Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14

organization of q large corps Of volunteer
workers. which will endeavor to improve
the sanitary condition Of the capitals
alleys. The headquarters OF the voiun-
teer committee will be at the Associated
Charities General office, 923 II street
auested to report. The Volunteers will be
assigned to districts and Will work under
the immediate direction OF the social
workers of the Associated Charities and
social settlements Of the city
In presenting an account of what the
executive committee has accomplished
DIR. Murray distributed among the dele
sgates copies of a pamphlet containing
instructions to householders concerning
tthe preparation Of refuse for collection.
Several thousand copies OF the pamphlet
have been printed and donated to the
committee by The Star. 1t was decided
TO arrange for the printing OF additional
copies and request DR.. William M. David
son. superintendent Of schools. that they
he distributed by the children OF the
public schools.
The committee also voted to request the
newspapers OF the city to publish the
pamphlet In as many issues during city
cleaning week as possible, beginning to-
day.
Badges Are Distributed.
Badges for members Of the central
executive and volunteer committees were
distributed. as were Clean City Cru
sade" tags. Fifty thousand Of the latter
have been printed. II was announced. and
will be distributed free to Washingto-
mans who will consent to wear them dur
ing rity-cleaning week.
In discussing the work to date of the
executive committee, DR.. Woodward said
that satisfactory progress has been made
and that indications point to the waging
of a successful campaign looking toward
the cleaning up OF the capital. he SAID
that the committee was ready TO nandie
all complaints that will be turned In TO
IL next week by citizens and the cam
paign workers regarding nuisances and
places about the city that need cleaning
up
Boy Scouts Are Ready.
William Nick. Clayton of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations presented
a resolution. which carried directing
that Washington real estate men en-
deavor to have the sanitary conditions
in sheds on property over which they
have control improved. The matter will
he investigated by the executive commit
tee
That the Washington Boy ScouAD are
ready to assist in the campaign was the
assurance given by Edgar S. Martin,
secretary of the Fairgrounds Association
and commissioner of Boy Scouts. Mr..
send up kite with an eighteen-foot ban
ner displaying the words "Clean City
Crusade.
Ask Drainage of Pond.
Residents of the Park View section
have requested the executive committee
of city cleaning week to take steps for
the drainage of pond of stagnant water
on the north side of Kenyon street be-
tween Georgia avenue and Warder street |
which, they say, has been a breeding
place for mosquitoes and a menace to
the health of the community for more
than three years. The matter has been
presented to the committee by j. G. Nc
grath. president of the Park View Citi-
zens' Association, who is a member of the |
committee
According to Mr.. McGrath, the Park
View people have been trying for twol
years TO have the pond drained The |
question has been under consideration
by District officials at various times, but |
mo satisfactory method of disposing of
the nuisance has been arrived at 1t is |
Mr.. McGrath's opinion that when the |
members of the cleanup crusade execu- |
tive committee have had an opportunity |
TO look into the matter they will be i'm
pressed with the fact that the condition
Is one which should be abated at once,
and VIII endeavor. - arrange for the |
drainage of the pond.