Evening star., 1942-03-05
As Auxiliary Police
Graduates Sworn In
As Defense Guards
Experienced Force Being
Trained by Commanding
Officers and Volunteers

With the swearing in this morning
of IS of its graduate members as
full-tine, paid defense guards,
Washington's auxiliary police force
marked another milestone in its
young but notable career.
The 46 are members of the volun-
teer force who have shown special
interest in and aptitude for police
work. All have completed the %
hour auxiliary police instruction
course and now are slated for a
week or 10 days of intensive post
graduate" work.
Following this they are to go to
work on guard duty at bridges.
waterWorks and other important
points, relieving so regular District
patrolmen for other duties.
MacArthur's Feats Cited.
In attendance at the ceremonies
were Commissioner John Russell
Young, Col. Lemuel Bolles. civilian
defense director for the Metropol-
itan Area; Asst. Supt. OF Police
Harvey G.. Callahan. Capt. Robert j.
Barrett, assistant chief of detectives;
Inspector Milton D. Smith, Capt.
John H. Fowler and 1t. John c.
Agnew, liaison officer for the Police
Department.
Commissioner Young pointed to
the valor of Gen Douglas Mac
Arthur and his heroic soldiers as an
example for the new policemen to
follow.
Col. Bolles declared our enemies
are tough and ruthless" and said
the job of a police officer required
nothing more than common sense
and "old-fashioned CUTS"
Nightly e. large percentage OF the
volunteer members of the civilian
defense it-approximately $500
of the 4,200 on the rolls. 1t was estl-
mated-are on duty at precincts, IN
school or on call.
Work at Varied Posts.
Those men of the auxiliary force
who have not completed the 28-
hour training course alternate be-
tween school and patroling in their
available time, working with the reg
ular force every other night.
They are on duty, usually. for a
three or four hour period. on dill
ferent shifts throughout the night,
during which they patrol streets,
take over clerical duties at the pre-
cinct station houses, direct trattc
and perform sundry other police
duties. Some members of the aux
iliary police force act as observers
in radio scout cars on patrol IN the
evening, thus releasing the second
member of the scout cars regular
crew, a uniformed member OF the
metropolitan police force, for other
patrol duties.
In some precincts auxiliary police
men are on special street patrol duty
nightly between II pm. and l am,
paying particular attention to street
car and bus stops, where women
might be returning home In other-
wise darkened and deserted neigh
borhoods.
Trained by Commanding Officers.
The members of the auxiliary
force have been trained by the COM
manding officers of the various po-
lice precincts, aided by those mem
hers of the regular force who have
had special training in first aid and
other phases of civilian defense.
Most of the 4,20O now enrolled in the
service have completed the required
% hours of training in police WORK.
Many of them have added to this
the experience of more than AZ
hours of patrol duty.
The force has been outfltted grad
ually, as fast as supplies have be-
come available. Within a week it
is hoped to have $500 auxiliary po-
licemen equipped with raincoat
cap, baton, whistle and badge. Visl-
bility belts. for blackout wear, are
being made now at Lorton and
should be available the middle OF
this month.
Steel helmets and gas masks are
to be provided for the members of
the Auxiliary Police Force, too, as
soon as Army contractors can make
deliveries.
The task of planning for the
proper equipment for the auxiliary
patrolmen and of purchasing and
distributing it was turned over by
Mai. Edward j. Kelly to Inspector
Milton D. Smith, officer in charge
of clothing and equipment OF
Metropolitan Police.