Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
THE POLICE CHIEFS
PLEASANT GREETING AT NEW
ORLEANS GUARANTEED.
Two Of the Government Departments
Represented in the Bureau
Of Identification.

Major Sylvester has received information
from New Orleans officials concerning the
arrangements that are being made there
for the entertainment of the members and
friends of the International Association Of
Police Chiefs at the annual session of that
organization, which is to be held next
month. Cheap railroad rates have been Sc
cured and 1t is expected that a large at
tendance will be the result.
A matter Of interest to police officials
will be the report of Major Sylvester con-
corning the new members of the bureau Of
Identification. Since the last meeting Of
the association two departments of the
government have become attached to the
bureau The Post Office Department was
first to recognize the value of membership
In the organization, and now the Depart
ment of Commerce is represented. 1t Is
stated that Secretary COrtelyOu has con-
cluded to adopt the Bertillon system in
connection with the bureau of immigration
and membership in the organization, which
will some day be national in Its character,
it is believed, will be of great assistance to
those who will have charge of the work OF
looking after immigrants.
1t is believed that the recognition OF the
organization will have some influence with
members of Congress when the bill to make
the bureau of identification a government
institution is again called to the attention
of that body.
Arrangements for Entertainment.
According to a story printed in the New
Orleans Picayune, the arrangements for
the entertainment of the police chiefs and
their friends have been completed, and
the visitors are assured of pleasant
visit. The program of entertainment, the
Picayune says, will be varied and in
teresting one, consisting of trolley ride
to points of interest in the city, ancient
and modern. The chiefs will be taken to
Audubon Park, where they will be. given
an opportunity of seeing the magnificent
oaks and the splendid Horticultural Hall.
The ride will then be continued through
the residence section to the French quar-
ter, thence to the cemeteries, which are
always so interesting to visitors from
other cities. From the cemeteries the
chiefs will be taken to the City Park,
when an open-air entertainment, with re-
freshments and music. will be provided
On the second day there will be steam
boat excursion, affording the visitors an
opportunity of seeing the harbor of New
Orleans and the naval docks. On re-
turn from the river excursion there will
be social stag provided by the Be
nevOlent Order of Elks, at which a most
varied and interesting program will be
presented.
Banquet Scheduled.
On the third day a banquet will be
spread which will be attended by the Wis
iting chiefs and rpmofnent citizens Of New
Orleans. Prominent gentlemen are to be
selected to respond to toasts. It is ex-
pected that the banquet will be as fine as
any given during the season.
Considerable Importance is attached to
the coming convention of chiefs of po-
lice. Delegates from foreign countries,
as well from principal cities in the
Union, will be present, and various and
papers will be read on sub
iects of interest The question of policing
great cities is one worthy of deep thought
and attention, and at this convention a
number of interesting papers will be read.
The committee has selected a very ele-
CANT badge to be presented to each mem
Der of the convention. 1t is unique and
special in every detail and made of OK
died metal. Resting between two horns
Of the crescent is a fac smile of the
Cabildo. under which appear the figures
1903, commemorative of the Louisiana
purchase. Cleverly wrought on one horn
Of the crescent are stalks of sugar cane,
while on the other appears a fac smile
Of strand of rice. In the center, directly
lnder the Cabildo, is cotton bale. Thus
t will be seen that the industries of
Louisiana are nicely blended, cotton, sugar
and rice Two bars suspended by chains
are pendent from the Cabildo; on the first
appears Second Annual while on the
second is the word Convention" Pend
INT from the second bar is star and cres-
cent, fac smile of the police badge of
New Orleans, on which appears "Interna-
lional Association Chiefs of Police, May
l2-15, 19O3'
The object of the committee in giving
prominence to the Cabido is due to the
fact that this is the centennial year of
the Louisiana purchase. and it was in
the Cabildo that all but one of the va
rious transfers of Louisiana We're made,