The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-12
HONOR MEDALS
ARE GIVEN BY
RAIL COMPANY
C. III. Davis of Rock Island Gets
Emblem for 50 Years Service
on Rock Island.

Charles II. Davis, 1913 Sixth ave-
nue.. an engineer on the Rock Is
land lines more than SO years. who
has been pensioned, has been
awarded a gold medal with IL stars
by the railroad, and 20 other tr1-
city employees of the company were
given similar honors.
The service emblem, which is OF
14-carat gold of three shades with
the inscription, Honor Roll-Rock
Island" has been presented to the
employees, each star representing
five years or fraction thereon OF
service.
J. F. Lacey of Chicago, another
engineer on the Rock Island lines,
and who is well known in tr1-city
railroad circles, especially in this
city, where his run usually ended
during his so years of service, is
also among the eight given first
honors, of which Mr.. Davis is one.
In honor of these eight men, the
Rock Island magazine recently
planted honor trees at Midlothian.
Ill, a newly-established suburb of
Chicago, which is being developed
largely by Rock Island employees.
The trees were planted in the pres
ence of seven of the eight gold star
men near the Rock Island right of
way in Midlothian Gardens, in sight
of the railroad over which these
men for years have operated their
trains.
Mr.. Davis entered the Rock Is
land service July. 1857, as a fire
man, at Davenport He was only
II years of age. He was retired
Dec. 81, 1909, as engineer, to which
position he was promoted in 1892.
Mr.. Davis was born at Berkshire,
n. Y, Dec. 13, 1889, and has the
distinction of being No. 1 on the
pension list of the Rock Island
lines. His service totaled 50 years
and 6 months.
o. ]. Brien, 1920 Twenty-ninth-
and-a-half street, this city, who
died Dec. %, received gold medal
before his death for SO years of
continuous service as conductor.
Many Veteran Employees.
Other tri-city employees of the
Rock Island who received gold hon.
or medals for continuous service on
the road are:
Served from 40 to so years: F. L.
Hodgdon, engineer, 1902 Twenty
second street, Rock Island; J. W.
Shuey, conductor, 294O Fifth ave-
nue., Rock Island; ]. w. Smith, en-
gineer, 407 Kirkwood boulevard.
Davenport
Served Al to As years: T. ]. DON
ahue, pumper, 2502 Eighth avenue,
Rock Island: w. F. Gilmore, engi-
neer, 2209 Seventh avenue. Rock
Island; F. Hageman, car foreman,
20S9 West Fourth street, Daven-
port; G.. T. Mum, engineer, 2S15
Eighth-and- a-half avenue. Rock Is
land; H. e. Pratt, engineer, 1906
Sixth avenue. Rock Island; F. A
Bledsoe. Chickasha, Okla, conduc-
tor. until a year ago a Rock Island
resident.
Served SO to 40 years: T. A Be
han stationmaster, 624 Federal
street, Davenport; n. F. Kramer,
crossing fiagman, 271S Eighteenth
avenue, Rock Island; James R.
Smith, assistant chief clerk, Dav-
export.
Served 81 to 35 years: ]. H. Park,
engineer, 1856 Fortieth street, Rock
Island; M. Mitchell, engineer, 646
East Sixth street, Davenport; F. NJ.
Stewart. superintendent of dining
cars, COZ Brady street, Davenport
The "Young Fellers."
Served &c to 80 years: P. o. Brien.
conductor, 1886 Twenty-ninth street.
Rock Island; ]. c. Russ, station
baggageman, 3006 Tenth avenue,
Rock Island.
Served 81 to % years: D. Kick
bush, crossing flagman, 2708 Eeighth
avenue, Rock Island; H. j. Bever-
ness, car oiler, 1889 West Sixteenth
street, Davenport.