Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-27
INCREASE IN FORCE.
Police Department Receives IA Menu
bers for Temporary Duty.

The police force of the District was in
creased today by the addition of l44 men,
bers. This increase made by the Com
missioners at the request of Mr.. w. H.
Moses, chairman of the Admiral Dewey re-
ception committee. and the new cops
comprise the membership of the committee
on public comfort and order. A glance at
the list of names, given below, will dis
close the fact that these additional men,
bers of the force are in many instances
men of much more than local prominence
ard that about every profession and bust
ness is represented. One of these new Off
GERS Is the assistant secretary of the in
terror, another is the surgeon general of
the army, another is judge of the Police
Court, and even the clerical medical and
legal professions are represented.
Chairman Moses requested, however, that
these new members of the police force be
commissioned for duty on but two DAYS
Monday and Tuesday next when the cere-
monies in connection with the Districts
reception to Admiral Dewey will take place
The request met the approval of Maj. Syl-
Fester, the chief of police, who is the vice
chairman of the committee, and the COM
missions of these additional officers will be
prepared so that they may be distributed
on or about Saturday next.
The members of the committee on public
comfort and order who will be thus COM
missioned are as follows:
Archibald Greenlees, chairman; Major
Richard Sylvester. vice chairman; Arthur
O'Neil, secretary; T. F. Alvey, C. c. Archi-
bald. Goodwin Atlee, NJ. A. Ballinger, John
V. Barross, DR.. J. w. Bayne, A. H. Bell
DR. S. S. Bond, George G. Boteler, General
H. V. Boynton. Richard r. Bright, II. T.
Brooks, II. H. Burroughs, Fred. H. Bugher,
Henry E. Baum, J. NJ. Chamberlain, w. c.
Clephane, Max Cohen, DR.. S. C. Cox, Frank
Grocker, Daniel Curry, j. a. Cunningham
Harry B. Davis, Webster Davis, J. C. De
Vres. w. c. Dodge, R. S. Donaldson. N
Carroll Downs r. w. Dutton. J. L. Ewin
S. NJ Ely. L. Fahnestock, Dr. A. P. Pardon
w. H. Finckel, r. l.. Franklin. John Il.
Freeman, Dr. w. B. French, w. H. French,
J. s. Flannery, Isaac Fairbrother, c. K.
Finckel, N. P. Gage, H j. Gensler, J. H
Gordon, A P, Garden, P. L: Hall. T; r.
Harvey, George w. Harvey, DR.. W. p. c.
Hazen, John Henderson, jr, L. G. Hills
Frank Hitchcock. Theo. l. Holbrook. Smith
Hoover, C. E. Howe, Lee Hutchins. VIM
F. Hart, e. w. Henshaw. DR.. Charles
keenan,, Carter b. keene, ]. A. Kemp,
DR.. E G. Kimball, Judge !. G. Kimbail,
DR.. Richard Kingsman. c. II. korts, Gus
tave Lansburgh, DR.. H. T. A: Lemon, E.
II. W. Lewis James McElhone, Rev. r. II.
McKim, John L. Mcneil E. c. Madden,
Edward Matthews, Otto Mears, John A.
Merritt, Judge S. c. Mills, A. Minister. D.
1. Murphy. E. V. Murphy, DR.. Thos. f.
Mallan Dr. James A. Mudd, Dr. Charles
c. Marbury. c. E. MCGOWAN. J: r: hewitt,
RI. w. OHutt, H. L. Orrlson, . . Park-
man. DR.. w. +. Parsons. Judge Stanton J.
Peelle, Joseph Y. Potts F. B. Pyle, DR.. f.
A. Pyles B. F. Queen, H. s. Reside, L.
Rich. j. E. Rockwell. DIR. jesse Rams
burgh, w. H. Saunders. Chas. Schneider,
A r. Server, NJ. NJ. Shand, ]. H. Shannon.
G. A. Shehan, l. C. Slater. Robert Small.
C. Maurice Smith, H. H. Smith, S. c.
Smoot E. K. StaleY, T. p. Stephenson.
Gen. Geo. NJ Sternberg, A. II. Stewart,
Warner Stutler Edwin Seton, Judge A. s.
Taylor. Leon Tobrner. f. B. Townsend,
Corcoran Thorn. Judge Vaughn, s. II.
Walker. Geo. Watson. j. S. Webb, Henry
Wells, J. w. Whelpley, E B. Wilkins,
Robert Wilett, Emory S. Wilson, s. G.
Wise. AZ Wolf, A. G. Wolf L. P. Wright
Daniel Walsh, DR.. A D. Wilkinson, R. ii.
Yeatman and W. p. Young.