Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
JEFFERSON LAUDED |CALL FOR CLEANUP
Democrats Celebrate Birthday Clergy Urges Sanitary City
Of Party's Founder. Sermons Today
BANQUET IN new YORK CRUSADE STARTS WELL
Bryan Loudly Alaued When All Forces United Wage
He Enters Hall Capitals Dirt
LETTER FROM SPEAKER CLARK WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION
Campaign
Senator oGorman ThrouEh
Gaynor Country.
Clergy Urges Sanitary City in
Sermons Today.
CRUSADE STARTS WELL
All Forces United to Wage Var on
Capitals Dirt.
WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION
Campaign Il Expected to Interest
Cities Throughout the
Country.

Country.
Pastors of practically all the capitars
churches today win sound the call TO
arms In campaign for a cleaner wash
ington
The central committee appointed by
the District Commissioners to formulate
plans for the campaign yesterday son-
cluded Its preliminary labors. The 0nal
appeal to citizens that they make IL pos-
sihle for the crusade to be carried % a
successful termination today will be issued
from more than one hundred pulpits.
With the Endorsement given the move
ment by the clergy OF the city, city,
cleaning week, which starts tomorrow,
will have its inauguration under the
most auspiciious conditions that spuld
have been arranged for it. The crusade
has been pledged the entire suppo,s OF
the organized civic and social factors or
the capital. besides the cooperation OF
individuals. emo instance have plans
for the undertaking been thwurted
through lack of appreciative Interest in
them by the public.
See Better Capital.
The District Commissioners. who IN.
sued proclamation setting aside the
present week as city-cleaning week, be-
lieve that the crusade is destined to make
Washington cleaner and more sanitary
than it has ever been. and that the re-.
suits achieved will attract the attention
OF cities throughout the countr:. This
belief likewise Is held by the memb1 M of
the central and executive committees.
The suggestion for a cleanup crusade
was made by The Star in Its iasue of
been rapid. The Commissioners, be-
sides issuing the proclamation, appointed
the central committee and directed that
1t use the board room OF the. 5lAstrtct
building for its meetings
An executive committee was appointed
and practically all of the preliminary
work of arranging for the crusade was
done by this committee. In addition q
comm ttee on volunteer workers was
appointed. this committee to be In charge
Of the campaign for cleaning up xhe
alleys of the city.
Campaign by Children.
While arrangements .for. city cleaning.
week were in progress a clean-up-at-
home crusade conducted by the pupils
or the public schools Of Washington and
by Boy Scouts and children of the play
grounds was inaugurated. 1t is est-
mated that the juvenile crusade win re-
suit In the cleaning of approximately
1900 private premises.
With the opening tomorrow OF city
cieaning week, more organizations OF a
ciV.c, social and religious nature will be
In line to carry the undertaking to 4
successfui issue than have been mar
shaled for any civic Improvement move-
ment ever inaugurated in Washington.
~ Ior no other reason. the campaign
promises to attract wide attention on &C
count OF the extensive co-operation un-
derlying it.
Money Subscribed Quickly.
More than 500 was subscribed in less
than five minutes by members of the
central committee at yesterdays meet
Ing. 1t was decided, however, that a
better way to obtain the funds neces-
sary for conducting the campaign would
be to appeal direct to the citizens associ-
atoms and civic bodies represented on
the committee. and to this end resolu-
tons were adopted looking toward the
raising or the money and having it In
the hands of Treasurer John Joy Edison
by not later than Wednesday morning.
Ihe f1rst resolution. presented by DR..
John John Van schaick, jr.., representing the
each delegate to the committee endeavor
to have the Organization represented by
MIN appropriate not less than SIS to-
ward defraytng the expenses of the cru
saoe: A second resolution, offered by
Dr. William-C. Woodward, chairman OF
the executive committee, was to the
enect that subscription blank should
be mailed to each delegate with the re-
quest that he circulate il in the territory
represented by his association and else
where to obtain funds in that manner.
botn resolutions carried unanimously.
Canvass of Business Men.
third resolution. which passed
unanimously. authorized the appointment
Of committee which shall Canvass the
whole business district in ques, of funds.
Mrs. Frederick v. Colville of the Twen-
tieth Century Club was appointed chair
man of. this committee.
Mrs. Colville last night named the fol-
lowing members of the committee: Mrs.
John E. Wilkie. vice chairnian: Mrs. l..
G. b. Pierce, Miss Alice Lowe, Mrs. W
+. Ham, Mrs. w. F. Bacon and Miss
Edith kingman Kern. all members OF THE
Twentieth Century Club.
The meeting of the central committee
yesterday, which was attended by a ma
jority of the delegates representing
eighty odd citizens associations. Give
bodies and departments of the District
government who compose the memoer-
astic one. Arthur C. Moses. chairman,
presided.
Reports Are Heard.
Discussion of the best means Of fais,ng
funds for carrying on the campaign oc-
cupied most of the time of the meeting.
all OF the delegates expressing the opin-
ion that the organizations represented on
the committee would be willing to con-
tribute to the fund. DR.. Woodward
sufficient to meet all expenses. 1t Is be-
lieved that the funds will be raised by
not later than the middle of the week.
the different committees appoined to coi,-
duct the canvass being instructed to
complete the work by Wednesday. IL
possible.
Aside from the discussion OF financial
matters, the committee listened to re-
ports by various subcommittees charged
with the duty Of arranging various de-
tails connected with the campaign, and
to . detailed account Of what has been
accomplished so far By the executive
committee
Dr. Arthur L. Murray OF the health de-
partment, secretary Of the campaign.
read the minutes OF the executive com
mittee meeting and also the minutes OF q
meeting OF the committees on volunteer
workers, OF which Mr.. Wuliem Lincoln
Brown OF the women'g welfare depart
ment Of the National Civic Federatlon 10
chairman.
WIl Care for Allsys-
As annouaosd yssterday b. The 0Has.
the latter committee has arranged Cor the