Evening star., 1922-02-12
Assistant Superintendent Ap-
pointed Major by Commits
Si0nerS.
Administrative CHANGE
ANNOUNCED BY OYSTER
Detective Sergt. Pratt Promoted.
Capt. Headley Also Advanced.
Inspector Cross Retired.

Ai'er HAVING risen IN the ranks from
low private to assistant superintendent,
Danlel Sullivan was appointed major
ana superintendent Of police by the
commissioners yesterday afternoon.
detective Sergt. Henry G. Pratt was
promoted to captain and Immediately
advanced from that rank to assistant
superintendent, to succeed Sullivan.
inspector Francis E. Cross was re-
tired on a pension of $1,000 a year.
effective February IA.
Capt. Albert J. Headley, head Of the
tfamc bureau. was promoted to in
spector. but will remain in command of
the traffic branch Of the department.
Lieut.. Martin Reilly, now in night
command Of the Sth precinct, was made
captain in place of Headley, but will
be mounted and assigned to command
the eleventh precinct, in Anacostia.
Administrative Change Made.
After the Commissioners had approved
the appointments Commissioner Oyster,
who supervises the police department.
announced an important administrative
change.
He said Assistant Supts. Evans and
Pratt. instead Of remaining at the Of
nee OF the superintendent, will be
ordered to supervisory work on the
street. Capt. Shelby, now in command
OF the eleventh precinct, will be de-
tailed to headquarters, to perform the
office work formerly handled by the as
sistant superintendents.
In announcing this innovation Com
missioner Oyster said he saw no neces-
sity for having two assistant superin-
tendents remaining at headouarters
They will be Of greater service to tbc
department, it was believed, by observ-
ing the work Of patrolmen on duty.
Yesterdays Reorganization leaves W.
| cancies for one lieutenant and o.
| sergeant. which will be filled some tin
| this week.
Takes Oath Of 0mee.
As soon as the Commissioners had
decided upon the selection of SuIli-
van he was called to the office of
Commissioner Rudolph, where he took
the oath of Office at o'clock yester-
day afternoon
His first act as head of the denart-
ment was to announce that he will hold
weekly conferences with his assistant
superintendents and inspectors at 10
o'clock on Monday mornings at which
suggestions for improving the value
OF the police department to the COM
munity will be considered.
L appreciate fully the honor that
has been conferred upon me by the
Commissioners and realize the re-
sponsibility it carries. All I can say
at this time is that I will seek al
ways to maintain the efficiency of
the department" said Mai Sullivan.
There was general approval
throughout the department when the
word was sent out that the new su-
perintendent had been selected from
the force.
Expected to BE Popular Choice.
The Commissioners also believe that
the community as a whole will in
dorse their action in holding to the
precedent of bringing the police chief
up from the ranks. which was estab.
lished a few years ago in the ap-
pointment Of Mai Harry l. Cess
ford.
The city heads decided upon In
spector Sullivan as Gessford's suc-
cessor after he had acted as major
and superintendent for two months
to their apparent satisfaction ana
with the cooperation of his subordi.
mates.
| 1t is well known that a number Of
men outside the department, and in
some cases outside the city, were
| urged upon the Commissioners as
candidates for the position.
Commissioner Oyster. who. as Com
] missioner in charge of the police. had
the task of recommending, felt that
II was his duty, if possible. to pick
the superintendent from the ranks or
from the residents OF the District OF
Columbia.
Gave Thirty-Two Years. Service.
| Mai. Sullivan, during his thirty-two
wears of service. has gone up step by
step from low-grade private to su-
perintendent.
Born in ireland on July 25. 1852.
! Sullivan received his education in the
| schools of his native land. Before at
! tanning his majority he came to the
United States and Immediately be-
| came a naturalized American citizen
| in New York city on August 5. 1882.
He remained only a short time in
the metropolis before making WASH
ington his home.
Sullivan vas appointed to the police
force as private of class 1 on April
| 9, 1889 Four years later he was ad-
vanced to private Of class 2. from,
which rank he was raised to sergeant
on August 13, 1898.
Sullivan received his early training
as a policeman in the sixth precinct
/ under the late Lieut.. John Kelly.
father of Detective Sergt Ed Kellys
Early residents of the DistrieA fe-
member Lieut. Kelly as one Oh ~
best bluecoats In the metropolitan
police department. and many Of the
men who have attained promotien q