Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-01-24
ENVIABLE RECORD
OF NAVY STATION
AT INDIAN HEAD
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stations in the country is something
that is not given to us all, but it is
source of admiration on the part
OF the officials of the Proving Ground
TO look upon the faithful and trusted
employees who have been through the
experiences of the early days with all
their hardships, and who have rend-
cred such excellent service to their
government
Ground was first broken at Indian
Head on Sept l, 1890, when Ems. r.
b. Dashiels, the first Inspector of
Ordnance in Charge arrived here and
employed local labor to start build
ing operations.
1t. Gering came to the Proving
Ground Jan. 5. 1892. in a clerical ca
pacity. Later as the station develop
ed, he entered the Pay Corps of the
Naval service. with Which he has
been connected ever since. He has
been an efficient aide to every COM
manding officer of the Station.
Mr. Heise arrived at Indian Head
on March 2, 1891, and Mr. Burroughs
on July LIST, of the same year Both
Mr.. Heise and Mr.. Burroughs were
transferred to Indian Head from the
Proving Ground at Annapolis. Md
and both have been employed under
the Bureau of Ordnance since 1885
Mr.. Burroughs was connected with
the ordnance department at Annapo-
lis and rendered valuable assistance
in connection with the ordnance de-
partment he did all the Photographic
work, which gradually frew to such
proportions as to require the estab-
lishment of separate department.
Mr.. Burroughs is now in charge of
the Photographic work of the Station,
which includes motion picture pho
biography. and other phases of pho
Geographic work In the early days
Mr.. Burroughs, who had charge of
the only store OF chemicals here, was
frequently called upon to give first
aid to those suffering with minor in
ljuries and sicknesses, and we are told
that he has effected some remark
able cures" but whether they were
due to his medicines or his humor
we cannot say.
| Mr.. Heise was transferred to the
Indian Head station as a machinist,
and represents the machinery diyis-
ion of the Proving round. Mr. Heise
is now leading man of the machinists
in the powder factory, and has direct
charge of the repair and upkeep of
the machinery in the factory.
Mr. White came here Octover 20,
1894 as a clerk and took charge of
la1i the accounting work, which he
handled single handed for years I'M
It'll the force could be increased. Mr..
White is still engaged in this work,
which during the recent years has
involved the keeping of accounts run
ming into the millions. Mr.. White is
now President of the Indian Head
State Bank in the village of Indian
Head
Having had charge of the supplies
of the Station since the first store
house was established. Mr.. Evans.
who came here on Sept. %, 1892, has
held this responsible position for
twenty seven years Without the con-
tinual efforts of these two last named
employees to maintain accurate rec
ords the archives of this important
department would have been most
IDepa rtment until very recently was
woefully inadequate.
Mr.. j. d. Quinn holds a record of
nearly &c years service at this Sta
ton. having come here February 16,
1898, and like the others, endured
the hardships of employment and liv-
ing incident TO those early times. Mr.
Quinn is now in charge of the fire
inspection department.
\ Apart from his employment at the
station. Mr.. Quinn is we'll remembered
FAs an athlete having participated ac-
lively in many lines of athletics. For
years he was proprietor of a hotel in
Indian Head.
! Unmindful of the trend of the
schedule of wages, these employees
have gone on with the work of the
station with the same genuine interest,
year after year. and have given their
best efforts 10 the Government as re-
presented by the Proving Ground. and
it must be said with regret that in the
case of some, the necessarily imper-
sonal methods of the Government have
made it impossible TO award them pro-
motions when it was known that their
extraordinary efforts merited same"
After extensive experimenting a