The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-12-26
Popular Chief of Police is
Honor Guest at Pretty
Ceremony on Tuesday
Evening at Hotel.
GETS REWARD OF SERVICE
Many Friends Unite In Presenting
Chief wonderful Jeweled Star as
his Christmas Present Former
Mayor Head Does Honors.

Chief Of Police Owen 0'Hare had
the most pleasant surprise Of his life
Of surprises on Tuesday evening-the
night before Christmas -when ne was
called to the New Park Hotel by a
riot CALI and when he got there he
found half hundred of his friends
numbering many Of the most prominent
men in the city, in waiting. 1t was
the most interesting riot call that the
chief had ever responded to and when
he went back to his Office an hour later
he wore the handsomest badge OF
Office ever worn by q police Grief
in Wisconsin.
In recognition Of the high esteem in
which the chief is held in Kenosha
more than hundred of his friends
had united to give him Christmas
gift. The gift was diamond studded
star, one Of the most beautiful pro-
ducts of the slyersmiths ever made.
The star was of chased gold and on
each corner of it was half karet dia-
monds with a diamond of more than
karet in weight made up the center
piece. e. j. Mccormick acted as mas
ter of ceremonies for the evening and
the presentation speech was made by
former Mayor Dan Head, who paid
high tribute to the service which Chief
O3Hare has rendered to the people OF
Kenosha in the more than twenty
five years he has served as chief of
the police department. and in the more
than twenty-five years he has been
member of the department.
"Only men who have touched elbows
with Chief O'Hare in official posi-
tions,'' said the former mayor, "can
know the full value of his services to
the people of Kenosha. I have seen
him under fire many times and / know
how true he has been to his trust. 1t
is an extreme pleasure for me to be
present and have the duty Of present
ing him with this token of the esteem
of SO many people Of the city OF Keno
sha. I know of no man in official life
more thoroughly worthy Of the trust
the people has imposed in him.
Congressman-elect Judge Clifford Z.
Randall also spike, paying tribute
to the fidelity Of the chief as an Of
fcer and as man and the speech
making from the donors closed with a
short talk by Mayor Joachim.
In accepting the cherished gift,
Chief O'Hare was just q little fus-
trated. He admitted that in twenty
fvey years this was the first time he
had really heard anything good said
about himself and he admitted that 1t
sounded good. He declared that it was
q matter Of great personal pride to
him to have served the city SO long a
period and that it was even greater
personal pride to know that people
felt SO kindly toward him.
Tn the presentation Mrs. O'EIare was
not forgotten and before the pretty
ceremony at the hotel was over mem
bers Of the committee slipped away
and Went out TO the home OF the chief
and left a wonderful basket Of Christ
mas fruit and Christmas candy as their
tribute to the wife af the chief.
Chief o Hare from point Of years in
service, is one Of the oldest, If not the
oldest, head Of q police department in
Wisconsin. He has served round
twenty-five years on the force and has
served under eight different city ad-
ministrations. He has won high
place among the officials Of the state
and has served in the capacity of
president Of the Wisconsin Society Of
Police Chiefs. He has won his spurs
time and again in many hard fought
case and is rated as an officer and
o leader Of officers with ne superior
In the state.