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The Stamford Historical Society PresentsLaw & Order: The
History of the Stamford Police Department 1830-1956
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Police Department As It Was And As It Is, 1894-1917 Chief of Police Wm. H. Brennan Police Sergeants Bureau of Dectives Members of the Department Mrs. Seraphina Klahre Police Pension Fund |
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.