Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-28
urge ALL To
PREVENT FIRES
Churches, Schools, Theatres,
Homes, Societies Sound
Danger Warnings
FIREMEN TO GIVE
DEMONSTRATION

In every public school in the city
next week teachers will devote
few minutes each day to bring TO the
attention OF the students some re-
minder Of the necessity for fire pre-
vention.
In every theatre in the city IN
the afternoon and evening some
speaker will remind the audience OF
carelessness from fire.
To every home in the city there
will be a questionable presented on
which the freebooter is TO note con-
ditions.
Between eight and ten thousand
inspections OF private homes, busi-
ness places, stores and Industries
will be made during the week.
In every church and place OF wor-
ship next week. reference VIII be
made to Fire Prevention Week.
These are some OF the ways in
which the National Fire Prevention
Week will be celebrated in this city
next week Final plans were dis
cussed at a meeting Of the Fire
Prevention Week Committee at the
home Of Company No. 1, 1O1S Tat
nall street. yesterday afternoon.
Fire Chief Lutz, chairman OF the
committee. presided. He said the
program that had been made for the
week was of such a character that
as a result, Wilmington citizens. no
matter where they lived, ought to
have knowledge OF the week and
what It meant. He said the fire.
men have adopted the slogan, Let
the people be the fire preventers
and the firemen the fire fighters. .
and that he hoped Wilmington would
demonstrate that its citizens are
wholeheartedly bac kof fire preven-
ton plans.
He referred to the fact that in
the past eight months there have
been 431 fires and that practically
all OF these were the result OF care
lessness. With the demonstrations
and inspections and literature and
addresses with which Fire Proven
ton Week is to be celebrated, CHER
Iutz said he expected TO see the
number of fires reduced, because
the citizens would take cognizance
of fire hazards and eliminate them.
He predicted that the results that
would entail In this city would be
far-reaching and that the fire de-
partment was determined 10 do
everything in it's power to make II
the success II deserved.
He said there would be a mes
sage despatched 10 Mayor Harvey
each morning and afternoon and
that on Saturday, October Z. there
would be demonstrations OF what
the local fire department coHd 90, In
ease OF serious emergencies. Every
home possible for the inspection
tommittee Of fremen to reach will
be visited and in this particular the
first homes that Will be inspected
will be those Of firemen.
When the missionaries which
the five ladies' clubs win have dis
tributed are returned to the depart
nent IL there are homes where fire
rnenaces exist these will be reme-
died. Chimneys and fiues will be
sought out and their condition in
spected as many 81 the smaller fires
which start in the autumn are often
located in chimneys.
a Representative VI 4Sd+A10'
and Robbins said that II there was
time the National Paint and Clean
up Week organization would be-
come active. re was Informed that
there was yet ample time ans It Is
likely that the paint manufacturers
and dealers viii cooperate during
the coming week with the Fire Pre-
ventlon Committee to make the |
town cleaner and prettier through |
the use Of paint.
Guy r. Ford. representing the XII
wants Club, stated that four-minute |
speakers would attend every thea
tire next week and address the au-
dience on fire prevention. He said |
that James n. Ginns. for the Ginns-
ToplSis group, had thrown their
theatres open for the speakers and
would cooperate in every possible
way.
F. G. Cox. for the Rotary Club.
reported for the arrangements made
in connection with the work in the
public schools and that each teach