Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28

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to discuss their part I'm the
''clean-up" work.
AS result of the interest which Cit
zens of the District are manifestinr in
The plans of The Star for a city cleaning
"eek-an interest that has surpassed all
and promises to make the
campaign the biggest sanitary undertak-
ing ever launched by the citizens of any
c1ty-it was decided today to hold the first
meeting of the central committee, which
Is to direct the crusade. Friday, April s,
at 4:S pm. In the boardroom of the
District building. The date originally Sc
lected for this meeting was Saturday,
April IL, which would have left but two
days before the opening of the campaign.
which is to start Monday. April IL, and
through the week.
For several days 1t has been apparent
that the time set for the initial gathering
OF the committee was too near the date
chosen for the opening Of city cleaning
zations and officials OF departments of the
District government, who are TO CO.
operate in the effort to make Washington
the cleanest@ city Of America. have been
committee should convene early, so that
it would be possible not only to formu-
late plans for the campaign. but to un-
dertake any preliminary work necessary
to the end OF getting 1t underway with
the least delay Monday morning. April Is.
Conference Is Held.
The matter Of advancing the committee
meeting date was discussed at a confer
ence this morning In the health Office OF
the District. officials OF the department
and representatives of several civic or
ganizations being in attendance. The,
date selected will leave ten days before
the opening Of city cleaning week, and
will, it is believed, give sufficient time
in which to make all arrangements for
the campaign.
One advantage Of holding the meeting
early will be the fact that both Commits
sioners Judson and Johnston will be in
the city at that time. ii being their inten-
ton to leave before the middle of the
month for a visit to Panama. Ii is ex-
pected that all three Commissioners will
address the committee. Cuno Ii. Rudolph.
president Of the board Of Commissioners.
will call the meeting to order.
Business of Committee.
The principal business to be transacted
by the committee at its first session VIII
be the appointment Of an executive COM
mittee This body will meet daily, after
the campaign gets under way, to receive
complaints regarding nuisances and places
about the city that need cleaning up, and
devise WAYS and means of disposing of
them.
DR. William &. Woodward health officer
of the District, has been mentioned as
chairman of the executive committee. For
the position of secretary OF city cleaning
week the name Of DIR. Arthur l.. Murray,
also of the health department, has been
suggested Dr. Murray supervised The
Stars swat the fly crusade last sum-
mer.
Just how many meetings of the central
committee or executive committee before
the campaign starts will he required re-
mains to be determined, but II is likely
that several sessions OF each VIII be held
That there is necessity OF conducting n
preliminary city cleaning week campaign,
with the view of laying foundation for
the larger and more COMPREHENSIVE cru
sade, generally is admitted.
Possible Confusion Avoided.
1t was believed, however. that to have
attempted such work before the central
committee held its first meeting would
have been to anticipate the later actions
of the committee and might have resulted
in confusing the situation.
With the committee meeting date ad-
vanced, the central committee will be IN
a position to outline plans for the pre-
liminary campaign: TO make all arrange
ments for and conduct city cleaning week,
and later to devise a method for per-
petuating the aims of the crusade. The
latter scheme probably VIII De reanzed
through the organization of a public
health associa ton, which will work in
conjunction with the health and street
cleaning departments of the District gov
ernment.
The central committee will consist OF
approximately 100 members, being COM
posed of one representative each of the
citizens associations of the District, va
rious civic bodies and several dcparl-
ments of the District government; Inc
being completed and it is expected that
it Will be announced the latter part or
the week or the first of next week.
Pictures to Be Exhibited.
One of the features Of the first meeting
OF the committee will be an exhibit or
photographs depicting alleys, yards and
other places in the city that either are
in an insanitary condition or recently
have been cleaned up by order of the
baalth denartment of the District. The
nhotoeranhs will illustrate vtvidly the
need of a city cleaning week. The exhibit
is now being prepared by The Stars
photographer.
Other features of the meeting will be
addresses by sanitary experts, IN addition
10 the remarks to be made by the Com