Evening star., 1935-09-28
police protection be provided when

police protection be provided when
school children are in the streets.
Children are very inadequately
protected there" she explained, land
if the present situation continues there
is certain to be trouble. Heavy traffic
flows into the circle from several di-
rections. and it is imperative that
some form of control be provided"
Second Knights Unit Joins.
The second large Knights of Column
bus organization to join The Star
Council in its safety drive has for
warded to the Safety Council reso-
luton of commendation and promise
of support in the drive. Meeting in
the knights of Columbus Hall, 9l8
Tenth street, Washington Council, No.
224, has adopted the following reso-
luton:
Whereas: The Washington Evening
Star has instituted Safety Campaign
for the improvement of the conduct
of traffic on the streets of the District
of Columbia, and
Whereas: The knights of Colum-
bus of Washington Council are among
those many citizens of Washington
who are enthusiastically in sympathy.
with this campaign to reduce the ap-
palling number of trafilc accidents.
Therefore. be it resolved, that this
meeting record its Endorsement of the
Safety Campaign; that this resolution
be spread upon the minutes of its
meeting. and that a copy thereof be
forwarded to the Safety Campaign edi-
tor of The Washington Evening Star"
The resolution was signed by John
G. Bowen, John ]. Halloran. John F.
Hillyard, Stephen A. Mccarthy and
Richard F. Field.
Loan Firm Backs Drive.
The Washington Loan g. Trust Co.
also has indorsed the Safety Campaign
and has requested that safe-driving
pledge cards be furnished for all ON
cials and employees who own and drive
cars. The safety work within the or
ganization is being handled under di-
rection Of Eliot H. Thomson.
The Maloney Concrete Co., 3l12 K
street. also has joined forces with the
Star Council to curb the accident rate
here and has called for so pledge
cards for the use OF all company
drivers and employees.
If every maid was as thoughtful
as Lora Reed, colored, employed by
DR.. H. d. Shapiro OF 4218 Sixteenth
street, the streets Of Washington
would become much safer for children.
Every day, during the rush to and
from the schools, this colored maid
not only escorts the doctors young son
across the street, but many other chill.
drcn as well.
Her journeys take place at Sixteenth,
and Upshur streets, greatly
aiding a traffic policeman from the
tenth precinct. Her charges num-
Der 20 to 80.
The kindly acts were reported by
neighbors who have watched her
since the opening of the schools.
Many Ask to Affiliate.
Requests to affiliate with The Stars /
safe driving campaign continue in |
great numbers. Every kind OF busi-
ness house is represented.
Among recent ones are the Shell |
Oil Company, 4l36 Georgia avenue:
Charles Schwartz as Son, jewellers,
708 Seventh street: Georges Radio |
Co., BIG F street; Carlin's Creamery,
IL e street southwest, and Shivers
Insurance Agency, 1910 Vermont
Avenue.
The United States Government en-
oloyes are particularly active in the
irive and showing great interest. One
request recently received was from q
branch of the General Accounting
Office. Coupons clipped from The
Star have been sent in from every |
Government department, including
he Army, Navy and Marine Corps.
The Capitol Cadillac Co. of 1922
rwenty-second street, through its
F. d. Akers, plans reaching
Ill Cadillac, La Sale and Oldsmobile
owners by mail, asking them if they
have signed The Star safety pledge.
He also will advise them to have
heir cars checked to see If they are in
,afe condition. Mr.. Akers has re-
luested $500 stickers from The Star
10 accompany his letters.