Evening star., 1938-03-10
- ISCUSSION of the proposed
location for the Jefferson
Memorial Junior High School
preceded a short address bv

MCAlloI Adl I1AeA 0SAAOOA
preceded a short address by
Nine Zero Jarnefelt, wife of the AM
baSsador of Finland, at meeting Of
the Women's Safety Committee yester-
day at the Sulgrave Club.
Mrs. George Thorpe, chairman of
the committee, explained by means Of
map of Southwest Washington the
traffic hazards encountered by pupils
attending the school. She urged men,
bers to get in touch with members of
Congress to prevent the passage of
the rider which will compel the erec-
tion of new school building in prac-
tically the same locality, and quoted
statistics to show that three-fourths
of all of the traffic accidents in that
section occur near the school. Mrs.
Thorpe said the ideal location for the
school would be in the block between
I and H and Seventh and Ninth
streets SW.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle spoke
briefly, urging the necessity of con-
structing new school building for
that neighborhood
w. I. Cleveland reported on the
progress of legislation in which the
committee is interested and said that
diversion of tax money paid by auto
mobile owners, from highway to gen.
eral uses, had been avoided for the
time being. He urged Endorsement
of the plan for building new bridge
across the Anacostia River at PENN
sylvania avenue Sc. He deplored at
tempts to install traffic meters in
Washington, saying they would make
conditions worse instead of better, and
urged instead improvement in off,
street parking facilities as a means
of relieving congestion.
Nine. Jarnefelt compared traffic
conditions in Finland with those in
the United States. She said, though
the population in Finland was con-
gested and lived principally in apart
ment houses, the parking problem was
| controlled through basement garages.
Strict enforcement of motor vehicle
inspection laws and rigid standards for
| applicants for drivers permits cut the
number of accidents in that country.
drunkenness is considered one OF
the worst faults" she said. IF man
is arrested for drunkenness, his license
is revoked, even if he was not driving
when arrested"
Mrs. Frederick H. Brook, national
president of the Girl Scouts, urged
Washington Scout leaders at their
annual banquet last night at the
Y. w. c. A. to encourage their troup
members to take part in civic affairs.
Mrs. Maury NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
program, also spoke briefly. Motion
pictures of Camp May Flather were
shown, both as it was eight years ago
and as it appeared last summer. Miss
Christine Gawne new president of the
Scout leaders. presided.
Among those attending the banquet
were Miss Dorothy Davidson, Miss
Jeanne Christy, Mrs w. F. Crosby.
Mrs. Campbell Waters, Mrs. E. j..
Bowman and Mrs N. R. Ellis.
Mrs. Joseph Evans was the chair
man Of the Committee on Arrange
ments.
Delegates and alternates to the BIZ
| ennial convention of the American
Federation of Soroptimist Clubs were
selected by the local club yesterday at
the Willard. Mrs. Agnes Newman,
president, will be delegate with Mrs.
Florence Meara as her alternate. Mrs.
Mary Lewis was also chosen as a dele
gate with Miss Estelle Zirkin as her
alternate.
Miss Daisy Reed, chairman of the
Social Committee, announced the
meeting March 16 will be held at the
Lewis Hotel Training School, 1t was
voted to furnish six reading racks for
the use of bed-ridden patients In the
Home for Incurables.
Vernon Bailey will speak on THE
Mammals of the District" at the meet
ing of the Women's Alliance of All
Souls Church tomorrow at II am, in
Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and Harvard
streets NV. Mrs. Frank NJ. Elliot
will be the hostess. Election of officers
of the guild will take place March 25.
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The Women's Board of Columbia
Hospital will meet tomorrow at II M,
at the hospital. Reports will be made
to the board by Col. Ashburn, the
superintendent; by Miss Ruth Green,