Evening star., 1922-12-01
BETTER, SAFER CITY
AIM Of CAMPAIGN
Paraders, to Number OF
1000, Emphasize Purpose
of Safety Week.

and safer city to live in when more
than 1000 men. women and children
paraded up Pennsylvania avenue and
passed in review before President
Harding, members of his cabinet and
high officials, of the Army and Navy.
Blaze Washington. long used to the
gla an,our and tinsel of parades. never
before saw anything to equal the
spectacle of the Safety week pageant.
Artistic minds and hands had con-
spired together to bring home to
Washington by printed words and
,ableaux the need for more care while
driving. walking and working.
Every government department.
every large business establishment
and many smaller ones. every civic
patriotic and military organization.
and numerous other bodies had floats
in the line, each one picturizing the
ver-growing demand for safety be-
fore all else. Augmenting these were
hundreds of citizens marching, al!
carrying banners on which we're
printed the same messages.
The Post Office Department won the
silver cup offered for the section max
ing the best general appearance IN
the parade. Its representation was
I'D by float showing number OF
"unvicts working in a prison yard
under the scrutiny of armed guards
Around it was printed the slogan
Life Jobs for Reckless Drivers" Be
hind the float marched several hun
dred employees of the department
dressed in mail sacks. and carryfnh
the flags of the states. Other prizes
were awarded as follows:
Prizes for the best floats: First:
War Department. with series OF
four floats showing the path of a
smashes in;o/ somahing until he
reaches the operating table in the
hospital: second. the Agriculture.
which came directly behind the War
Department. series with a tombstone
buildings and grounds department,
which shos.ed the benefits of play
grounds.
Prizes for the best marching di-
girls, who we're dressed in red and
white and carried safety slogans: sec
ond Interior Department girls, and
third. Navy Department girls
The Army and Navy bands won
prizes for the best bands in line.
Promptly at noon the United States
Marine Band sounded off" from the
Peace Monument and the strangest
parade that ever trod Americas ave
sue Of professions" swung into line.
\ platoon of mounted police went
ahead To clear the way and close be-
mind rode those citizens who have
made Safety Week possible. Behind
them came the Board of District COM
:nissioners in automobiles and next
the Safety Week executive committee.
President Reviews Procession.
President Harding. Secretary of
YNIl lAO ~ tt,n
Agriculture Department. Gen. Per-
shing. Rear Admiral Coontz. high
government officials and Safety Week
leaders stood on the steps Of the
White House grounds facing Execu-
tive avenue and reviewed the pro-
cession as it passed up that street to-
ward Pennsylvania avenue. Others in
he party were Mrs. Henry F. Dimond.
Il. A Lyon and J. Lynn Yeagle. Upon
reaching that point the City Commis,
he reviewing party. Another re-
who had led the Safety Week cam
paign and their friends watched the
the Treasury.
Line-Up OF Parade.
The lineup of the parade follows:
Government departments-Chair
safety committee and stan; Treasury
Department. four floats and four pla-
toons: War Department, band and five
floats: public buildings and grounds.
two floats and Ave platoons; Marine
Corps. one float and three platoons
marines. Navy Department, band.
four platoons and one float; Interstate
commerce Commission, three platoons
and two floats: Interior Department.
Department of Agriculture, two
floats: Department of Labor. three
floats: Shipping Board. band. three
platoons and one float; State. War
and one float; Veterans Bureau. two
platoons and one float; government
printing office. one float.
Boy Scouts and band, police depart
ment. fire department.. engineers de-
partment. Fairgrounds
Universities and colleges-Schcols
Hand high schools. band. Gonzaga
college. Community Center. one float:
land. ST. Johns College, band, Dunbar
High School.
Fed Cross. Girl Scouts, Kiwanis Club,
lamp Fire Girls General Federation
of Women's Clubs and other women's
clubs
Utlities-capital Traction Company,
Washington Railway and Electric
'omac Electric Power Company.
American Railway and Express Com
pany. Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Herald. seven rainbow girls, bri-
sade of flower girls. float. Spring"
George g shaffer float. White. Inc:
float. Summer" z. D. Blackstone;
float. Flowers and Music; float,
Autumn. Guide Bros. Company;
float: float. Winter" ]. H. Small &
Sons; girls Friendly" float; float.
Louise shop: Community Service
Eand; float. Herman E .C;asch Com
rany: float. Wise Brothers.; floats
'two). American Automobile Associa-
ton: floats. Lansburgh & Bro: float,
Tolman Laundry; float. s. Kann Sons
company; float. Goldenberg; float,
Pyrene Company.
Officers of Home Defense League
Motor Corps IL automobiles.
Treasury in Lead.
The Treasury Department occupied
first position in the pageant depart
nent of the procession, 100 pretty
girls dressed in white, trimmed with
red. marching in two lines abreast.
one line CARRYING banner that read
" hats Your Hurry-Don't Get Hurt" /"
me me banner OF the second line read.
Get Up Earlier. Stop, Look and
LISTEN
Immediately behind them came a
black draped truck. on which was
mounted an automobile and a police
man attending a semiphore. While
The m"torist was arguing with the
policeman as to whether or not he
had the right to proceed. a little girl
on skates fell beneath the wheel and
was hurt
The Treasury Department had an
ether striking float representing q
smashed up automobile on one truck
covered Victim OF the crash was de-
picted on the operating table Of the
hospital waiting for the surgeons