The Washington herald., 1913-06-13
SYLVESTER AGAIN
chosen AS HEAD
Police Chiefs Re-elect Him as
President of the Inter-
national Body.
GIVEN DIAMOND PIN
Grand Rapids Is Chosen a. the Next
Meeting Plaee-Convention
Adjourns.
GIVEN DIAMOND PIN

| After hearing an explanation OF the
wonderful dsctyloscopic system of inter-
rational finger-print Identification, listen
ing to an address by John Barrett, Di7
rector General of 1.-The Pan-American
Union. and placing its stamp OF approval
upon the dictagraph as q means of serv-
/ iceable aid in criminal detection, the
| International Association OF Police Chiefs
yesterday afternoon brought its twen-
tieth annual convention TO a termination
at the Raleigh Hotel by electing officers
for the ensuing year, Mai. Richard Syi-
vester, superintendent of the local Police
Department, being chosen to serve for
his thirteenth consecutive year as presi-
dent.
Without the least mentionable opposi-
ton, Grand Rapids, Micn.. was selected
as the meeting place for next year. An
invitation TO the association to convene
at the Michigan city was extended by
Harvey c. Carr. chief of police of Grand
Rapids. The only other bid for the con-
vention was from Charleston. s. C. that
city being supported by James r. Can't
well, chief of police there. When the
vote was taken the delegates were unan-
mously in favor OF Grand Rapids, CHIEF
Cantwell yielding good-naturedly to the
overwhelming sentiment.
Diamond for Sylvester.
In addition to Mai Sylvester. the fol-
lowing Officers were reelected: Michael
Regan, chief of police of Buffalo. n. Y,
first vice president; Col. A. p. Sherwood.
chief of police of Ottawa, Canada, second
vice president, and Harvey o. Carr. OF
Grand Rapids, Mich. secretary-treasurer.
Frank J. Cassada, chief of police OF El-
mira, n. Y. was elected sergeant-at-
-
of police of Milwaukee, Wis. Martin ].
Hyland. chief Of police Of Indianapolis,
Ind, placed Mai. Sylvesters nomination
before the association, speaking OF his
faithful service in the past. Upon cleo |
tion the major was escorted by COM
mittee 10 the platform. where he told the
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sion was the presentation OF n paper.
Nritteh ny Juan Nucetich. chief OF the
bureau OF Dactyloscopic identification of
the province or Bnenos Ayres. Argentine
hepuonc. senor Nucetich made the trip
rom South America 10 Washington at
MS own expense for the purpose Of ex-
planning TO the members of the associa-
lion the finger print system Of which he
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