Evening star., 1913-04-13
Will Make Appeal to Washing
tonians to Take Interest
in Crusade.
CAMPAIGN OF SANITATION
TO BE OPENED TOMORROW
Committee Puts in Strenuous Day
7 Making Plans for Inauguration
:. of Warfare on Dirt.

To-day is clean city Sunday
The final appeal to Washingtonians to
engage in the = crusade for a cleaner
Washington, which begins tomorrow. will
be sounded today from the pulpits of
many of the city's churches.
Every minister of the Nationaf Capital
has been requested to call the attention
of his congregation to the plans. for the
big sanitary undertaking. Residents of
every section will be told of the duties
which devolve upon them as citizens to
see that work of this character designed
to improve the health of the community
and make for its uplift in other respects,
is done thoroughly and well.
Many pastors have signifed their in
tention to deliver sermons on the SUBJ
ject With the Endorsement thus OBJ
tanned, the campaign. it is expected. will
start bright and early tomorrow under
the most auspicous conditions.
Crusade Plans Completed.
Despite the rain, which continued
throughout the day. members of the
clean city committee yesterday put in a
strenuous day making final arrange
ments for Inauguration of the city-wide
feli upon DR. Arthur L. Murray of the
District of Columbia health department.
secretary of the confnittee. v no visited a
number of public schools and left clean
UP" cards which the pupils are to be
asked to distribute among the. residents
&fEthe city.
DIR, Murray estimated last night that
hesieft $4,000 cards at the Various schools.
Many of these will not be- distributed be-
fore next week. hut eventually, 1T is ex-
tected. all of them Will have been re-
seiyed into individual homes. The cards
Are printed in blank form so that they
may be returned to the committee with
the certfcatfbn that premises Of GER
tain number. have been cleaned.
Just what citizens may do to cooperate
in the sanitary crusade in every way is
definitely natHned in statement pre-
pared by DIR. Murray and given out last
night. The health expert says:
Chance to- Show Pride.
s'tThe proclamation OF tile"District Com
rpissioners of March Il, 1913 designating
April II to 19aas' city. cleaning week. and
calling upon all citizens TO clean UP their
premises. boths residential and business,
affofds most excellent opportunity for
thesyesidents of the National Capital to
evidence the pride which they feel in
their city.
I'm all movements suchtas the one in
augurated by the clean-lp committee for
a cleaner and more;wholesome Washing
ton. much is dependent upon individual
cooperation. For the successful con-
summation of the campaign against ref
use, and may even say disease, for ref
use and disease are inseparable, the in
terest and serious effort of every citizen
is desired and expected.
The householder to contribute. his or
Va, 81, f4ol.
n success should see that the following G
l,srtion of their premises are properly
cl~aued and the rubbish removed: the
front yard areas. storage rooms, cellar,
Fear Yards. sheds and private alley, If
iIfIe be one. Proper receptacles for the
-eception and storage of garbage also
should be maintained.
For Business Men, Too.
.'The business man. likewise. should
sSe That the cellar, yard and shed to his
Place of business are placed in a good
sanitary condition and that all refuse is
removed from the premises.
'Grocers and managers of lunchrooylis
should take particular care. in seeing that
tHeir places of business are Thoroughly
cleaned and that adequate receptacles
Tor the reception of vegetable and like
refuse are installed.
I'm the near future. when flies begin
10 appear, their presence in and about
grocery stores and lunchrooms will be in
direct proportion to the amount of or
ganic refuse which has been permitted
TO remain exposed upon the premises.
The use of lime in and about cellars
Yards and sheds will do much toward
mitigating the fly nuisance.
Real estate agents can help make
the crusade success by seeing that
vacant property under their control is
placed in good, clean condition. Vacant
lots should not be forgotten by their
owners or agents. With many persons
. the esthetic appearance of piece OF
property. SO far as cleanliness is con-
, cerned, is necessary adjunct to its sale
or rental From purely business stand
point. therefore. vacant premises as well
las lots should present as pleasing ap-
pearance to prospective renters or pur-
ehasers as possible.
Committee Appreciates Interest.
THE clean city committee appreciates
shown in its efforts to make Washington
a cleaner and more healthy city, and
feels that the activity OF the residents
in the crusade of the coming week will
reflect credit not only upon them but
upon the city, of which we shall be even
more proud"
6 No additional contributions toward the
fund required for conducting the cam
paign We're received yesterday. and IL is
now practically assured that the commit
tee Will be forced TO begin its work to-
morrow with less than half of the amour,
needed. Subscriptions to date total $131
whereas the committee estimates its eX-
pense will he 500. An effort to obtain
the remaining SI69 will be made during
], the week, and upon the success achieved
will depned the extent to which wagons
may be employed for removing refuse
from the city.
W. II. Richardson, chairman of the
clean city committee. has not decided