Evening star., 1921-11-03
CLUB GIVES CREDIT
TO D. c. CLEANERS
Twentieth Century Tells Of
ficiaIs Service Cannot Be
Bettered.


disposal services are efficiently or
ganized and operated and require
only the constant cooperation of the
public to be effective in keeping the
capital clean and beautiful. members
Of the Twentieth Century Club, who
yesterday made an inspection Of the
Pservices. unanimously agreed today.
They reported to the District Com
missioners they found the white
wings" and ash, garbage and refuse
collectors Intelligent and conscien-
tlouS workers and are confident the
morale of the services cannot be i'm
proved. They also found that house
holders generally are complying with
the regulations in depositing rubbish
for collection, although some disre-
gard these requirements.
The committee intends to prepare
a statement urging home owners to
facilitate in every way the work OF
the collectors.
To Pick Prize Winners.
The committee. headed by Mrs. Ric4i-
ard Fay Jackson. will meet at the
Cosmos Club tomorrow afternoon to
select the employees of the various
services who are to be awarded prizes
as the most efficient collectors and
street sweepers. Officials of the street
cleaning department will assist in
making the selections and it is proba-
BILE the prizes will be awarded at a
ceremonial to be held in the District
building, at which the Commissioners
Will be present.
Mrs. Jackson, who inspected the
garbage collection service, was ac-
companied on her tour Of the cOllec-
tion districts by Nathan Duvall. as
sistant superintendent Of the garbage
division. One condition discovered by
Mrs. Jackson. which she brought to
the attention Of officials today. grows
countered by drivers in getting assist
ance from janftors lin emptying large
garbage cans into the refuse wagons.
These cans are too heavy for one man
to handle. with the result that gar
bage Is strewn about the premises.
Workers Impress.
II was much impressed by the
iectors." said Mrs. jackson. "They inn
press me as being efficient and more
than willing to do their part. I am
sure the District could not have a
better working force than the one
that is handling the garbage collec-
Jersey avenue and X street. where
the garbage is loaded on freight cars
for shipment to the disposal plant at
Cherry Hill. Va, is operated efficiently
y.
Mrs William F. Ham and Mrs. W.
II. Heron, who. accompanied by A. G.
Brooke. superintendent of the ash
collection division. inspected the op-
erations of that division, were i'm
pressed by the thorough manner in
| which the work is done. and SO re-
ported to Mr.. Hacker. They are 60
ing to recommend that householders
be cautioned to keep ashes dry at all
times. which is one of the require
ments of the regulations.
Gets Close-Up View.
With William r. Wood. superin-
tendent of refuse collections, as her
guide. Mrs. Austin Clark was given q
closeup view of how the city's refuse
Is handled.
The white wing" was given a hun
dred per cent rating by Mrs Philip
Sidney Smith, who inspected the
street sweepers in company with the
superintendent of the division, w. E.
owens.
Mrs. Smith will recommend that at.
tention be given to the littering of
premises around government build
ings with papers. 1t is stated many
government clerks at lunchtime vio-
late the police regulations by throw
ing papers upon the streets, side
walks and parkings.
Citizens Efforts New.
through a number of cleanup cru
sades. directed by several clean
up organizations. yesterdays inspec-
ton Of the collection services was
something new in the efforts of citi-
zens to make Washington more sani-
tary and beautiful. District officials
believe the results will be beneficial.
The Twentieth Century Club commit
tee is serving as the steering body of a
new cleanup organization which was
Objected at meeting held recently in
| the District building. Funds amount
ing to more than 5000 were placed at
the disposal of the committee by John
Joy Edison. treasurer of a former clean
city organization. This balance was
! left when the former organization went
out of business.
Mrs. Jackson said the money would
be expended in the printing and dis
;ributing through the schools Of 10000
blotters carrying the cleanup slogan.
What are You Doing to Make Wash
ngton Beautiful?" and also in providing
the prizes for the refuse collection en-
ployes.