Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-30
IN THE CITY COURT ROOM.

= ~ Meeting Addressed by Two Ladies
 From England-A Beneficial Assocf-
 ation for Policemen.
 Judge Pickett occupied his chair yester- day afternoon in the city court room where he presided at meeting which was ad- dressed by Miss Catherine Guerney and Mrs. Walker of London, Eng. The as- to the assemblage present at the regular session of the city court, and it is extreme ly doubtful if more select audience ever occupied the room.
 Among those present were Rev. Dr. Phillips, Rev. John 0. Collins, Chief of Police Smith, Chief A. c. Hendricks, Po- lice Commissioner H. E. Benton, Charles Smith and F. H. Andrews, ex -Commis- sioner F. H. Hart, Captain Wrinn, Captain Brewer, Captain Keefe, Sergeant Cowles, Doorman Moore, Driver Doran, Sergeant Mcbride, and large representation of the patrolman of the force. Representative, of the morning papers and aLnumber of ladies were also present.
 Judge Pickett, who opened the meeting, stated that he had been asked to preside, and after brief remarks introduced Miss Guerney, whose address was substantially as follows: "About ten years ago first realized how much policemen were doing for humanity and how little they are ap- preciated. We expect them to guard our homes and business places, and to protect us in 8 wonderfully perfect manner. They endure the storms and the keen blasts of winter and are exposed to the heat of sum- mer. Often they endanger their lives and more often they risk their health. If they ever make mistake 8 great deal is said against them; and came to wonder what I could do for them. I knew something of the police force in the district in which resided.
 thought the first thing could do was to pray, which I did, and I soon after talked on the subject with several friends, and they prayed. We began to hold meet ings which were attended by policemen and their friends and others who were in terested- At the first meeting held there were six persons present. At meeting held soon afterwards there were sixty per sons present.
 am no missionary, only traveller, in terested in the welfare of policemen, and have come to tell you of the International Christian Police association and its bene- fits to policemen in England and Ireland. At this institution in London there are rooms for reading, desks and writing ma terisls,a library, room for an educational class, a restaurant in the basement and sleeping rooms in the upper stories of the building. Policemen can get sleeping rooms at a trifling cost and sixteen police men room there permanently. The whole institution is as cheerful as possible. The young men on the force are much attached to the institution, and younger men are on the force in England than in this country. We soon started @ paper, which is pub. lished monthly and is called ''On and Of l Duty" the name being supplied by the policemen. We have copies of the paper here which we will distribute at the close | of the meeting and shall be glad to receive subscriptions for the publication at fifty | cents per year, postage prepaid from Eng | land.
 A convalescent home or hospital was es | tablished later at some distance from the | association rooms. The rooms of the as sociation have been of great benefit te | some of the men on the force. Many ot l them have better habits now than former | ly and here let me say that many persons l agree with me in the opinion that there il l scarcely any avocation that offers so many
 temptations as the calling of police officer l An institution of this kind has beer formed in Washington and another il | Inllauelpn1a, anu 1T any or you Wlsn tt
 establish an organization of this kind we
 that is myself and Mrs. Walker, will b.
 very glad to meet anyone interested to
 morrow at o'clock. We have postponed going out of the city until the evening il | order to be able to talk over the subjec
 with anyone who may desire to meet us.
 I appreciate this country since came tt
 know what a wonderful country it is.
 Mrs. Walker, who made brief address
 stated that the Royal Irish constabularJ
 had recently sent missionary to China
 This was one of the illustrations of tn,
 saying in union there is strength. I'm
 missionary, who sailed for China Novembe
 26, would be supported by the Irish organ
 ization named.
 Judge Pickett stated that he presumed
 the city court room could be used for tn
 meeting which is appointed for this after
 noon at 4 o'clock.