Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-09
Campaign TO IMPRESS
SAFETY FIRST" RULES
Planning of Details Left to Associa-
tons Committee ON
Education.
District Commissioners and Maj.
Pullman Thanked for Work
They Have Done.

Plans to cooperate with the heads
of various departments, both federal
and municipal, in the safety first cam
paign to be conducted in Washington
late in January or early in February
were discussed at meeting of the
Washington Safety First Association
at the Public Library last evening. 1t
was decided to leave details of the
arrangement in the care of the asso-
cations committee on education, aug
mented by such other members of the
association as may be called upon.
Invitations We're accepted to send
speakers to meetings of the Builders
and Manufacturers Exchange and of
the Parents League of the third d.
vision William f. Peabody. president
of the association. announced that sew
eral neighborhood' meetings, at which
children are to be awarded prizes for
safety ''write-ups," have been ar
ranged, the first to be held in January.
All of the meetings enumerated will
be in line with the general safety cam
paign, although they may not fall
within the week set.
Commissioners Are Thanked.
Commissioners of the District and
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman, superin-
tendent of police. were commended for
their work Cor the safety of the public.
A. j. Driscoll. one of the directors of
the organization. presented a motion
thanking the Commissioners especially
for recommending two new municipal
swimming pools, additional policemen
and better lighting. In secondinS Mr..
Driscoll's motion. A. f. Shoemaker de-
clared the requests made by the Com
missioners this year were the most
progressive recommendations ever
made by any board of Commissioners.
Mai. Pullman was .complimented and
thanked, the motion being made by DR..
l.. D. Walter. Attention was called to
the numerous progressive steps taken
by the superintendent of police in
making the streets of the city safer.
Favors Present Speed Limit.
The association adopted a report made
by its traffic committee to the effect
that the present speed limits in the
District should be continued Resolu-
tions were adopted asking the Commits
sioners to make a regulation that all
scaffolding shall be provided with a
life rail- at the side farthest from the
building and with life line"
Upon a request from Joseph A.
Wehage. principal of the Immaculate
Conception School for Boys, brought in
w 1hi CIiScoIl. IMdJ. f'ullDlan was re-
quested to have the street in front of
the school, street between 18th and
sth streets northwest, roped off during
the two daily recesses-a matter of an
hour and quarter. This is done in
New York. and is.at present being con-
sidered by the local officials in con-
nection with a number of schools
Dangers of Electrocution.
Dangers of electrocution of children
playing around street car tracks with
metal rods and other pieces of metal
were noted The police were urged to
do what they could to break up this
practice.
J. Clinton Hiatt announced that
Harold w. Newman. commissioner of
public safety of New Orleans and first
vice president of the Safety First Fed
GRAFTON of America, is to be in Wash
lngton next week. A meeting of the
board of directors will be called for
one evening upon Mr.. Newmsn's ar
rival, at which he is expected to de-
liver an address on safety
DIR. Edgar d. Thompson was re-elect-
ed delegate to the Safety First Fed
GRAFTON. and Mr.. Driscoll was chosen as
his alternate. Both expect to attend
the annual meeting of the federation in
New York Monday
A vote of thanks was extended to
George w. White for donation of
money recently sent the organization
to assist in carrying on it's work Three
new members were elected They are
David S. CARL, H. II. McGhan and ]. J.
Braugh.