The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-06
ASSOCIATION HEARS
SPLENDID REPORT
POLICE BENEFICIAL BODY NOW
HAS $4,000 SAFELY IN
VESTED
REFLECT DIRECTORS
AFFAIRS OF ORGANIZATION
REFLECT DIRECTORS
AFFAIRS OF ORGANIZATION
SHOW BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
BEERS DIE DURING YEAR

| AT the annual meeting Of the Police
Beneficial Association held yesterday
the old board of directors was re-
elected and reports were read show
| ing the condition of the association.
! An increase Of $4,000 in the In
vested funds of the body, making the
total now $4,000, was one of the
many evidences OF the splendid bust
ness management of the affairs of the
| organization, no small part of the
credit for which is due President l. u,
/ Morris. whose intelligent interest in
the association has been of long stand
ing.
! Members Of the police department
who have been retired and who are
on the pension list of the Police Ben--
fetal Association may. as a result of
an agreement reached by the members
at tho annual meeting Of the associa-
( tion yesterday afternoon, participate
J in the payment of SO each toward the
! funeral benefit Of deceased members.
and In ule receiving Of this benefit in
+ the event of their own deaths. Here
! tDfore. when a member was retired ne
was not a contributor to the benefit
/ fund in the case of "A death in the
association. Now ne has tne privilege
of contributing, IL he desires, and
/
10 participate in the death benefit
/ The association disposed of con-
siderable business of routine nature,
heard the annual report of President
L. u. Morris and reelected old direc-
tors, who, at meeting to be held In
January. will elect the officers of the
association for the coming year.
The maximum age, at which
policeman may become a member OF
a4gnfilftnn w IA Ia ny ~ rtv
five years, the same age limit used by
the police commissioners in naming
men to the police force
The directors Of the association In
clude the police chief Major Louis
Werner. and two headquarters men
four First Precinct men. four Second
Precinct men, two Third Precinct men
ana four citizens Of Richmond The
citizens members of the board are.
l.. q. Morris, S. H. Hawes. james N.
Boyd and w S. Forbes.
President Morris In his annual ad-
dress said:
President Morris Address.
The annual gathering Of our asso-
citation serves IA two fold purpose-it
communicates to the members ali OF
our transa ctions, and also promotes
ana stimulates greater interest In our
cause.
organized and the results attained
seem almost incredible The motives
which prompted the founding of this
ASSOCIATION were the nobiy altruistic
| Ihere can be nothing finer than the
thought of for comrades who NAV
need some provision against the acci-
dents Of fortune and the disability
OF advancing years. The flight OF
time brings about the inevitable con-
ThxA. l..1,
!tlfctions compel men to leave the ranks
of activity and swell the number of
those who. through no fault of their
own fall into state OF helplessn ess
and dependence.
Although the appeal OF this worthy
class is 50 strong, the procession Of
humanity too often moves along with
ont taking notice of the brother In dis
tress by the wayside. But our asso-
citation shines forth az light In the
darkness. 1t has a message of cheer
for their companions. Our experience
has proven, beyond a doubt, that men
can accomplish things without call
ing upon the authorities for aid We
, nave never asked nor received either
state or city appropriation for our
} maintenance. With a. determined ef-
fort to achieve VIVA. we started out
to do. we are now in a position not
only to help the men who have paasea
the rniiestones of active life, but TO
assure the men on duty that should
, providence call them hence, W will
, provide for their loved ones in their
, greatest extremity.
} SiN Members Pass Away
} TWO years ago 1t was determined
> to enlarge benefactions of this asso-
, citation. so as to include the survivors
OF those who may pass away while
D in servide by paying them a sum
equal TO that paid to pensioners for
D period Of twelve months Since
, our last annual meeting we have laid
to rest six of our members as follows:
Sergeant +, NJ Kraft, November "a,
1913: Captain w. A. Barfoot Febru-
AIRY 4. 1914, Private VIM. H. Palmer.
February "a; Sergeant T.. L. Neisz.
April 6: Private John r Gibson. April
30, Sergeant W. b. Whitlock, June 8.
Our hearts go out in deep sym
pathy to those who mourn for tnvu
loved ones. and 1t is source OF in
finite satisfaction that We could rally
to their aid in time Of trouble.
Our pensioners, eight in number.
are doing well. We have paid out
this year to fourteen beneficiaries forty
dollars per month each
The annual barbecue, held on
August &. was most successful both
socially and financially. We main
tain that this getting together once a
year is Of great benefit. especially as
affording evidence of approval OF our
work by the citizens at large The
guardians Of the lives and property
OF he community should be men be-
yond reproach and the people of Rich
mond feel Just pride in the uprig hit
ness and integrity of our police de-
partment.M
Tho report Of your treasurer will
show that although we paid out this
year a large sum for benefits, yet our
| investments increased ten thousand