The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-08
EAST END PEOPLE
RESPONDED BEST
Other Sections Left Behind in
Extent of Cleanup Day
Cooperation.
CHILDREN MAKE REPORTS
Majority Help in Work-Rest of
Area North OF River to Be
Cleaned To-Day.
CHILDREN MAKE REPORTS

The section of Richmond east of
fourteenth Street was annexed to spot
less town yesterday, when tho full
force of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment turned out to cart away the piles
and barrels of rubbish that the citi-
%ens, together with the Boy Scouts and
some 5000 school children, had gath
cred and placed in the alleys. IT is n
large section. including Church Hill.
fulton and Paramount. and there was
a glorious opportunity for the work of
the cleanup campaign. The people
realized this to the full. and they CO.
operated with the forces OF the de-
partment better than either the bust
ness section or tho more ornate qua rtcr
at the othcr end of town The zinc
garbage can. which delights the eve
OF the collector and defes the blue
bottle fly. proved far more abundant in
the humble alleys of the East End than
might have been expected
The work was made somewhat easier
Tor the forces of the department. by the
fact that the dumps were nearer than
on either of the preceding DAYS, 30
that the work for the carts was much
faster The greatest difficulty encoun-
tered, as before, was the indiscriminnte
mixing or all sorts of refuse. so that it
was often necessary for the workers
10 separate the perlshable material
which is destined for the crematories
from the noncombustible material
which can be placed on the dumps with
out damage.
Colorcd People DO Their Part.
Superintendent Cohn. of the Street
Cleaning Department. especially com
mends the spirit of cooperation shown
by the colored citizens. They seemed
TO realize to the full the blessing that
n thorough cleaning meant TO the sec
tions they live in. Back yards in tho
settlement north Of p Street were raked
ana cleaned with the utmost care. and
the colored people Ind prepared their
refuse in exact accordance with the re
quests of the department.
Great credit is also due TO the 2o5
men behind the guns" who are ac-
tually hauling away the refuse and
cleaning up the alleys while the peo-
pie rejoice and the germs and bacilli
fairly Gle of disgust These men are
working long hours with an enthusiasm
porn OF the occasion, to finish the part
of the city set aside for each DAYS
work. In order that the remainder OF
the week may be devoted to the rcgu-
lar duties of the department
The children responded splendidIv To
the call TO brooms and rakes. according
to superintendent OF Schools j. A. q
Chandler. who states that the cards
which have been given the children To
MI out show that about So per cent
, OF them actually worked The cards
certify that tho back yard and house
In which the child lives has been thor
oughly cleaned, and tells just what part
ne mad In doing II. The reports from
the nigh schools-John Marshall
'white) and Armstrong (colored)-
show that out of the LOO pupils in The
TWO schools, 200 took an active part
IN the campaign; while of the 200
pupils In two Of the grammar schools
rfoN and Elba-900 helped In the work
Teach the Children.
superintendent Chandler says that
this excellent object lesson in civic
duty VIII be Kept before the minds OF
the children by frequent talks on NV
Creme and sanitation. probably one a
week; and that cleanup day" will
probably become a regular feature Of
the school year The schools which
suspended classes yesterday were Mich
olson. Springfield. Fulton, Paramount.
George Mason. Bellevue. Buchanan,
Chimborazo and Jefferson. To-day
about 5000 pupils will again be given
holiday in Navy Hill, Baker, Monroe,
sidney twhite) Maury. Moore, Madi-
son. cambridge. Randolph. Newton,
iowhatan. Arents and Sidney (colored)
owing to the extremely large terri
tory set for yesterdays task, n small
portion In the extreme northeast nor
I tion OF the city remains unfinished. al
though a third more rubbish was hauled
yesterday than on Monday For this
reason 1t has been decided to leave the
! cleaning of South Richmond until to-
morrow, and to devote o-day to The
southeast quarter and to the remain
ing part OF the northeast section.