Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-15
16,000TakePart
In School Safety
Patrol Parade
Youngsters From All
Sections of Nation
March in Capital

About 5000 youngsters from school
safety patrols all over the Nation
paraded down Constitution avenue
under a clear sky this morning.
Among them were nearly $500 boys
and girls from District area schools,
public, parochial and private.
The youngsters are in Washington
for the 18th National School Safety
Patrol Assembly. Along with the
serious business, they have managed
to sandwich in good look at the
sights of the Nations Capital.
The parade today. spotted with
bands and floats emphasizing the
school safety program. followed a
competitive drill of teams from
various schools. The only Washing
ton team came from St. Gabriels
Parochial School, A team from
Stuart Junior High School arrived
too late to take part, but was allowed
to put on an exhibition drill after
the competition ended.
Prizes were to be presented to the
winning teams later in the day.
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The patrols are guests of the
American Automobile Association,
sponsors of the Nationwide school
safety program.
Parade grand marshall was Acting
Police Supt. Floyd Truscott. The
parade was led by 16 winners of
special honor medals. All but one
received their medals from Presi-
dent Truman at the White House
yesterday. The sixteenth, John
Fisher of TOT Somerset place NV,
already had his-he received it from
Margaret Truman last February in
an advance ceremony. He is STU
dent at Whittier School.
District patrol marchers were
grouped by their respective police
precincts. Each group was led by
the police officer in charge of safety
patrols for that precinct. Leader OF
the No. 3 precinct group was Arthur
S. Miskell who won the Policeman
of the Month Award for his patrol
work last month.
A float entered by students OF
Stuart Junior High bore three STU
dents dressed in Spanish costumes
and posing as explorers. Above them
was a huge sign saying Columbus
sought a light as we seek light at
Fifth and E." On the back, the
sign said "A light for life"
The school is at Fifth and E
streets NE.
70-Police Band Plays.
Music at the drill was furnished by
the Pennsylvania State champion
band from the Pottstown High
School, 70-piece group. Numerous
District area bands took part in the
parade.
Following the parade, the young
sters gathered in the Sylvan Theater
at the base of the Washington Mon
ument to receive prizes from Edgar
Bergen, with ubiquitous Charley
Mccarthy at his side.
Last night also at the Sylvan
Theater, nearly 10000 of the boys
and girls attended an opening rally
and show.
They stood on their seats to watch
the program spanked by Montgomery
County Commissioner Brooke Johns,
formerly of the Ziegfeld Follies,
featuring juggling and animal acts
and music by the Clarksburg (W.
Va Band.
Jean Archer Sings.
Screen star Jinx Falkenberg DEM
onstrated her proves as a former
tennis star by firing autographed
tennis balls into the audience and
Jean Archer, the well known local
singer, entertained with songs.
Robert Shively, Is, of Akron, Ohio,
complained to police today about
the hazards of the rally. He was
present at the Sylvan Theater last
night. With his f1ash-equipped
camera he got what he hoped were
some prize pictures of Miss Falken-
berg and other stars who took part
in the shoE.
AS he turned to leave, he said, he
was suddenly set upon by group of
five or six small boys, who threw
him to the ground, held his legs and
then rushed away in different direc-
tions. When he got up and busted
himself off, he told police, his
camera was gone.