The Washington times., 1922-11-14
GROUPS MEET
TODAY To MAP
SAFETY WEEK
Plan to Reduce Accidents Given
Wide Endorsement by Civic
Organizations.

1
ed by John J. Boobar, general
chairman OF the safety movement.
and c. w. Price. safety and traffic
expert, who In here TO help conduct
safety week. met for the first time
| this morning and outlined several
phases OF the campaign. There are
more than a score OF committees
and each has different plans for
observance OF safety in the Dis
trict.
Among the committees is that
headed by Charles Darr who has
enlisted the aid OF large number
of speakers who will outline the
objects of the campaign. These
speakers will address theatergoers,
children in the schools and persons
employed in factories and other in.
dustrlal enterprises.
Washington's safety parade will
be held at noon Friday, December !,
during Safety Week." IL was. an.
nounced today by the executive com.
mittee directing safety work in this
city.
Melvin c. HaZen, chairman OF the
pa rade committee, IL now making
| final arrangements. The route will
| include Pennsylvania avenue.
Announcement was made that
! Harry Crandall is taking moving
pictures showing the actual dangers
10 which pedestrians and motorists
face daily. This picture will be
shown in all Washington theaters.
Boy Scouts will take a prominent
part in the safety program. One
day during safety week the scouts
will direct traffic AT congested
corners in downtown Washington.
| Citizens IndOrse Drive.
Several citizens associations in.
dorsed the safety.first movement in
| the District yesterday.
The Piney Branch Citizens Asso.
citation recommended at meeting
held last night at the Iowa NJ. T.
Church that reckless Operators OF
motor vehicles he barred from obtain.
ing further permits and that their
| present permits be revoked. At
| present the Commissioners do revoke
the permit for stipulated period of
| operators who operate their cars
slowly in the neighborhood OF the
leading hotels. This offcnse is
classed by the police as "loitering."
The main objection to the hacking
"loiterers" is that they hold up traf.
fic.
George A. Finch offered a resoIu.
ton opposing the bonding feature
Of the safety.first campaign and
urged that permits be revoked for
many offenses. The resolution was
adopted
Congress Heights Citizens Associ.
alton also indorsed the safety.first
movement at meeting held last
night at the Baptist portable building.
The association also opposed the
bonding OF operators " motor
vehicles. II. j. Campbell said il WAS
not always the fault OF the pedes-
;rian that accidents occur. but
because of the inefficiency or
negligence of the traffic officers.
Adequate Bureau Needed.
When we get force that is
able to handle traffic as in other
cities he said accidents will be
diminished"
| The safetyfirst movement should
not be confined to a week, hut
should be continued indefinitely. ac.
cording to resolution passed
unanimously last night by the Du.
pont Circle Citizens Association.
/ All members were urged to do their
utmost to aid in the reduction OF
/ tIdIIhC aCCluents.
| Engineer Commissioner Keller has
announced that il the appropriation
is sufficient he will direct that
there he better lighting system on
seventeenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest. Because of the superior
lighting system on Fourteenth and
Sixteenth streets those thorough
fares are mostly used at night and
congestion is caused. He directed
that the electrical department give
an estimate of the cost OF the bet.
ter lighting system.
Would Relieve Congestion.
Colonel Keller believes that the
congestion would be relieved and
that less accidents would occur II
new lights were installed on Seven.
F, teenth and Fifteenth streets Prior
to his order directing the electrical
department to give the estimate
Colonel Keller was In conference
with William +. Ham, temporary
chairman Of the safety committee.
The police committee on safety
first, as given out yesterday by
Major Daniel Sullivan, Superintend.
ent Of Police, includes Inspectors
Shelby, Evans. Headley, Pratt. Har.
rison and Grant and +. y. Hesse.
chief clerk of the Police Department.
Odell s. Smith, w. Pearce Rayner,
DIR. Frank Il. Gibson. Charles De.
monet, Charles Waters and Rudolph
Jose were also named on the com.
rnittee