Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-26
CHILDREN WILL AID
Assist in PreIiminaries to CITY
Cleanup Campaign.
WORK TW0-WEEK PERIOD
Cooperation Of Boy Scouts and Play
grounds Tads Assured.
JUVENILES NUMBER 5000
Will Report fragrant Cases and As
sist in Cleaning 1900 Pri-
vate Premises.
JUVENILES NUMBER 800


SADIE have been made by The Star in
conjunction with Edgar S. Martin, super
visor OF Fairgrounds and commissioner of
the Boy Scouts. Mr.. Martin will repre-
sent both organizations on the city clean
ing week central committee.
The plan calls for cooperation on the
part of the youthful members Of the COM
munity to the extent of their cleaning up
the private premises where they reside.
1t is estimated that approximately 5000
children will wage the initial campaign
against dirt and conditions predisposed
toward disease This will mean the i'm
proving Of the sanitary conditions of from
1900 to 1900 private premises.
Assist Preliminary Work.
The Fairgrounds children will assist
only in the preliminary work, which will
begin Monday, April /, and continue for
two weeks, or until the campaign proper
gets under way. The Boy Scouts will
participate in both campaigns. In the
IdttCi, IL 10 pIdI1ucu 10 udV0 tuclu 6COut
over the entire city and report to the CEN
trail committee all out-of-door nuisances
that come to their attention. They will
not take part in house inspection work, as
this feature is one which will be conduct
ed under the immediate direction of the
central committee.
Both Mr.. Martin and officials Of the
Fairgrounds Association and Of the Boy
Scouts are enthusiastic over the oppor-
tunities offered by The Stars city clean
ing week to the youth of the city to
demonstrate that they may be a consider
able factor in civic betterment under
takings The result to be achieved in
the two-week dirt-removing campaign, to
will, they believe. attract the attention of
the entire country.
Scout Masters Notified.
Notices will be sent out by Mr.. Martin
today to the various scout masters and
directors Of Fairgrounds, informing them
of the plans to have the two juvenile or
CARNATIONS participate in the preliminary
crusade. The Fairgrounds directors will
be instructed to communicate the plans
to the children Friday and Saturday of
this week The patrons of the juvenile
recreation parks will be told to spend a
sufficient number Of afternoons between
now and April 10, the beginning Of city
cleaning week, to get the yards Of their
homes thoroughly cleaned up AS the
present average daily attendance at the
Fairgrounds is 2,OOO and the number is
certain to increase as weather conditions
become more favorable, it is Mr.. Martins
opinion that at least 1900 children will
take part in the sanitary work during
the next two weeks.
There are thirty-hve Boy Scouts pa
trolls in Washington, with total men,
bership of LOCO Within the next two
weeks it is planned to organize ten more
patrols. which probably will Increase the
membership to 100.
Begin on Own Premises.
The same instructions to be given the
directors Of the Fairgrounds will be deliv-
cred to the scout masters. so that the
Boy Scouts, also. will be ready to start
the sanitary work next Monday.
. For the present the Boy Scouts will be
asked to clean up their own premises
only. When city cleaning week begins.
however, they Will be instructed to scout
over territories to which they will be as
signed in search for vacant lots that need
cleaning, places where there are pools of
stagnant water and other nuisances of
provide each scout with card contain
ing list of out-of-door nuisances which
he is to be on the lookout for. The
scouts will turn in their reports each
night to their respective scout masters
who. in turn, will deliver them to Mr.
Martin. This official then will turn them
over to the central committee. which will
decide as to what disposition shall be
made Of the complaints reported.
Gives Boys Chance to Scout.
city cleaning week will give the scouts
chance to do some scouting; that's
what they are organized for, and The
be made the most Of" said Mr.. Martin
today. The boys will be instructed
carefully as to methods Of procedure
There is no danger Of their being an an
noyance to any one. as they will look
only for out-of-door nuisances and will
be cautioned not to be guilty of tres
pass.
II am convinced that the Boy Scouts
and the children Of the Fairgrounds can
bring about a vast Improvement in the
sanitary conditions of Washington mere
ly by getting the private premises where
they reside cleaned up, and believe they
as did the children who participated last
summer in The Stars swat the fly"
crusade. They should succeed in laying
splendid foundation for the work of
city cleaning week. and at the first meet
ing Of the central committee which Is to
direct that campaign, I will report on
what the youthful warriors on filth and
disease have been able to accomplish"
Residents Are Awakening.
Officials Of the health department Of
the District today stated that already
there are abundant evidences in various
sections of the city to the effect that
residents are interested in the city
cleaning-week program, and are max
ing preparations for 1t by getting
their own premises cleaned.
In q recent report submitted to
Health Officer Woodward by e. c. Stoy,
one of the inspectors of the depart
ment, sanitary conditions in a section
in Georgetown between X and Grace
streets and Wisconsin avenue and the
Potomac river were declared to be un-
usually bad. The report showed that
in this section nine lots were found to
be dirty, four buildings were discov-
cred in such condition that they were
reported to the board for the condem-
nation of insanitary buildings. while
filthy condition and two stables were
reported as not complying with the
sanitary regulations
Committee Nearly Completed.
According to a report on this section,
which was made to the health depart