Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-30
POLICE CAPTAIN VOGEL GETS
GREAT RECEPTION FROM FRIENDS
Fourth Precinct Commander Is
Honored at Dinner and Pre-
scented With Clock.

Neighbors, friends and associates of
Captain Oscar Vogel, OF the Fourth
precinct, gathered at the Kruger
Auditorium last night to attend the
testimonial dinner given in honor of
his tenth anniversary as commander
of the precinct.
AT S:15 the large hall was filled. I'M
mediately after the guests had been
seated Captain Vogel, escorted by
Judge Charles f. Herr, entered. At
the moment he appeared the police
band of fifty-three pieces, led by
Charles Biedermann, played the
Thunder March," and every person
in the assemblage arose and cheered.
Captain Vogel has been q member
Of the police department since 1877,
becoming head of the Fourth precinct
in 1904.
At 1856 Mayor Jacob Haussling,
City Counsel James r. Nugent and
Board of Works Commissioner
Charles It. Kraemer entered the hail.
The police band played die Wacht
am Rhein," the crowd of over six
hundred people, representing almost
every nationality, rising from their
seats and appiauding.
The greeting to Mayor Haussling
exceeded, il possible, the reception
rendered him at the Joel Parker As
ISOLATION banquet, held IN the same
hall last Monday night. The guests
stood on chairs and ON tables, waved
napkins and cheered for fully ten
minutes.
Vocal selections were rendered dur
ing the course of the dinner by Wes-
ley Hurst and Sylvester Minert.
Seated at the guests table were
Captain Vogel, Mayor Haussllng,
Board of Works President Charles
T. Kraemer, Chief of Police Michael
T. Long, Chief of Police Frank
Nonahan, of Jersey City; Rev. Ed
ward f. Quirk and Rev. Edmund A.
WATSON, chaplains of the police de-
partment; Police Commissioner John
J. Bladder, Charles e. Hay. William
c. Kruger, Charles Basile. Free
holder Frederick c. Steck, Meyer
Kussy. Valentine Braun, Judge ST.
mon Hahn, Tax Commissioner Joseph
Heisler, John J. Gascoyne, George
vogel and Joseph A. Carroll.
After the dinner there were adj
dresses of a fitting nature by some
of the guests.
Applause Greets Nugent.
The POSTMASTER, Judge Herr, first
called on City Counsel James r. MI
gent. The applause that greeted Mr..
Nugent was so deafening that It
subsidized, one person standing at the
table and proposing three cheers for
James r. Nugent."
Mr.. Nugent said: Gentlemen,
came here to greet Captain Vogel'
not to make a speech. I've known
him practically all my life. l knew
him when he was detailed at the
Four Corners to keep them clear
of crowds, and he used to stop me
ON the street and say. Jim, are you
keeping out of trouble and would
say, yes, Oscar | WAS a mischiev-
Gus boy then, and I'm q bold man
now. according to some people.
Our police department is second
to none in the world, even If some
of the so-called decent publications
In this city try TO make ii appear
otherwise, but the intelligent people
of this great city know its ofiicers,
its commissioners and its policemen,
and the efficient work done by me
department of which Captain Vogel
is one of the big spokes In the wheel:
All I can say to you, captain, Is Well
done.'"
The toastmaster then explained that
owing to meeting that Mayor
Haussling was Obliged to attend, ne
had left, but he would be back
And l never knew him to break
his word" said Judge Herr.
Other speakers were Rev. EDWARD
#. Quirk. Rev. Edmund A WATSON.
Captain Michael J. Ryan, of the
First precinct; Captain Joseph Cor
dano. of the Second precinct; Cap
tain Peter Christie. of the Third pre-
cinct, and Judge Simon Hahn.
Mayor Makes His Return.
AS Judge Hahn had concluded his
speech, the mayor fulfilled the pre-
dictions of Judge Herr and appeared,
the applause which greeted him
making 1t appear like a political
meeting.
The mayor spoke of how long he
had known Captain Vogel. OF the
fact that the people In his precinct
should be satisfied that he had done
his duty so we'll, and ended by wish,
ing the captain "heaith, wealth and
prosperity" The mayor, during the
course of his speech, did not speak
on political subjects.
Judge Herr in behalf OF the assem-
blage presented Captain Vogei with
a grandfather clock, the captain
acknowledging the gift, saying;
"Gentlemen, I'm not much OF a
speech maker, all / can say is that
l thank you.'
THE chairman of the respective
committees that arranged the OBJ
servance of Captain Vogers decade OF
service in the Fourth precinct We're
as follows: General, Judge Charles
r.. Herr; arrangements. Louis Slutz-
sky; printing, George kaas; music,
Frank Miller; dinner, John nj.
Lederer; reception, former Mayor
william III. f. Fielder.
A cablegram was received from
Gottfried Kruger, dated October 70,
from Hamburg, Germany, saying: u
am sorry can't be with you tonight.
Give my respects to my lifelong