Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-22
new CONSTITUTION ADOPTED
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION ELECTION.
Commissioner Greene Applauds
Motives-Suggests Investment of
Percentage Of Wages.

The annual meeting of the United
States Civil Service Retirement Associa-
ton was held last night at Pythian
Temple
About seventy-hve members were pres
ent. but 262 members sent proxies. Alex
ande- H. Schulz of the New York post
Office and Wilbur c. Brown of the Bos-
ton customs house represented the as
ISOLATION from those sections.
The meeting was presided over by
Pickens Maggie. president The principal
business was discussion Of the new con-
stitution drawn up by committee APP
pointed at the last annual meeting. The
various sections of the new constitution
were read separately. With little COM
ment and with practically no change the
constitution was accepted
In the nomination and election of Of
ficers the association showed unaamity
of spirit, re-electing the incumbents with
exception of the .ecretary. Capt. Brooke
resigned that office last night and de-
clined reelection
Election of officers.
The officers for the coming year will
be: President. Pickens Maggie, Treasury
Department; first vice president. Robert
Armour. War Department.; second vice
president. S. E Faunce. Treasury Depart
ment: third vice president. Mrs J. L..
Munroe, Interior Department: secretary,
NJ. F. ODonoghue. War Department;
treasurer, r. S. Jackson.
A speech was made by VI. F. ODon-
oghue. who urged the members of the as
sociation to great activity during the year
to come in connection with the kee1e
bill now before the House of Representa-
tives. The plans for retiring superan-
nuated civil service employees without 'eX-
pense to the government. so that no one
in government employ need fear an OLD
age of want and privation. was discussed
fully by him.
Pickens Maggie outlined the progress of
the past year Addresses were also made
by DR. A. Jordan and A NJ Schulz. s.
E. Faunce introduced a resolution calling
for vote of thanks to the local papers,
which the meeting carried unanimously.
Commissioner Greene's Comment.
Commissioner Greene of the civil serv-
ice commission said today in regard to
the meeting of the United States Civil
Service Retirement Association last
night:
II have been interested in the ques-
ton of civil service retirement. and would
like to see the association bring about
what it proposes to do. provided 1t can
be done in the proper way. With quar-
ter of a million government employees the
proposition assumes large proportions
States would not countenanca for one
minute a proposition to provide pensions
for government employees. as the country
has already a large pension on its hands.
The retirement association is doing
good work in agitating the question. The
commission now before the House will
probably receive a great deal of benefit
from them.
Better Plan Suggested.
a paternal government has been Diet
rimental in other countries. 1t would
seem TO be of no benefit in America. 1t
would result in making man work for
fifteen or twenty years with the idea Of
receiving a government pension at the
end of that time
If there should ever he arranged a
scheme whereby the employee of the gov
eminent would have a certain proportion
of his pay invested to the best advan-
tage by strong and capable men, he would
have competency acquired for his old
age. the amount of which would rest with
his own efforts for advancement"