Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-22
CITIZEN POLICE RECEIVE
INSTRUCTIONS ON DUTY
More Than Two Hundred Meet at
the Call of Maj Pull
man.

More than 200 members of the COM
mi,tee on public order for the Grand
Ar,uv cucampment next week last night
responded to the call of Maj. Raymond
W. Pullman, chairman, and were told
what will he expected of them during
the encampment The meeting was held
in the red room of the New WIZARD
Hotel. The chairman gave the COM
mittecmcn an idea of what is 10 De
done to maintain order, and told OF the
many precautions that will be taken oy
the police He had members express
preference for the subcommittee on
which they desire to serve and the
several subcommittee were announced
this afternoon.
owing to the inability of Clifford h.
Bergman to serve as first vice chair
man of the committee, Maj. Pullman
selected \. Bruce Bielaski to NIL the
position. Percy S. Foster was desis-
mated to serve second vice chair
Will Issue List of Don'ts.
Mai. Pullman announced that thou
sands of copies of instructions to the
regular police and members OF the COM
mittee on public order will be issued
before the close of the week. He also
will issue a list of "don'ts" for the pur-
nose of warning visitors and others
against confidence men and other
crooks. ..
Chairmen of the several subcommit-
tees were appointed as follows; com
rnittee on stands. Odell S. Smith; COM
mittee on roping, Asa E. Phillips; COM
mittee on fire protection, FRANK >.
Wagner. chief of the fire department
committee on hotels and vehlcles, hlch-
ard T. watrous; committee on depots'
Charles w. Darr: instructions to mem
bers of committee on oostructiois,
Mai. George p Ahearn; ana committee
on street railways, d. $. CARL
Chairman Smith will SO DIVIDE the
committee on stands as to PROVIDE LOT
an inspection of every stand along the
line of parade and see to the enforce
lnent of the regulations against IN,
f,a!rnable substances being paced
where danger might be caused; Iney
also will assist in seating and keeping
the aisle clear
n will be the duty of Chairman Wat
rous of the committee on hotels to have
his committeeman perform actiVe GUY
about the hotels and places or alnuss-
lnent, and see that intoxicated and SICK
persons are properly disposed of.
Will Prevent Impositions.
Chairman Darr of the committee on
depots will have his men on duty at
Union station, the steamboat wharVes
and the terminus of the Washington,
baltimore and Annapolis line fheS
will take precautions to prevent lmpo-
sit.ons or irregular conduct on the part
of so-caIled runners for cheap lodging
places. and give warnings, when neces-
sary. .: ,;,,
The committee on Instructions VIII
have the assistance of merchants along
the line of parade to prevent the use
of barrels boxes and other obstruc-
tions. -
"The sidewalks must be kept open 10
pedestrians" Maj. Pullman instructed
The committee Being early on the
scene will prevent Instructions, when
is Ga sier than curing after the evil is
done
Chairman Pullman stated that the
New York police department mas con-
scented to loan a number of stancmons
which will be used for the protect.on
of pedestrian traffic in front OF the
stands that cover the sidewalks. These
stanchions will be removed the morn
ing of the parade.
Chief Wagner, chairman of the COM
-mittee on fire protection, Will make a
careful examination of all stands and
temporary quarters for visitors to
guard against the possibility OF fire.
Fire Marshal Nicholson will serve on
his committee.
Chairman CARL of the committee on
street railways will have members of
his committee arrange for the clearing
of the cars along the line of the
parade and for the handling of rail-
way traffic at certain crossings where
railways interSect.
Members of the committee will re-
ceive final instructions Saturday night.
at which time they will qualify as spe-
cial policemen and receive their equip
ments.