The San Francisco call., 1909-10-13
DANCERS ARE LED
BY MAYOR OF CITY
First Annual Police Ball at Pa
viIion Is Gay With Blaze
of Color

OAKLAND, Oct. 12.-Piedmont pa
vilion at Oakland avenue and Twenty
fourth street was crowded tonight by
merrymakers who attended the first
annual ball given by the Oakland po-
lice widows and orphans aid associa-
ton. The dancing continued until a
late hour, although the grand march
took place at 8 O'Clock in the evening.
The policemen had decorated the
pavilion lavishly for the occasion. At
the north end of the broad floor was
raised a dais for the musicians. Half
ferns interviewer, and rows of tropi-
cal plants. The railing around the
walls was wound with flags and ferns.
and from the overhead beams hung
stringers of flags and electric lights.
These illumined the pavilion till it
was bright as day.
On one side of the pavilion was a
canopy, spread with colors and flowers,
from which the mayor and the chief
of police welcomed the revelers.
Mayor Mott arrived at o'clock, COM
ing directly from a dinner to Rev.
William Day Simonds, given. by the
First Unitarian church
The mayors arrival set the gayety
going. He led the grand march, his
partner being Mrs. J. T. Lynch, wife
of one of the police captains. Chief
Wilson came next, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. WILDER Walker Jr.
From the time the mayor came until
long after midnight, the revelers
danced.
The widows and orphans aid asso-
citation was organized February l..
1908, as a mutual insurance body.
Each member of the police force pays
81 monthly and if a policeman is
slain on duty or dies while on the
force, $1,000 is paid promptly to his
widow or children or next of kin.
When the association was formed
these policemen were elected to the
offices they now fill:
Captain of Detectives Walter J.
Peterson, president; Captain of Po-
lice J. L. Lynch vice president; Ser
tary; Patrolman j. T. Fahy, financial
secretary; Detective d. Holland, treas
urer.
The board of trustees is Chief Adel-
bert Wilson, Sergeant T. Brown, Cap
tain of Police Charles H. Book and Ser
geant Fred Schroeder The members
of the auditing committee are Patrol
men c. f. Mccarthy, Thomas Pardee
and ]. S. Gardiner.
Detective r. V. McSorley acted as
floor manager tonight. He was also
chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, of which the following were
members:
Detective R. V. McSorley (chairman), Detec-
Sergeant Robert Forgie, PatroImen ]. F. sill.
]. E. Murphy, ]. S. Gardiner, Arthur Book
Charles f. Mccarthy. Al =. Poulter George
Doolan, II. Nedderman. Thomas Gallagher. T.. C.
Summers, J. F. Flynn. James Pullman, William
Brackett, George Green, Charles King, Edward
Hughes.
Members of the floor committee as
sisting the floor manager, Detective
McSorley, were:
Detective II. E. f. Green. Detective r 7.
Flynn. Sergeant Robert Forgie. Patrolmen J. +.
Sill John Murray. J. E. Murphy, L. f. Agnew.
C. T. HunIey W. !. Hodgkins J. s. Gardiner.
e. J. Crossman. Charles f. McCarthy, H. II.
Caldwell, W. II. Waite. al p. Poulter H. Ned.
derman. c. F. Jorgensen- &. Gil Gargadennec.
d. ]. Teehan. A. 6. Book. Charles King T.. C.
Summers. r. 0. Bergson william Brackett.
Edward Hughes
Chief of Police Wilson was the chair
man of the reception committee His
assistants were: Captains Petersen
Lynch and Book. Sergeants Bert Cur
tiss, W. NJ. McCIoud. ]. II. Walters, w.
F. Woods. T. Brown. NJ. A. Byrne, Rob-
ert Forgie and F. Schroeder and De-
tectfVes D. Holland. w. B. QuigIey. H.
Z. Z. Green, S. c. Hodgkins, r. V. Nc
Sorley, 7. ]. Flynn and W. f. Kyle
While the dancers were gathering the
orchestra played a promenade concert