Evening star., 1946-07-01
Miss Sara f. HorsfaII,
Oldest EmpIoye VA,
Leaves Service al 81

Miss Sara E. HorsfaIl, 81, of 610
F street NV, is the Oldest Veterans
Administration employe among 33
central Office employees from this
area, who have retired after COM
pleting many years of service in the
Federal Government, the agency
has announced.
An administrative service clerk
with II years service, she was born
in Hyde Park, N. Y, on November
8, 1868. She was educated in Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, and has been here
since about 1919 Before entering
Government service she studied the
piano and organ and became pro-
ficient in Playing both instruments.
In the Washington regional Of
flee of the agency, Horace T. Jones,
4l08 Thirty eighth street NV, a
Veterans Administration attorney
since 1922, also retired A member
of the District bar, Mr.. Jones was
chief attorney of the regional office.
The service records of the 33 CEN
tral Office employees range between
II and 46 years, their ages vary
from 10 to 81 years and they have
an average of over % years of
service.
Other Employees Retiring.
The other 80 are:
Mrs Elizabeth M. Hill, 10, of 3O16
Rodman street NV, an administra-
tive service clerk with a record of
more than 46 years of service, hav-
ing entered Government service in
1899; Miss Mabel W. Collins, 72, of
93l Shepherd street NV, a claim
service adjudicator, and Walter r.
Metz, II of IA Crescent place, Ia
koma Park, appraisal engineer, both
with other Al years service, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyree, 10, of 3133 Connec-
ticut avenue NV, of the payeeS
accounts service. with over 81 years
of service
Also Mrs Mary E. Weirick 70. of
705 Eighteenth street NV, admin
iStrative service clerk, 27 years; Mrs.
Myrtle E. Afford, 70, of 1916 street
NV, statistical clerk, % years; Miss
George Berry, 70. of 321 Prince
Georges street, Laurel, Md. under
writing service clerk. % years; Miss
Florence I. Browning, II, of 3724
T street NV, administrative serv-
ice clerk, q years; Mrs. Fannie
Bryce, 10, of Burke, Va, payees ac-
counts clerk, 80 years, and Miss
Christine L. Diedrich, 73, of 2100
! street NV, insurance clerk, 27
years.
Also Mrs. Amy c. Dunno, 72, of
2022 Columbia road NV. claims
service clerk, 27 years; Mrs. Ada
M. Greene, II, of 1900 Clifton street
NV, department of medicine clerk,
26 years; Miss Blanche Hale, 70, of
1880 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
administrative service clerk. 27
years: Mrs. Emma NJ Edmonds, 70,
of 1925 Newton street NV, claims
adjudicator, % years; Miss Edna
NJ. Lester, Y, of sol Allison street
N W., mail section chief % years,
and Miss Rose A. McErlane, II, of
BIG E street NV, appeals service
clerk, % years.
All Have Long Service.
Also, Miss Elizabeth Minor, T.
of 1850 Harvard street NV, claims
adjudicator, % years. Miss Lula A.
Mitchell, II, of "a New York ave-
nue NE, payee account clerk, 27
years; Miss Elizabeth S. Mitchell
73, of 1900 Clifton street NV. pay
ees accounts clerk, 20 years: Mrs.
Mary K. Moler, 70, of 1920 Twenti-
eth street NV, supply service clerk,
26 years; Mrs. Virginia D. Pepper.
II. of 949 South Taylor street, Ar
llngton, Va, payees accounts clerk,
27 years, and Richard B. Posey, 72,
OF 1923 Van Buren, street NV. in
surance service specialist, % years
service
Also, Mrs. Celeste B. Smith. 70.
Of 2701 Fourteenth street NV,
payees accounts clerk, 27 years;
Frederick o. Smith, 73, of 217 Will
son Lane, Bethesda, Md, member
OF the central disability board, 27
years; Mrs. Virginia Smith, 70, of
1858 Denver street Sc, adminis-
tratlve service clerk, % years: Mrs.
Aida G. Thayer, II, of 5007 North