Evening star., 1932-06-26
CITY POOLS Join
IN 4SW|M' DRIVE
Campaign From Juy II to is
Intended as Safety
Movement.

The city-wide "Learn-to-Swim" cam
paign, to be conducted from July IL to
Is, inclusive, has the backing of all
Washington swimming pools, both pub
1icly and privately operated, according
TO an announcement made yesterday
by Ralph w. Foster, chairman Of the
committee in charge of the drive.
The statement was made following
q meeting Of representatives of all the
pools, held at the Y. M. G. A. The
campaign also has been indorSed by
Lieut.. Col. U. s. Grant. Sd, who has
accepted the honorary Craftsmanship of
the committee, Mr.. Foster said.
Every man, woman and child suffi-
GENTLY intelligent to read the news
papers can receive swimming instruc-
tions during the drive" Mr. Foster
pointed out. 1T is planned to print
coupons in the papers, and every appli-
cant for instruction must bring one of
these in order to obtain cards emitting
him to lessons"
Experts Are Assembled.
One of the largest corps of expert
swimming teachers ever assembled here
will be stationed in the various pools,
Mr.. Foster continued. So that all ap-
plicants will receive the same instruc-
tions, he said, Commodore Wilbert E.
LongfelloW has called a meeting Of all
the coaches to be he'd at the Monu-
ment Grounds pool at $50 am. Thurs
day.
The campaign, Mr.. Foster explained,
is designed as a safety measure for
Washingtonians. There are a large
number of drownings here every Sum
mer, he said, and most of the victims
are unable to swim. Hence, he said the
committee feels the drive is a sort OF
"waterproof1ng process" designed to
prevent future water fatalities.
The committee which has been con-
sidersbly enlarged, now consists of the
following: Miss Irene Richards, Y. w.
G. A.; John H. Burr, Howard Univer-
sity; Arthur J. Bergman, athletic dl-
rector, Catholic University; Clarence
Pendleton, Suburban Gardens; G. r.
Drew, Francis Pool; George ". Riley,
Wardman Park Hotel; L. q. Moore,
Shoreham Hotel; Harry Child, Boys
Club; Pat Delaney, Crystal pool Ar
thur Greene, Twelfth Street Y. M. &.
A; Edwin B. Henderson, Dunbar High
School; Winfree Johnson, public parks
department; Ira Lee Law, District
Chapter, American Red Cross; Commo-
dore Jongfellow, American Red Gross;
Robert j. Mccarthy, Mckinley pool;
Walter MacPeek, Boy Scouts; j. Henry
Polkinhorn, Ambassador pool; Richard
s. Tennyson, playground department;
C. A. Kersting, Airport pool; George g.
Heon, Chevy Chase pool, and jim Nc
Namara, Jewish Community Center.
Capital Pools Listed.
A list of the pools participating fol-
lows: Central Y. M C. A, two pools,
men and boys; Y. w. c. A., women and
girls; Jewish Community, general; Nc
Kinley pool, general; Central High
School, general; Ambassador Hotel
pool general; Glen Echo Park pool,
general; Chevy Chase pool, general;
Airport pool, general; municipal pool,
general; Rosedale playground, boys and
girls; Georgetown playground, boys
and girls; Howard University, coloreo,
general; Dunbar High School, colored,
general; Twelfth Street Y. M. c. A,
colored, boys and men; Francis pool,
colored, general; Shoreham Hotel, gen.
eral; Wardman Park Hotel, general;
Catholic University pool, general; Sub
urban Gardens, coloreo, general; How
ard playground pool colored, boys and
girls.