The Washington times., 1938-02-05
C. DAIRY
OF White HOUSE.
POLICE, is DEAD.
President Pays Tribute
To Head of Force

For the first time in a quarter
OF a century the throng of of.
ficials and personal callers at the
offices of the President of the
United States will pass through
the portals without the watchful
and experienced eye of Captain
Clarence Dalrymple, of the White
House police force, who died sud-
denly last night.
Captain Dalrymple's end came
as Casualty Hospital after he had
ben stricken near his home on
149 Kentucky Ave. S. E., while at
work for the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church Of which he had been
a member for many years. Presi-
dent Roosevelt, informed Of Cap
tain Dalrymple'S death. issued a
statement which, in effect, was:
"Well done. thou good and
faithful servant"
WENT TO CHURCH
The veteran White House
guard, SO years old, had finished
his days work at p. m. yeSter-
day after having greeted the Lit
tie Business Mems Committee"
which had conferred with the
President; and had spoken to
Cabinet members who held a meet
ing in the afternoon. Previously
he had stood guard while mem
bers of the Presidents press con-
ference had filed into the execu-
tive office.
On reaching home he had din
fler and went out to the church
meeting, and coming home he col
lapSed on the street, without the
slightest warning.
Friends took him to the office
of DR.. A. D. Butz, 428 Eighth st.
S. E.. whence he was taken to
Casualty Hospital, but on arrival
he was pronounced dead.
., DEVOTION TO DUTY
The Presidents statement is
sued from the White House was:
Captain Dalrymple was one
of those public servants whose
efficiency through 40 years of
Service-latterly as head of our
White House police force-WaS
enhanced by a Self-effacement
which placed devotion to duty
above all else. Faithful and
courteous, he discharged the
duties of an exacting position
with fine tact and discretion. I
knew Dali from the time first
came to Washington a great
many years ago. Then, as al
ways, he was a fine example in
public service. His passing will
be mourned by many friends of
whom I count myself one"
The former White House police
chief, who was an Ohioan by
birth, went into the White House
force in August, 1898, when The
odore Roosevelt was President,
having been on the Metropolitan
Police Force for three years. He
then held the rank of sergeant,
and in 1922 when the White House
police force was made a separate
entity, he was placed in charge,
retaining the rank Of sergeant.
he became captain in June, 1890.
UNERRING MEMORY
Although he had the duty Of
supervising the large police force
at the White House he was in
special charge Of the doorway to
the executive office. 1t was there
he came to know every official
and every other person with err
randS to the Presidents office.
He had an unerring memory and
could name hundreds of former
officials even after a lapse Of
twenty years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Leona T. Dalrymple; one daugh-
ter, Miss Nellie Dalrymple: two
sons, Robert and Charles E. Dal-
rymple; two sisters. Mrs. Mary v.
Mitchell of Washington and Mrs.
Eva McCurdy of st. Petersburg,
Fla; two brothers, w. Earl Dal-
rymple, Of Washington, and Ira B.
Dalrymple Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and three grandchildren.
RITES MONDAY
Funeral services have been ar
ranged tentatively for $3.50 o. M,
Monday, in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The Rev. Clifford H. Jope, pas
tor Of the Ninth Street Christian
Church, will officiate.
A guard of honor composed of
White House policemen and Sc
cret service men and a motorcycle
escort from the Metropolitan
force will attend the services. It
is likely high White House Off
cialS also will attend, it was said.