The sun., 1918-11-11
ENRIGHT THE GUEST
OF FRIARS CLUB
Police Commissioner Put on
Spit by Solemn Denizens
Of the Monastery.
HOW HE BECAME A "BULL"
City Officials and Theatrical
Men Enjoy Feast and Pa
triotic Speeches.
HOW HE BECAME A "BULL"

1t was because he made mistake
In regard to the sex OF the animals
he was ordered to appeal to for some
lacteal fluid while working on Q farm
UP In Steuben county that Dick Enright
finally became the boss bull OF the
New York Police Department Anyway,
that was the explanation given Tor
the circumstances last night by Friar
Rennold Wolf and the Commissioner en-
tered no denial and did not plead a
solitary extenuating Circumstance.
The matter came In due course at the
Friars' monastery last night. when Com
missioner Dick was the guest OF honor
of that organization. But TO get back
tn the Commissioner and the cattle. II
appears that the Steuben county farmer
fred Dick over the matter Of the bulls
or the farm and he got a Job being the
police force of the local village, but
pretty soon he outgrew that and came
to New York. The rest everybody
knows.
The Commish heard a lot of pleasant
things about himself from his fellow
Friars last night. His handling Of the
traffic situation was particularly COM
mended Here Is what FrIar Wolf, who
introduced him, had TO say on that sub
tect:
1T is now possible, through Friar En-
rights judicious handling of the traffic
problem, TO get from Times Square TO
Herald Square the same day. All one
has TO do IL to go north through Central
Park, over the ferry to Weehawken and
back to Herald Square by means of the
Pennsylvania tubes"
Com IN issioner Goes to bat.
But the Commish stood for all the
kidding that was handed him with
smile. He laughed uproariously when
another speaker related the circum-
stances of how Steuben county crook
stole his badge the first day he wore II
when he first became a cop, and he
never batted an eye when certain and
sundry references were made to his abil-
ity In the great American Ave card
game. But when his turn came to speak
the Commissioner got in a few on his
own account, but a good many OF the de-
tails were suppressed by the Friars Club
censor. The Distinguished Cop. as he was
frequently referred TO. reminded the
diners that he had met quite a num-
Der Of them in more or less profess
sional way long before he became
member of their club.
But the evening was not wholly
frivolous. even although Rem Wolf and
some OF the other speakers tried their
best to keep II So Commissioner En-
right paid a warm tribute to the rank
and file OF the police force. which, he
said. at times had been criticised I'M
justly. but which to-day with seriously
depleted ranks has lived up TO its repu-
tation as the finest police force In the
world
I'VE have been passing through seri-
Gus times and the New York policemen
have upheld In these trying days the
high standard OF efficiency which made
them famous l am sure that In the
reconstruction period which we are
about TO enter we will have additional
reason to be proud OF them
Further tribute to the force was made
Ly Col Alexander S. Bacon. who re-
ferred to the force "a an army OF lions
led by lion. Referring to the four
or five hundred OF the men now In the
trenches in France Col Bacon said
When these boys went over the top
for the first time there was nothing but
German spoken for forty-eight hours at
the gateway OF hell"
Col Bacon aroused great enthusiasm
when he declared that American infiu-
e1ce was certain to dominate the COM
ing peace conference and the whole OF
EuI ope when peace Is finally achieved.
Favors American Occupation.
I'VE have been the marvel of the
world" he said. sin developing an army
of 100000 men in one year that Is
superior TO the great military machine
of Germany. But these 1000. 900 men
ought not 10 be brought back till they
have taught Germany democrI y. An
American army Of occupation would not
cause friction. where an English. French
or Italian might. And every American
soldier left in Europe will be a prupa-
gandist for democracy. ! am proud OF
the country because IL is nation of