Evening star., 1935-11-26
TRAFFIC EXPERTS
TO AID INSTITUTE
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instruction for Woman Driv-
ers Will Be Given on De-
Is cerlber 2, 3 and d.

District police and traffic officials
and automobile association experts
viii participate in the Institute for
Woman Drivers, to be held here
December 2, 3 and under the spon-
sorship of the District of Columbia
Federation Of Women's Clubs, 1t was
announced today as details OF the
program were made public.
The institute, to be held In the show
rooms of Evans Palmer, Inc, 1921
Fourteenth street, is planned for
washington women who drive as well
as those just learning. The course
will close with tests for operators
permits to be given by the District
Traffic Department in cars provided
bytEvans Palmer for the purpose.
X Mrs. Biddle in Charge.
mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, president Of
the District Federation Of Women's
Clubs, will be chairman at the opening
session at 10:30 am, Monday, De-
cember 2. The address at that session
win be made by William A. Van Duzer,
District director of motor vehicles and
trafEc. The first of the three lessons,
all of which will be in charge of M. o.
Eldridge assistant director of motor
vehicles and traffic, will be devoted to
definitions of the District traffic ordi-
nances. The lesson will be followed by
a motion picture film, Saving Sec
onds," dealing with traffic problems.
The second days session at 1890
am. Tuesday, December 8, will open
with an address by Mrs. Louis B.
CaStell, president of the District of
Columbia Congress of Parents and
Teachers and member Of the advisory
board of the District Motor Club of
the American Automobile Association.
Other speakers at this session will be
Burton v. Marsh, director of the safety
and traffic engineering department of
the American Automobile Association,
who will discuss safe Driving on the
Highways; Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent Of police, who will take
for his subject What the Police De-
partment Is Doing to Make the Streets
Less Dangerous" and Birch Bayh, di-
rector Of physical education and safety
IN the District public schools, who
will tell of steps taken by the local
schools toward promoting safety on
the streets for children. Mr.. Eldridge's
lesson will be devoted to a review of
driving provisions. The session will
close with drill and marking of ques-
tonS about traffic regulations.
Final Session Wednesday.
The final session, at 10:30 am. We'd
nesday, December 4, will begin with
an address by Charles c. Collins, gen.
eral counsel Of the A. A. A, on pro-
cedure in accident cases and details of
automobile insurance law. Engineers
of Evans Palmer will conduct lesson
In the mechanics of the automobile.
Another film dealing with safety will
be shown. Written and driving tests
for permits will be given by the Dis
trict Traffic Department at the close
Of the session.
AL three sessions are open to all
District women and no charge is to be
made for the course. Cars for the driV-
ing tests also are to be provided with
out charge. All women who wish to
take the course, however, are asked to
register at once by telephone, mail or
In person, at the Evans Palmer head
quarters, 1921 Fourteenth street. The
telephone number Is National 3474.