Evening star., 1912-04-05
CIVIC BODIES AID
IN CITY CLEANING
Committee Appointed by the
Commissioners to Meet
This Afternoon.
DISTRICT WIDE CRUSADE
TO BE MOST THOROUGH
Ways and Means to Eradicate Dirt
and Rubbish to Be Devised.
CAMPAIGN TO OPEN APRIL Is
Youthful Residents of Capital Ex-
pected to Play Important Part
in the Work for Better
Sanitation.
CAMPAIGN TO OPEN APRIL Is
FOR A SPoTLESS CITY.
Time-4:45 O'Clock this afternoon,
Piace-Oistrict BUILDING.
Object-Fight for cleanliness and
health.

WashinStonians at 4:45 o'clock this after
noon will launch a mammoth campaign
directed toward the eradication of dirt
and disease in the District. when a CON-
mittee representing approximately eighty
citizens associations, civic bodies and de-
partments of the District government
meets in the boardroom of the Municipal
building to devise ways and means for a
week of city cleaning.
The committee is the central body which
was appointed by the Commissioners to
direct the campaign. The Commissioners,
themselves. will be in attendance at the
meeting to give Endorsement to the plan
to improve the sanitary condition of the
that all three of them will address the
committee. Commissioners Rudolph and
Judson definitely have promised to. and
Commissioner Johnston will attend if it is
possible. The latter official is deeply in
terested in the proposed municipal better
ment undertaking, but as he has planned
to leave the city on a short trip this
afternoon. it may be possible for him to
be present only at the beginning of the
meeting.
Executive Committee Probable.
IT is probable that the central committee
will not attempt to devise ways and
means for the crusade, but that 1t will
appoint an executive committee to take
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executive committee doubtless will hold
several meetings next week and report to
the central committee. which will approve
the plan of action to be followed.
IS the te for city cleaning week es-
ta5lished by the Commissioners procla-
nation is April 10 to -. the central COM
mittee will have ten days in which to
make preparations for carrying on the
campaign.
Developments have been rapid since
The Star suggested a cleaning week.
more than two weeks ago. The Dis
trict Commissioners were among the
first to approve the suggestion. Resi-
dents in every section of the District
however, lost no time in communicating
with The Star to express their COM
!nendation OF the proposed undertaking
Citizens Make Suggestions.
Many of the commendatory com
muniCationS have been accompanied by
suggestions as to how city cleaning
week should be conducted. The Star has
published but few recommendations OF
this nature, as it decided that the plar
of procedure of the central committed
should not be anticipated. and that moth
ing should be done that would tend tt
confuse the situation. thereby making
more difficult the work of the com.
mitteT.
What has been accomplished SO far ha.
consisted largely of preparations for the
first meeting of the committee. Schoo
children and Boy Scouts have been or
Ganzed for a n-up-at-home crusade
which is now in progress, but as thi!
movement is one which affects merely tn,
sanitary condition of private premises
il cannot in any way affect the genera
problem of city-wide cleaning. which tn,
committee is to deal with this Afternoon
and for the next three weeks.
That the youthful citizens of the capita
will be a big factor in laying founda
ton for the campaign of general sani
tation generally is admitted, but tn.
course followed in having the children
for the present, clean up only their owl
home premises generally has been com
mended.