Show MONUMENT TO ITS manufacturing company appreciative of long service recently the Chi chicopee copee manufacturing company erected a monument over the grave of michael houlihan houlahan Houll han who died last april after having been an employed of the company for 52 years without interruption the company was on the point of retiring and pen floming mr houlihan at the time of his death which came very suddenly after a short illness with pneumonia I 1 the atie monument Is merely placed over his grave as a token of the appreciation of the company for his services for he was one of the most faithful men the company ever had in its em cm ploy of granite aa felva a M base of the same stone and carries the following inscription david michael houlihan born 1834 died 1907 erected by the chic copee mfg mag co in grateful recognition of 52 years of faithful service the action of the company tor for w whom h om be worked so faithfully tor for so many years Is especially graceful and Indica indicative tivi ot of their appreciation ol of aa employed who does Us bis duty such thoughtfulness does docs much to make the relations of the employer and em aloye closer and friendly BS as they should be springfield republican |