The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-25
THE ROLL on HONOR.
A. T. Stewards Bequests TO
His Employees.
MAGNIFICENT AWARD TO FIDELITY.
Three Hundred Names on the
Record of Remembrance.
Nearly a Quarter Of Million OF Dollars
Freely Donated.
Names Length Of Service and Amounts
MAGNIFICENT AWARD TO FIDELITY.
Names. Length Of Service and Amounts
Paid to Each.

For some time II has been known among the en-
poyes OF Alexander T. Stewart Co that Judge Hilton
busy investigating the records Of the house TO
certain the OF those in the service OF Mr. Stewart
at the time of his DEATH and who had been thus for
the periods Of years and twenty years. referred to
IN the letter to his "dear WIFE"
OF course many claims investiga and arc
that whenever there existed doubt to the
time OF service. arising from missing payros or other
wise and inquiry had to be resortcd to, instead in
every such case according TO the directions OF Mr..
Stewart the employee had allowed him the benefit Of
any doubt few instances OF this kind occurred
where two three months determined whether tho
party not entitled but in each instance tho
amount was awarded.
ON application Tor list Of the recipients under Mr.
Stewards letter, Judge Hilton expressed doubts whether
II should be given out, but finally and on reflection
concluded that those who had long and faithfully
served Mr. Stewart were entitled 10 public as well
as private recognition and he has permitted a copy
10 be taken, which print below, giving the years
Of service, the OF the recipients and amount
paid to each Whore paid beyond the amount
which the years employed entitled the person. was
because the of the party regarded, for
some reason best known to Mr.. Stewart and Judge
Hilton entitled to special consideration The
ord is called by Judge Hilton the ''Ro of Honor, and
names upon it and the memory OF the merchant to
whom they were cndeared by years Of business inter
course. The payment was in every made by the
check Of the firm of A. Stewart Co. 10 tho order of
The party, incosed in beautifully engraved note from
Mrs Stewart, as follows
"Mrs Alexander I. Stewart takes grca; pleasure IN
recognizing the long and faithful services OF Mr. c.
Hardenbrook In the employ OF her late husband, and
presents the nclosed check for s5o0o with her best
wishes
'NEw York, May 20, 1S76'
The foreign employees Will have their amounts sent
branch houses OF the firm England. Scotland, Ire
and, France, Prussia and saxony will equal
consideration, Mr. Stewart intended Every
poye for the periods stated has been recognized
and rewarded every legacy given by tho will has been
paid and satisfied; the business progresses In
tended and all moves in order. The Womcn's Ho-
tel, the Garden City Water Works and improvements,
the completion of tho Grand Union notc at Saratoga
the of the great carpet mills at Glcnham
the Memorial church for the merchants tomb with
parsonage and school house, all progress silently 1t
were, but assured, the less surely, and
ono by other measures and purposes will be de-
vcoped. q time will show.
"RoII HONOR"
The following is the ''Rol of Honor and as will be
seen 1t embraces the OF about 800 employees who
had been for ten years in capacity engaged
In any OF the Of Mr. Stewart in this CITY, in
the branch houses in Manchester, Paris Lyons Berlin
Chcmnitz Glasgow, Belfast or Nottingham The total
amount of money necessary to pay tho lcgaces men,
toned by MT. Stewart $205. 750 This, with the
lcgacies specified in the will, swes the grand total to
t305, 1885,