The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-31
SOCIETY COP HAS
J0B.W0R|iI'H.WH|L|..E| II:
NosWedding Il Complete Unless
Hes There to Keep filings
in Decent Order. &.
OFTEN He GOES AS GUEST.
Dressed Like all Usher, His Main
Duty Is to Watch the
Presents.

Presents.
.)f the uses to which policemen are
put there is no ED. us the prophet
said of the making OF books, for the
same man who has driven the cater
wRuling ynrmint from your back fence
or picked up a mnudl!n drunk from
your front stoop may the next "hrfter-
noon, donchcrknow, otiiciate Mt your
wedding, In white gloves. just like the
groom. When you sec his sturdy form
at the front of the church, every button
shining. wearing white gloves as easily
rs he wears II gracious smile. anu
swinging his daytime baton. you feel
= hat he is of as much .importancc as
the man you meet at the altar. And
when you pass out. hanging limly on
thu. arm OF the man who Is to be your
4 guiding star through the further end
OF tits vale OF tears. you shake LANDS
With the .'cop.''apress a piece OF paper,
FL his hand. and thank ,,im for seeing
that the ceremony was we'll done. tho
groom at church on time, and the pres
ents as safe as II they We're in cold
storage, AS you thanked him a few
nights ago for explaining gently to
You SthatBit was only cat wailing It's
inharmonious song and not burglar
trying to break IN,
Goes to Sec Chief.
In summary, sunny June, when tho
roses arc in bloom and the world seems
brighter for tile One Mans presence,
the girl doesn't think of the cor" WHO
nightly patrols the street on which SHE
lives, but when the happy day comes
IS and the bridegroom Is ready the sirl
goes blushingly to Major Werner for
~
mind
I'm to be married at tomorrow
sfternoon,'' she says. and. oh! II You
I don't mind, will you please let me have
: Nrssjoncs at the wcdding?
Mr.. Jones is detailed for special duty,
with orders to Turkish up his uniform
and look his best And Mr.. Jones tells
Mrs. Jones that lie ISL "sassicty' man;
that he is to ofiiciate at wedding the
next day, club, gloves and all. MI
Jones goes, the envy of all the neigh
Ddrhood for he stands where he can
z see all. He suuints ono eye on the
presents and tn, other on the bride.
No one notices the groom. as all tho
world knows. Mr.. Jones assumes all
Important attitude. LII Eoaree gut.
tural he orders the inquisitive crowd
tot.stand back there" and to "get away
from that there llerridge; aineher ever
goin to learn nothin'?"
Sometimes In Pining Clothes.
The policeman is conspicuous atevery
big social function to which the big
folks go. His name may not appearfii
the local blue book or in who's Who
but he's Just as much necessity at an
\ Important function, at & Governors re-
no ception or at a wedding. IS the guast
"a, of honor, or the honore, as the sociNtS
editor tried to put IT once when she
40 invented word. When It's inside
hr work a plain clothes officer passes in
roaNitli the guests while tho "cop" guards
,a the door The plain clothes man dis
br guises himself, Hike the guests, in q
ne boiled front q CLASSY stare and swal-
ZIG low tails. and even his best friends OF
IN the under world wouldn't know him for
2 the hauteur he puts OH.
q When former Governor had his
e home in the Mansion. certain plain
e clothes man, all duly dressed. arrived
9 rather carly. The Governor hadn't fin
=, tshed dressing, and the detective called
LtoEhim to announce his arrival. The
Y big man poked his head oversthe stair
- way, for he hadn't put his trousers on,
s:and called to him TO go where and do
ssst.as he pleased and 10 help himself. 1t
twas Z o'clock the next morning when
,,snsthe plain clothes man got home, still
t1HISsStu III Ill Ills QuuSH duu SlOIy.4 ne
took ra Their cffcuitogs route, for the
Islibations had beenliberal, but at length
1.-The got home in time for a curtain lee
;a,ture and the inquisition The next day
Ir,he carried with him a dull, thudding
Ip.3lead and a dark brown taste
ros But things have changed since then.
ia The cup that cheers no longer inebri-
ties, and the head and the dark brown
b taste are things of the memory-better
Iyifhere than here. Receptions and we'd
tiings go on. as one may see by the so
ar.ial calendar and the marriage regis
,onration book. and the cop still ac-s
In.epts the invitation, and perchance tile
icsad for his services.
an Always on the job.
,e From a wedding TO funeral tha
llseeop'' is there. He presides at either
with equal grace, beaming smiles at
lie one and showing all dignity at the
q lther To-day he raids an opium Joint,
y ind tomorrow he attends a State func-
ion. He attends the christening of
I our Grst-born. and In after years he's
hero at the wedding. IIeis called on
n time of sorrow. and lie is expected
20 be glad when YOU tell him theshappy
ews, He takes your blame and praise
Meth an equal amount of salt, knowing
lt,at some day you will him, He
- supposed and expected to appear as
tell at IA wedding as at murder trial,
nds.he alternates between the sad,
Z stafnful duty of seeing a man die and
ne pleasure OF giving you his blessing
Chen your dreams como true. Every
is a '.sassiety" cop some
\ tstnes.; and he IS glad TO be for the
Y ieasure lie sees between the seams
I$is8i GERMANS TO MEET