Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-22
LINE Of DUTY CLUB
TREASURY SMELLS
Men and Women Add Names
to Fund for Bereaved
Families.

With letters. pledges and contribu-
tons streaming into the cashiers Of
fice. the Line Of Duty Club reached
it's third day of life today with
membership Of liz and contributions
for the relief of the family of Police
man O. A McKimmie. KILLED in line
of duty" by d fleeing burglar. total
ing $773.
Saturday night the widow was left
without resources. a mortgage OF
more than $500. debts on all sides.
Policemen have placed almost
enough at her disposal to pay the
mortgage. Other assistance received
on the outside will clean up some OF
the debts. But there remains yet
needed fund for subsistence ti,ce w 70 enrrs
fourth child will arrive. and she may
regain her, health.
Sentiment in Letters.
Notes showing that Washingto n,iahs
in some instances appreciate the phght
of the family arrived at The Star once
today. ~,.,.
man. which expresses one angie OF tne
case slightly touched on heretofore.
Please find Enclosed IS for the Nc
Kimmie fund. 1t is a sad case and
the government should provide
proper fund for such cases. for a po-
liceman with a family can save little
out of the increased salary.
Another thing the men should have
Is a. larger caliber pistol. They now
use q .32-caiiber. which is often too
light to down q large man. The colored
man who escaped jail some tiDe ago
was shot several times but he killed
three men. because he had a neavy
caliber pistol. The man who wounded
Cats a year or SO ago was shot four
or five times without being downed.
You can 60 back and find a number OF
such case"
Women Join the Role.
Another note is very short but
It is from the Misses A. and NJ. Metz,
"Kindiy accept our enrolment as a
ceur11ous means Of expressing our sim
cer4 sympathy to this bereaved family"
Alice N. Fuller writes:
"A small pledge and contribution
toward your most wonderful fund"
From the Vincent B. Costello Post.
No. Is, American Legion. comes the
following letter. signed by Command
er D. J. Donovan:
at beg to transmit herewith q check
for SIS to be applied to the fund for
the relief Of the widow and family of
the late Private Oscar A. McKhmmie
Of the metropolitan police force. An
appropriation of this sum and for this
purpose was made by the Vincent B.
Costello Post, No. Is, District Of Co
lumbia department of the American
Legion, at it's meeting on January 20.
1920"
A man walked through the o street
market. He asked dealers what they
thought Of the Line Of Duty Club. The
result was that q contribution OF $36,
signed by Dealers in o street market
was received today.
Latest List Of Members.
The latest list of members of the
Line Of Duty Club with their contri-
buttons follows:
Mrs. wyeth. IS: E. W. C.. 81: N. NJ.
W, 81; D. H B.. IS; Miss N. G. Shaw.
SELL sci 81: n. s. 3, 81: Dr. G o w. c MGp
man. s.: E. c. C.. 81; F. M. A.. 81:
IL. K. 81; Charles D. Sager. $40: a
citizen, r. P. F., $40; Costello Post,
american Legion. t2s; H. F. Meyer,
sp9s ss Misses n xsanza an 81 Evelyn way
50; Cora D. Kerr. IS; Robert F. Hill.
81; William Crozier IS; B. F. Garvey.
81, Miss Vonderheide.- 81; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. w. Wiley, 81; Mrs. r. E.
Citizen. 81: L. F. Schmeckebier, 81: "
W. Potter. 50; Anna M. Dodge, SIS; E.
c. g.. 81; H. A. Storm, IS; Frank B.
Duchesne. IS; Miss Georgia Robert
son. IS: E. c. Sherman. 81: J. M. Bird.
$40; Miss Martha Hopkins, 81; Ernest
Stebbins. 81; G. B. H, 81; E. A. Merritt.
| IS; Alice N. Fuller, 81; Edward Van
Loock. 81; Harry Mailman. 81; Norman
Luchs, 81: B. F. Johnson, 81; A. C.
Nelson, IS; George B. Johnston, 81;
| Mabel A. Davis, 81; dealers in the 9
street market, $36. Previously &C.
knowledged. 1851. Total, $773.