The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-23
POLICE ASSOCIATION.
Annual Meeting at The Central Sta
tion Yesterday Afternoon
Reports Show The Value Of The Work Done
During the Past 80 Years.

The annual meeting OF the Providence
Police Association was held at the
Central police station at 2;30 yesterday
afternoon and was we'll attended. The
organization has been in existence 80
years, and has done excellent work
among the families OF deceased MEM
bers and in behalf OF officers who have
suffered from illness or disability.
The meeting was called 10 order by
President Edward G.. Smith, sergeant
OF the Central police station. The re-
ports of the different committees were
read and acted upon. The records OF
Secretary stephen +. Blanding of po-
lice headquarters city hail. and Treas
urer Thomas II. Tyler of station 1
showed the association. although rum
ming behind this year. To be i'm an eX-
cellent condition: also what the or
ganization has done for it's members
The receipts for 1899 were TO- DIS
bursements $9Sl4.14 The expenditures
from the Peleg w Gardiner fund were
Sl00 The sick benefits for 1899 were
81. 92s. 80; the death benefits were S0,4OO
Since the organization OF the associa-
tion. July Il. 1871. there have been %
deaths. The amount paid 90 the
widows and heirs of the deceased mem
bers was s43,976 In addition, 500 has
been paid from the Peleg w. Gardiner
fund. which, added TO the other dis
bursements. makes a total or N4ob
paid out There has been paid from the
general fund OF the association, Tor
sick benefits, S21, ,154.Sg. making the
total disbursements SI1.s30.s9. During
the past year q new members were
admitted.
Since 1871 the proceeds or annual
4. rod
the total receipts from that source have
been about $50. 200.
This year the net receipts OF the con-
cert and ball was s3.s25
The entertainment committee elected
AT the several stations and at police
headquarters December %. 1899. in ac-
cordance with the by laws, was as fol-
lows: Patrick Egan, deputy chief, po-
lice headquarters: Cornelius j. Dunn.
station / Peter III. Galligan. station 2;
John T.. Lyons. station 3; Lieut.. Fred
erick ~ Rankin, station 4: John i.
Mcguire. station >: Martin +. Feeney,
station 6: Charles III. Strecker, station I.
Visiting Committee - Reuben( X.
| Baker. chief police. police headquar-
| ters: Thomas Wolf and John Hanifan'
| station f. Patrick Lynch, Charles r.
| Fort. station 2; Joseph A. Arnoiu' nj
| chael e. Kelley. station ): Charles Nc
| Soley. ]. n. Armstrong. station 4; VIII
| liam :. Kent. William Il. Bowen sta
| tion >: Albert y. White, John +. Hoi-
| land. station s: l.. j. Tiernan, j. Henry
| Wilbur. station Z.
Three tickets were in the field as foi-
| lows:
| President--Ieroy T. Bennett station
| :. Vice President--Thomas f. kavan-
| augh, station .; Secretary--John X.
| Feeley. police headquarters; Treasurer
| Thomas d. Tyler,
| President-James ]. Costigan, sta
| ton /: Vice President-Edmund j.
| Munroe, station >; Secretary-John X.
| Feeley. police headquarters; Treasurer
| Thomas ID. Tyler. station ].
| President--Peter j. Duny. station "
| Vice President--William f.. Bowen,
| station ;: Secretary-John II. Feerey.
| headquarters; Treasurer-Thomas ID.
I Tyler. station !.
| Directors -. station 1: william
| Gilfoil. station 9: William III. Gale,
station 3 Frederick a. Daniels sta
| tion 4: lie Roy T. Bennett station D
| Henry r. Morse, station 8: John +.
| Muldoon. station {: Abel CT. Wheeler,
| police headquarters 3.
| The ticket headed by Patrolman
| Duffy was elected.