The Washington times., 1920-08-20
.l6O NAVY WORKERS
RETIRE ON PENSIONS
Affecting Scene as Employees
Leave Place Where They d,
labored for Many Years.

One OF the most Affecting scenes
that has ever taken place In the
history of the Washington Navy
when 100 veteran employees OF Uncle
sam. who were separated from the
service under the provision OF the
retirement law. were hidden farewell
and Godspeed by the officers ana
their fellow employees.
With tears in their eyes and with
choking voices many OF the old men,
bent and gray in the Government
service. accepted parting gifts given
TO them by their fellow employees as
token of the deep affection in
which they were held.
Hardly a shop in the entire Navy
yard did not have number Of en-
ployes who did their last days work
for the Government today.
GIFTS FOR PARTING MEN.
Promptly at noon employees of the
carpenter shop surrounded George n.
Brown, the quarterman Joiner, who
has been employed In the Navy Yard
for more than twenty-one years, and
presented him with silver tea
service.
Al the same time Charles f.. Ship
ley. foreman in the public work shop.
was presented with a fishing outnt
and a large easy chair in which to
rest during his declining years. by
fellow employees of this department.
Mr.. Shipley has seen thirty-three
years's service.
Another veteran employe in this do
partment was presented with a silver
handled umbrella and q large amount
of tobacco. He is Henry u. Cole.
plumber. who has also completed
thirty-three years service for Uncle
Sam.
w. l.. Mills. a brick mason. who has
been employed in the Washington
Navy Yard since March. 1894. was also
presented with an umbrella and nu-
merous boxes of cigars by his fellow
employees as they bade him farewell.
In all, there were 100 employees OF
the Washington Navy Yard who came
under the provision OF the new retire.
ment law, which went into effect
today.
SOME OF THE PENSIONERS.
The following are. some of those
who were retired:
T. w. Ebersole, Mason Duvall. r. H.
Holland, c. J. Smith. c. J. Wheeler.
William Barrett, Edward A. Davis,
George w. Hammond, o. j. Preston.
John Walker, T. A. Mitchell, j. W.
Stillwell, ]. w. Jones, Phillip Jiggs,
c. T. Devaughn, A. B. Watts H. T.
Kelly, William Ewin, Harry c.. Baines.
Robert A. Smith, Richard Riggles. J.
w. Parr, John H. Phelps, J. w. Will
Jams. w. II. Richardson. George X.
Jackson, W. T. Holland w. H. Coul-
ter, w. NJ. Bobb, James T. Bell, D. w.
James, William T. Cook. James Il.
Hopper. Alfred CLANCY, w. M. Hardy,
Fred Kline, J. Morrison, Mathew
Bailey John Cornell, Edward Dunn.
William J. Bailey, c. E. Shipley, +.
Shipley, William L Mills, Henry Cole.
George F. Waters. John S. Boggs. +.
Harman, John Fuller, T. E. Prazzarc.
James w. Condor. ]. w. Hagan, Err
win Erb, George N. Brown, John E.
Pannil, John F. McGee, Thomas s.
Gomper, and Henry NJ. Fry.
o. r. Coombs, Albert Lee, John {.
Hutchinson, Albert II. Fowler, Will
liam H. Castle. F. Selby. A. Chris
tiansen, r. J. Henderson, william {.
Ford. Fred Hughes. c. F. Knott,
Frederick Long. Joseph NJ. Pvdgett.
Thomas Hollis. James kirNHood,
Edward C. Ford. James Wales. John
w. Freeman. +. J. Brunner, J. r.
Hapkins. Andrew Martin, L. \.
Ferguson, Lewis Neach, A. A. Provost.
Adam Brown, Henry Exley, George
Maxwell, J. H. Pareter. Bernard a.
Fox. J. Knowlden, J. w. Breslyn,
John E. Nalley. J. a. Allen, Mrs. \.
B. Brown. w. F. Havener. F. A. Belt
John J. Robertson and Mrs. NJ. L.
Williams.
T. C. Gardner, William H. Hammer.
J. H. Clarkson, John Berry. +. Hard
ing. +. Campbell. John T. Ryan, +.
II. Cramer, j. L. Williams, James
Gorden, Peter Cooksey, Theodore
Gates, William Heltzel, Thomas r.
Shelton, Charles H. Morgan, William
Boswell. j. r. Sturgeon, J. :. Glen
daniels. A. B. Knorr, Edwin II. Han
mum and J. A. Merconnier.