Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-30
FIRE PREVENTION
COMMITTEE FORMED
Meeting Held Under Auspices of
Chamber Of Commerce;
Losses Discussed.

4 fire prevention and conservation
committee for this city was formed at q
meeting held last night in the du Pont
Building under the auspices of the Cham
Der of Commerce. A. ID. Warner, Jr., was
elected permanent chairman; II. l.. Minor
secretary, and ]. Frank Byrne, manager
of the information department.
The following delivered addresses
T. Alfred Fleming, supervisor of the con.
servation department of the National
Board of Underwriters; Miss Lloyd Mar
shall, chairman of the subcommittee on
schools, hospitals and penal institutions
of the National Fire Association; Il. III.
White, president of the conservation
department in this district; William j.
Lutz, of the Wilmington Fire Department
Clifford j. Scott, superintendent OF
public schools; Ii. l.. Minor and A. ID.
Warner, Jr.
To carry forward the work SIX commit
tees were named, as follows:
Committee No. Fire fighting and
FIRE marshals office: {. i. Brldgham,
chirrnan; Samuel X Smith, William j.
Lutz, D. o. Hastings, Robert ID. Kemp
and ]. Richardson, Jr.
Committee No. LAWS and ordl-
nances: II. II. Ward, chairman; ". F:
kurtz, Il. L. Read, ". J. Outten and
David Snellenburg.
Committee No. 3-Publicity: ". G..
Alurgatroyd, chairman; Frank A. Green
hawk, James Ginns, NJ. +. Cannon, ".
III. Collins.
Committee No. Fire prevention
work in schools: Joseph c. Lawson, chair
man; Mrs George T. Brown, Mrs. Ar
thur Patterson, Mrs Ella NJ. Bowen
and c. ]. Scott. additions will be made
10 this committee TO represent parochiai
and private schools.)
Committee No. Cleanup and fire.
prevention weeks: W. t. Stradley, chair
man: Mrs. George I. Brown, Mrs. Ella
NJ. Bowen, Peter J. Ford and Mayor
William G. Taylor.
Committee No General Hazards
Fred H. Gawthrop, chairman; L. G.
Robinson, G.. A. Rommel, W. J. Outten,
". J. Lutz
Many organizations are represented on
these committees, among them being the
following:
The Service Citizens. Manufacturers
Association, Delaware Safety Council,
Rotary Club. kiwanis Club Delaware
Bankers Association, Wilmington En-
poyers' Association, Washington Heights
Century Club, New Century Club, Boy
Scouts, Public Schools. Central Labor
Union, executive committee of Fire De-
partment and the Chamber of Commerce.
The chairmen of the subcommittee com
prise the executive committee, which
will have power to invite other citizens
to participate.
The loss of life by fire was the theme OF
II. Alfred Fleming The speaker told of
the great personal injuries that might
have been prevented by due caution. He
also spoke of the change of employment
which follows destruction of property by
fire, and the loss to the city in taxation.
Elghty-seven per- cent of the loss of life
and property. Mr.. Fleming said. are due
TO carelessness. Miss LLOYD Marshall was
another speaker. Her subject was mostly |
the larger confiagratlOns that have visited |
the great cities IN the past eighteen years. |
She declared the establishment OF a fire /
prevention committee an excellent pre- |
caution.
+. II. White spoke of the burden of |
taxation and declared the countryis groan- /
ing under it. He connected itin a manner |
with fire losses. The per capita loss in the |
United States from preventable causes, |
he said, rose from 50 .06 in 1916 to 81 .6S /
IN 1918. showing S45S per capita. or |
nearly S23 10 a family OF five each wear. |
Mr.. White said the National Board OF |
Underwriters had decided TO make an |
inspection in Wilmington and bring before |
its people the need of greatest precau /
tion~ against FIRE but that it had post /
pOned It until after this conference with I
the local Chamber OF Commerce
Dr. Clifford j. Scott approved the pro- +
pCsal to add q course on safety and fre /
hazards in the public schools one half /
hour every two Wpe< ks