The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-13
MEN WHO WEAR THE BUTTONS.
GUARDIANS OF THE PEACE To
MEET IN SAVANNAH TO-DAY.


Chiefs, SheriRs and MarshaIs VIII
Convene at the Police Headquar-
tcrs-An Address of welcome by
Mayor MeIdrIm with n Response
by Chief Williams of COIumbus-A
state RefOrmatOry and other Mat
ters to Bc DiscUssed-A Parade %
the Police Force TO he Given in
Honor of the visitors in the After
noon.
The annual convention OF the chiefs of
police, sherffs and marshals of Georgia
will be called to order at 10 O'Clock this
morning in the court room at the police
barracks by President Frank McDermott,
chief Of the Savannah police.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. Richard
Webb. Mayor Meldrim will then deliver
the address Of welcome to the convention,
and Chief Wiley Williams of Columbus
Will respond in behalf of the association.
Sheriff Bowles of Muscogee county, sec
rotary of the association, win call the roll
which will be followed by the reading of
the presidents annual address.
After the routine business officers will
be elected for the ensuing year COM
mittee on business will then be appoint
ed After that the convention will ad-
journ until tomorrow morning.
At the last convention the following res
olution was introduced by Chief Williams
of Columbus and adopted:
Whereas, In many cities and counties
in the state there are many youthful GRIM
Ina, fe g n
init crime and on account of their age
cannot be prosecuted. or sentenced after
conviction by the judges of our COURTS
therefore. be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the legislature pass law
establishing a state reformatory for
young criminals, and that existing laws
be so amended that any criminal over the
age Of years and under Is. can be con-
victed of crimes committed and confined
in said state reformatory.
Resolved, further, That the members of
this convention urge upon their immediate
members in the legislature to support
measure on the above Ideas, and that
committee of five be appointed to memo
rialize the general assembly as to its
passage"
A bill was introduced in the legislature,
and, after much discussion, was defeated.
Chief Williams will ask the convention
to re-adopt his resolution. and a strong
effort will be made to get the legislature
to establish a reformatory when that body
meets again in October.
Chief Connolly of Atlanta has several
important matters to bring before the
convention and Chief McDermott will
ask that his resolutions to permit officers
to carry concealed weapons be brought
before the legislature again.
The parade of the Savannah police de-
partment will take place at ) O'clock The
officers of the department and members
of the force who will participate in the
parade will leave the station at the time
named, and it is thought that an hour will
be probably consumed on the march,
The order of the parade will give prece-
dence TO the commissioners They will
ride in a carriage, preceded by two mount
ed policemen. The band will follow the
carriage, and next will come Chief Nc
Dermott, mounted, at the head of the dis
mounted police. The rear will be brought
up by twenty-four mounted men. There
will be ninety policemen in the parade.
The line of march will be up Oglethorpe
avenue to Bull street Bull to St Julian.
st. Julian to Drayton, Drayton 10 Bay,
where the mayor and aldermen and the
visiting chiefs. sherifs and marshals will
review the parade. The march will then
be taken up again to Whitaker. Whitaker
to Congress, Congress to jefferson, Jeffer-
son to Broughton, Broughton to Bull,
Bull to Liberty. Liberty to Habersham
and back TO the station
Besides those mentioned yesterday
morning, several other members of the
association arrived yesterday, among
them being Chief Arthur B. Connolly of
Atlanta, Sheriff Cooley of Fayette. Depu-
ty Sheriff Callan of Muscogee. Sheriff
Connolly of Tattnall, and Sheriff Thomp-
son OF Bryan. A large delegation Is ex-
pected in this morning.
Representative Joe Mansfield of Darien
is in the city. and will attend the conVen-
ton. Police Commissioner A. ]. Goulev
of Augusta, is also here, and will be Civ
en- hearty welcome. The indications are
that there will be a good attendance.