Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
FUNDS TO Be RAISED
Will Be Used in Campaign for
Mcmillan Plan.
APPEAL is AUTHORIZED
Board of Trade Members Will Be
Asked to Contribute.
FIRE PREVENTION DAY
Arthur c. Moses Would Have Com
missioners Issue Proclamation
Authorizing Time for Drills.
PREVENTION D.

President Arthur c. Moses Of the Board
OF Trade was authorized by a special
committee this afternoon to send out let
tiers to members Of the board asking
financial support in a countrywide cam
the Mcmillan park commission plan for
the Identification of Washington The
special committee which was appointed
yesterday by the executive committee,
consists of Mr.. Moses, Ralph W. Lee,
chairman of the executive committee; w.
j. Eynon, secretary of the board; Judge
Charles S. Bundy, chairman of the COM
mittee on parks and reservations, and
Louis A. Dent. chairman of the committee
on law and legislation.
The plan of campaign contemplates an
appeal to all the trade bodies of the
country to use their influence with the
members of Congress from their states
and districts in favor of legislation for
the purchase of land for park purposes
and as sites for public buildings which the
Mcmillan plan calls for.
Support Is Expected.
1t is believed that when the trade or
CARNATIONS of the country have clearly
explained to them the need Of the i'm
provecents proposed for the National
Capital, they will give the project their
earnest support, and that they will use
their influence where it will do the most
good. with their own representatives in
the Senate and House.
Mr.. Moses and the other members of
the committee believe that at least 81 600
will be required to make the campaign
effective. and this is the sum which they
will aim to raise in their appeal to the
members of the board.
Fire-Prevention Day.
During the meeting Mr.. Moses infor-
mally discussed the advisability Of ask
ing the District Commissioners to issue a
proclamation for fire prevention day"
in Washington, such as have been pro-
claimed by Gov. Dix of New York and
Gov. Deneen of Illinois. The purpose of
such day is to bring home to the citi-
Zens of the District the necessity of TAX
ing every precaution against fire. On
such day fire drills are to be held in
all the schools, public buildings and pri-
Vate buildings where large numbers of
persons are employed. and owners of
property are to go over their property
to see that it is properly safeguarded.
The matter has been referred to the
committee on public order. of which Wal
ter A. Brown is chairman. That COM
mittee will meet Tuesday at 3 o'clock to
look into the advisability Of such a re-
quest to the Commissioners.
Would Widen Street.
President Moses asked that the COM
mittee on streets and avenues. to which
was referred a plan for the widening of
18th street between F and G streets
northwest, be requested also to look into
the need of widening 18th street between
II and II streets northwest.
Mr.. Moses pointed out that the side.
walks on 18th street are twenty-eight
feet wide, while the street itself is only
thirty-three feet wide. Traffic Is longest
ed and the need of reducing the width
of the sidewalk and increasing the width
of the street is manifest, he said.
AT meeting of the committee on public
transportation yesterday afternoon a ten
tative draft of the committees annual
report was made. With other things
the committee will recommend that q
law be enacted for a public utilities COM
mission for the District. to be composed
of the District Commissioners.