Indiana daily times., 1921-05-16
CINCINNATI MEN
TOTALK HEREON
CIVIC PROBLEMS
Fire Prevention Dinner Speak.
ers Announced by Cham
Der of Commerce.

W. c. Culkins, executive secretary OF
the Cincinnati Chamber Of Commerce;
J. J. Conway, chairman of the CincinnaI
fire prevention committee; Mayor Charles
w. Jewett and Charles F. Coffin, presi-
dent of the Indianapolis Chamber OF
Commerce, will be the speakers at the
dinner in the interests Of fire prevention
Wednesday evening at the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Mr.. Culkins will speak on "What Has
Been Accomplished by Fire Prevention
Safety First and Cleanup Campaign in
Cincinnati" Mr.. Conway's subject will
be Conservation of Life and Property"
Mayor Jewett will speak on "Coopera-
tion," and the subject of Mr.. Coffin's
address will be 1.-THE City Beautiful"
FOUR HUNDRED
ASK RESERVATIONS.
Reservations for more than four hum
dred already have been made for the
dinner.
Preliminary to the dinner two meet
ings of the organization committee OF
the fire prevention committee are to be
held. one today and one Wednesday noon.
More than five hundred acceptances to
invitations to serve on the fire preven-
ton committee already have been re-
ceived.
The following partial list Of temporary
ward chairmen has been announced:
First ward, DR.. B. A. Brown, 3207 East
Tenth street; Second ward, Dixon Bynum,
city hall; Third ward, e. II. FOrrey,
Farmers Trust Company; Fourth ward,
Walter Wise, 295S Paris avenue; Sixth
ward, Charles A1con, 21S American Gem
traI Life Building; Seventh ward, Sam
uel Mueller, Great Western Company;
Ninth ward, Guy Jeffries, Terre Haute,
Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Com
pany; Tenth ward, John e. King, ll12
Pleasant street and John F. White, 1545
Lexington avenue: Eleventh ward, James
E. Berry, 1872 East McCarty street;
Twelfth ward, George Winders, Van
Camp Hardware & Iron Company; Thir-
teenth ward, Harry B. Dynes, 1O44 Car
field drive; Fourteenth ward, the Rev.
c. n. Wilson, 627 Division street.
LETTERS COMMEND
FIRE PREVENTION.
Letters commencing the movement and
Offering the fullest support and coopera-
ton of their writers are reaching the
chairman Of the fire prevention commit
tee, Frank c. Jordan, in such great num-
bers as to show plainly the general in
terest that is being taken in the move
ment.
The following letter from Mayor Jewett.
assuring the full cooperation of city de-
partments, was received today by Mr..
Jordan from the mayor
81 want too congratulate you upon the
splendid plan which you are formulating
for a campaign throughout the city TO
reduce fire hazards. ! know something
of the work that was done in CINCINNATI.
It reads like a fairy story. What Gin
/ cinnati has done, certainly Indianapolis
can surpass, because we believe that In
/ dianapolis citizens have just as much
/ pride and energy as any other city IN
| the country This campaign will not only
| eliminate Objectionable fire hazards, but
will be the means of cleaning up the
premises of every section of the city,
/ thereby making better health conditions
and adding much to the beauty Of 1ndi-
annapolis
''May 1 assure you of the full cooper
alton Of city departments. The fire in
spectiOn department, fire department, po-
/ lice department sanitation department,
street cleaning and any Of the other
i city services which may be of use In
/ this city campaign viii fully cooperate
with your committee.
! This campaign for reducing fire risks
and cleaning up Indianapolis offers
| splendid opportunity for the many civic
/ clubs and associations of the city to co.
/ operate with your committee OF the
! Chamber of Commerce to accomplish
| comprehensive task that will bring much
/ benefit and profit to the entire commune
| fly. The city government will assist you
| in every way possible"