Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-23
PROMOTE SAFETY
BY GIVING FUNDS
Mr.. Citizen, Great Good Can
Be Accomplished if
You Assist.
CONTEST FOR CHILDREN
PLAN OF ASSOCIATION
Official Washington in Sympathy
With Crusade to Prevent
Accidents.
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Why?-To protect the people OF
Washington against street accidents.
How?-By teaching the public. both
pedestrians and vehicular, To use care
when on the streets.
Is this sort of protective insurance
worth $500 to the people of Washing
ton? All those who think it Is should
send I'm their contributions to the Street
Safety Association to promote the one
Years safety crusade which the or
eanization wishes to inaugurate. ana
by which ii hopes to create sentiment
against the needless accidents which
occur daily on the streets.
Thirty persons were killed last year
in street accidents.
Thousands of men and women IN
Washington are carrying insurance that
will pay them in case they are m
iured or will be of benefit to others III
ihev are killed This is we'll and good.
saw the workers for street safety, but
shouldn't every one also try to pro-
tect himself against such accldehts as
we'll rs to be prepared Tor tneHi III case
ne cannot avoid them.
ANY Gift Acceptable.
Five hundred dollars is a small amount
voula equal only small fraction of a
cent? for each person. So no matter
how s.man an amount a person may feel
he tx able TO give he should send II IN
Eve, contribution will be acknowledged
in tie columns of The Star.
Letters are to be sent out to every
lare. business firm and corporation in
this city asking for contributions to the
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prorlised cooperation, and by the inter-
est which has been exhibited by the
heads of other firms ii Is believed that
many others will be willing to unite In
a Substantial manner to carry out the
one year campaign for street SAFETY
Plans which the Street Safety Assoc1a-
lion has under advisement now embrace
a contest for children through which as
socate members will be enrolled In the
organization: that is to say, by which II
citys population. even though they Zee.
they cannot take an active interest In
the work of the organization. Will at
least be willing TO use care themselves
and set the example for care before
others. Associate membership in the as
soc:ation entails no membership fees or
assessments. SO that any one wishing to
make contribution TO the prize fund
ned have no fear of being called on
twice for financial support.
Essay Contests Planned.
S;esides this contest the association
hspes to distribute literature TO school
csildren as we'll IS enroll them in the
ceildren's auxiliary and to conduct essay
Writing contests. 1t is hoped that one
event which will create city-wide inter-
eat may be held each month between the
present time and this time next year.
Practically all of official Washington
las indorsed the campaign for street
ssfety. Ii is something which people high
II the city's official life have declared to
t.. much-needed movement, and similar
I5ovements have been started In nearly
tSiery large city In this country. This
SHOWS, II is said. that the need is being
slt not only in Washington, but in other
CITIES.
Send contributions to the chairman of
Sle ways and means committee. A. j.
s)r.scoll, 1919 NJ street northwest, or to
sIemuel Fugitt. the Colorado building,
who is a member of this committee, or to
Sr L. ID. Thompson of 1247 North Cap
ttol street. also a member Of the COM
'mittee and treasurer of the organization.
or to j. Clinton HIATT, 1873 Harvard