Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-11

possible lines. The coppet needs no special
uniform. A white band above each elbow is
the only insignia she wears. The duties can be
mastered in a half hour period, Mrs. Logan
finds. The coppet simply helps the children
across the street between two corners, and
holds UP traffic when necessary to make the
street safe for children.
At present the work is being done mostly
at corners nearest the schools. These are the
crossings used by the greatest number of chill
dren. AS the number of volunteers from a
neighborhood increases, however, the service Is
being extended to dangerous crossings farther
from the school buildings.
At every center, Mrs. Logan places four
women. There must be one she says, for each
corner, so that traffic in every direction may
be sufficiently watched, and so that the chill
dren may be assisted across the four cross
walks The traffic department has agreed to
back up the coppets in the event of their re-
porting cases of speeding or refusal to obey
signals. So far there has been no difficulty of
this Sort The city is heartily cooperating with
the volunteer traffic officers. But in the event
of trouble, the four women to crossing would
insure that drivers number would be taken
and, too there would be witnesses.
Y Mrs. Logan is getting letters, telephone calls,
and visits every day from women who are
anxious to help. One woman who was
visiting in Washington for month, ar
ranged to give some time each day to
the children. Another, woman of TO-,
still spry and alert, was eager to help. She
said that she had been looking for civic well
fare work and this was something she could do.
"We have given our money to the children of
Europe" says Mrs. Logan. "For our own chill
dren we ask only little time. 1t is woman's
work, done in dignified efficient manner, and
women are responding to the suggestion OF
new field for service. The volunteers have
come from all walks of life"
WORK BENEFITS COPPETS
Mrs. Logan thought of the traffic work only
as service that the women could give to the
city, but prominent doctor in the city sees
possibilities for physical benefit. He told her
that he wished all of his women patients who
could go out would take up traffic work. "There
is nothing" said the doctor, "that will give
health like regular outdoor exercise and the
feeling of helping others"
81 feel that the time must come" Mrs. Logan
said, "When the woman who has leisure will
give her time to serve the children of the
woman who works. We older woman, especial
ly, who have no little children on our hands,
can do this to help the younger ones.
1.-THE letters that receive show how great
service it is that we can give. Women who
have had to lock up their babies at home in
order to bring older children to school write
TO thank the coppetS for relieving them of this
burden Other women who have been bringing
their own children offered their services to
help other peoples boys and girls. Eight won-
en- who regularly take their families to school
said they would come early and stay until 900
o'clock. One mother coppet brings her two
year-od baby in his carriage and leaves him on
the sidewalk while she helps other children
across the street"
Though the coppet project is only couple
of weeks old in Washington it is already be-
ing suggested for other places. The wife of the
mayor of Toronto, who was in the city last
week, became interested in the plan, and de-
clared that she would try to have it introduced
in Toronto. g,
The ambassador from the Argentine Republic
also is interested. He sent his secretary to OBJ
tain all details from Mrs. Logan with view to
having the plan put into effect in Argentina.