Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-24
PARK ADJUSTMENTS
FREE TO CHILDREN
Glen Echo Management to Aid
Movement to Make the
Streets Safe.

Street Safety day will be observed at
Glen Echo Park next Wednesday. on
which day all amusements with the
exception of the dip will be open free
to children under sixteen years old be-
tween the hours of and pm Ar
engagements for this day have just been
made by the Street Safety Association
of the District with the cooperation
OF the Glen Echo Park Company and
The Star. Besides the use of the
amusements free which the park COM
pany has given, brief program. about
half an hour in length, will be given
under the auspices Of the Street Safety
Association.
Any boy or girl who wishes to enjoy
the amusements at Glen Echo that day
coupons which will be printed in The
Star These coupons will give free adj
mission to the various things which
children like.
great interest in the movement for
street safety from the time it was first
started by The Star. has promised to
see that all the boys and girls have an
"A1" time.
Aim to Interest Children.
President w. F. Peabody Of the Street
Safety Association is chairman of q
committee which is making arrange
ments for the day. The idea OF having
the day at the park is to create wider
interest among the young people In the
movement to eliminate street accidents.
The object of the association will be
outlined. 1t is hoped also that through
this day an added interest will be given
to the children's contest which the
Street Safety Association hopes to open
in the near future.
Funds for this contest are now being
raised, and every one is urged to con-
tribute. 1t is hoped at this time to
raise big fund of $500, which will be
used to promote street safety during
the ensuing year. II this money can
be raised efforts will be made about
once a month to stir up interest in the
prevention Of street accidents
Members of the Street Safety Assoct-
alton hope during. this year to obtain
the confidence and cooperation of the
Washington public. After this Ia done
it is believed that future work of the
association will prove plain sailing
That the association will fill a needed
and important place in the affairs Of
the city is the belief Of many persons
high in official life of Washington.
similar n1aI. movements ,s have been started
the United States. but in only g few OF
them has campaign for street safety
taken such a well defined and permanent
form. In most cases the movement to
eliminate accidents has been simply
spasmodic. conducted usually by some
railroad company.
Has Definite Program.
Here. however. the movement has from
the start Of the Street Safety Associa-
ton been with q definite aim. 1t is the
belief of the members that within a few
years accidents will come to be rare. AT
the present time all through the country
they are increasing rapidly in rate.
Members Of the safety organization rec
ognlze no ordinary street, accidents as
unavoidable" but believe that in practi-
caliy all cases the accident might be
avoided If due care were used on the
part of all PAL ties concerned. Only
through the expenditure Of money. how
ever. it is believed, can the best results
be obtained. Therefore, every one Is
urged to contribute to the Iund, no mat
ter how small the contribution may De-.
All contributions will be acknowledged in
The Star.
They will be received by members Of
the ways and means committee or the
ASSOCIATION or the secretary. Their names
and addresses follow: A. }. DrlscOli, 1913
M street northwest: DIR. Edgar -. Thomp-
son, 1247 North Capitol street; Lemue.
Fugitt. Co,oI ado building. and J. Clinton
Hiatt 1923 Harvard street northwest.