Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-06
LONG SERVICE OVER
Oldest EmpIoye of Engraving
Bureau Passes Away.
DEATH OF MRS. PHILPOTT
Within Six Years of Being a Cente-
narian-For Thirty-Five Years
Held Government Position.
DEATH OF MRS. PHILP0T7

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Philpott. within
six years of being a centenarian. and
for more than seventy-ive years resi-
dent of Georgetown. died last night
shortly after IL o'clock. Nearly half
of Mrs. PhiIpott's life in Washington
was spent as an employee IN the en-
craving department of the Treasury and
in the bureau of engraving and printing.
She performed her duties up to Wednes-
day afternoon Of last week.
Mrs. Philpott leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Sophie A. Findley of 1886 ''6th
street. at whose home Mrs. Philpott died.
and Mrs Della Warner. both of this city.
She leaves also twelve grandchildren,
twelve great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild born about four
teen hours before the death last night.
Funeral Saturday Morning.
The funeral will take place Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock from the Holy Trim
ity Catholic Church, under the direction
of Rev Father Co. bett, the re,tor. The
interment will be in the Philpott family
lot at the Holy Rood cemetery. The pail
hearers will be Mrs Philpott's eight
grandsons, all of this city
Mrs Philpott enjoyed remarkable health
week ago. and was constant in he. at
tendance to her duties at the bureau OF
engraving and printing. week ago
Wednesday she caught heavy colo
which settled in her chest and she was
compelled to place herself under the care
of her family physician. Her illness was
not thought serious by her immaculate
family until Tuesday last. when she De-
gan to exhibit s gns of a physical col
lapse Complications developed and she
gradually sank until death came las,
night.
moves one Of the oldest If not the oldest
resident of Georgetown She was well
known by practically all of the older
Georgetown residents, whose anectlons
she had won by the amiability OF her
character.
She was wealthy in the memories of the
days of the District from about 1890 she
was member of family which contrib
uted its men to every war IN winch the
United States has been engaged Her
father and five uncles were revolutionary
soldiers, two uncles and a brother par
ticipated In the war or !el.' several
nephews. brother and two cousins
fought in the Mexican war, four nepheWs
were in the Federal armies in the civil
war and two grandSons and two grand
nephews fought in the war with spain
and the Philippine insurrection. OF these
no less than six or seven were killed, the
last being a granddaughter in the Phil
irpines.
Native of Pennsylvania.
Mrs Phillpott was born December z,
1915. in the little hamlet OF Bushtown,
Adams county. Pa, where her father.
John Leonard, had been engaged in bust
ness. At the age of eleven years, with her
parents and several brothers and sisters.
she moved to this locality and about 1890.
or shortly afterward, settled in George
town From that time until she was mar
ried to Leonard Philpott, a native of
Philpott at different periods lived In
Baltimore with relatives, although she
never gave up her home in the District.
Her husband was a shoemaker. and for
many years had shop in Georgetown.
His last place of business was near the
he had practically all of the students
trade and became a fayorite of the I'M
dergraduafe body. His death occurred
about thirty-two years ago.
Her Government Service.
About thirty-five years ago Mrs. Phil
pott obtained a position in the engrav-
fng department of the Treasury De-
partment and was transferred to the bu-
reau of printing and engraving at the
time it was established. She was the
oldest employe Of the bureau both in age
and the number of years of service.
The great-great-gTandchid of the de-
ceased is the little daughter born to Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Findley yesterday morn
ing about o'clock at their home near
grandchild of Mrs. Sophie A. Findley.
1t was impossible. however. to inform
Mrs. Philpott of the birth yesterday be-
cause of her precarious condition.