The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-03
POLICE BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION MEETS
President Morris Submits Annual Re-
port Showing Splendid Condi-
ton Of Organization.
INCREASE BOARD TO TWENTY
Motion to Set Aside $4,000 to Found
Room In Local Hospital For
Use of Police Officers Discussed and
Tabled.

The annual meeting of the Police
Benevolent Association was held yes
terday afternoon in the Chancery Court
in the City Hall for the election of
members to the board of directors and
other routine matters. l.. q. Norris
president of the association, conduct
ed the meeting which was largely
attended by officers of the Police De-
lartment.
President Morris read his annual re-
port to the meeting, which showed
that the association now had $4,000
invested in securities. and that $500
was being paid out monthly to bene-
iciaries He reported the organiza-
ton as being in excellent condition
and living up to the high purpose for
which II was established.
All OF tho old members of the board
Of directors were reelected with the
exception Of orc, Sergeant r. B. Jor-
dan. Of the Seed Precinct being
chosen to fill the vacancy. 1t was also
voted That the board he increased from
its present number of seventeen to
twenty mem bers by adding the three
captains of the prccincts-Captatn
Sheyrv. Of the First station; Captain
Sowell. of the Second Precinct. and
apta.n Wright OF the Third. The
hoard il now composed of four OH
GERS frorn each the frs, and Second
Major Werner. Captain Pollock and
Sergeant Wiltshire from headquarters.
the officers of the association and the
three precinct captains.
Wanted To Help krcngei.
officer Gentry made a motion that
committee he named to appear be-
fore the finance committee TO ask that
the police force he Increased by one
member. and +, r. krengel. who was
formerly detective sergeant be added.
President Morris opposed this by say
ing that the purpose of the association
was to take care Of dsa bfed officers.
such as the case OF krengel, and on
vote the motion was defeated,
y motion to set aside $1,000 to
found room in a local hospital for
The use OF police officers was tabled.
after considerable discussion. II was
stated that ii would he preferable to
assess each officer two cents a day.
which would total about sl,500 an
nually. for hospital purposes The
matter will be discussed at a later
meeting.
II * expected that at a meeting OF
the board of directors to be held
shortly the name of r r Krengel will
bo added tn the pension list He will
ilTaw $40 for life from the association
At the gtiiar meeting OF the boar
81 directors to he held some time in
January. the officers of the association
are elected. At present the officers
Ste, l.. L. Morris. president Captain
IoHoek, secretary, and Sergeant r. r.
Jordan, treasurer.
The report Of President Morris was
as follows:
Pre- Idcnt Norris Report
Richmond. va, NOV. .. 1915.
Te ne Members OF the Police Peneyo-
Wat Association:
The flight Of time has brought VS.
together again ia annual meeting for
the purpose OF reviewing our trapsac-
TORS OF the past year and taking
yo"@~el Tor the future.
II was the aim OF its founders to es-
I; O'{sh this association on a solid basis
grid TO set before it high ideAlS, There
can he no more truly altruistic pur-
pose than that OF smoothing the path
way for your comrades who have
reached the evening If life That We
have succeeded so we'll aye. even be-
yond expectation, is due 10 our policy
of using our funds only for pensions
TO the d .sa HE'D and aged. With the
Increases we enlarged our benefac-
tons. Starting with a monthly pen
sion of twenty five dollars. we gradual
" raised it 10 forty dollars, and in ad
.'ition took M the care % the widows
Of our members who die While In ac-
I've service, the widow being given
~ amount equal t., ettth pension for
twelve months after the demise OF
her husband. We have successfully
demonstrated what can he done by
persistent. inteliigent and homes: work
We frequently hear of propositions TO
have the municipality create pension
funds for the city employees, but all
such schemes are faIlacious II adopt
cd they would not long he submitted
"a by the overburdened taxpayer.
Take our association for example: We
have never asked nor received a PEN
nv from either city or State and vet
we come before you today with a re-
port which shows our entire ability
to succeed without government aid
Ono hundred and thirty thousand dol
lars invested in safe securities tells
the whole story OF sef-respecting in
dependent action. We have during
the eighteen years Of our existence
never lost a cent of either principal
or interest
We have recently been paying to
our beneficiaries at the rate of six
hundred dollars monthly. A proud ey-
frftit, truly but IT behosves us 10
think clearly about this and not de-
part from the path of safety The
one thing which should be constantly
horne in mind is the Importance of so
conducting our affairs, that when the
Youngest man on the force reaches the
age for retirement his pension shall
he assured. 1t takes courage to stand
un and grapple with the facts as they
are. but it is the only right way. We
must not deceive ourselves--s success
comes to those who deserve it. II we
follow the dictates OF prudence and
reason we will surely accomplish what
we have set before us.
The bourne towards which all Of us
are so rapidly travelling has been
reached by several of our comrades
since last we met.
Sergeant George II. Matthews. for
many years our efficient treasurer,
passed into eternal rest on February
IS, 1916.
Captain George w. Epps. who had
served this city long and faithfully,
was called from this life on May 20
w. l.. Krug, an officer with an UNI
blemished record. was called hence
while in the bloom Of manhood. on
August 49,
Two of our pensioners also passed
away. namely: virginius Pendleton
on March 20, and A. +. Walton, Sep
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