Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-01

prompt response from our councils
and that the work will be speedily
entered upon. No municipal admins
tration could erect a more enduring
monument than by concentrating this
improvement"
Washington was more fortunate
dfty years ago in the matter OF the
occupation Of the
Armorv Souare parks by tho gov
eminent for war
W DC SAeo' purposes than at
present. for assurances were given
that the intrusive structures would
be removed quickly. This is contain
ed in a news item in The Star OF
May IS. 1869:
I'VE noted some days since the
shops formerly at Lincoln depot
to Armory Square. We are now in
formed that no such transfer has
been made nor is any such in con-
temptation. No additional buildings
have been erected in that square for
the use of the Quartermaster's de-
partment, nor Is it proposed to erect
any. Some of the stores formerly At
Lincoln depot have been removed
into the empty buildings at Armory
Square. and that is all that has been
done, or that is proposed to be done;
and this was rendered necessary by
the order of the War Department to
abandon Lincoln depot. The wooden
buildings In Armory Square, the
erection of which was rendered nee
essary during the war. will be re-
moved and the Quartermasters de-
pot at that point abandoned az soon
as practicable
Half a century ago the annual review
Iof the police force was an event OF con-
siderable Importance and
Police Force aroused much interest
In The Star OF May %,
hevleWeo.1 1869, is the following &C
count of the ceremony:
This morning the metropolitan po-
lice were reviewed In front OF police
headquarters by the board Of Com
missioners and Maj. A. c. HicnaIoe.
superintendent. They presented q nne
men assembled about o'clock at the
central guardhouse. where, under
command Of Capt. b. NJ. Reed. fnspec-
tor. they were formed in companies
of sections of about twenty-five eeen;
under the command, respectiVey: ~
la
Kelly. EcklofT, Austin, Noonan ana
Johnson, the last named In command
of the mounted men. without music
they marched along Pennsylvania
avenue to headquarters. where, a1ter
marching in review, the commas
sioners present-Mayors Bowen Ano
Sweeney. and Messrs. Cragin, Chase
and Hamlink-passed down the iins
in company with Maj. Richards ana
expressed themselves highly pleased
with the appearance of the men.
There was in the line a handsome SILK
flag and two markers. and the IueH
being in their new summer uni1or Hs'
with their blue flannel ano Ah ann-
hats. besides moving with the pre-
cision of veterans, the general ap.
nearance of the battalion renesseo
credit on the officers and men. 1ne
absence of music was, however, no
ticeable. Some one in the crowd re-
MARKED that it was the last time the
force would appear composed en-
enmSri Sc ass. as follows: one major
insnector. (inciuding Lieut.. Skip
non in charxe) detectives. Is In the
first (South Washington) pfecinct;
Lieut.. Gessford; Is In the SECOND
County between Eastern orancn Hno
Rock creek and that part OF the city
CAPITOL and Rock creek). Lieut., John.
SON: 20 in the third (Georgetown ana
the county west of Rock creeKl'
Lieut.. Essex; 2s in fourth (first wardl.
Lieut.. Hurley: 81 in NTH (secone
ward), Lieut.. TAFT: % In fourth (tntro
ward). Lieut.: Kelly: 50 IN sssen. .n
eight, fEast Washington and county
south and east of the Eastern
brapch)." q