Evening star., 1922-11-12
PRESIDENT SPURS
SAFER CITY CHIEFS
Appoints Col. Sheriff. to Rep
resent Government on
Committee.
.ExT0LS LEADERS, AIMS
Drive Soon to Open to Raise Fund
of $4,000 to Defray Expenses
of Educational Campaign.

President Harding last night in
dorsed the movement undertaken by
| the Washington Public Safety Com
| mittee to reduce accidents on the
| streets of Washington. AS a testi-
| monial of his interest in the cam
| paign. the President appointed Col.
| Clarence o. Sheriff., superintendent
of public buildings and grounds. to
represent the federal government on
the committee.
The Presidents word OF approval
| came simultaneously with the tssu-
ance of a proclamation by the Dis
trict Commissioners. calling upon
every resident of the city to CO.
operate in saving human life on the
highways and avenues of the Nation
al Capital.
The men and women who are hard
at work on plans for Safety week.
which is to be staged from November
70 to December 2. were spurred on
to renewed efforts by the message
from the White House to William r.
Ham. chairman of the Washington
Public Safety Committee.
Letter From President.
The Presidents letter follows:
MY Dear MIR. Ham:
II have noted with good deal of
satisfaction the fact that the leaders
of civic interest in Washington have
established a safety commission,
whose purpose is to take whatever
steps may be possible to reduce the
streets. l want to express my un-
qualified Endorsement Of the move
ment and my appreciation of the ef-
forts which you and your associates
in the organization are putting forth.
! 1t has been brought to my attention
repeatedly that in communities where
! organizations of this kind have been
formed and where they have carried
on effective educational work among
both pedestrians and vehicle drivers.
highly important results in the direc-
tion of accident prevention have been
benefits will come to Washington
from your activities and cannot too
earnestly urge the cooperation of
the entire community in what you are
doing.
"As a particular testimony Of my
own interest, I am designating Col.
Clarence o. Sheriff., Superintendent
Of public buildings and grounds. as
a member of your committee. pur-
suant to your request Col. Sheriff.,
by reason of his position. as we'll as
for other reasons, is particularly
service. and know that he will have
pleasure in cooperating to the ut
most extent with your organization.
with the sincerest hope for the
most gratifying results in the in
terest Of public safety, I am,
"Most sincerely yours.
(Signed) WARREN G. HARDING "
Utilities Committee Named.
At safety headquarters, in the for
mer Federal National Bank building.
14th and G. streets. the membership
of the subcommittee on utilities was
announced, as follows:
John H. Hanna, vice president OF
the Capital Traction Company. chair
man, and H. NJ Kaiser, J. H. Stephens,
L. E. Sinclair. p. G. Burton, A. L.
Kline, w. P. Killeen, G. Manson Feote,
T. B. Dowd, r. Kressin, NJ. c. STRAIT
ton. Col W. v. Shipley. j. H. Tonge.
j. E. Heberle, James ]. Doyle, w. G.
Dunlop. Leon Brill, jr.; w. ). Brown
and ]. v. Davis.
Safety week is to mark the begin
ming of a year of educational propa-
sanda in the interest of accident pre-
vention. The Washington public
safety committee will set out soon to
raise $4,000 to defray the expenses
of the campaign.