Evening star., 1915-04-07

the retirement fund is called a pension
tund. The speaker declared tnat tne
proposed retirement fund must be ouiit
on the right basis" and not. as at
present, be dependent on the fines col
lected, in the case of the ponce depart
ment, by policemen.
THE number of arrests made by the
police of city is no guide to tne eui,
cheney of police department.. salo
Maj. Pullman, in conclusion. Good or
der, after all, is the real test. ! suppose
the best police service would be SHOWN
If no arrests ever had to be made
This association likes MAJ. full-
mans style and intends to STAND oe.
hind him. declared Judge BundS IN
making motion for vote or tnanks
for Maj. Pullman. and the senIinaen.
was unanimously indorsed py the
members of the association.
Resolutions were also offered by J.
clinton Hiatt, secretary or the asso-
ciation. commencing former supt:
the office. and both resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the citizens
Capt. Judge was then called upon by
President William H. Saunders for
few remarks. which the captain re-
sponded in an agreeable way. capt
Judge thanked the citizens of Columbia
Heights for the cooperation accorded
him in the work of his precinct. and
sounded anew the keynote of even
more cooperation struck by Maj. Pull
man in his address
Following adjournment an informal
reception was held, when Maj Pullman
met the citizens and their wives.
Considerab BILE Accomplished.
The meeting was short and snappy.
but a great deal was crowded into the
time, besides the main address of the
evening. William F. Peabody. presi-
dent of the Safety First Association,
made brief address. in which he
thanked Maj. Pullman for the interest
shown in the work of the association.
he, too. declared that the safety first
idea has perhaps its best chance for
good in the instruction of children, and
cited as an example the case of the
young boy who stood on the corner
last Saturday and warned people away
from the fallen electric wire. This
knowledge of the danger of a fallen
wire, which danger did not impress the
man who was killed by attempting to
handle it. air. Peabody declared. the
boy learned in his Boy Scout work.
D. a. Edwards. president of the Lin
coin Park Citizens Association. spoke
on the work of the citizens committee
engaged in getting up data for the
House and Senate committees investi-
eating the fiscal relations between the
government and the District.
washington today is engaged in a
serious business" declared Mr. Ed
wards. Il hope that the citizens of
the District will stand together, and
have no petty jealousies. and / hope
that nothing will arise to divide the
citizens whole
BY unanimous vote of the association
Judge Bundy was continued as the as
soclation's representative before the
f,scal relations committee. The sum of
s20 was appropriated by the association
tee.
1ndorses Cleanup Campaign.
The clean up-paint up campaign
was strongly commended by the citi-
zens, and S2o was appropriated to be
awarded as three prizes of ten. eight
and seven dollars, respectively, for the
tnEee best Kept lawns within the juris-
dlction Of the association. The awards
are to be made in the fall, as is the
custom Of the association
The Supreme Court of the District
will be petitioned by the associa tion.
according to a resolution adopted last
night, to reappoint Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes as member of the board of
education. her term expiring in June
The resolution paid high tribute to
Mrs. Rhodes.
A resolution was also passed asking
the board of education for the use of a
room in the Wilson Normal School, in
which to hold its meetings
On motion of A. T. Ramsay a resolu-
tion was passed urging the board of
education to ask Congress for a high
er scale of salaries for school princi-
pals in the District, it being declared
that the average salary for a principal
in Washington is much lower than in
other large cities.
A motion concerning the proposed
street car line down 18th street was
referred to the committee on public
utilities.
The report of DIR. kebler on scarlet
fever was adopted. DR.. Kebler warned
the citizens against sending wash away
to homes of which they know nothing.
and declared that great deal of scar
let fever is spread in this way.