Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-05-21
AM ING THE BIG CHIEFS.
Head of WiImington's Police
Force Visits Washington.
A DELEGATE TO THE ASSOCIATION

which Has Been Organized with a
view TO More Emeient Police work.
Some Of the More Important Busi-
ness Transacted--work and Pleasure
Combined
The report OF Chief Of Police Dolan.
made to the Police Commissioners last
evening, was an able one and elected
much favorable comment from those who
had the pleasure OF hearing IL.
Il begins with the assembling OF the
big chiefs in the red pArlor Of the
Ebbitt House, where they were presided
over BY the rational president, w S
Seavey, OF Omaha Among he illustl ius
thief takers present were Chiefs Nc
Claughey, of Chicago Deltsch, Clncln-
natl Hanigan, st. Louis; Jasen, Milwau-
kee Eldridge, Boston, McKelvey, Brook
lyn; Linden, Philadelphia; Freye. BAlti
more; Moore, Washington, and the
famous Pinkerton brothers, Robert and
William.
At the FIRST day. session. a resolution
was adopted condemning the reward
sys EN-, as detriment TO eEAclent police
work, and pledging all the members to
assist IN making arrests in any city In
which they may have fed after commit.
ting a crime.
After the session the chiefs were driven
to the White House aud introduced to the
President, and then TO the War Depart
ment, where they we're photographed.
At the second days session the officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: President, Chief Eldridge, OF
Boston; vice-president, Chief Connolly.
Of Atlanta, Ga. secretary aud treasurer,
Chief Carr. OF Grand Rapids; chaplain,
Chief Oliver, OF Athens
A committee OF three was appointed Ia
secure a uniform rate OF telegrAp hing
The name Of the organization was
decided as The National Association of
Chiefs OF Police Of the United States and
Canada, and the date for the annual
meeting dxed for the second Tuesday in
May Police commissioners or similar
officials were made eligible to honoraI y
membership.
There was hard fight over the place
for holding the next convention
Atlanta Plttsburg. Fort Worth, Dalla,
and Colorado Springs were bidders anc
Atlanta got 1t by vote of 80 to 30 Tn.
delegates visited the Soldiers Home.
Geological Gardens, and later theatre.
The Barnard criminal cipher code anC
the Bsrtillion system OF measurin,
criminals were adopted
A. the third days session a committe,
Of Eve was named to confer with Congress
on the establishing Of national bnrea,
for information relative 70 crime ans
criminals. which shall be attached TO tn,
department OF justice and be accessible
to any member OF the association.
Mt. Veraon was visited and Washing
tons home and tomb inspected and thei
the visitors we're entertai led at Marshal
Hall flanked shad, dellcIously cooke
on oak slabs used by Washington an
his family, was a feature In the even
ing social was held In the Ebblt
| House
On the fourth day the visitors wen
through the public buildings and thei
TO Fort Mayer where they witnessed tn
Oosssck cavalry drill, then TO Arlin gtoi
aud General Lees home. In the evening
they attended reception given b.
Captain Mailer Many of the chiefs lef
for home the next day, while some went
to New York on a visit.
The trip WAS a very ENJOYABLE ons and
of undoubted value TO Chief Dolan aud q
q consequence to the department owe
which he so ably presides