Evening star., 1925-10-05
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID
SULLIVAN AT RITES
Officials and Associates At
tend Funeral of Former
Police Head.

With all the honors that could he
accorded by his associates in the pub
lie service and by his church, the body
of Maj Daniel Sullivan, superin-
tendent of police. was laid to rest
today in Mount Olivet Cemetery. fol
lowing requiem mass at st. Martins
Catholic Church, North Capitol and
r streets.
In the sermon at the close of the
mass, Rev. Michael J. Riordan. his
pastor, declared the life of Maj. Snln
van was proof that the rewards OF
upright living are greater and more
lasting than the things that are gain
ed by lack Of righteousness.
Maj. Sullivan" the pastor said,
was upright and strong, not only IN
his physical appearance. but in his
heart and IN his mind. lie left to his
family the greatest heritage a man
can leave-a good name
From the moment the cortege left
the family home, at 10 V street, at
$50 until taps We're sounded at the
grave the funeral services were i'm
preSSive and gave expression TO the
high regard in which the veteran po-
lice official was held among his su-
periors In the municipal service. the
rank and file OF the force and by 4
host of personal friends
Band Plays Hymn.
AS the casket was borne from the
house three companies OF hluecoaTs
stood at attention on V street, com
landed by Inspector Henry G.. Pratt.
| and the 121st Engineer Band, Nation
al Guard, played the solemn strains
| Of a hymn.
! Led by a detachment OF mounted
| police. the procession moved west on
V street to First street, south to 7
| street and thence east to the church.
The services at the church began
with the solemniZation Of requiem
| mass. sung by Rev. Francis x. Cavan-
! naugh, assistant pastor.
| Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, rector Of
! Catholic University, assisted by Mgr.
| George Dougherty, occupied places in
! the sanctuary during the mass. and at
its conclusion Bishop Shahan off1ciated
| at the final ritual OF the church over
! the body.
| Other priests at the altar were Rev.
John G. Geale. :. J.; Rev. William Car
roll. Rev. Francis J. Hurney, Rev.
| John Mcnamara, Rev. Thomas Cal
| lgnatius Fealy.
| Commissioners Rudolph, Fenning
and Bell and a score of other high ON
| cials of the District government at
| tended the mass, as we'll as hundreds
of Mai Sullivan's personal friends and
a number Of members of Potomac
Council. knights of Columbus.
Mai Sullivan" said Father Rordan
in his sermon, - was good man IN
the widest sense Of the term. Ihere
are three kinds OF goodness, that
which We inherit, that which we &C
quire and that which is infused into
the soul with Gods grace. In all three
kinds Mai. sullivan eXcelled.
| Mai Su!liVan'S life was spent in
the public service. first in the Marine
| Corps and then for Sc years in the
Police Department. His record IN ooth
places was marked by loyalty and eff
cheney He was a 100 per cent Amerl-
can in the best sense.
! Associates Are Pallbearers.
The guard of honor of patrolmen
again formed a lane through Whlch
the body was taken from the church.
and led down North Capitol street and
out Florida avenue TO Mount Ollvet
,smetery by "A mounted detail.
Rev. Cavanaush offlciated in the
rites at the grave. and taps were
sounded by Pvt. Moeller of the fifth
| precinct The grave is located on
the northern slope of the cemetery
! Surrounding it when the procession
arrived were beautiful floral tributes.
while the upturned ground had been
covered With green sod.
The pallbearers were all men with
whom Maj. sullivan served-As-
} sistant Supt. Charles A. Evans. In
spector L. W. Brown, Capt Martin
r. Reilly, Lieut.. II. H. Groves, Sergt.
F. s. w. Burke and Pvt. H. G. Sc
crest The three companies of pa
trolmen forming the guard OF honor
were commanded by Capt. Lord, Capt.
Thaddeus Bean and Capt. William r.
Sanford.
The Policemen's Association sent its
: executive committee TO attend the
funeral in a body. The members Of
the committee are Sergt. Milton ID.
Smith. Pvts. J. r. Currier, w. j. Can
field. w. j. kerns. J. f. Wilson and
W. G. Adcock. Edwin b. Hesse, the
new ma jor of police. and Fire Chief
George Watson were among the group
of officials attending the funeral
Among others who attended the fu-
neral was Chief of Police Geors Be
Black of Wilmington, Del. who Is
secretary of the International Asso
citation of Police Chiefs.