Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-04
Director in Factories
to Take Veil as
Sister of Charity.
HELD TRUSTED POSITION
FOR MORE THAN 22 YEARS
Noted for charity-Gave Un-
sparingIy to Sick and Unfor-
tunate-Departure Mourned.

Miss Mary Stevens, general super
visor of the General Electric Com
pany in Harrison and director of var
ious factories operated by the conf
pany in different parts of the coun-
try. has resigned her position to be-
come a nun. She decided upon this
course following the death of her
mother and she will join the Sisters
of Charity in Madison, N. j.
While admitting that she intended
entering a convent Miss Stevens
would not further discuss her plans
today.
For twenty-five years Miss Stevens,
who lives at $50 High street, this
city, has been in the employ of the
General Electric Company. Through
her ability and application she rose
to her present position. 1t is said
that she was called into consulta-
ton at each meeting of the board
of directors and her opinion was
taken on all matters.
Aside from her business ability all
Harrison will mourn her departure.
There is not only one family that
will tell of her charitable work, but
practically each of the 5000 en-
ployees of the plant will tell of some
good work she has done.
A former employee, now a pros
porous business man of Harrison,
said:
Miss Stevens was most unselfish in
all her work. She knew her business
but was always eager to part with
what information she possessed in
order that someone might be pro-
NOTED and that the company be bene-
fited
The only request that she made
of those under her was that they ap-
ply themselves Salary was never an
object. Under her direction | filled
thirty-six positions with the COM
pany. She would put me in one, and
as soon as she thought / was deserv-
Ing more wages I would be promoted
without the asking.
mot only did she advance those
under her, but she always strived to
make everyone make something bet,
ter of themselves. II she noted some
particular ability she would see that
1t was developed, and I know OF
many instances where she advanced
the money for schooling.
I'm another way her departure will
be missed If any of the employees
became i'll Miss Stevens cared for
them as though they were her own.
/ know of two cases where she cared
for the entire families of two con.
sumptives, sending them to more
suitable climates and paid all ex-
penses and allowed their salaries to
continue.
There Is not one of the thousands
of employees who will not miss her.
and the men officials of the company
will never be able to fill her position.
Seven years ago she rendered her
resignation, but her services were SO
valuable that she was continued on
the payroll, and finally she was in
duced to return to her duties.
''It has always been her intention
to become a Sister of Charity, but |
do not think that she would have
taken the step now unless her mother
had died.
Miss Stevens. in spite Of her charl-
table work, has saved a large portion
of her earnings, which she has in
vested in real estate in Newark's sub
urbs. AS to what disposition will be
made of this. no one has been in
formed, though II is stated that she
will dispose of everything and will
endow a convent with the proceeds.