Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-20
CLEANUP FEVER
RACES IN DISTRICT
Citizens Work With a Vim in
Strenuous War Upon
Dirt.
COOPERATION THIS YEAR
is GREATER THAN EVER
Good Health and Sanitation Is Be-
ing Promoted in Unpre-
cedented Way.

That all Washington has caught the
cleanup fever was the belief expressed
TO-DAY by DR.. Arthur L. Murray. secre-
tary of the committee which is direct
ing the capitals fourth annual clean
up campaign.
with practically every social service
,1.ncv Of the CITY and hundreds of
householders engaged in the work. the
cause of sanitation and good nealtn Is
beins advanced at an unprecedented
rate, he reported.
M Murray has directed the field work
IN all the campaigns. and is in posi-
,ion to compare the cooperation peiHs
riyen the present effort with that Oh
previous years. His conclusion is INA
the capital is more united than ever IN
ths war on dirt, and that the benenclai
r..,,t, 70 he derived from the CAM
najen will soon make themselves ap
narent to the most uninteresteu W.
server.
Advantage of Cleanliness.
From the beginning, clean city WORK
ers have insisted that Increased sahi-
.a.ton would lead, with other Things,
to fewer flies and less disease Last
wear the number of cases OF tsphoiu
fever reported was the smallest on
record.-a fact attributed IN ihss
measure to the efforts of an ava keneo
public in the Importance OF coIipa'ne
filth. the home of tSphold ns,,,+ of
That Washingtonians, as a result o1
their continuing efforts to keep the
city clean, may anticipate stiil IeMer
cases of typhoid fever TINS SUNNY, Ith
and look forward to an era OF heai.h
never before approached is the con-
the cleanup campaign
Agencies Participating.
Bow Scouts, Fairgrounds, Schools so-
cia1 settlements and many other agen-
cies. besides the great army Oh noihe
owners. are working with a vim 10
make the campaign success, II Is re-
ported.
DR. Murray this afternoon will meet
the members of Boy Scout Troop NO:
80 and map out plans Tor cleah, Isa' up
the Piney Branch section. BOY SIouss
in Congress Heights. Randle M, ha,idars
and Anacostia have put their shouiu
to the wheel in the renovatlng cruSaue
and are making the dust ny IN tnose
sections. ., z
The Bowen School, at Sd and n
streets southwest, has organi1 o1ass has
for Civic League and each class mas
been assigned special territory ~
which it VIII attempt to improve sani-
tary conditions.
Social Service Bodies Aiding.
Among the social service agencies CO.
operating are the Associated Charities
through all of its branches; the Neigh
borfood House, on N street between
~ and 9Th street southwest. Friend
ship House. on Virginia avenue be-
tween 3rd and 4th streets southeast;
Colored Social Settlement, at is L
street southwest; Alley Improvement
Association, on New Jersey avenue be-
tween L and NJ streets northwest; the
Centre, on H street near Barry place
northwest, and Noel House. on Kramer
street northeast.
According to Mrs. j. P. Neigh, who
IL in charge of Neighborhood House,
conditions in that section have i'm
proved wonderfully since the beginning
Of the campaign.
Henry W. Draper, principal OF the
Monroe School, reports that the pupils
of that school are actively participant
ing in the campaign.
DR.. Murray is in daily touch with the
section Of the city and states that tons
Of rubbish are being hauled to the
public dumps in Benning and Anacos-
tia. He believes that the total amount
of Nth to be hauled to these places
will far exceed the showing Of previous
years.