The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
TO RAISE 100000 FOR FAMILIES OF HONOR POLICEMEN
Committee Organized 70
Establish Permanent
Fund to Relieve Police
men of Contributing
Each Year

novelty race between q motorcycle
patrolman, n horse and a policeman.
The climax of the exhibition will DO
the chase Of burglar in an automo-
bile by "Mllc-a-Minute" Murphy. in an
aeroplano, demonstrating advanced
methods OF thi.f catching. For the FIRST
time an aeroplane will be used by
policeman for that purpose.
Practically every department store
and hotel in the city Is cooperating
with the committee by placing tickets
on sale and advertising the carnival.
Tickets are now on sale in every bor-
ough at over Ave hundred separate
places. Besides the Mayor and the
Police Commissioner. every member OF
the Board of Estimate and every head
OF n city department has promised to
attend tie field days.
There arc no salaries, no commits
sions, no solicitors, no official advertise
Ing programme in connection with this
| affair Every dollar goes into the fund.
! All officers are giving their services FREQ
| to help swell the PERMANENT fund.
! Printing IL furnished Mt cost, as are other
necessary supplies The Brighton Beach
racetrack has been donated for the two
| days. The Police Commissioner has
excused one half Of the police force on
each day to enable them to attend the
| games.
Clubhouse tickets are sold. at Sc. re-
served scat tickets at 81 so, and general
admission tickets at 81. Commercial
organizations. such IA the Chamber of
Commerce, Merchants Association.
Board OF Trade and Transportation.
Fifth Avenue Association, Broadway
Association and Stock Exchange are CO.
operating with the committee and help
ing TO sell tickets and secure subscrip-
| uons to the fund.
Police Commissioner Woods has
asked the cooperation of the churches
because he wants to show the policemen
that the great majority OF the citizens
believe In them and are willing to do
all in their power to aid them. He also
points out that to permit policemen to
80 about selling the tickets would open
a new field for criticism, and by many
the old cry OF graft would be raised.
lie says:
II believe that tho city can feel with
a good deal OF confidence that the Police
i Department 81 going to be a mighty un-
comfortable place for grafters from now
on. and IL going TO be uncomfortable
not only from what am going to do
but from what the men OF the force
are going 10 do. We want people TO
stand back Of US and make this fund a
definite expression Of what the city
thinks Of the good work of the force 50
that the force will get its mind on do
ing good police work and get away from
some OF the unfortunate traditions
which have been carried down.
The sentiments OF the Police Commis-
sioner. thus expressed. have been re-
ceived with much enthusiasm by tho
clergymen and II is probable that an
nouncement will be made Of tho sale OF
tickets from many Of the citys churches.
The theatres of the city are helping
by showing slides on their moving pic
ture screens advertising the affair.
The committee Is composed OF the
following: Honorary chairman, Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell: honorary vice.
chairmen, Commissioner Arthur Woods,
Il. A. e. Smith, Robert Adamson, Henry
Bruere. Douglas Mathewson, Maurice
T.. Connolly. George McAneny, William
\. Prendergast, Frank l.. Polk, Marcus
VI. Marks. Lewis II. Pounds. Charles j.
Mccormack. Theodore ID. Eosseau
treasurer, Leon G.. Cooley, Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner: secretary and man
ager. j. G. Hammond; assistant secre-
d tary manager, Aaron Rachofsky.
Il The general committee for Police
r Department Is composed of Deputy
Commissioner Leon G.. Cooley, Inspector
: Thomas Myers, Captain Dominick
y Henry. acting Captain Thomas ]. Tun-
n ney, Sergeant John w. Frazer. PATROL
n man Harry j. Young, Patrolman Patrick
h Mcdonald, Patrolman Egon Erickson.
e Patrolman Martin Sheridan and Pa
a trolman John j. Filler.