The Washington times., 1922-08-20

Win the result CndC 11ty-SlX v
of more than half a century, u
holding office since the establisl
The retirements were ordered by
Public Printer Carter by virtue Of
operation Of the civil service retire
ment act, which In the case Of the
@. p. o. requires that II shall be the
rule to separate employees more than
sixty-five years old In the mechanical
departments All of those relegated
to the fireside. ten OF whom are
women, arrived at the sixty-fifth
mile post two years ago, but were
granted a first extension. ...
At the same time, more than forty
| aged workers were granted another
extension and will continue at their
machines and desks.
/ The move was no surprise to those
involved. They had been watching
the calendar, knowing that August
| 10, 1922, meant for them the cessa-
| ton Of labor In the office to which
they have given their lives. The
great majority evinced perfect will
ingness to be retired. having laid by
enough savings to assure their conn.,
fort, and benefiting by pension pro-
visions which gives those with
maximum length OF service S720 a
year.
The proof room was heaviest hit,
| fourteen employees being on the list
to go. with the pamphlet bipdery
second. with eleven.
Given Certificates.
Each group was called In to Car.
ter's office and informed of the
status of it's members, while the In
dividuals slated for retirement were
presented a handsome certificate,
run off on the G. p. o. presses on
calendared paper and reading as
follows:
Whereas, after 80. years of
faithful and meritorious labor in
the service of the United States
Government, ........, an esteemed
employe Of the Government Print.
ing Office, Is this day retiring.
pursuant to the provisions Of the
civil service retirement act: There
fore be il resolved. that we extend
to our retiring colleague the heart.
felt wish Of the employees and Off
cials of this office for the full and
lasting enjoyment Of the fruits of
labor and the blessing of years of
unalloyed happiness and good
health; and be II further resolved,
that as an additional mark Of re-
spect, esteem and affection a copy
the retiring employe."
They were signed by the workers
chief. foreman and the Public
Printer.
The combined years Of service Of
the fifty-six Is 1859. an average Of
nearly thirty years. The longest
tenure was that Of James II. Low
rey, Of the proof room, which was
fifty-five years. 'sl
One Civil War Veteran.
Among those retired was Daniel
O'Connell. the only remaining civil
war veteran mechanically employed
at the G. p. o. Carter issue1 the
following biography OF this employe:
Daniel O'Connel1 was born In
his legal residence in st. Louis, Mo,
and entered the service Of the Gov.
ernment Printing Office November
IA. 1889, at the age Of forty-five
years. Mr.. O'Connell served more
than thirty years In the Cove, nment
Printing Office and retired on Au.
gust 10, 1922, At the age Of seventy.
eight. With the exception of one
and one-half years, due to a death
in his family, his service in the Gov
ernment Printing Office was con-
| tinuous.
| Mr.. O'Connell was q member Of
the Fifth Iowa Cavalry during the
civil war, enlisting in September,
1851, and served until August II,
1865, at which time he was honor.
ably discharged incident to the close
of the war.
THE greater part of Mr.. o'Con-
nell's service In the Government
Printing Office was as proofreadrr,
In which capacity he was especially
useful, due to his military service,
in the handling Of pension bills, re-
ports, etc."
The Complete List
The full list of those retired, with
their offices and length of service
is appended:
Pamphlet Bindery-Thomas Bir.
ney, twenty-one years; Ferdinand
Bogia, forty-four years; William L.
Griggs, forty-three years; Mrs.
Sarah E. Hopkins, twenty-eight
years; Mrs. Elizabeth J. Hunt
twenty-three years; Mrs. sabina C.
Jordan, thirty-three years: Miss
Mary LaBille, forty-one years; Mrs.
Dona M. Pratt, thirty.five years;
Mrs. Margaret Purcell, forty;years;
Edwin r. Waters, forty.seven years;
Mrs. Caroline Miller, twenty-eight
years.
Monotype-Alfred Aldrich, three
years; Alpheus Scholl, seventeen
years; Louis Winters, seventeen
years; John M. Reilly, ten years:
Charles r. Shelton, thirty-one years.
Linotype-Frank c. Kemon, fifty.
three years; Horace A. Graham,
thirty years.
Hand mpositor-william @.
Glenn, thirty-nine years; Frank o.
Hart, nine years; John J. Heron,
thirty-nine years; Lawrence c.
Straub, three years; Charles c.
Smith, twenty years.
Proof Room-George Burklin,
forty years; Joseph M. Eggleston.
thirty.nine years; Albert c. KNIGHT,
three years: James H. Lowery,
flfty-five years; Daniel eJ. McCarty.
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