Evening star., 1947-06-29
Exercises tomorrow
To Mark Retirements
Al theological Survey

The staff of the United States
Geological Survey tomorrow will
honor nine fellow workers who are
scheduled to begin their retirement
the following day, after service with
the agency ranging up to 81 years.
The aggregate service accumulated
by the nine men in the Geological
Survey and other Government agen-
cies is 348 years, according to in
formation supplied by the agency.
Each will receive an engraved
certificate of meritorious service
and a retirement gift. The special
exercises will take place at $50 pm.
in the conference room of Director
William E. Wrather.
Netherlands Native.
The group includes:
Francois E. Matthes, 81 years
service. A geologist and author,
Mr.. Matthes was born in Amster-
dam, The Netherlands, coming to
the United States as a child and
graduating in 1895 from the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology.
His early service with the agency
was as a craftsman, and he later
helped map large sections Of the
West and of the Mississippi Valley.
Lawrence v. Bateman, 81 years
service. Mr.. Bateman joined the
agency as photographic hand
transferrer, and later became a
foreman. Active in sports, he
played shortstop for eight years
on the Interior Department base
ball team in the Departmental
League.
Hugo E. FRANKIE, As years service,
His service as copper-plate en-
graver with the Geological Survey
was interrupted by a term with the
Coast and Geodetic Survey and a
period of private employment as a
map and chart engraver, cutting the
fine lines of topographic maps on
copper for engraving.
Assistant Chief of Branch.
John G. STACK, As years service
Mr.. STACK joined the agency's staff
in the summer of 1902 to make
topographic surveys, and has risen
to assistant chief of the Topographic
Branch. He served as a captain in
the Army Engineer Corps during
World War I, and has been active
in engineering societies, as we'll as
in the District Cosmos Club.
Rome c. Shelse. A years service.
A native of Washington and gradu-
ate of law course at Georgetown
University, he was appointed as
stenographer-typist in the Navy De-
partment's Bureau of Ships in 1908,
later transferring to several other
Government agencies. He joined the
Geological Survey as chief of the
section of map distribution and be-
came chief clerk of the bureau.
John G. Fairchild, 38 years Serv-
Ice. Mr. FairchId, chemist has
made analyses of rock specimens
and has written numerous reports
in pamphlet form for the agency
He has also been employed as an
analytical chemist by the Bureau
of Mines and the Department of
Agriculture.
Worked in Texas.
Walter M. White, 36 years serv-
ice. He has served as senior hy-
drauliC engineer of the Water
Resources Branch, and has done
much work on the water resources
of Texas. He is also known for
his research in the Escalante VAL
ley. Utah, on the discharge of
water by plants and evaporation
from the soil.
Irving l. Levine, 26 years serv-
ice. Mr.. Levine worked for some
time in the Navy Hydrographic
Office. He came to the Geological
Survey in 1880 as a photographic
artist, and is retiring at his own
request.
Herman F. Bartell, u years
service. A photographic map en-
sraver. he has been employed by
the Coast and Geodetic Survey
and the Bureau of Mines as well
as the Geological Survey. and is
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