Evening star., 1922-08-03
ELEVEN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
VALUED PUBLIC SERVANTS
Veterans Due to Retire Retained by
Secretary Weeks for Second
Period of Two Years. @st

periods of two years each, on account
of his long experience and efficiency.
Mr.. Saxton's Period Of Duty.
Mr.. Saxton was born May 81. ls43.
and has a total record of nearly sixty.
one years service. practically all of
master general For many years he
was chief clerk Of that office. but lat
terly has been serving as principal
clerk in the cemeteriai branch OF the
graves registration service. His re-
tention is due to his long experience
and expert knowledge of all matters
pertaining to the great supply depart
ment of the Army. He is accepted as
an authority on all questions relating
to national cemeteries and the burial
| ish war and the more recent world war.
December I, 1861. he was appointed a
clerk in the provost marshal generals
office and served there until June, 1864,
except for a few months in 1862. when
! he was confined in Libby prison, Rich
mond. His service in the quartermaster
generals office began June 81, 1864, and
has continued to date without Interrupt
, tion.
! One Woman in the List.
| Mrs Beckwith. the only woman in the
1 list, has been attached to the 1nSuiar
| bureau for more than twenty years and
| is rated as an expert translator in the
\
She began her service for the War De-
partment at Army headquarters in
| Cuba in January. 1900, and was ap-
pointed to the insular bureau in Decem-
ber 1902.
| Mr.. Dupee. the oldest messenger in
! the War Department.. was born in
| Kentucky, July 4, 1886. and has
! served in the War Department since
October l. 1864. a period of fifty-eight
| years. During that time he served
1 Il Tnff n a
Secretaries of War;. Gems. Sherman.
Sheridan and Scof1eld and Secretaries
Ramsey. Endicott and others. He has
| been messenger to the chief signal
! officer since June 1895!
| Nears the Age of EiEhty-Five.
| Mr.. Brenizer was born nearly
| eighty-five years ago and is still in
| good physical health He served dur
| ing the civil war as A sergeant in
| the 13lst Pennsylvania Volunteers
| and afterward learned the trade of
| carpenter and cabinet maker. For
| nearly ten years past he has been
| making himself useful to the surgeon
retirement has been deferred because
| they do not want to lose his srVices.
On Duty for IS Years.
| Mr.. Kohr was born in York county.
Pa. seventy-eight years ago and has
|
intermissions. for fifty-eight years.
In August 1864. he was appointed a
clerk in the Carver United States
General Hospital in this city, and
remained there until May. 1865. He
was appointed to a clerkship in the
adjutant generals office March 20,
1871. and has served there to date.
Since December !. 1911. he has been
in immediate charge of the division
| handling the records of the COM
missioned personnel of the Army. and
is said to be better informed on all
| questions relating thereto than any
| other person in the service.
Oldest in Point of Service
Mr.. Frech, who is as native of
Bavaria, is the oldest employe in
! point of service in the adjutant gen
erals Office. He was born May %.
/ 1S41, and came to this city when he
was young man. His first govern
ment employment was in.the Navy
Department. from October :, 1861. to
June, 1864. From October. 1865, to
August. 1866. he served in the office
, of the depot quartermaster, New
York city. and then was transferred