The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-27
A FINE DIAMOND Stud
Presented to Chief DeIbrugge
By the Police Force
A sUMPTUoUS COLLATION.
Given by sherIGsteenFod to the Fo'
lice Department Employees at
tho Public PuIIdIng-A Most
EaIoyable Occasion.

The Police Court room in the Public
Building was the scene Of a very enioya'
bic event last night, Sheriff steaprOd
decided several days ago to give his
deputies and the members Of the city
police force a Christmas dinner, but the
affair was postponed till alter Christmas
go that the men might be In their places
Christmas eye and Christmas night.
Yesterday evening the officers were all
notified to be at headquarters at II
o'clock, aud at that hour the members
Of the force were on deck, and John
Short and a corps Of assistants werein
the rooms down stairs preparing the
meal, AT halt,past II the Sheriff
and his deputies were placed In
the lead and marched two andtwo tothe
court room, followed by Chief Delbrugge
and the members Of the force, The
court room had been nicely decorated
with flags by Clerk Fee, and presented
quite an attractive appearance, A row
Of tables extended clear across the va.
cant space before the bar Of Justice, aud
nearly hity covers were laid. Chlel Del.
brugge took his place at one end OF the
long table aud Sheriff Steenrod presided
at the opposite end. Lieutenant Gaus
sat at the Chiefs right while President
Cruise Of the Second Branch 81 Council,
mo- Acting Mayor, occupied the. pOsll' \
OF honor beside the SherlI1.
The dinner was served In courses, raw
oysters aud soups, followed by salads,
fried oysters and other substantials, cap.
ped with cakes, nuts, fruits and vine,
When the solids had been disposed oil
and the wine served, Sheriff steenrod
rose and began an address, directed
toward tue Chief OF Police per
sonally. After he had COM
pllmented him on his ability,
Ills cart aud walchfulness, and hlspleas'
ant manner OF dealing with the men
under him, no sprung Q complete SUI
prise on the head OF the force by intOrln'
lug him that he had been deputized by
the police force to present hlni with a
diamond stud 40 q token Of their appre'
citation and esteem, The Chief was
completely d~umbiounded; he took the
pin, admired 1t, looked silly q few
minutes and tried to speak, out was un'
able to more than gasp, and turn red,
After another effort be succeeded In
composing himself and expressed bis
thanks, not in flowing language, blt III
short sentences which came direct from
the heart. That part Of the programme
finished, Mr.. 7. ]. Garden made q short
speech. Captain Delbrugge thanked Mr.,
Garden for the sentiments he had ex'
pressed, and was followed by Mr., Cruise,
who spoke OF the close relations oil the
two executive departments, city and
county, and the happy relations which
exist between them.
Loud and numerous calls for Deku,
failed to bring that worthy gentleman Ia
his feet. Chief Delbrugge kindly con-
eented, after being urged by all, to sing
"Yokaphena,n q German dialect song,
which brought down the house. Lieut.
enant Dekl then sang a German song
which was loudly applaIded, The
Chief and Messrs. Cruise, Frohnei
and Deku, sang a quartette
in German, which took 30 well
that the q~uartette was kept on the
judged platform till they had sung hall
q dozen songs. Officer Jack West aud
several others helped along the hilarity,
and a very pleasant time was spent
The affair throughout was QUO ,ol the
~pleasantest that has taken place 10
the Police Department for a long tune.