The Washington times., 1905-05-21

Hotel Hobbies were filled last night
with police chiefs from all parts of the
United States, and it is believed that
twenty-four hours hence upward of 200
of them will have gathered in Washing
ton to attend the annual convention of
the International Police Association, of
which Major Richard Sylvester. of the
local force is president, and which will
begin tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
in the parlors OF the Shoreham Hotel.
The Rev, George w. Dudley will be-
gin the first session with an Invocation
An address of welcome will then be
made by Commissioner Henry L. West.
and Major Sylvester will respond His
response Will be followed by his annual
address and report. The first new bust
ness viii then be brought before the
convention.
At / O'Clock in the afternoon recess
will be taken. An hour later the after
noon business session will begin. and
final adjournment for the day will be
taken at O'Clock. Throughout the
three hours reports will be submitted
and discussion INDUCED in. At 1:3o
O. clock in the evening special cars will
be provided to take the police chiefs to
the Library of Congress. and they will
Second Days Proceedings.
On Tuesday there will be two BUSH
ness sessions. beginning at the same
hours as on the preceding day. At
O'Clock in the afternoon the wives and
daughters of the visiting chiefs VIII as
semble at the Shoreham and start on
a Seeing Washington trip in automo-
biles.
The theaters will be visited IN the
evening President Sylvester has pro-
yided for a review of the District bicycle
corps in front of the Arlington Hotter
at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, and
the regular business session will last
from 10 o'clock until noon- At 100
O'Clock IN the afternoon the members
of the association Will visit Mt. Yer
non, starting from the station at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west. At $3.50 O'Clock in the evening
there viii be a reception. The police
chiefs will then welcome the Board OF
Trade and the Business Mems Assoc
citation. the members OF which have
been extremely courteous in arranging
the program OF entertainment for the
visitors.
After the business session Thursday
morning. lasting from to II o'clock,
the delegates will proceed to the White
House, headed by Major Sylvester.
There they will be received by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. who, it is believed. will
make short speech Of welcome. At 1
O'Clock the chiefs will board steamers
at the Seventh street wharf and go to
River View, where a shad bake will
be held On Friday the elections OF
the organization viii be held. and they
are expected to be spirited. AT 10 o'clock
In the morning the members of the as
ISOLATION viii start sightseeing. Mem
bers OF the entertainment committee
will act as guides. and see that moth
ing is missed or overlooked by the
chiefs.
At present the officers of the organiza-
ton are: President, Richard Sylvester;
first vice president. John c. Whitaker.
Dayton, Ohio; second vice president
George c. Tenney. Elizabeth. y. j.; sec
rotary. and treasurer. Harvey c. Carr.
Grand Rapids, Mich
For the past four years Major Sylves-
ter has been honored with the presi-
dency. and has acquitted himself admir-
ably. There is no need of a change In
the executive stan OF the organization,
and as the members realized this at the
last four conventions. it is believed that
Major Sylvester will be rendered the Of
fee once again, and SO far as is known
there will be little or no opposition to
his reelection. Major Sylvester is re
garded as one of the brainiest chiefs in
the organization. and Is known to be