Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-12
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
To Be Fostered by Mass Meetings for
 Boys' Clubs of United Workers.


 A mass club meeting, for the clubs of the United Workers. anu the first that has been held this season. had an attendance of about 90 on Monday evening at the United FW0rkers' rooms. These mass club meetings are to be held once a month through the Win ter. Miss Alice Hooper is the club worker for the United Workers.
 J. B. Stanton was in charge of the meeting Monday night and developed in an interesting way the idea of good citizenship which is to be one of the aims of these meetings. Boys over Il are to be reached. and other clubs, social and education. are to be form ed, with probably one debating club. Fire Chief Howard l.. Stanton was the special speaker Monday evening, holding the close attention of the boys as he described the workings of a fire alarm box, which he Illustrated with an actual box, and also explained the general plan upon whiuh the boxes were placed anl the call numbers ar ranged.
 Prao-ical suggestions to the boys were made by Chief Stanton in two sets of rules to guard against fire. He reminded the boys that they could be expected to teach their parents on these points.
 Learn To.
 Chief Stanton's first set of sugges- tions were given under the head of Please Learn To-" and were as fol- lows:
 LEARN TO-
 Locate the fire alarm box nearest your home.
 Send in an alarm from any box in the city in case of fire.
 Ask any officer or member of the fire department, who will instruct you. Stay near the box when pulled for fire, to direct fremen. To look up the telephone number of the nearest fire station to your home. Have the telephone number on a card near the phone. Speak distinctly when calling the | department by phone.
 Give the location of fire; not say, Come up to my house, quick" Use fire extinguisher; own one if possible. 1 Have two six-quart pails if needed | If needed they are handy. | Look for exits in theaters. halls and public buildings. l Keep on the sidewalk when apparat- 1 us is going to a fire.
 Give the right of way to the fire department while responding tc alarms.
 Look on printed fire alarm cards for instructions and signals. | Judge which is best in case of fire a telephone call or box alarm.
 Give the iremen credit when they deserve it.
 Realize that the fire department i. ready at all times to respond to fire! l hi irfN is sent in. That delay in sending il an alarm is responsible for every larg, fire that occurs in every city. Tha | with snow on the ground and a two mile run up hill, the department mus be notified quickly to be of any serv ice. The most efficient service is ren dered if the department arrives with in three minutes after the fire break out. Finally, help the fire prevention movement by assisting the fire depart ment in preventing fires. and should fire occur send in an alarm quickly.
 Fire Don'ts.
 His second set of suggestions wer under the head of Please Don't They were the following:
 Don't go into closets looking fo clothing with a lighted match. Don't kindle fires in stoves with ker osene.
 Don't put hot ashes and coal i wooden barrels or boxes.
 Don't thaW out frozen water pipe with 8 torch or lamp. Don't allow waste paper, excelsio and rubbish to collect.
 Don't use gasoline for cleaning in closed room.
 Don't look for gas leaks with | match or lamp
 Don't allow lace curtains near ga brackets
 Don't allow oily rags near stoves ( about the premises.
 Don't allow sawdust to be used cuspidors or on floors.
 Don't throw waste paper on a fiji in a fireplace.
 Don't throw cigarettes or cigar away if lighted.
 Don't keep matches In paper boxe or lying about carelessly.
 Don't hang your clothing near ope fires or stoves. Don't use snapping parlor matcht (taboo them).
 Don't fill lamps after dark and neve when lighted.
 Don't allow rubbish in railways ( on fire escapes. Don't burn leaves and dead grass 0 windy days. Don't forget to have the chimney . of your home cleaned each year.
 Don't forget that matches are tf beginning of conflagrations.
 Don't fail to look twice at everythin that looks like fire.
 Don't fail to notify the chief of tI fire department, of anything you ma see that is dangerous and liable ) cause fire, remembering that ever day is fire prevention day in Norwic