A scan of a telegram of greeting to the 1933 annual dinner of the Association of State Civil Service Employees (as Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) was then known) from newly elected United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. According to Association records, Roosevelt had attended the annual dinner on previous occasions during his term as New York State Governor. The telegram is addressed to association Vice President Beulah Bailey. (Courtesy of the Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York.)
William F. McDonough served as the 10th president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1929 until 1934. McDonough supported the first State Employee Credit Union which opened on December 18, 1934. During his administratio, sick leave for departmental workers was established.
Philip G. Rosa served as the 3rd president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1921 until 1922. Rosa fought for a strong merit system, proper salaries, and an improved retirement plan for CSEA members.
Wellington Ives served as the 2nd president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) from 1920-1921. During Ives' presidency, the New York State Retirement System open to CSEA members went into effect on January 1, 1921.