Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-08

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ton know more about Washington city than
any other body of men. You have ire
mendous duty to perform to Washington
city. 1t is your duty to preserve it's his
tory. l look forward to the day when the
Oldest Inhabitants Association will have
building of its own, proper place in
to the city of Washington. A place in which
II can have museum. l look forward to
that day and it will come"
ELECTS Applause. b..
This reference to a permanent home for
the Oldest Inhabitants Association struck
a popular chord and the banquet hall rang
with applause.
These things that ought to be-" he added,
as the applause subsidized, ARE bound to
be, If we only say we boing to accom-
pHsh them.
There is another great thing that this
association will do. 1t will always protect
and stand up for Washington the civic city
and struggle to arouse in the citizens of
Washington thing greatly lacking here
a proper civic pride, a pride in the city
itself. If that pride exists anywhere it
must and does exist in organization
composed of men who must have lived here
thirty-fVe years in order to become a
member. Any man who has lived here that
length Of time must become a member Of
this association, unless he is absolutely lost
to all civic pride If he has a shred of it
and the matter is presented to him he must
become a member of an organization of
this Naaracter. 1 say to you, as younger
man. as man who looks forward to the
time he will be member of this associa-
ton, you have great duty and task in or
ganizing this civic pride. not only among
your members, but among the citizens gen.
orally of the city of Washington.
President Nailor then introduced Maj.
Richard Sylvester saying that, notwith-
q q No fr11t 0d
number of its protectors. there is nowhere
more orderly city than this. He attrib-
uted this result to the well-organiZed and
well disciplined body of men who perform
Sylvester.
"City Guardianship Police"
He then asked Mai. Sylvester to respond
to the toast "Our City Guardianship Po-
lice
Maj Sylvester. II have been touched
touched by the eioQuence and patriotism
embodied in the speeches to which l have
listened this evening and by the bounteous
repast which was placed before me-
Maj. Sylvester then spoke of what had
been accomplished by the force of men
over which he has control
The organization over which 1 preside
he said, is one known to you all. But
those who administer it are but human
They doing the best they can to bring
about the condition in the national capital
to which we all look and which we should
have. The only difficulty and embarrass
ment that the police force of this city suf-
fers results from the want of sufficient
number Of men,
Mai. Sylvester was here interrupted by
cries of that is right, that is right"
For nearly twenty-five years." he said
II have been connected with this depart
ment. l know its ms and outs and its
deficiencies. There rs a large area to look
after. There are difficult questions arising
in different sections and it Is we'll known
that we should have police officers within
haiiing distance in these various sections
at all times and on all occasions. We go to
the Capitol and appeal for an increase in
force. and l have often found that the
gentlemen who have In charge the work of
providing for US little understand the many
endorsements and the many difficulties
which we have to encounter.
Il may say for police organization
that 1t has been brought into communica-
ton and cooperation with all the police
authorities of the world within the last
six or seven years. We have accomplished
that which was never before known. This
organization has established q system Of
cooperation with the German government
and with other governments equally as
important. It carries on correspondence
with Bertillon and with the project of police
in Paris.
Prior to four or five years ago there was
no such correspondence. These gentlemen
were either afraid of our country. or sus-
picious of us. But today we accomplish
without necessity of calling upon our State
Department much pertaining to the ap-
'prehension of criminals and for the proven
ton Of swinding.
I'VE have brought about the adoption in
this city of system of Identification
throughout this country which has become
more and more complete, so that soon
criminal will weave about himself a web
which will make his escape impossible.
Few have good words to say about the
police. The police are usually the butt of
criticism, often rightly SO, but I will say
that you have department made UP Of
men who are hard working and faithful and
who are doing all they can to meet the
needs of this community"
At this stage of the proceedings, and
when Maj Sylvester had concluded, Sec
rotary Reiss proposed the health OF the
former president Of the association Mr..
s. Thomas Brown. which was responded to
with great unanimity.
Objects and Principles.
Mr.. John B. Mccarthy was then called
upon to respond to the toast Our Asso-
citation, It's Objects and Principles" Mr.
Mccarthy said the association had already
indicated by practical work the nature of
its object and it's principles and had shown
that 1t is not only an association for the
promotion of good fellowship, but that 1t
goes into the practical affairs of life There
are many principles and many objects that
have been promoted by it. The celebration
of Independence day, which had been be-
gun and was being continued from year to
year at Mr.. Noyes'. country home, Alton
Farm, was one of the practical movements
of this organization, He was glad to see
interest in the well-be!ng of the community
when recently it was proposed to do away