Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-16

irving Crocheron, Honored at
Home of Captain Van Wag-
ner Last Night

TOTTENvILLE, Dec. 16:-Twen-
ty-hve years ago Theodore Roose-
Welt. then president VI the board of
police commissioners of the city of
New York, appointed a number of
,atrolmen to the department from
the upper part of the state. This
va the first time that such a thing
had beer done in the history of the
department to take anyone from
outside of the city limits which then
comprised the borough of Manhat-
tan. Those men at that time were
called the "rube' cop of New York
Tut Theodore Roosevelt, who in later
years became secretary of the navy,
vice president of the United States
and then president. knew what he
was doing when he appointed these
men, because each and every n
named arose in the rank and are
now either a Lieutenant or captain
in the department..
Two of the Roosevelt a~ppointees
have been doing duty in Staten Is
land in the Eighth Branch Detective
Bureau for the past several years
and have earned the reputation not
only among the men of the depart
ment but among private citizens as
well as being the prince among fell
lows. They are Captain Ernest l..
Van Wagner, at the head of the bu-
reau, and Detective Sergeant Irving
Crocheron, who has zee in the bu-
reau for the past nine years. Ser
geant Crocheron retired from h
department at midnight last night
a nd in honor of the ven Captain
Van Wagner gave a banquet at his
home to him and to those who had
sarved with him in the bureau at
various times and to those who are
sill members of his staff.
The banquet was held at III home
OF Captain Van Wagner. in f1sher
venue at 6:30 o'clock and gathered
around the festive board were lieu
tenants, sergeants, detective SER
igeants and detectives to do homage
10 one who had been their pal for
some time and who at midnight laid
aside the duties of the department
md retired to private life.
After the last course a been
served Captain Van Wagner, acting
il the capacity of POSTMASTER as
veil as host, bid everyone welcome
and introduced Mr.. Crocheron to the
assemblage, who in his modest way
poke feelingly of the many pleasant
times while associated with the men
il the local bureau. This was then
tallowed by remarks by his COM
iades who in j~ocular n told of
t!te many bad traits of h honored
etiring officer and of his good work
il the department. In the course of
ne remarks by Detective Alderman.
he presented Mr.. C~rocheron and
captain Van Wagner each with a
1pid fountain pen from the men OF
t.le bureau. Each one responded
irelingly to the gift as the appre-
citation of the men in the depart
rent. When t speechmaking had
finishing. singing of popular songs
led by Detective Collins took place.
During the banquet a silent toast
s as given to the late President Theo-
Gore Roosevelt, whom Captain van
wagner said was If the greatest
type of American citizen. The ban
duet was served in the dining room
Of the house and the menu served
was of the best, rejecting great
credit on Captain and Mrs. Van
Wagner, who had prepared the feast.
III did justice to the good things
that were put before them to eat.
At each plate was the place card,
a favor and the menu card designed
by Captain Van Wagner from his
own pen, with sketches of the life
Of Detective Crocheron from boy
hood to the present time.
Among those seen gathered
around the festive board were Lieu
tenants Ferre, Clifford, McGrath.
Mckay, West and Winant, and De-
tectives Lewis. Collins. Detroit,
Schley, Nugent, England, Ihnken.
Myers, Pagano, Graham, Gilroy and
Haskins. and Ira j. Horton, George
Hoehn and John Taylor. There were
ten men in all who retired from the
department last night who were the
annoiptaaS of Roosevelt