Evening star., 1936-05-23
MARCH
IN SAFETY PATROL
LEADERS PARADE
Youth of Is States and
D. c. Climax Conference
to Save Lives.
ROOSEVELT LAUDS
WORK AS EXCELLENT
Drill Teams Compete--Methods
of Curbing Traffic Toll
Discussed.

Bearing banners emblazoned with
safety slogans, safety patrol leaders
from l6 States marched up Constitu-
ton avenue this morning in the fifth
national school safety patrol parade.
Headed by Commissioner George E.
Allen, grand marshal, of the parade,
representatives of the States partici-
pating in the demonstration and Dis
trict and police officials, the line of
march extended from Sixth street
westward to the reviewing stand op-
posite the Washington Monument
Nearly 5000 members of the patrol,
sponsored by the American Auto
mobile Association, took part.
Among the guests in the reviewing
stand were Senator Keyes of New
Hampshire, Representatives Carpenter
of Kansas, Better of New York and
Plumley of Vermont, and John w.
Studebaker, commissioner of educa-
ton.
The parade was the climax of the
safety meeting which opened last
night with a safety patrol conference
in the Federal Auditorium adjoining
the new Labor Department building
The conference was a new feature
of the annual meeting. and was de-
signed to give patrolmen an op-
portunity to discuss safety problems
and means of increasing efficiency of
the patrols throughout the country,
About 800 delegates from 16 States
and the District attended.
Interesting Speakers.
Speakers on last nights program
included H. H. Clegg, assistant direc-
tor of the Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation; Walter johnson, famous base
ball pitcher; Maj. Ernest w. Brown
superintendent of police; Thomas p
Henry, president of the A. A. A; Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen; Mrs
Henry Grattan Doyle. president oi
the Board of Education, and DR.
Frank w. Ballou. superintendent OF
schools. E. E. RIP" Miller. assistant
/ director of athletics at the NavaI
Academy, led the discussion.
President Roosevelt addressed 200(
of the visiting patrol members from
the White House portico late yester.
day. He expressed his own keen in.
terest in the excellent work" they
are doing for traffic safety.
My interest in you is not because
of your work alone" he said, "but
also because yours is a youth move
ment. The future belongs to youth
and when youth voluntarily assumes
helpful activities like yours for the
benefit of the entire community,
for one feel ever SO much more con-
fident in regard to the future"
Drill Teams Compete.
Before the parade this morning
crack drill teams held elimination
drills on the Ellipse to select the
three teams to stage the final com,
petition at the end of the parade
Army officers acted as judges anc
team trophies and individual ribbon!
were awarded members of the win
ming teams.
Well up in the line of march wa.
the honor medal division, composed
of patrolmen qualifying for the Media
of Merit, the A. A. AS highest safety
award. The honor medal is giver
only to patrol members who, in tht
line of duty, have actually saved the
life Of school child.
To the stirring music of the Nav,
Band and several school bands spaced
at intervals along the line of march
the marchers fell in behind the car!
bearing Commissioner Hazen. Maj
Brown, Traffic Director William A
Van Duzer and DR.. Ballou.
Commissioner Allen presented tn,
honor medals to more than SO patro
members. including 20 from schools
in the District.
The District youths who received
medals we're: Jack Mettee, Clarence
Branham, Wallace Inman, Arthur
Young, Sherman Harp, Semon Witt
Bernard Gittleson, Richard Stakes
Donald Fitzgerald, Joe De Simone, Vic
tor Hennige, Marshall Emmert, Stan
ford Himmelfarb, James Daras, Dicl
Williams, John L. Baker, Stanley An
derson, Fred Harb, Joseph L. Smith
and Benjamin Jenkins.