Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-21
POLICE CHIEFS SPEND
-FOUR HOURS IN CITY
Luncheon al PoCahQnlas Followed
by Trip 10 ShIpyard and Visit
to EIks' Home.
SURPRISE FOR CHEF REYNOLDS
Major sylvester Presents Host With
SURPRISE FOR CHEF REYNOLDS
Major sylvester Presents Host With
Handsome Umbrella as Token Of
the Visitors Appreciation of Hos.
pltaity Shown Them in Newport
2 News.

With Chief of Police John w. Rey-
nolds MS host. Newport News yester-,
day entertained tho international AS
ISOLATION OF Chiefs OF Police. nearly
two hundred strong. The visitors
spent four hours here, having lunch
con at the Hotel Pocahontas, going
through the shipyard ard being en-
tertained ut the Elks home Just be-
fore taking special cars for Ivy ave
rue pier on their way to Ocean View.
AT Ocean View Norfolk gave the
chiefs n banquet which closed the
annual convention. /.
The final business session OF the
annual convention mt the Exposition
came to an end shortly after noon
yesterday. Just before adjournment,
Mayor Buxton. who was In attendance
with Chief REYNOLDS and Mir. Abe
lIurwitz. formally rendered the ASS
soc'ation an invitation To visit the
shipbuilding city, The invitation was
accepted by unanimous vote. and tho
delegates with their ladies started
for Newport News without dela".
Luncheon at the Pocahontas.
Arriving here about 2 o'clock. the
party proceeded to the Pocahnntas.
where delightful luncheon wns
served. MIR c. Aylett Ashby, sccre-
tary of the board of police commits
sicners. presided ns tonstmaster and
welcomed the chiefs with one Of his
hnppy speeches,
From the hotel the visitors went
tn he shipyard and spent an honr
going through the great plant and
seeing the work In progress there.
Returning from the yard. the
tn, 10 CT ~
at the Elks home on Thirty-second
was spent waiting for the cars. May
OF Buxton made little speech and
one or two of tho visitors had some
thing to say
a Token Of Appreciation.
Major John sylvester, Washington
city's veteran superintendent who
has been president of the Association
since ita beginning, presented Chief
REYNOLDS with handsome umbrella
as token of the visitors gratitude
for hospitality shown them here. The
umbrella was presented Mt the Ellss'
home and Chief REYNOLDS. SURPRISED
ond deliPhted Ind an opportunity to
express his appreciation before tho
party left to take the cars.
Liked Newport News.
Almost every member of the marty
talked In enthusiastic vein about New
port News and Chief REYNOLDS. They
were very much pleased With their
reception here. and one prominent
member of the Association went 81
far us to say that his only regret WAS
shat the convention had not hcen held
on this side of the Roads.
Chief Reynolds, the MAYOR. Fro
Chief w X Stow. r. NJ lett. Ale
Horwitz and several others went over
to Ocean View to attend the Norfolk
banquet last night. Yesterday after
noon delegation, with the Eagle
Engine Companys band, met the
chiefs at Ivy avenue pier and escort
ed them to the hotel.
Chief Grateful.
Chief REYNOLDS was more than
pleased with the events of yesterday.
Last nisht he said II was given the
credit for all this. hut couldn't have
done thing without the help OF the
oItizens' committee. headed bv Abe
Horwi,z. the chairman OF the Fxnloi-
tation Commission am so grateful
that hardly know how TO express
myself on the subject lust say that
Abe is the whole fifty-seven varic-
ties