Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
THE TRAFFIC COPPET
BY Frederic ). Haskin

tho street Il being developed aIort.
the simplest pcsrible lines. The cop
pet needs M special uniform. 4
white band above each elbow IL fiss
only insignia she wears The duties
can he mastered In half hour period,
Mrs Logan finds. The ecppot simply
helps the children across the street
between two corners. ard hc,es uy
/ traffic when necessary % make tho
strcet safe for children.
At present the work is being dons
mostly NJ corners nearest the schools.
These are the crossings used by fh,
greatest number OF children. As The
number of volunteers from neigh
lborhood increases, however. the SER
vice is being extended to dangerous
crossings farther from the school
buildings.
At every center. Mrs. Logan piaces
four women. There must be one. shs
says. for each corner, 50 that traffic ia
every direction may be efficiently
watched. and 10 that the children may
be assisted across the four cross walk.
Ihe traffic department has agreed ~
back UP the coppets In tho event e
their reporting cases cf speeding or
. =
has been no difficulty Of this sort. n,
city is heartily cooperating with fh,
volunteer traffic officers But in ,f.
{ event Of trouble. the four women % .
: crossing would insure that a drivers
r number would be taken and, TOO, thef.
e would be witnesses.
0 Mrs. Logan is getting Letters. tsis-
0 phone calls. and visits every day
c from women who arc anxious % help.
n One woman who Was visiting IN WASH
g ington for n month. arranged % give
some time each day 20 the children.
r Another, a woman Of 20 ttili sprv
q and alert, was eager 20 help. she said
> that she had been looking for civia
= welfare work and this was something
. she could 10.
I, we have given our money 20 th I,
!, children Of Europe" scys Mrs. Logan.
:, ''For our children we ask only a lil-
tie time II Is a woman's work. dors
in dignifcd manner. an8 women an.
responding 20 the suggestion of a ne'.
field for service. The volunteers hay,
m come from all walks Of llfe."
~ Work Bencfts Coppcts.
ef Mrs. Logan thought Of the .ra~-
ed work only az a service that the wo-
IN men could give 70 the city. bu, :
Is. prominent doctor IN the city sees
Of possibilities for physical benent Hs
es told her that he wished all Of his wo-
en- men patients who could go out would
n take UP traffic work There is moth
ing" said the doctor. that VIII Civ.
.ct health like regular outdoor exercis.
ne and the feeling OF helping others"
Dot fI feel that the time must come
bs Mrs. Logan said, when the wona'
rol who has leisure win give her time q
ooI serve the children Of the woman VII
nc works We older women, especially
who have no little children on on
,od hands, can do this TO heIp the youngc
cnes.
The letters that receive sho-vho-
a. 49, great service it is that we can give
{, Women who have had 10 lock up the'
~ babies at home IN order 70 bring olde
~ children to school write 10 thank tn
IRE coppets for relieving them OF this bur
We Gen. Other women who have bee
OF bringing their own children offere
their services to help other people
IN Toys and girls. Eight women VIII
TO regularly take their families to scho'
ing said they would come early, ana sta
are luntu nine o'clock. One norher COT
1 lpett brings her two-year-old baby
had his carriage and leaves him on q
ong sidewalk while she helps other chi
ave dren across the street
ugh Though the coppet project IS only
few couple Of weeks old in Washington.
iin- is already beng suggested lor otn
utv places. The wife of the. mayor
ant Toronto, who was in the city IN
,e, week became interested in the Ole
on, and declared that she would try
,I-e have it introduced in Toronto.
The Ambassador from the Arge
- tine Republic also is interested.
sent hisSsecretary TO obtain al deta
from Mrs Logan, with q vie to ha
ing the plan put into effect in Arse
/ on tina.