Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-03
mayor IN AUTO WITH POLICE HEADS

From the last line of the Elizabeth
| delegation the parade extended back
several blocks in about this order:
Paterson with 100 men. Jersey civ
900; North Bergen. 50; East Orange,
| 90; offnge H5' West Orange, a..
PlainfieId, 55: West New York "a.
Belleville, 20; Perth Amboy. 20: Irv.
ington. 20: Harrison, 20: Montclair.
10: Asbury, 20; South Orange. *
Kearny, rs; Passaic, So; Bloomeld. Il:
Railway, -; Nutley, Is; Summit. 10.
Uinon Hill, Is; New Brunswick. IS
Bayonne, 15O; Atlantic City, SO; Tren-
ton, 20. and Newark, 600.
March Through PrincipaI streets.
Before each delegation walked thv
chlef or captain in command of ths
department with the superior off,
GERS. Mayor Wittpenn. Chief OF Pm
lice Monahan and members of ths
Board of Police Commissioners Of
Jersey City, accompanied the officers
from that city in an automobil4.
Municipal officers from other towns
also marched in the parade or rode in
automobiles.
The line of march was selected to
take in the best parts of the pril,-
clpal streets. From Lincoln Park the
parade marched 3up Washington
street to William, thence to Broad
and Court streets, to Market street.
to Springfield avenue to the Colos-
scum.
Possibly the greatest amount Of
applause bestowed on any one sec.
tlon or the parade came to the New
ark police band. This, composed OF
slxty-nine members. acquitted itself
SO creditably even under the strain
OF making a first public appearances.
that it was difficult to believe the
band had been organized only a few
months ago, and that practically all
Its members had no knowledge Of
music previous to the first practise.
On arriving at the. Colosseum tho
policemen entered and took their
places at the tables assigned At the
guests table at the far end OF the
big hall sat Mayor Haussling and the
city officials, the retiring officers OK
the benevolent association and the
new officers elected yesterday those
scheduled to make addresses and sew
eral of the municipal officials who
came as guests. There was also Peter
Carroll, retired lieutenant of police
from st. Paul, MINI. present as a
special guest of the State organiza-
tion
Each Train Brings Delegations.
Almost every train that drew into
Newark this morning carried dele
cation of policemen from some pact
of the State. The officers from near
by towns and cities arrived in char-
tered trolley cars, and the New
Brunswick contingent made spe-
cial claim to distinction by coming in
ten automobiles
This short line of autos. decorated
with banners procia;ming whence It
had come bore its passengers
through the city on a sightseeing
tour previous to the start of the
parade and attracted considera lie at
tention.
The busiest man in connection with
the whole affair was Patrolman Her
man Albert Wohlfarth, of this city.
chairman of the committee which ar
ranged the convention. Assisted BY
his committee of more than score
of the clty's police, he had no chance
to rest from the time the first dele
cation drifted TO the William street,
headquarters until the guests sat
down to dinner at the Colosseum.
Even then the committees task was
scarcely lightened, for there were 3.00f
husky men, hungry from Ion
march, to arrange at the tables wi
the least disorder possible.
For the second time in four yea
Henry w, Weller. of the First pre-
cinet. this city. was elected president
at the session yesterday afternoon.
The balloting for the election OF OFF
GERS took the greater part OF the
afternoon, and it was nearly o'cfocls
when the election Of Mr.. Weller was
announced. On the final ballot the
Newark man received ssVenty-on.