Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-20
POLICE CHIEFS COMING
COMMITTEES NAMED TO AR
RANGE FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

The annual convention of the Interna-
tonaI Police Association will open in the
Shoreham Hotel next Monday morning at
10 O'Clock. Combining business meetings
with pleasure trips. the delegates to the
convention will be in the city for week.
the closing session being nc d Friday next.
Attending the convention will be police
chiefs and representatives of the police de-
partments of all the larger cities of the
United States and Canada. The most prom
inent police officials of the country will be
present Matters relating to the police ad-
ministration of the country and methods
OF improving the work of the police depart
ments will be discussed at the sessions
The convention will be opened with an
invocation by the Rev. George w Dudley of
ST Stephens p. E. Church Commissioner
Henry L. West will then welcome the dele
gates to the city. Major Richard Sylvester,
president of the association, will reply on
behalf of the visiting chiefs
On Monday two business sessions will be
held, and in the evening the visitors Will
be taken to the Congressional Library. re-
turning to. the hotel al half-past o o'clock
The program for Tuesday calls for two ses-
slons of the convention and for visits to the
theater at night. The ladies of the party
are to meet at the Shoreham at o clock for
a sightseeing trip while the delegates are
in session.
Wednesday the District bicycle corps will
be reviewed at am. and business ses-
sion will be held from 10 am, until noon.
The afternoon will be given up to a trip
by rail to Mount Vernon. the cars leaving
here at 1:30 p. m. reception will follow
at the Shoreham at $50 pm
Thursday will be a strenuous day for the
visitors. The business session will open
at a m. and close at IL am. At moor
the delegates will be received at the White
House by the President, and from the re-
ception they will be hurried to the wharf
n la rtn1 IIn,. u
pm. for River View, where planked shad
dinner will be served, the party returning
home about dark.
Friday will be given up to seeing the
points of interest in the District. the start
being made from the Shoreham at 10 am.
Committees in Charge.
The entertainment and amusement of the
visiting officials and the ladies with them
are In the hands of committees of citizens
of Washington, as follows
General committee-James f. Oyster
chairman: w. V. Cox. vice chairman:
George H. Harries, secretary: Milton E.
Allies treasurer; James L. Norris, Thomas
P. Morgan, n. II. Shea. Frank X. Ray
mond. William F. Guide. Benjamin S.
Graves. William s. Hoge. Alan o. Gle
phane, Ross P. Andrews. E. II. Droop. E.
T. Bates.
Finance committee-Frank X. Raymond
chairman; William F. Guide. vice chairman;
Frank {. BerenS, secretary. William s.
Hoge. C. E. Wood, Charles Jacobsen, f. V.
Brooks, NJ. D.
Entertainment committee - Thomas 2.
Morgan, chairman: Walter H. klopfer, vice
chairman; Alan o. Clephane, secretary;
Ben iamin S. Graves. Samuel w. Stinemetz,
Ralph w. Lee. Benjamin w. Guy. Maurice
D. Rosenberg. Simon Wolf, Emil G.
Schafer, Ed H. Neumyer. Odel S. Smith.
Charles E. Kern. Ernest G. Walker. George
w. Evans, David J. Kaufman. Henry X.
Simpson, John r. Wright. jr., Frank A
Sea bring, Arthur D. Marks, William H
HenShaw
Officers of the Association.
The officers of the association are: Pres
ident Maj. Richard Sylvester. Washington,
D. c.. first vice president. John c. Whitta-
ker, Dayton. Ohio; second vice president,
Geo. C. Tenney, Elizabeth. n. J.. secretary
treasurer, Harvey o. Carr Grand Rapids,
Mich; board OF directors William Moore,
Binghamton. n. Y; Geo w. Whitman. San
Francisco, Cal: Francis O'Neill. Chicago,
Ill: F. A. Mathews, Providence. r. L.; J.
B. Taylor Philadelphia, Pa; Lawrence
Cox, Hammond. Ind. A P. Sherwood. OF
tawa, Canada; ]. w. Ball, Atlanta. Ga;
Benz. Murphy. Jersey City, n. j: w. NJ
Rea, Fort Worth, Tex: F. w. Hill. Chat
tanooga, Tenn; j. J. Downey, Detroit
Mich