Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-04

been we'll for a long time, but could not
be persuaded to relinquish his duties at
| the bureau, which recently have been I'M
usually heavy and exacting, until last
Tuesday evening. He was not a very ro-
| bust man at any time, and recent cold,
| with his generally rundown condition,
1t is believed, contributed to the fatality
of his illness.
Mr.. Sullivan was born in this city Sep
TENDER 49, 1845, and had been a resident
Of the city all his life. He was educated
| in the public and private schools Of the
city. being at one time or another a
Mrs NJ. e. Rodier and John w. Thomp-
| son, in the public schools and in Browns
| private school, 18th and g streets. and
KeHey,s School. 10th and G streets;.where
the, First Congregational Church stands.
He was a student in the. law department
! of Georgetown. University and received
| there the degrees Of bachelor Of laws and
master of laws, - At an early age his
| house Of Sweeney, Rittenhouse & Co.
He entered the .bureaH of engraving as
an expert acoeuntan December l. 1869.
He was promoted rapidly through the sew
eral grades and in October, 1872. was
| made principal accountant. March 8.
| 1882 he became the assistant chief of the
bureau, and the title of that Office being
| changed, he was made assistant director
| July !, 1896.
Appointed Chief of Bureau.
| On the retirement of Capt. Meredith.
| July l. 1906 he was appointed director OF
| the bureau.
| During the war Mr.. Sullivan served IN
| the volunteer forces formed to resist Ear
| ly. Mr.. Sullivan, though, was essentially
| a man of peace. Modest and retiring, he
nevertheless was active in his charities,
and in many of the humber homes of the
city his death will be regarded as a ca
| lamity. -
Assistant Director Ralph, referring to
Mr. Sullivan this Afternoon, feelingly re-
marked: This institution. this bureau Of
| engraving and printing, will stand as a
monument not only to the ability, but to
| the goodness Of heart and mind of the
tman." rf
| rhe shock occasioned by the death, it
| is declared, is severely felt at the bureau
among the employees.
| Mr.. Sullivan had one great ambition in
| his later years. and that was to see the
bureau provided with a new and adequate
home. AS with everything he undertook,
| Mr. Sullivan was a tireless worker and
I 1T was with great deal OF pride that he
finally saw the fruition of his dreams in
| the passage of an act providing for a
| s., 800 600 building. 1t is said that few
| public officials have ever secured in
| greater degree the respect and esteem of
SO great an army of employees as that of
| the employees of the bureau. There were
| many pathetic scenes about the great
moneymaking plant this afternoon when
| the news of Mr.. Sullivan's death reached
the workers. 1t seemed to be personal
| loss to each one. This was particularly
| the case with old employees, who had.
| some of them, worked day by day for
| twenty years and more. first in the ranks
| and latterly under the direction of Mr..
| Sullivan.
Cause Of Sorrow
To Joseph E. Ralph, the assistant director
of the bureau, the news of Mr.. Sullivan's
death was a. cause of extreme sorrow.
He had called up his late chiefs residence
this morning before starting his Official
labors. At that time there was no fear
on the part of the family of such a sud-
den and unlooked-for termination of the
illness
Mr. Sullivan was a communicate of the
| atholic faith and was looked upo mas a
model in the practice of his religion. A
| man of infinite charity. he is said to have
many good deeds to. his credit. which he
performed entirely without ostentaton or
show When not at His desk in the bu-
| reau Mr. Sullivan was usually to be
| found in his library. He was a lover Of
good literature. and it was remarked this
afternoon that he was never found hold
| ing his hands. Though not member of
| fraternal organizations Mr. Sullivan took
| a lively interest in their undertakings
| His taste ran entirely to literary affairs.
| Among the faculty of the Catholic Uni
versity Of America Mr.. Sullivan had many
| warm friends. who esteemed him highly
for his breadth of mind and nobility of
character
Tribute to Memory.
| Mr. Sullivan was a member of st. Paurs
| Roman Catholic Church. 18th and v
streets. although tits said he was FORM
erly a member >of the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, 9Th and NJ streets;
for many years. He was one of the early
members and a former president. of Car
| roll Institute. the st. Vincent de Paul
| Society and other organizations of the
Roman Catholic Church., Mr.. Sullivan
| was also interested in the work of the
Gaelic Society. His wife, formerly Miss
Mary Catherine Connolly of Pittsburg,
! Pa, and three sons. Joseph D.. young
| lawyer of this city; Thomas w., and
| Francis. and one daughter, Mary. sur
vive the deceased. The funeral. it is an
nounced. will not take place until the ar
rival of his SON. Thomas " Sullivan. who
is now residing in. Kansas City. Mo.
The chiefs Of the various divisions OF