Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
MR.. HASKIN DESCRIBES
THE TRAFFIC COPPET
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

I number of volunteers from a neigh
borhoc. increases, however, the SER
vice is being extended to dangerous
crossings farther from the school
buildings.
At every center, Mrs. Logan places
four women.T There must be one,
she says, for each so that
traffic in every direction may be ef-
fc;ently watched, and so that h
| children May be assisted across the
four cross walks. The traffic depart,
| ment has agreed to back up the cop
| pet in thc even. Of their reporting
! cases of speeding or refusal to obey
signals. So far there a been no
difficulty OF this sort. The city Is
heartily cooperating with the vol
unteer traffic officers. But in the
event O. trouble, the four women to
a crossing would insure that a driv-
er's number WOULD be taken and, too,
there would be witnesses.
Mrs. Logan is getting letters, tele-
phone calls, and visits every day
from women who are anxious to
help. One woman who was visiting
in Washington for a month, arrang-
ed 10 give some time each day to
the children. Another, a woman Of
seventy, still spry and alert. was
eager u l-tlp. oitc Sdld tlla oAiS
had been looking for civic welfare
work and this was something h
could 90.
1--WE have given our money to the
| children of Europe says Mrs. Lo-
gan. For our " children we
| ask only a little time. 1t is a wo-
mans work done in a dignified eff
cient manner, and women are re-
spending t. the suggestion of a new
| field for service. The volunteers
have come from ali walks of life
Work Benefits Coppets
Mrs. Logan thought of the traffic
work only as a service that the wo-
men could give to the city, but a pro-
minent doctor in the city sees posi-
| bilities for physical benefit. He told
her that he wished all of his ome
! patients who could go out would
| take up traffic work. There is no.
thing said tae doctor, that will give
health like regular outdoor exercise
and the feeling of helping others"
II feel that the time must come"
Mrs. Logan said, when the woman
whc has leisure vii. give her time
to serve the children of the oma
who works. We older women es-
| DeClliiyy VINO nave NJ llttiS ShiAuA Va
on our hands. can do this to help
the younger mes.
"The letters THAI 1 receive show
how great a service it is hat we can
give. Women who nave had to lock
up their baoies at home in order to
bring older children to school write
to thank the corpets for relieving
them of this burden. Other women
who have Been bringing their own
children offered their services to help
other peoples boys and girls. Eight
women who regularly take their
families to school said they would
come early and stay until 8 o'clock.
One mother coppst brings her two
year-old baby in his carriage and
leaves hin, on the sidewalk while
she helps other children across the
street."
Though the coppet project is only
a couple Of weeks old in Washington
it is already being suggested for
other places The wife of the Mayor
of Toronto who was in the city last
week became interested in the plan.
and declared hat she would try to
have it intr. duce6 in Toronto.
The Ambassador from the Argen-
tine Republic also is interested. He
SEN his secretary to obtain all de-
tails from Mrs. Logan with a view
to having the plan put into effect In
Argentina.