Evening star., 1922-12-02
SAFETY DRIVE CUTS
SIX DEATHS TO ONE
Not a Single Child Hurt in
Traffic as Week Success
fully Closes.
new ERA ON MONDAY
Council Will Begin to Function
as Active Body to Conserve
/ Life and Limb.

cessful close tonight after demon
strating how easy it is to cut Wash
ington's accidental deaths from an
average of SIX Il week to one, and
with a record of having prevented
serious injury to single child.
Statistics in the hands of the police.
which have rot yet been completed.
also show that the number of ac-
cidents in this city was sharply
lessened during the week. despite the
fact that an additional holiday in
tervened.
The parade yesterday afternoon
was fitting climax to the week
Even from the President of the
United STATES cam Nul''' q! an \
pressed hope that the lessons to be
drawn from the numerous interesting
floats would have far-r' aching
effect His hopes found an echo IN
the mind of virtually every one of
the thousands of citizens who lined
the streets to watch one OF tht
strangest and most interesting
pageants that ever trod Pennsylvania
avenue.
Exprcs~iOn by President.
Those who talked 20 President
Harding immediately after he had re-
viewed the PROCESSION as it pass Il
the White House, said h. felt that the
automobile has h.; The effect OF
speeding up lie in III of its phases.
He is interested therefore. il was
stated. in the nation adjusting its
prudence and care to this new sit
uation.
Perpetuation of the work OF teach
ing Observation-Disclosures peues-
trians, school children and workers
the need for EXERCISING care is an
assured fact now. and the Washing
ton Safety Council viii begin to func-
riOn as one of jfe city active or
saniza;ionS Nnnd9y morning. In its
personnel are many of the represents :
tive men and WON. n of Washington,
all of whom are pledged To work for
better and Sa -r place TO Ii e in.
The council has arranged to retain
the service of c. W. Price. the safety
expert who directed the Safety week
campaign. MIR. Price Will not >only
help e, the council we'll under way.
but viii train the man who is to be-
come NashingtouS permanent safety
expert This man. who must deSo G
all of his time and energies to the
work. has nor Yet been selected.
To Remain Two Weeks.
Mr. Price Will remain in WASHINGTON
Ior two more weeks and after tina
Will devote specified number of days
each month here. giving the council
me benefit of his knowledge and eX-
I'erience regarding safety work He
was already under contract 20 give a
SiHnlIar safety council III New York
.tE TWO weeks in every month so that
10 was lmpossfbl. for him to devote
ms uninterrupted time to this CITY.
,,Spah4hS oi the parade yesterday
hr; Price had the following to say;
In Safety week drives co.d1ic,ad
IN various cities the pa-ai., f,aturc
mas mayed an important part in
visuailzins the safety idea and driv-
ing home the messase TO thousa ndS
oi heoE!e who might not be i'm
PRESSED through a. her appeals. can
say without qualification that never
before in the safety movement has
there ever been such an effective and
convincing parGae as tilt conducted
Yesterday in Washington. Two fea-
lures of the parade stand OUT in my
mind as uniIUe: Firs- practicafIy
every float visualized some, phase o.:
SAFETY pertaining to the organization
or department of eor.rnnnert whose
name it bore. This exhibit. some
times with ridicule, sometimes with
an array of fac :. and sometimes
with strong appeal eri.ped the
interest of the crowds which lined
the street and drove home VIZ,
sledge- hammer blows the duty of
every cittz. n 70 DO his part in help
ing 70 MAKE MaSh!"St"n safe. The
second point which impressed me was
the artistic quality OF many of the.
floats, especially those whic, voiced
the appeal for t'e safety of children"
Funds for Council Assured,
Funcs with which to maintain the
Washington Safety Council have been
assured. Well known business men
have been named to visit the other
members of their trades and so1ic;t
contributions. Those who have hean
appointed to this committee are as
follows: as
W. C. Johnson. Charles S. shreve
P. Il. Bailey. Charles !. Corby. III X
sraWner. jr.; Harry. King. Rudolph
Jose. William J. Eyncn. John y
Walker; John l. Newbold, Milton
Fairchiid, Robert NJ. Dove. DR.. Frank
Il; stone. I, Lincoln Townsend, Fred
serberich. J. II. Small. Murray Gif-
FORD: Ernest Fl. Daniel, Achilie RnrL-
I'm, john E. Moore, w. S Hnse. Harrv
NJ. Grandall Wharton Bets, Chsrl.s
u. q Eouf. James II. johnson. William
schick and John n. Waters.
winners of prizes in the nar,da
yesterday follow: p"raoe
me Post Office Department won tho
SILVER cup offered for the section max.
he nn 5es' general appearance in
~ parade Its representation was
va by float showing a numher as as
Hoaviets ,,nas working in a prison yard
under the scrutiny of armed rusrds
-around 1t was printed the sIopan.
LlIe Jobs for Reckless Drivers Re-.
nlnd the float march d several bun-
dred employees of the denartnan+
dressed in mail sacks. and carrvinS
the nags of the states. Other mis-
were awarded as follows:
First Prize for Float.
Prizes for the best floats: Etrs+
war department. with series ~
-FOUR floats showing the path Of !.
careless driver from the time he
smashes into something unit; he he
reaches the operating table in ths
hospital: second. the Agricuitnre
which came directly behind the War
Department series with tomhstnna
to Mr. William Jay; third. nubIic
buildings and grounds department
which showed the benefits Of NAV,
grounds. pA@y-
Prizes for the best marching A.
Eisions-First. Treasury Department.
girls who were dressed in red and
white and carried safety slogans: sec
ond. Interior Department girls ana
third, Navy Department girls.
The Army and Navy bands won
prizes for the best bands in line.