Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-08
SULLIVAN MADE
CHIEF ASSISTANT
TOPOuCE HEAD
Mrs. Van WinkIe on List of
Promotions Made
Known Today.

Known Today.
The Commissioners today promoted
| tant superintendent of police to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the appointment of
Maj. Harry L. Gessford as .superin-
| tendent.
| Capt. w. H. Harrison. commander
of the eighth precinct. is made inspector
in place of Sullivan.
| Lieut.. Charles A. Evans. now de-
tailed in the superntendent's Office, Is
promoted to captain, and will remain
at headquarters assistant to the
superintendent.
Mrs. Van Wrinkle Promoted.
Mrs. Nina C. Van Wrinkle, head of
the woman's bureau Of the police de-
partment, is promoted from detective
sergeant to lieutenant. She was given
this rank because she will be in charge
Of the new house of detention which
is to be opened in the old Emergency
Hospital building. at 18th street and
Ohio avenue. The woman's bureau
also will be Quartered in that building.
| This is believed to be the highest rank
| to which a woman has ever gone in a
| police department.
Lieut.. Thaddeus r. Bean. who has
been in charge of the eighth precinct
the precinct for the present
| Assistant Supt. Sullivan will take up
the duties of Assistant Supt. Robert
b. Boyle, who has been Ill for q num-
Der of weeks Although Inspector
Boyle has not been placed on the re-
| tired list, 1t is not expected that he
will be able to return to active duty.
Inspector Harrison will take up the
work Inspector Sullivan has been do
ing Of supervising the personnel OF
hn ny1 n
Serves as Majors Assistant.
Under Maj. Pullman's administration
one of the assistant superintendents
was detailed inside as assistant 10
the superintendent, but under these
promotions Capt. Evans will serve as
the majors assistant.
Mrs Uieut.) Van Wrinkle has been
in the woman's bureau since Octo-
ber, 1918. In January. 1919. Mrs.
Marion o. Spingarn resigned as di-
rector of the bureau. and Mrs. Van
Wrinkle was promoted to succeed her.
In 1918 there were four women in the
! bureau. Under Mrs. Van Wrinkles
administration as director the femi-
nine force has been increased to nine-
| teen. and the activities Of the bureau
| extended accordingly.
| Before coming to Washington Mrs.
Van. Wrinkle gained considerable ex-
perience in welfare work in New
Jersey. Prior to entering the police
| department she was associated with
Herbert Hoover in the food adminis-
tratfon. .s...
Promstiens no sarprise.
Il - -Thee .prometaons of inspector Sulli-
van and Lieut.. Evans did not come
aasa Gurprt4e to any members OF the
police department or hosts OF friends.
and 1t was generally expected that
Mrs. Nina G. Van Wrinkle would re-
ceive a promotion because Of the Inn
| nnrfanna nf fhA unrk 10 vufn he
called upon to perform IN the new
house Of detention. In police circles
it was admitted that the promotion OF
Capt. Harrison had not been antici-
pated, members of the force being
completely at sea 80 far as that one
promotion was concerned.
| Mr.. Sullivan's promotion came after
years OF police service in every ca
pacity. Many years ago he did po-
lice duty in the sixth precinct under
Lieut.. John F. Kelly and later under
Lient Michael Byrnes, and during that
period he was called upon to parttci-
pate in many struggles
Born in Ireland, June rs. 1852. Mr..
Sullivan came to this country when q
boy and was naturalized in New York
in 1882. His first police duty was per-
formed April 8. 1883. and he received
merited promotions at intervals be-
tween that time and today. Much Of
his duty az captain was performed in
the third precinct. where he came tn
contact with the more prominent
statesmen and politicians. and maily
| substantial friends are numbered
among such acquaintance.
Capt. Evans Born Here.
Cant. Evans is another member of
the force known to Supt. -Gessford
during his entire police service. and.
II ia stated, he was selected for the
1 advanced position because OF his
knowledge of police affairs and abfl-
ity to perform the duties the position
demands. He is the only one OF the
| four persons promoted who was born
| in this city.
His first police duty was performed
| ,s .fation clerk, enabling him to gain
a knowledge Of policemen ana poncine
| which benefited him when ne was ap-
pointed a policeman, which was January
1s 1eo0. Three years later he was
made a detective sergeant. ana while
| serving as such was often placed in the
| nositton of acting CHIEF OF ponce
| at night. being in charge OF the detec-
tive Office at night during period OF
several years.
Inspector Harrison's Career.
Inspector Harrison was born in west
ern Maryland, November 5, 1856. Farm
life not appealing to him. he came to this
cty and found employment with one Of
the street railway companies joining the
force August 20, 1894. and ten years
later was made a sergeant The pro-
motion would have come sooner had not
Harrison preferred the detail position at
! tha pennsylyania railroad depot. where
he came in contact with members Of
Congress and persons holding other high
The position Of depot detective. at that
time, was looked upon as being one OF
the more important police details. and
tho worl, required man with knowledge
| Of people and who had diplomacy enough
to respond to all demands. May Is.
1914, he was promoted to captaincy
and placed in charge OF the sixth pre-
cinct. remaining there until last year.
when he took charge of the eighth pre-
cinct succeeding Capt. r. f. Doyle.
who went to the third precinct.
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