Evening star., 1922-12-03
Valuable Lessons Learned
During Campaign-Perma-
nent Organization Formed.
COMMITTEES CONTINUED
Work of Preventing Traffic Acct
8 dents Will Be Pushed
Vigorously.


Safety Council. an organization of promi-
nent men and women pledged to make
ahe homes, streets and business houses
of this city the safest in the nation
Charles NJ. Verrili. member OF the
United States Employees Compensation
Commission and chairman OF the sta
4istical committee of the washington
safety committee. last night gave the
following analysis of the accident ex-
perience during the first six days OF
Safety week:
:. There were two deaths, caused as 1o'-
lows: A woman seventy-four years OF
age, was struck by street car whlie
stepping from behind another car Cor
oners jury exonerated motorman. A
man thirty-eight years OF age over
come by gas in his own nome; slA asci.
dental deaths per week was the average
There were only eight serious injur-
les caused as follows: Motor vehicles,
five: street cars, one; INDUSTRIAL one
sports, foet bali, one.
jured or killed during the first six days.
MANY of the accidents. which nave
been reported from day to day. on care
full investigation proved to be MINOR
injuries. - :.
The trustees and managers OF the
council have been called to meet at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, in their tem,
porary headquarters at i4tn anu
streets Final details Of incorporation
will be completed and the organisation
will beein TO function immediately as
one of Washington's most active CIVIC
bodies.
Price to Keep Position.
e " Price. one of the foremost
safety experts in the country ana tne
man who put across" Safety week mere.
will continue as the councils executNs
adviser and expert. He will be assisteo
bv prominent local man, who has not
vet been selected. who at the emo OF
wear likely will become the city's ea1ety
expert. Mr. Price had already s'eneo
contract to give two weeks Oh ms ,.ar,: ,,,rv
month He therefore will be unaoie 10
devote his entire attention to Nasnins.
ton, but will remain here for the mex.
two weeks and then spend a sttpulateo
number of days in this CITY eacn mon,n, nun,
At the same time definite program
of financial support has been mapped
out, under the guidance OF Albert =.
Berry. chairman of the finance commit
tee. The city has been DIVIDED oy VT.
Berry into sections, headed by the lead
ers of every line of business. 80 that
each prospective contributor will be ap-
preached by member Of his own traoe.
The plan for permanent ana con
tinuous education oy the ash.ns.pbn cbn
ing every individual in the city at
the same time during the year That
1t is quite possible to do this mas
been demonstrated by the unanimous
sage Of safety first" has been in
lie1ihly written into the mind of every
thinking person. and especially has
It naaf take5 nhlda The benes
of this program in the school was
demonstrated by the fact that not one
child was seriously injured in Wash
angton during last week.
Continuous Campaign.
One of the big tasks of the safety
sons remain an integral part of edu-
cation in public. private and parochial
schools. and 1t will take upon itself
the duty of making sure that every
teacher is supplied with the literature
and paraphernalia necessary for such
important work.
The, next largest organization
is the government departments. There
will be continuous campaigning IN
every federal bureau. conducted by
an organization similar to the one
built built up under the guidance Of Lieut..
meetings. publicity campaigns, NOV
ing pictures and posters in connec-
ton with the departmental drive.
The departments will have their
own safety committee. One of the
duties of this body will be to investi-
gate all accidents occurring in the
government bureaus, analyze the
causes and suggest measures to the
main body for the prevention of a
like occurrence.
"A constructive publicity campaign
VIII comprise another important link
IN the Safety Councils chain of anti
accident drives. This will include
monthly publication completely an
alyzing accidents that have occurred
during the preceding month.
There will be schools for auto
mobile drivers. The largest of these
will be for government employees, and
the lessons taught will be calculated
10 reduce automobile accidents con-
siderably. They will be taught by
experts whose long experience leaves
no doubt as to their ability to give
and Helpful hints about driving and
the attention the mechanism of their
cars needs.
The Poster Drive.
One of the interesting features of
Safety week was the intensive drive
by means OF posters. This will be
continued as long as the public sup
ports the Safety Council Posters
carefully devised and designed will
be placarded at filling stations and
garages. John e. Shoemaker, chair
man of the Safety week poster COM
mittee, has offered whatever empty
billboard spaces shall occur from time
to time.
One Of the vital policies of the
Washington Safety Council will arise
from the deliberations of a commit
tee on traffic. This committee will
be formed of key men" in the COM
munity, representing progressive
thought and business, and their OBJ
ject will be to study the fundament-
ais OF the traffic situation. They will
study the needs of the police de-
partment in matters affecting traffic
and will be expected to solve what
ever problems the city has in that re-
spect
There will be legal committee and
a motion picture committee. The
present speakers committee will be
perpetuated and the women's COM
mIttees. which did so much good dur
ing Safety week. will continue, their
object being to get a Safety week
lesson to every mother in Washing
ton. The analysis of children's acci-
of women's clubs throughout the city
by this women's committee.
The trustees of the Washington
Safety Council are William F. Ham.
John J. Boobar, Milton Fairchild,
John Poole. Rudolph Jose, Frank w.
Smith. Francis r Weller. w. Pearee
Seymour, Gen. Anton Stephan.
The names Of the managers who
have signed the articles of incorpora-
tion are as follows: Frank w. Bal