The Washington herald., 1909-05-22

With the pledged support Of President
Taft stimulating them 10 greater effort,
mass meeting OF the delegates TO the Civil
Service Retirement Association was held
in the Public Library last evening. Young
and cid Joined hands in advocacy OF the
plan TO give the superannuated empioye
safeguard for his old age. The dele
gates had heard President Taft in the
afternoon make a brief address COM
mandatory Of their efforts. He urged the
boys 10 90 ahead, believing they were on
the right track. and said the plan, as at
present outlined, appealed 70 him as a
good one. he said the civil service pro-
vided. az present, for front door. but no
back door, and that sooner or later the
latter would have to be provided. He be
IIeved the permanency OF an efficient
civil service would be assured by some
such plan as the retirement association
had evolved.
The brief visit 10 the White House fred
the delegates with enthusiasm, and the
Presidents words Of approval were the
central point OF the mass meeting IN the
evening Il is believed the retirement
plan has gained sufficient momentum 10
make rapid progress from this point for
ward. and that proper legislation viii be
obtained from Congress before long.
Rain Keeps Crowds Away.
N. F. O'DOnoghue was the chairman Of
the meeting last night, and among the
I speakers were Herbert D. Brown. Pierce
NJ. Maher. OF New Haven, Conn: Joseph
( F. Scanlen, of Boston: H P Meyers, Of
New York. Dr.. LleweIlyn Jordan. OF this
/ City; Alexander F. Schultz. and others.
The stormy weather precluded the az;
tendance OF some speakers who were ex-
pected-
The clesn-cut address Of Mr.. Brown pre-
sented in striking way the plan OF re-
/ tirement which has been worked out for
government employees. It did not involve
any heavy draft upon the government
finances, he said, and would be self-sus-
tanning after the lapse OF a number Of
years.
The individuality that characteTizes
the American" said Mr. O'DonOghue.
has naturally initiated against q sys-
TEN which smacks OF paternslism- Il is
/ probably this spirit which has kept rs
in the rear. so far as developing the oil
age annuity or pension system is con
cerned. Every civilized country, with the
exception OF the United States, has some
plan OF this sort
Joseph ?. Scanlan. of Boston. who
wrote the prize esay on Civil service
retirement. adopted as an official pub
lcstion by the association, emphasized
the fact that the delegate has but a
single purpose. and that was 10 obtain
the necessary legislation. Prejudice and
ignorance must be overcome, he said
Alexander H Schultz declared that the
retirement association would in time
prove bulwark for the civil service.
When government employees reach the
age OF seventy he added. ct is only
natural that they should look for recog-
milton from the government They look
upon Uncle sam as wise and benevolert
father Can this paternalism If you
choose. but the fact remains that all
civilized governments are looking after
their superannuated employees"
White House Visitors.
Among those who called at the White
House were:
Jossph ?. SoanIon ard ?. J. Hutchinson. q Bee
ton: Pierce \. Maher. e New Haven. Conn: A.
{. Sc1ultz Il. r. MevsFs. and ]. J. AlcCrrrnr q
New Y0-k; G. ". Commons and George Z. Nc
Grew, q Chiczg0: {. ?. Hanna. J. William Saef-
!er :. II. De Hof Dr.. y. A. Ryon. William =.
T. Woodr7v ard HeEy ? Dorton. q Baltim0=v
Frank A. Walker q Norfoik. Va. Ralph 4 Weiss.
q Philadelphia; 3. W Andrews. Robert Armour.
Or. ". n. Ash. r T Aud. Robert O. Railey Il.
l. Ballsutine. Dr. ? A Barbour. F. Y Bery.
Prank H Bowen, Mai Fred Brackett. E $
Brandt. ". y. Br0ckweii. II. r. BTuzan. F. II.
Brunaugh. John z. Brooks. Herhert y. Brown. J.
Chester Bowen ". d. Brown. Joseph ". Buck.
z. 7. Bushnell. Sylvester f. Bgrch Allen Bussiss.
D D Caidweil- l. ". Cal. Edward W Callahan.
Cart Charles II Campbell. Richard X. Campbell.
E J. cantrel Wilbur J. Carr Daniel J. Carroll
Merritt O Chance. Bloom D Chapman, Leon
C-hapfuS Warren r Choate R 8 Clifton Charlie.
A Conrad. ". Il. Co1neIy. John J. Cock. ?. :.
Curtis. Arthur 2. Davis. P. J. Dempsey. PickerinE
DODGE Charles z Dole. W J. DoE. John 7.
Dole David ". Duncan. L H. Dunlap. Neilson
| Falls. s {. Fsunce. F. Z. Ferguson. O. J. Field
Herbert :. Flynn. o. ". Force. Jacob Frech. VIII
ian F. Gatchen Dr. J. 2. Saffold. james A.
Sample. Thomas p Sanders H D. Sax;on AIichael
= In. Schafer. John c. scOAeld A. H. Semmes
George r. Shields A. T Smith. ". II. II. Smith
/ William K Smith Miss Kate Snoot. William l.
Solezu J. " starr. Joseph Stewart. Charles Stouf
fer. z St Clsi- Thompson. james r. TibOetts
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Ticker. Ge0-Tc r. Wales. 2 '. Walker, Willard
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Edson L Whitney J. E Whitney. A. d. Wilcox
/, John E. WiIkie John Wilson. William F. Woolard
William 2 Worcester A G Wrenn A. Zspp0ne
Edczr J. Gibson. ". 5 Gibson. Emmett Hamilton
Miss Alice NJ Harry, Charles T. Hauke. 4. B
HAYES y. HgTshler. C. K. Hiilyer, Walter p
Hindmarsh John ". HoIlyday Emile Huck. His
z " Jacobs R Stone JACKSON. James z Jones
samuel A. Jones Dr. Eewellyn Jordan. Frank A
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KimhaU ROYAL o. Kioeber, George ". Leadley
r. W. La<ge, ". D. Leissez. s. II DeitzeIl. F. r
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. lyman. = W Marshall. George I. NAY. Georg
{ r McCzbe Joseph g. Mccoy. Hon. E. r. Moore
T 7 Moo-e Prof Willis L. Moore. A Z Moseley
r George 4IcooTTis. A / Mudd. Mrs. Jennie L
1lunroe. Pickens Nesgle Scott Nesbit N. 2
I O'Douoghue ". J. O'ReiIly, Elmer F. Paine. Fl
win G.. Pauu Lorick Pierce. Hon Clifford Pinchot
Hon. = '. Pordsrly. Robert Fl Prende-. Hon
joseph z Ralph Miss Helen Randall. John r
Randolph. A. G. Rice Alfred h Ritter T. c
Rizer. jesse E. Robinson. and William S. RossiteT