Evening journal., 1912-02-03
WORKERS
HAND GIFTS
Dupont Company Machine
Shop Employees Honor
Store Keeper
ENDS "a YEARS OF
SERVICE WITH COMPANY

Gathering in one of the main offices
of the Z. /. DUPONT de Nemours Pow
der Company at Henry Clay at noon
today, employees OF the company's ma
chine shops Overwhelmingly surprised
Pierre Gentieu, who retired from tne
employ of the company as head store
keeper last Wednesday after coLtin-
uous service of ever thirty-four years.
To show their regard for their fer
low employe, the men of the shops
presented Mr.. Gentieu with a number
of useful and beautiful gifts, includ-
ing an upholstered leather chair,
made from dupont manufactured
leather, a smoking jacket ana a meer-
schaum pipe. Ernest dupont who IS
in charge of the works. made the
presentation speech, saying:
Il have the honor to be chosen by
the Brandywine employees of this COM
pany. (employed prior to its re-organ-
ization in 1902 to present 10 you ON
their behalf, these tokens Of their
esteem. You have been in the con-
tinuous employ Of this company over
thirty-four years, serving il faithfully,
being governed by the same high prin-
ciples in carrying out your daily
duties as governed you when serving
under the flag of the Union Army. In
/ losing you from our ranks, we feel that
We are losing one who through his
devotion to his duty has not only been
an example TO all Of us, but 20 the
community at large; E. l. dupont de
Nemours Powder Company is losing
you loses one Of its best and most
faithful employees.
"On behalf OF the employees Of the
shops employed since the re-organ
ization of the company, | wish t'
state that while they have not offer
ed you any tangible token of theii
esteem. nevertheless, they consider 4
a privilege TO have worked with and
known a man of such high principles
Il have letter from Mr.. Alfred l
dupont to Mr.. Thomas J. Stirling II
answer to an invitation TO be wifi
us today, which | will read. In con
clusion, we all wish to join in wisn
ing you health. happiness and pros
perity, and that these tokens VIII
add to the comfort of your home,
Mr.. Gentieu swayed by emouon
was unable to restrain tears and brok
enly expressed his thanks. In tn
manic of 1867 when he said ther
was but little steady employment Z
be had he was offered a position by tn
DUPONT Company which he was thauh
full to accept He spoke OF the proYer
bial kindness OF his employers, and G
their gocd-heartedness to those
their employees who had been ovel
taken by sorrow or unhappiness. II
) paid a splendid tribute to the me
with whom he had rubbed elbows fG
] so long and said he would never TO
, got them. At times he was unable
: speak, so greatly was he affected.
/. Alfred ] DUPONT, vice-president
D the company had been invited TO a
tend the presentation, but a pressiu
business engagement from out Of toW
prevented. BY letter he expressed b
, profound regret at being absent, an
: complimented Mr.. Gentieu on III
4 faithful services he had always give
: the company.
i At the conclusion Of the cerem0niC
. of presentation, the men bade the
! retiring friend farewell The partin
was hard for everyone, particularly e
those who have seen many wintt
come and go, and who had for E
many years been closely associate
,. with Mr. Gentieu
The retiring store keeper, who
course, is pensioned by the dupont
!, is building home in the Highland
= where he will spend the remainder
" his days. He has four children, Free
eric, Frank. Jessie and Celeste, all (
whom are in the employ of the powd,
company.
The following are the men wh
: presented the gifts to Mr.. Gentieu:
Thomas ]. Stirling. Frank Apple
gate, William Rowe, William Case
!, Devices Craig. Samuel Ferraro. Jam,
. McClafferty. Anthony J. Doughert
Alfred D. LeCarpentier. James Boz
ner. Thomas Montgomery, job
.Seitz, Michael w Maloney. John Nj
= loney, John McKenna. Moses CAM
\ bell. Emile Krauss, r. Wake
y Mathewson, Albert Buchanan, job
f. Reed. Peter Boissou, Harry Carte
. Frank Krause. Charles Foster, Jam,
Cheney. Francis Fl. Windett. Denn
= Rowe, John Gamble. William H. Wi
liams, Samuel Moore, Jr, Fran
Moore. Milton Johnson, William
Bowers, John Billingsley. Joh
Gaino. James Murphy. James Hale
Joseph Haley and Cornelius
Dougherty. Christian Stubi. job
Andrews. b. Taylor Nipple. Robe
Devinney, Fank Comfy, Frederick
Evans. George r. Cheney. Alonzo
Jones. Francis Beale, Harry Bredin