Evening journal., 1919-11-07
POLICE PENSION
FUND Is MOUNTING
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was featured by the presence Of Mrs.
. Mary White, aged 10 years, VINO served
as matrOn Of the police department
/ for more than twenty-five years. Mrs.
I White was given an ovation as she
walked into the banquet hall, leaning
on the arm Of Mr.. Rossell, and took
seat at the executive committees table.
! When the applause had subsded, the
aged woman, the only one on the pres
ent police pension roll, said she was
/ glad TO be with her boys again.
Mrs. White will be present at to-
nights meeting in the grill room.
! General r. Coleman dupont sent
| telegram TO Mayor Taylor yesterday.
lie said he would also be pleased to
meet the workers this evening.
/ Mr. ROssell treasurer Of the cam
/ paign, with the approval Of the exec
utiye committee, last evening, issued
statement answering certain critics
Of the campaign, and also making plain
/ how contributions could be made to
| the fund. This statement follows:
1T has been falsely reported that
contributions 10 the police pension fund
are subject TO deduction Of a high rate
FOf commission, 10 be paid the manager
Of the campaign The fact Is, that be-
/ fore the campaign was opened, a con-
| tract was made with the manager for
/ minimum allowance, the smallest
! that. so far as Is known. was ever paid
| in any campaign in this city.
Subscriptions TO the fund may be
I paid in marketable securities, or in
cash or by check.
No payments are required TO be
made on any subscriptions before Feb
ruary 1. 1920 AT that timeS SOne-f0urth
will be payable. and the same amount
/ thereafter on April 1, June and August
/ 1, 1920
subscriptions by persons liable for
/ Federal income tax may bo deducted
/ from their gross income. under a rullne
made by the commissioner OF Internal
| Revenue.
"Any person. who is a subscriber
may increase the amount OF his sud-
! scription at any time.
"The published list Of subscribers, in
which some errors appear, will be cor
rected. New names and additional SUD
/ scriptions will be added and the list re-
published"
William Coyne who is the largest in
Idividual contributor 10 the fund SO far,
created much amusement last night
when making a report for the team OF
| Captain W. A. Simonton, he suggested
| that as Mr.. Sim0ntOn had Deen a cap
| tain for eight years he thought ne
should be promoted. IL was then
agreed by the unanimous consent OF all
/ that hereafter Captain Simonton
should be rated as a colonel
on suggestion of Mayor Taylor Mr..
/ Coyne was elevated TO the position OF
general at once and during the re
mainder Of the evening that title was
applied by all who addressed the po-
i iiccmen's friend
William p. White who mas taken an
active interest in the campaign enter
tanned with harmonica selections last
night and Patr0lman Michael Barr sang
several selections.
The reports Of the days work showed
total collections Of s2S 800. which with
the amount previously reported
brought the total up 20 siii,ilO.3S. The
team captains. who have been leading
in the campaign were jolted, however,
when Sergeant Lewis team won the
high honors, defeating the team Of Ser
geant Deyenish which has held this
honor every day in the campaign The
reports of the various team captains
yesterday follows:
RepOFt of Teams.