New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-18
POLICE PARADE TODAY
Between 5000 and 5000 viii
March Up Fifth Avenue.
MAYOR TO AWARD MEDALS
Fire Chiefs in Uniform To Be on
Receiving Stand for
First Time.

Between five and six thousand policemen
will march to-day in their annual parade,
which starts at noon at Chambers street
and ends at 42d street and Fifth avenue.
the route following Broadway to 23d street,
thence up Fifth avenue. In the afternoon
there will be several luncheons and dim
ners, at which the finest ever will regale
themselves. More than one-half Of the
force will be afoot and eat.
Chief Inspector Max +. Schmittberger-
the FLYING Dutchman," his men call him
will command. The patrolmen will be ci-
vided into thirteen regiments. The sturdy
group of veterans who headed last year 8
column will not be In line, although Patrol
man David Rutledge, the Oldest on the
force, with forty-seven years OF service,
will occupy q reserved seat in the grand
stand. Captain John Wiegand. another OF
the oldtime men, will command the first
battalion. Another seat in the grandstand
has been reserved for Mrs. Isabella Good
win, the police matron, made first grade
detective for the assistance she gave the
detectives who arrested the taxicao rob-
bers in February.
At the head OF the column will be the
honor company, consisting OF those who
have received the department and citi-
zens' medals for gallantry. Among them
will be the honor men for this year-De-
tective Sergeant Charles s. Carrao, Sergeant
Michael J. Muhall, OF the Harbor Squad;
Mounted Patrolman Thomas Armitage. Of
the Liberty avenue station. In Brooklyn.
and Patrolmen William H. Eynon. Of the
West Tooth street station; Edward s. Nc
Carton OF the Alexander avenue station;
James P. Byrnes. Of the East 22d street
station, and David p. Hart. OF the East
1o4th street station.
The medals will be pinned on by the
Mayor at the reviewing stand at 42d street.
IT is expected It will take about an hour
and half for the parade TO pass the
stand. There will be no fancy drills such
a were given last year.
Besides Mayor Gaynor, among the guests
on the reviewing stand will be General
Tasker II. Bliss, L. s A; General K. h.
Evans, L. S. A.: Colonel William A. Mann,
L. 3. A. Colonel Benjamin Alvord. L. 5.
a; General John r. bryan, y. G. y. y;
General George T. Dyer. n. @. y. y;
Colonel Daniel Appleton, y. q. y. y;
Major Francis l.. V. Hoppin. y. q. \. T.;
Chief Magistrate William @. McAdoo,
Robert Adamson. Joseph Johnson. Fire
Commissioner; Commissioner Henry 3.
Thompson, Douglas !. Mckay, First Dep
uty Police Commissioner: George s.
Dougherty, Second Deputy Commissioners
John J. Walsh. Third Deputy Commits
sioner; James L. Dillon, Fourth Deputy
Commissioner: Henry Il. Towne, Adolph ;.
Ochs. Herman Ridder, James Speyer, Otto
II. Kahn. Lispenard Stewart. Philip Rhine
lander, r. 4. &. Smith. w. Z. Sheehan,
Schuyler Crosby. the Rev. Or. Ernest NJ
Stires and Major Richard Sylvester, super
intendent and Chief OF Police OF Washing
ton, -. G.
Also on the reviewing stand Will be Jonn
Kenlon. chief OF the Fire Department, and
Deputy Chiefs Thomas Lally, John Is.
Martin and William Guerin and Battalion
Chief Joseph Crawley. They Will be IN
uniform and It will he the first occasion
that the uniformed rank Of the Fire De-
partment has been represented at police
parade.
After the parade Commissioners Waldo
will give a luncheon 10 the Mayor at the
nil Club.