The Stamford Historical Society Presents

Law & Order: The History of the Stamford Police Department 1830-1956
a 2004 Exhibit and more

SOUVENIR HISTORY
OF THE STAMFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

Issued on the Occasion of the
FIRST GRAND BALL
of the Stamford, Conn., Police Force
Monday, April Nine, Nineteen Seventeen
For the Benefit of the Pension Fund

Marcus Research Library
352.2

Mrs. Seraphina Klahre

The appointment of Mrs. Seraphina Klahre as police matron and secretary to Chief of Police William H. Brennan, on February 14, 1911, was not only a step forward but it was also an act of economy and efficiency. Before this appointment was made, the department had recourse to the service of women who had no official connection with it when there was need of a matron. Such stenography and typewriting as were necessary were also done by outsiders, at considerable expense. All of this work is now done by Mrs. Klahre and she makes herself useful to the police organization in many other ways. For instance, the police records are, for the greater part, kept by Mrs. Klahre. This, and all other service the matron is called on to perform for the department, is done accurately, neatly and with despatch. Chief of Police Brennan is indeed fortunate to have such a woman filling this responsible position.

The duties of a police matron are not always agreeable and sometimes they are really trying. The patience, tact and intelligence brought to bear by Mrs. Klahre have helped the police materially in many ways. The matron is seldom in the news but she is doing important work day by day.

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