Evening journal., 1922-11-15
URGE SAFETY
in Street, SHOP
Coleman Tells Workers TO
IS Help Reduce Death
List
MANY CHILDREN
Is. AMONG VICTIMS

Laurence Vail Coleman, OF New
York. director Of the Safety Institute
az America. addressed members OF
cs1e Delaware Safety Council az their
Arst fall meeting in Fythian Castle
Mst night. The meeting was one OF
the. largest ever held by the local
council.
Carlton T. BRIGHAM. president OF
the Delaware Council. presided.
Mr.. Bridgham outlined the pur-
poses of the council and before in
PRODUCING the speakers mentioned
that strenuous efforts will be made
by the body during the coming year
TO wipe out needless deaths ana
naimings from the records OF hos
n3tals and mortuaries. Mr.. Bridg-
ham said that meetings will be con-
ducted in the near future with quail
fed men as speakers. At some OF
chesa meetings he said. women viii
rarx 10 their sex and in this way a
two-fold result will be accomplished.
.Representing the organization that
originally sponsored the sateS
movement in this country Mr.. Coie-
man gave an Illuminating talk on
safety project in New York. Point
srv n the appalling number OF deaths
by accident in the great metropolls
las, year he said that 500 OF the
f05s were children.
These children, he said were !
kliied on the streets, only because
sonne one was neglectful; either the /
driver of the vehicle which cut OF .
thsix life. or the parent or guardian |
of the child that permitted the un-
thinking little one TO wander IN tne
path OF danger. Mr.. Coleman made
:. strenuous plea 10 employers and
employees to keep an ever watchful
eye, in the direction Of accident
prevention.
Individual performance OF duty
as regards the elimination Of acci- (
dents. Is, Mr.. Coleman said, more
vahiable than all the mass CO. {
operation in the world. He es- I
pecially urged persons as individuals
TO- do their part in preventing the N
thousands OF accidents, a great per-
-e1itage fatal. that occur in this
country yearly.
. In reaching the hearts OF his
Inditors in the hope to make his
usject more realistic. Mr.. Coleman S
described the manner in which the
institute recently called the publIc's {
ttention TO the need Tor greater "
are in the conduct OF every day q
ife. He said that OF the children .
Illled last year in the streets, the !,
parents were invited to attend +
public ceremonial 10 bemoan the !.
great child loss. This. he declared. =
qas a most pitifui sight. There
were hundreds OF members OF the
departed little ones families weep
Ing. Tears, then. he said, were OF
20 avail. Mr.. Coleman was warm
y. congratulated at the conclusion
81 his talk.
Harry d. Thurlow, OF Baltimore.
Sind and deaf. and also deprived Of 9
part OF each arm. the victim. OF an
'xp1osion in a New Jersey powder
,sant. also spoke. Mr.. Thurlow is
70 years old, and. despite his loss
y sight and hearing, is possessed r
q many capabilities OF which. he {
declared last night. he is thankful
. rtie said that most people looked
lpon him with pity. but added ap-
'reciatively that he at least had life. :
md was utilizing what power is left -
n his body TO a good and productive :,
ldvantage. He is a typewriter ex- :,
,ert, sells papers and supports him .,
elf %