The Washington herald., 1922-11-03
Ham Picked Head of New
Permanent Organ
ization.
PLAN TO CUT
TRAFFIC MISHAPS
Ask Commissioners for
Week, Dec. $40, for
District Campaign.

A permanent organization in the
District in the bterest of public
safety was create "a last night when
Representatives n practically every
civic and com herciai organization
of the city by unanimous vote took
upon themselves the name Of Wash
ington safety Committee.
The comgittee then chose Will
lam r. Ham. president Of the wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. chairman. and A. z. Sey-
mour. Of the Washington Chamber
! Of Commerce. secretary. Power was
reserved to increase the size 81
the committee by admitting mem
bers Of organizations not present.
The motion to create the perma-
nent organization set forth that the
nature and form OF the orgsni>
cation be sufficiently broad TO en-
/ able Il to undertake public safety
work in its broadest sense. but
/ TO give its immediate attention to
/ he reduction of preventable street
| traffic accidents.
Want safety Week.
II was voted TO start the safety
camnaiRn with a week set aside
! for this purpose. providing the Dis
| trict Commissioners saw AZ 70 set
the week aside. Subject to change.
the week of December 3 TO 10 was
chosen.
| rbs chairman was authorized -
| appoint a committee TO elect the
membership Of the proposed safety
Week committee. Those appointed
| were A T. Berry. chairman: c. \.
Baker. DIR. Frank w Bsllou.
| Charles J. Columbus. J. A. Hanna.
n. ". Keyser. Ralph W. Lee. W.
Pezree Raynor. Odeii S. Smith End
Frx..cis r. Weller.
| II IA expected that the new or
sanization will function similarly
to the branches OF the National
Safety Council in other cities. IL
is believed il viii affiliate with this
\ group.
Experts Speak.
Fred VI. Rosseland, representing
the National Safety Council. out
lined the need OF permanent
safety organization. He said that
the problem Of preventing accidents
WAS an outstanding civic problem
and. except where the citizens
formed an alliance to reduce the
accidents. there was a rapidly
!. mounting list of fatalities. injuries
: and property damages.
1t was pointed out that the
1 pedestrian figures in 80 per cent
of the accidents dut 70 automobiles.
He said that $4,000 are killed az
nually from accidents.
l Detroit saved los lives IN 1921
over the record OF the previous
year. a decrease OF ~ per cent
after organization. The National
Safety Council spends Se5o.OOo an
ndEny to fight rreventaOle acc!-
dents.
c. w. Price. safety specialist from
New York City. spoke in supper; ~
the value and advantages OF a safety
; first week. He outlined how such
a week should be managed in Wash
ington.
VIII Need $4,000.
Those directing the safety cam
paign indicated that a fund Of az
least $4,000 must be raised to carry
on the work. Sentiment was eN-
pressed by several speakers that this
fund would be forthcoming.
The report OF the committee on
organization did not specify the type
of membership of the new safety
committee and will be settled later.
In its report the temporary COM
mittee stated that the efforts Of
the authorities charged by law with
the regulation and control of traffic
on the streets Of the city would be
greatly aided by an appeal to the
sentiment of the community"
} VIII Pick Committees.
Plans are being perfected 20
to direct the work of Safety First
Week: Program, posters. pub
licity. parade. monument, speak
ers. schools and colleges, drivers.
railways. government depart
ments. women's clubs. churches.
police. Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts.
motion pictures. industries. statis-
tics and radio.
Among the organizations repre-
sented at yesterdays meeting
were the Washington Board OF
Trade. Merchants and Msnufac-
turers' Association, Chamber OF
, City Club, Rotary Club. Opttmist
Club. Motor Corps. Public School
System. Federation OF Citizens
, Association. Kiwanis Club. Civitan
Club. Lions Club. Safety First AS
, sociation, Washington Automotive
Trade Association. Mothers Club.
Parent-Teacher Association. Girl
Scouts. Boy Scouts. District Of
Columbia Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teachers Association, pub
lie welfare committee of the
Women's Club. Character Educa-
tional Association. American Au-
tomobile Association of America.
Lee Highway Association. Mid
City Citizens Association, and CO.
lupahga Haiohts (~gffzepS' ASSocfa.