Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-07
Touched by Earnestness.

He said he had cen touched by the ear
nestness, honesty and fidelity of the visitors.
He told of the long hours of service they
had experienced and of how one of them
had asked for something to eat when he at
tended the ball at night. Inquiry showed
him that many OF them had not taken time
to get food, and this, he said showed how
attentive they had been to duty. Major
Sylvester dwelt upon the fact that so many
people are always ready to denounce the
police and said it is usually without reason.
Detectives he said, are working on high
plane than ever before. While mechan-
les and others are getting advances in their
pay to meet the increased cost of living, he
said, nothing is said of the policeman. If
the people who continually grumbling
about the police would give them the sup
port they should receive and assist them
in material way there would be a big inn
provement all along the line. He said he
thought the money had been well expended
in the matter of giving the city increased
police protection. If with the expenditure
of $4,000 two murders are prevented, said
the superintendent, the money has been
well spent. He thought it far better to
spend money for protection than to have
to spend it in finding and prosecuting GRIM
inals. In conclusion he thanked the detec-
tives again for their good work and said
he would further recognize what they had
done in messages to their respective chiefs
Capt. Kelley of ST. Louis, Capt. Reynolds
of New York and Capt. Mcdonald of De-
troit made brief addresses in which they
assured the local authorities that they had
done their best to protect the inaugural Wis
itors. All the opening of the speechmaking
Mai. Sylvester proposed toast to the Pres
ident. Capt. Boardman, head of the local
detective corps, made an address.
Those Present.
Those who were present in addition to
Commissioner West and Maj. Sylvester
were: G. A Ogline of the Baltimore and
Ohio detective service, 7. c. Johnson, Alle-
greny, Pa; T. P. O'Donnell, d. w. Arm
strong, Herman Pohler and ]. E. Coughlin,
Baltimore, Md; P. E. Hamilton, J. ]. Null
len, John Pope and John McDermott Gin
cinnati, Ohio; Joseph Bernhard, Cleveland;
Capt. James Mcdonald and f. c. Wilkin-
son, Detroit, Mich. A. J. Ray, Fort Worth,
Tex; A. J. Sheviin Hot Springs. Ark; Mar
tin Hyland Indianapolis, Ind; Frank Ben
j.; W. G. Harding. Louisville, KY; J. P.
Mahan, Memphis, Tenn; John Mornington,
Milwaukee, Wis; John NJ. Tyler and Frank
w. futile, Newark, n. j.; James Reynolds,
J. E. Downing. S. w. Rogers, New York
city; Kirlan Bond, James Tate. jr., Frank
Gallagher and George Long, Philadelphia;
William Elmore, j. w. Eagan and Roger
O'Meara, Pittsburg; John Kelley, Thomas
Kelly, John Murphy August White and
Patrick Cahill, ST. Louis; 7. j. Mcmahon,
Richmond, Va; Charles Durain, Delbert
Hall and N. ]. A. Mclaughlin Toledo,
Ohio; Charles White York, Pa; Wood
Ramsey. Dallas, Tex; Sergt German, AL
bany. n. Y; William MCGUIRE and Nolan.
Rochester; Devine and Henafelt, Buffalo;
Burr and Morrisey, Boston; John w. Maggie
Patrick ]. Devine and Lewis w. Henefeit
of Buffalo and Andrew Rohan and Joseph
F. Barry of Chicago; Capt. r. H. Boardman
of Washington.