Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-15

|btSl RtSULlSbY
| WORK IN CONCERT
Plan of Campaign for Insuring
Greater Safety in Streets
of Washington.
BE CAREFUL YOURSELF
AND TEACH OTHERS HOW
Boy Scouts Enlisted in The Stars
Women's Clubs
Promise Aid.
What are You do
!: !. !. .
TT7> ing to aid in MAX
| IIr~tltEl ing the streets of
D-F &IuUl1 Washington safe?
| @@ Time after time it
| IEAkS0Zsve has been pointed
| HA5 .aoH$H out by persons cog
| w TG3N infant with condi-
NM WHY tons here that only
. through concerted
EEJ efforts may the best
| results be obtained
| ~ and the streets
| n.y. ~ made safest. EX-
| n.y. amples of this may,
of course, be seen
| by the score. Any one can daily
how much safer the ''wide-awake" mans
| trip across the street is, than is that of
the individual who thinks not of where
| nor how he is going.
| From time to time suggestions looking
| forward to this end have been received
| by The Star, both verbally and written;
many people have made suggestions for
aiding in the elimination of accidents.
Summary of Suggestions.
The summary of suggestions has been
made as follows:
trian or vehicle driver, do your share.
Teach your children. If you have no
children, teach your neighbor's children.
DISCUSS safety with your friends and
make it a subject for dinner-table' dis
cussion.
"No matter how much You may criti- |
else any regulation, don't break it.
Try to create sentiment in favor of
safe streets and uncrippled people"
Ill l~1;,,
piled for the use of the Boy Scouts who |
are to learn not only to keep themselves |
safe. but to also teach their comrades. |
will be of such nature as to be perma-
nently useful. Frank c. Wood, who has |
charge of the work of compiling the |
pamphlets, announced today that they |
would be discussed at the meeting of |
the scOutmasters this month.
Data Drawn From Other Cities.
Several large cities have been queried |
as to work in the safety line and it is
probable that the work will be quite COM
prehensive. After the LOO Boy Scouts |
here have completed their study each |
will act as teacher for ten comrades |
and the best of them will probably be |
more widely used as teachers. The boys
have shown a great interest in the work. |
as it Is of a practical nature and makes |
them feel that here is a chance to do
something worth while
One of the chief principles of scout
work is the aiding Of others.
NewsbOyS jumping on and off NOV
ing street cars to make sales is large
danger factor, according to some of the
railroad officials, and all efforts will be
made to break up completely this habit.
The closed-entrance cars have been eff
fective in reducing this feature, of course,
but, it is explained, there are still nu
merous instances of the offense.
Clubwomen to Assist.
Several clubwomen have promised to
bring up the safety campaign of The
Star for Endorsement and to get the mem
bers of their clubs TO cooperate in re-
ducing street dangers in this city.
few citizens associations have also prom
Used to take action in this regard.
These are in addition to the other or
CARNATIONS which have already taken &C
ton favoring the street-safety campaign.
1t is believed that through the ranks of
these organizations the safety teach
| ings'' will spread in overwhelming circles.
| continually enlisting more helpers, who
will cooperate in making the streets of
Washington free from dangers.