Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-05
PRAISE HAUSSL|NG
FOR SAFETY WORK
Mayor Commended at Safety
Day" Meeting in First Pres
byterian Church.
POSTING OF HATPlN ACT
WARNING IN CARS URGED
Work of City in Safeguarding
Pedestrians Outlined at
Session.

Mrs Harry Campton, president of
the Newark Civic Club, said yester-
Gay in outlining the work already ac-
complished by the city In safeguard.
ing pedestrians, that Jacob Hauss
ling was "a good man and a good
mayor, who never refused to CO.
operate in any movement for the
benefit of the public.
The praise of the mayor was given
at the Safety Day. meeting in the
First Presbyterian Church, arranged
by the Newark Civic Club and presid-
ed over by Mrs. Campton, at the sug-
gestion of the conservation depart
ment of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs.
A strieter observance of the hatpin
act was urged also, and it was said
that sufficient publicity has not been
given to the fact that st shall be un-
lawful for any person to wear in any
public place any device or thing at
tached to his or her head hair, head
gear or hat, which device or thing is
capable of lacerating the flesh of any
other person with whom it may come
In contact unless the portion thereof
which Is capable of lacerating the
flesh Is sufficiently guarded against the
possibility of so doing" The women
expressed the opinion that if the pro-
vision dividing the fine equally with
the person making the complaint
were more widely known the law
might be more often enforced.
Upon motion of the meeting, A. j.
Van Brunt, director of safety educa-
tion. was requested to approach the
Public Service Corporation to learn
the advisability of having the law
posted in the cars, where, the women
agreed the most harm is done.
Further precautions for the con-
servation Of human life were en-
phasized In both speeches and NOV
ing pictures. That first aid to the
uninjured" would prevent in most
cases the need of first aid to the
injured" was clearly brought out in
the discussion Of rules making for the
diminishing of the number of ac-
cidents
Should Educate Children.
Mrs William M. Wauters. chairman
of the conservation department of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs,
by which the plans for the day were
originated and carried out, gave as
the objects of the celebration an en-
deavor to teach children the dangers
of the streets, to teach employers
greater precautions for safeguarding
the lives of the employees and to re-
mind women of the dangers of getting
off cars backwards. She explained
that women have become so ac-
customed to carrying babies in their
left arms that they transfer the habit
- - kt1,tr
ing the right arm free for support In
alighting and necessitating facing the
rear of the car instead OF the front
She emphasized the fact that "tht
right hand Is the right hand foI
bundles
Mrs Wauters corrected statement
of one of the State papers that the
Public Service Corporation paid for
the expense of the celebration and at
the same time expressed her gratitude
for the help of that organization. say
ing that without its cooperation the
plans of he club women Gould not
have been carried out. She read a
letter from Governor Fielder express
ing his approval of this step In the
movement for the conservation OF
human life.
Mrs. Campton read a letter from
AuulSOn Oldhu CoSliAS lA%o ~P
proval of having thickly populated
streets closed to traffic for an hour or
two In the afternoon after school
hours for playground purposes.
Mr.. Van Brunt in referring to the
statement that the Public Service was
bearing the expense of Safety Day,
declared that it was too bad the news
paper had printed that statement, and
ii was unkind of the man who had
made the statement to bring the fed
Grafton into the matter.
He emphasized the fact that there
is no such thing as accident" but
what is so termed is simply lack of
thought" He said that by the work
of two men preaching the gospel of
safety there has been a decrease of
47.3 per cent. of the number of &C
cidents among Newark school chill
dren in a year. With all the women
of the federation at work on the same
theme there could be, he declared, no
limit to the possibilities of good that
could be accomplished. In the case
Of injury to children playing in the
streets he said that the mothers OF
the little ones should be made liable
TO arrest, not the drivers or motor
men.
Mr.. Van Brunt exhibited moving
pictures showing the dangers Of
neglecting safety precautions.
Mrs. William T. Ropes, president OF
the State Federation of Women s
Clubs. expressed, In the name of the
federation, the work Mr.. Van Brunt
is doing and pointed out the wisdom
of cooperation with existing institu-
tions such as the Public Service.
]. Leonard Mason, secretary to the
Fairgrounds Commission, declared
that the lack of sufficient Fairgrounds
necessitates children's playing in the
streets, where they are subjected to
the danger of injury from vehicles Of
ali kinds. He advocated more play
spaces and promised to investigate
the advisability of having streets
closed In the congested districts.
Mrs. George f. King, vice-president
of the seventh district of the fedora
ton, invited the members to meet
with the seventh district on Wednes-
day afternoon, December 9, at the
Y. w. C. A.
Joseph B. Keim advocated as a
qualification for police duty the
guarding rather than the driving of
children.
Mrs. Campton presided.
Small Fires