The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-17
POLICE PARADE
TnB FoRCE LIKELr TO MAKE a
EINE SHOWIN0 THIS iEAR.

Money Now In sight TOR the Bnnds-Cspt.
Aun,re Bu.y DriuinE the Men-Ncw
York TO Have y Chance TO Inspect ls
Rciuvenated aud Reformed Force.
There seems TO be no longer any doubt thae
there will ba n parade of the New York police
force this year, and that II will DO a show NJ
10 conrlu New Workers in their pride In the
for,p. There was some doubt about the suo-
ces, ~ no parade. even II there wasn't anr
about - .aking place after the Police Conn
mir sioners had fixed upon June 1 as the date.
Only a few days ago, when Mr.. Andrews ana
President Roosevelt were asking help of the
Mayor TO get q transfer of money to replenish
their contingent fund. they said that the pos
i ms.,d pG II tbe MONEY! MONEY! N%SO not T. fo Sf mens s's Sine;
then some OF the Commissioners have received
sas.sSpar s1 IG 5. t snnn az -. Isa snd p ,Hi. 81 Mi 1hS ss mSnsy m .nGo
for the police, parade. What would a parads
amount to without o n tn the "a bG nd ma SO o NTH NH tAs
drill masters have continued their preparation
with an enthusiasm that promises success;
soldiers during the war. and has been Q sue
~cesstul police drill master before. is IN charge
SIIb Mi march. Police Commissioner
Grant has taken much interest in the work,
has attended the drills OF the men almost daily.
IL Is probable that he Will make all the ar
rangements for the parade on the part OF the
Board, Ever day nov, from l O'Clock to 3
o'clock In the afternoon, the sounds OF march-
be- heard at the twelfth Regiment armory al
sixty-second street and Ninth ayenuo Thtsis
yas, ws Capt ia Ai a Z , q s sSs r ybrsTI% Dn hls WORK. Work.
Of SQUAD and company drills, and on Monday
members Tat last year there was no police pa
rade on account Of the reduced number OF men
in the force and the general demoralizatio9
resulting from the Loxow Investigation. and
that since then many new policemen have been
appointed, 1t will be understood that Capt.
Aliaire has a greater task than usual TO- ao-
complish, in order TO make as good n show
as In other years. About one man out of
percentage OF tie roundsmen. Sergcants, and
precinct commanders have never before CONS
m bsys no, m esen IN mO9ch pSrf before H IN y police %i snp pa.
rade. Those who have seen the drills now in
progress express confidence that there VIII 10
Every day ten companies o, thlrty.two men
%lisirs Sl at t the f f'SSPIfih 2,no armo rSp's and d there;
work for two hours in, the cvolutions OF, tho
up to its full legal strength, 1t is believed that
the number OF men who will be In line for the
when $500 turned out. The other 1900 or so
had to remain in their precincts so as not to
Wherever one goes Throughout the city 10
may be noted that the policemen are in new
spano Within e { iS a few da pss' they have se swar med
at Headquarters, first getting their new uni
forms inspected and passed and md then The r.5 EstI ,IT
gold braid. Chief Conlin. 1t is exnsctei, Will
head the parade. although no official pro-
gramme has yet been announced. 1t Is. boz
lieved that the details of former years will be
followed. The programme in the past has
made the gathering place of the force at Battery
Park, and the start has been made from there
S Wa1 ! G to olin,o mh ela aine OF ac masen to "S Ws uR hrSaal
! square and Fifth avenue, up Fifth avenue to
Twenty-thir1 street. across to Madison ave-
nue.. up Madison avenue to Forty: second street,
thence to Fifth avenue, and down past the
Worth monument at Twcnty-tifth street. where
the rnyip wing stand nSlally stood. N Will h0
interesting to everybody to see how the refill
venated force compares in its evidences Of dis
cipline and in It's physical qualities with the
| police force OF the past. The new men ought
10 he hands0mer than the new men Of the past
times. for the present Board raised the stand-
ard OF both physical and mental require
ments for candidates for appointment.