The Detroit times., 1914-11-20
TOLAUNCH GIANT
CAMPAIGN FOR
SAFETY FIRST"
Detroit Society Plans Movement
To Reach Every Resident
of City
NEWSPAPERS, SCHOOLS
AND MOVIES WILL AID
Efforts to Be Aimed To Prevent
Accidents in Streets, Homes
and Factories

The executive committee Of the
Safety First Society of Greater De
troit adopted plans, Thursday after
noon, for the greatest campaign to
prevent avoidable accidents In the
streets, homes, and factories OF De-
troit that any city has yet undertaken.
The campaign will be launched at high
tide. Jan 1, though the preliminary
arrangements are to be made at once.
About $4,000 will be expended In
the first few months In the attempt
to reech every man, woman and child
In the city. with Safety First" propo-
ganda, In some form--either printed
literature, moving pictures, with ac-
companying lectures, or personal
visits Of members of the society.
The campaign will be carried on
through IL divisions-newspape
schools, a boys department. motion
picture theaters, automobilists. district
societies, to be organized by members
Of the main society, and established
In every section Of the city: placards
Fairgrounds, churches, factories and
the Boy Scouts and Visiting Nurses
association.
A motion picture machine will prob
ably be purchased by the society, and
illustrated lectures. on avoidable acct
dents, and proper precautions, will be
delivered. Motion pictures theaters
will be asked to exhibit certain films
now on the market, illustrating the
need for Safety First" at all times.
II is hoped to enlarge the member
ship of the society so that II will In
a1vtdn mr. ~ fnolIxf m M laf fnv,
OF the city.
societies, viii, be formed, to pay par.
ticulai attention to safety measures In
their own neighborhoods, and to Co
operate with the main society. Auto
mobile owners, many Of whom will be
active workers In the society, will be
asked to report license numbers OF
reckless drivers, who will be caution
ed for the first offense, and IL again
reported as careless, will be prose-
cuted.
Some time in March. Safety First
Sunday" will be designated. and pas
tors of all churches will be asked to
devote their sermons to the spread OF
the Safety First" tenets.
Placards will be placed In all elevat-
ors. public conveyances, and factories
and Offices.
AS part OF the movement Safety
First" exposition will be held In the
Elizabeth-st. boys branch OF the De-
troit Y. M. G. A. on New Years day,
under the direction OF Eugene @. Eos
ter, city secretary for boys.
The exposition will be boys az
fair, showing In a graphic manner
every type Of indoor and outdoor ac-
cident by means Of photos, charts, min
iature models and even by tableaux In
which the boys Of the city themselves
will take part. Street accidents will
be illustrated, as will accidents In the
house. on the street car, in the water,
In automobiles. on railroad tracks and
In railroad trains, poison accidents
and accidents by FIRE. Every form Of
accident that can occur to q person
Will be shown In this exposition, ac-
cording to its originator, Mr.. Foster,
and In II all the boys will carry the
message of safety first always and at
the same time show Just how such &C
cidents may be avoided.
In addition to the support received
rom the Safety First society. the
boys branch Of the Y. M. G. A. n re.
ceiving the cooperation of the d. u.
T., the Michigan Central railroad, the
Detroit Board Of Health and other or.
CARNATIONS interested In the promo
Ion OF safety first propaganda. These |
will aid the boys OF the |
lily In their exposition by sending rep |
-esentatives to counsel and advise In |
he displays that are being planned |
or New Years Day.
Participation In the exposition will |
Do not only for boy members of the
Y. M G. A., but will include as well
Boy Scouts and members Of the yari-
,us schools Of the city.
The Safety First" exposition will
the Boys Safety First
eague. which will In three months
each every boy In Detroit and make
him an active worker In the move
nent.