The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-23
LIEUTENANTS
AT ANNUAL DINNER
Crowd Ovcrruns Grand Ball.
room Of the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel.

There wasn't enough room IN the
grand ballroom Of the Waldorf Astoria
for the police lieutsnants and their
friends last night. They oNcrran In,
big room. out into the hall. back in the
~alcoves and on down the main corridor.
Just how man. there were Oscar had
not finished counting early this morn
ing, and AS for the boxes every last
one OF them was crowded with the
wives and families of the lieutenante.
II was the tenth annual dinner of
the benevolent association and the
largest. according to Lieut.. Richard r.
Enright. president aud toastmaster. II
couldn't have been any larger. unless
they had taken another floor of the
hotel.
A great many OF the etinguish
persons invited last night. such as Presi-
dent Wilson and the Mayor. could not
get there. but when Lieut.. Enricht
paved the way for the speaking he had
a, his right Bishop Patrick J. Hayes,
representing Cardinal t~arieN, and at
his left Commissioner Wo-l~. To the
right If the Bishop was District Attor-
ney Swami and AZ his right secretary
Of state Francis NJ. Hugo, with Rhine
lander Waldo. chief Magistrate McAdOo,
both ex-comnissioucrs, the Rev. Joseph
. ~ iNA = : >F''' N''"
the line in that direction. To the left
If the Commissioned w-r" William TRAY
ers Jerome. Herman Metz. Job l..
Hedges and George MC.Aneny.
Lieut.. EnTight's speech was expected
Ia nave some plain talk In IL, and II
had. lie said al the outset that the
New York Police l.ieutenants' Benevo-
lent Association had no apologies t.
make for itse.: or for It's dinner. II
had won FOR itself or for its dinner. II
dealing and courageous independence
and II proposed to keep that place. II
had malice toward none and charity for
all, with firmness in the right, as II
sees the right. II ever appeals to til.
higher and nobler Instincts OF its mem
beers.
The dinner each year, he said, was me
rallying point for friends of the depart
ment, those who see some of the good
sides Of the fore. and also those VINO
can admit that the mistakes and failures
of the men Ar" due to the faults anc
f~railtieS ~ the race and To the unusua
tcrnptatiOns to which they are subjected
Then ne said THE professional ;
Anthonys of this Department are al
ways in the limcllght. They tell Nol
about themselves. but ~ the same time
there are ao,n' 1000 other men VINO
do not claim to possess AL the ~ri2hHeouN
ness of these scrihcs and pharisee~, who
still, nevertheless. have con*rienre<
which permit them to lie down to pleas
ant dreams
Bishop Hayes praised the entire de
partmcnt and said II Was a shame tina
SO much unnerit.d abusr had beer
heapcd upon the policemen. lie saio
that some day IA great test might CONE
to them if some foreign nation we're t'
attack the city, That would be th'
signal, he said, for an ~ouipouriug o.
the worst element Of the city, and l
would be then that our sole dependence
would be upon the police.
Commissioner Woods said he wa'
happy 10 note that within the last few
years New Workers were coming to ap
prcciate the department more. Politics
advcnturers could no longer use II 70
their own ends. The District Attorney
Magistrates and Judges were cooperat
ing with the police more and more.
Mr.. Swami spok" OF the better co
operation between his office ard the lie
partmcnt. Me~srs, Hedges, McAneny
Jerome. Metz and Secretary Hugo ais
spoke.