Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-04
ENTERTA|NS MANY At
LECTURE ON SAFETY
Mrs. Jessica P. Mccall Of Brooklyn
Tells of Methods in
That City.
Public Library Hall Filled by Those
Films Depicting Accidents.

Work being done by the Brooklyn COM
mittee of public safety was described at
length by Mrs. Jessica P. Mccall, super
visor of the bureau of safety of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company OF
Brooklyn, n. y. in a lecture at the
Public Library last evening. under the
auspices of the Street Safety Association
Of the District Motion pictures wildly
depicting traffic accidents were used IN
conjunction with stereopticon views to
illustrate Mrs. McCalrs talk. The hall OF
the library was crowded to its capacity.
scores of persons standing.
Edgar S. Martin. supervisor OF the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds and commissioner
Of the Boy Scouts of this city. and Will
liam II. DeLacy. former judge OF the
Juvenile Court, were also speakers.
A. j. Driscoll. chairman Of the commit
tee on statistics of the Street Safety AS
socia ton. presided, being INTRODUCED by
the president of the associa ton, William
F. Peabody.
Realistic Pictures Shown.
When the motion pictures Of traffic &C
cidents were shown, the audience. espe-
cially the children present, became some
what excited and the fate of each care
less or thoughtless person depicted on the
screen was followed with tense interest
The pictures in a realistic manner pre-
scented views of several traffic accidents
Mrs Mccall in her address said. in
part:
striking models the Brooklyn committee
Of public safety during the past year has
worked earnestly to save employe ana
employer. child and parent. pupil ana
teacher from sorrow, suffering ana eS-
sob nj
teach children habits of care to avoio
accident. Little bodies that might have
been ruthlessly crushed by trafhc are
kept within the pale of safety by their
careful brain engineers, which We are
training to be cautious and thoughtful.
Hands that might early have lost their
usefulness because of amputated myers
still earn their daily bread under the
guidance of the schooled brain that pro-
tects them against accident
Safety Work to Prove Blessing.
"Happiness abides in families where
there might have been sorrow Bank
accounts exist where there might have
been a depleted pocketbook because
of accident expenses. Safety work as 1t
is conducted under the auspices OF the
BROOKLYN committee of public safety
will prove a blessing from moral
standpoint, and a decided economy
from money standpoint.
TT is a necessity because of the
complexity of present-day human ac-
tivity. 1t is an important outgrowth
from intensified and congested clvIllZa-
tfon. The wonderful modern locomo-
tive with all its power and possioin-
ties needs a protecting exhaust waive
to guard against careless engineer
or an overzealous fireman. And. in like
manner, moderniZed humanity with all
its skill and efficiency needs rev
brain cell attachments to guard 1t al
most automatically against human
care1eSsness.
Mr.. Martin Recounts Scout Work.
Mr. Martin told of the work for street
safety that was being done on the play
grounds and by the Boy Scouts. He Of
fered the services of both these inst1tu-
tons in promoting the work of street
safety in this city. He told of the work
done by the Boy Scouts on the Gettys-
burg battle-ground at the reunion there
last year and in other places where large
crowds had to be handled. He said that
the boys were not only guarding against
accidents but We're also able to take
care of injured persons.
Mr. De Lacy laid down several speclnc
rules for street safety. urging children
not to play in the street. Every school
and neighborhood, he said should have
a place for the youngsters to play. he
said that on one railroad last
year where III persons had been killed
all but five were trespassers. He urged
children never to try to steal rides.
Mr. Driscoll and Mr. Peabody told of
the work which had been done so far by
the Street Safety Association. now Just
one year old They spoke of the need Of
definite work for safety and told some OF
the WAYS in which the association hopes
to make the streets of this city safe. The
capacity audience contained several rail-
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