- son from a capsized boat at the mouth of the river—Fernando saw his son Emil well on the way to carrying out the shipbuilding tradition It was Emil Hartge, father of Dick and Capt. Oscar, who built the shop that stands on the present site at | White Stake Point on Lerches Creek. | This is just across from Chalk Point, Wwith its crumbling wharf, once the | | occupied the year 'round | the best monument to his ability is | ‘Lorna ghosts before a light breeze with her spinnaker Alling away. The trim little sloop, only 24-feet over all. was designed to go around the world, but her owner, a retired sea captain of Maine, died before he could realize his dream. The Russells of Washington have been in possession of the boat since 1915. FAME FROM YACHTS OF RACING QUALITY Washington Owners Show Sailing Headquarters on That Shore—Rivalry in Producing the Craft That Win. Today, after years of training on bay craft and large yachts, Capt Oscar is well qualified for his work at the yard. He is in charge of the railway and the repair and mooring of boats. Believing in making it a! strictly family affair, he has five of his sons working in the company.| There are Oscar, jr, 26, his assis: | tant; Erwood, 23, in charge of en- gines; Lawrence, 19, who takes care of the buying of stock: Vernon, 16, who works with Dick, and Robert, 14, fast learning the rudiments of the | trade after school hours. Daughter | Eisle 1s the firm's secretary and book-| o " naritime Maine sublects, George landing for the old Tolchester Steam- by all who knew him, died, 18 years shipyard, Today the designing and building of work and pleasure craft keep Dick Perhaps | the large fleet of 20-foot sailboats that dot the West River each Sunday through the Summer. JIVE years ago there appeared & single sloop, a trim little double- ender, which he christened Albatross Before the season was over it had attracted the eye of a Summer visitor and was sold. The next year a sister | Albatross was launched. This went | the way of the first and Dick found | he was getting more orders than he | could take care of in one season. There are now something like 10 of them and they have become a Tecognized class on the bay. Scarcely & regatia nearby that doesn't schedule & race for the albatrosses out of West River. 1In 1934 the Seawitch went off the ways from designs by talented Dick. She was much like the original Albatross, except that the stern was square or transom and she carried slightly more sail. Five of them have been built to date, and they, too, have their place among the sailing fra- ternity. More recently there has been a fe- vered construction of 20-foot round- bottom boats, principally because of one craft. It is the sloop Vanity of Osbourn Owings, which has repu- tation of being the fastest boat of her size on the bay. C. D. Mower of New York designed and the Hartge Yard built it two years ago. Since then Dick has designed the Challenger, the newly launched Shugly Lady of | c. Erle Kiine, jr. and Wings of Car- | boal Co. When Capt. Emil, beloved | roll Smith, s00n to go off the ways. | tetvals | They are all out to get Vanity if| 280, young Dick took over the thriving | it takes years Latest product from the designing board of Dick is the smart yawl| | Spindrift, owned by Dr. A. K. Balls of | Washington. Keel for this 33-footer was laid in January and she went off the ways in May. It is Marconi- | rigged. planked in cedar with steam- | bent oak frames, and carries 4,000 | pounds of outside ballast. A trial cruise recently down the bay, through the Virginia Capes and up the coast to | | the Delaware Bay proved she was a g00d sea boat and a real sailer. - | JFONDLY does Capt. Oscar Hartge, who, at 17, was master of a 45- | foot bugeye, recall sailing one of | | his father's log canoes, the famous | | Willlam V. Wilson, ir. Those were | jme days, some 45 years ago, when | baymen were dead earnest about their sail racing—as conscientious as Harold Vanderbilt and T. O. M. Sop- with are today with their big class J sloops. Often as not when a race was over there would be heated words and blows ashore when crews got together. In a race over on the Eastern Shore against the Island Blossom from Tilghmans, Capt. Oscar narrates how atout hearts on the Wilson won them the event. Near the finish of that memorable race, the Island Blossom bore down on the Wilson as the later heeled to & strong breeze in an attempt to rake her spring boards, strung with the Wilson's crew. But with strong boards and brave men that stuck to them, the Wilson kept her course while the Blossom retired from the fray, her foresail ripped beyond pair. r keeper. | The organization responsible for | bringing together as many as 30 craft of assorted classes each Sun- day for keen sail racing is the West River Sailing Club. A small nucleus of albatrosses and local knockabout sloops banded together in 1933 under the leadership of the Hartge brothers | and several Summer residents, in- cluding the club's present commo- dore, W. W. Heintz. It was the same old story that no two coats can go out for a sail without pne challeng- ing the other to a race. With in- for members to attend the more important regattas, its calen- dar calls for about 10 weekly races, climaxed by their Labor day re- gatta. West River sailors never lack | | Strong Tendency to Make ’I‘HE club’s cruising fleet, composed of large auxiliary sailing yachts includes several veteran craft that,! after more than 30 years of service, can still sail with the best of them Perhaps the most interesting of the group is Wallace Russell's 24-foot cutter-rigged sloop, the Lorna lorna represents the dream of a voyage around the world that was never realized Death terminated that hope even before its owner had an opportunity to try out his lttle | vessel on any extended pruise A retired sea captain and an author Wasson had sailed many seas, but never in the ship of his own choice and one built by his own hands. Lorna was to be that craft. Before even laying the keel Capt. Wasson spent three years visiting ship and lumber yards for the woods to go into ribs, planks, deck and spars. Hard oak was her ribs and over this strong planking of pine. Deck beams were of locust Yrom the South and her el- bows were of hackmatack, a Northern | wood rarely used by shipbuilders of | this climate. Only Maine cedar would do for spars. Patiently and with great care through the long Winter months of New England, Capt. Wasson hand- carved the interfor of Lorna. Then " (Continued on Page B-3.) lamnn as may be deemed appropri- though public opinion was to the effect that Mrs, Owen resigned pri= marily because of her marriage to an alien, she might, as a matter of fact, remained at her post notwith- | standing, if she had cared to do so. | The executive order states that the resignation is “based on the principle that officers of the foreign servica are expected to be available in the | discretion of the President for duty |in any country or in any part of the world, and that anything which detracts from the availability of in- dvidual officers has an adverse ef- fect upon their usefulness and upon the efficiency of the service The President is charged with the responsibility of conducting the foreign relations of the United States, under the Constitution, and the Secretary of State is his adviser, serving as the agent through which necessary econ- tacts with foreign governments are established and maintained. "T'HE United States maintains ems bassies and legations at the cap- itals of some 57 foreign countries, and consulates general and consulates in about 259 of the leading cities of the world. Each embassy or legation is headed by an ambassador or minister, appointed by the President by promo= tion from the ranks of the foreign service or by selection from outside the service. Each chief of mission iy assisted by a staff of diplomatic sece retaries, clerks and subordinate eme ployes. All foreign service officers, that body of permanent officers that embraces all counselors of embassy | or legation, diplomatic secretaries, cons suls general, consuls and vice consuld of career, are appointed after examina= tion, and they deal with every problem that enters into the relation of the " (Continued on Page B-3.) e L S for a breeze to send their craft over courses laid out by the sail- ing club which was organized four years ago from a group of a few boats owned by natives and Wuhlnqtom?m. This was a reefing breeze as the shortened sail on the craft in the foreground attests. ¢ A