Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1935, Page 4

OFFERS T HELP PEDESTRAN ASHED Walkens’ Crossing Lane in Middle of Blocks Also . Suggested. Hundreds of letters dealing with all phases of the traffic situation in ‘Washington are being received by The | Star Safety Council in connection with its campaign to make Washington |. streets safe for pedestrians and mo- torists. Excerpts from some of these letters follow: “We have traffic officers to help and direct motorists. Why not an officer stationed at each busy intersection, and not only during rush hours, whose sole duty is to direct and help pedestrians? This has been done in | other cities for years in the interest of $afety. We might appreciate the same kind of consideration and cour- tely in Washington, and, at the same e, lower the number of daily ac- nts."—Roger M. Stuart, 1125 Woodward Building. e #*The following plan for pedestrian safety and control and to facilitate the flow of vehicular traffic is sub- mitted for your consideration: “1. Prohibit all pedestrian crossings &t corners in the congested areas. “2. Mark off pedestrian crossing | lanes in approximately the center of egch block with well defined lines. 3. Move loading zones from corners to near pedestrian crossing lanes. (This may not be advisable.) “‘4. Install pedestrian control lights | at lanes established or place traffic officers there (if practicable). “5. Prohibit all vehicular tramg from violating pedestrian lane when | red light shows at next intersection. *6. Prohibit pedestrians from enter- ing lane when traffic is rightfully moving against them. “Any ipconvenience to a pedestrian 1n not being permitted to cross a street at a corner but compelled to walk to the center of a block cannot compare with the resulting safety to him and | the acceleration of vehicular traffic. “The elimination of corner crossings will (a) permit left and right turns with no conflict’ of pedestrian and vehicle rights; (b) permit a free flow of directional traffic at corners when the light changes to green; and (c) possibly permit right turns on the red light if flow of traffic permits it. “The director of traffic has sug- gested pedestrian subways. These are | regarded by many pedestrians as an | inconvenience and they are avoided 8s often as they are used. (Check on Michigan Boulevard and Randolph | street, Chicago.) “Why not give the suggested plan (modified as necessary) a trial at one | of our busy downtown corners? It| won't cost much to try it"—O. G.| Iden, 4216 Twelfth place northeast. “Your safety drive has met with flmost unanimous response from our members and we are certain that these | pledges are and will stimulate more | careful driving among the public generally. “We are giving your safety driving pledge liberal space in one of our pub- lications, The MPA News.'—M. R. Smith, secretary, the Motorists' Pro- tective Association. “I wish to call your attention to the speeding traffic at the intersection of New Hampshire avenue, Monroe street, Park road and Sherman avenue. I, wondered if something could be done ebout this. “It is unsafe for adults as well as children. I am sure that a stop light would help a lot at this intersection.” ~—Sada R. Liebling. | “I am enclosing the pledge. which I am glad to sign, though I have been driving since 1909 and have always kept the rules of the road. I want to| thank The Star for its fine campaign for safe driving.”—Belle Maxwell Cain, Wardman Park Hotel. P Tourists Increase. Nearly twice as many tourists visited Guatemala this year than in 1934, i G STAR, WASHINGTON, George Washington University officials signing the safety pledge for ! careful driving and walking. Seated is Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of the university. Back row, left to right, is Harry C. Davis, secretary of the Board of Trustees; Bourke Floyd, president of the Student Council, and Charles 8. Baker, president of the General Alumni Association. ~—Star 8taff Photo. Officers of the Pennsylvania Democratic Club of Washington signing Star safety pledges at the Willard Hotel. Left to right, seated: Miss Grace Knerr, secretary; John J. Doyle, president. Standing: P. V. Curley, assistant campaign manager; O. H. Walborn, vice president. o ~—Star Staff Photo. indorsed by the Board of Education and the superintendent of sckLools, Safety e N Dr. Frank W. Ballou. The George Washington University | —(Continued Prom Pirst.Page) . | yyudent publication, the Hatchet, has | imperative that public attention be heartily indorsed The Star safety | campaign and-is planning to com- | | ment editorially in its next issue on | the necessity of individual co-opera- tion by all students who drive their own cars, Veting to co-operate with The Star “I am glad to 2id in enlisting the | Council in its safety dMve, the Silver co-operation of alumni, faculty and | Spring Lions' Club, at a meeting last students of ‘the George Washington' night in the Indian Spring, Golf University in the Star safety cam- | Club, undertook a cgmpaign to elim- paign. In this,'as in other fields, | inate dangersus trafic conditions in The Star is rendering a distingt civic | Silver Spring. A special Traffic Safety | service to the City of Washington.” | Committee was created to carry on George Washington University is | this campaigh. Allen H. Gardner was | the tnird university to join the safety | appointed chairman® of the com- ! drive. The others were Georzetownimittee. | and American University. The Star Council was notified today Grade and high schools have evi- | that members of the Board of Mont- denced great interest in the drive e —_—— and giving active support. Many | STEAMSHIPS. private schools also have lent their & grgsrvna via FURNESS, $50 up Tound support. The campaign was officially | trip. with private bi equent sailings direct to doc Hamilton. Furness Ber- ‘Whitehi St York. directed to it in such a way as to impel every citizen, whether pedes- trian or driver, to exercise the ut- most caulion at all times. | Alumni Faculty, Students, Join. gomery County Commissioners have signed safe-driving pledge cards and will return them to The Star Council as soon as the county employes also have completed the signing and re- turning of pledge cards to the com- miasioners. Extension of the work of painting warning footsteps which now ap- on all downtown street intersec- to all District public schools in congested area was voted yester- by the board of directors of the ‘ashington Kiwanis Club, School Walks to Be Printdl. ‘The big footsteps carrying the warning “Don’t Get Hurt” and the name of the club, will be stenciled on the sidewalks around more than 50 schools. They will be- painted on the streets around every high school and Jjunior high school and around the elementary schools located in the vicinity of heavily traveled streets. The Kiwanis Club also is arranging in co-operation with Robert L. Hay- cock, assistant superintendent of schools, to send “three-minute” speak- ers to address assemblies of all local public schools. This work will be carried on for several weeks until all schools have been visited. The speak- ers will discuss street and highway dangers and will seek to impress upon every Washington school child the need for careful walking. John L. Vandergrift, general chair- man of the membership campaign to be held by the Young Men’s Christian Association October 11 to 23, today notified the 150 campaigners to make their initial Star Safety Pledge report Friday, 6 pm., at the Central Y. M. C. A, 18th and G streets. “When you come to the campaign report supper Friday,” Chairman Van- degrift wrote each of the membership canvassers, “will you please bring in as many signed Star Safe Driving Pledges as you possibly can. Safety and Health. “On that first night we desire to have as many memberships in the Y. M. C. A. as possible, too. You see, we are combining safety with health. We want to do our part toward mak- ing Washington a safe place in which to live, as well as to make availaple to the city’s men and boys the fine facilities of the Y. M. C. A" Vandegrift offered the services of his entire campalgn organization in active participation in the safe driving movement sponsored by The Star. Accepting the offer, The Star supplied the Y. M. C. A. with 7i0 special pledge cards for distribution among the cam- paigners. Each of the canvassers will seek to enroll at least five members in The Star Safety Council during his rounds to enlist Y. M. C. A. recruits. The campaigners are divided into divisions and teams, and territory has been allotted each team. The supper Friday will be the first of five during the campaign. Returns in Y. M. C. A. and Safety Council members will be tabulated at each of the gatherings. Preliminary reports of unofficial nature indicate that an encouraging report will be made at the opening meeting—both as to safety and health. D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1935. PRAYER FOR PEAGE MARKS UNVEILING Bancroft Tablet Ceremony Brings Echo of Crisis Rising Over Europe. ‘When a tablet honoring George Ban- croft, prominent historian, originator of the American Beauty rose, Secre- tary of the Navy, 1845-6, and founder of the Naval Academy 90 years ago, was unveiled yesterday at 1625 H street, an echo of the Italo-Ethiopian crisis resounded in the proceedings, as Capt. Edward A. Duff, the Navy’s senior chaplain, prayed that America’s warships be used only of necessity and to preserve right, He asked the Cre- ator to preserve the United States in the paths of peace. Assistant Secretary Henry L. Roose- velt, who accepted the bronze tablet, marking the site of the old Bancroft residence, now the east end of the Transportation Building, declared that the Navy is “proud to place his name n our pantheon, with John Paul Jones, and Decatur, and our chief men of the sea.” Worth of Academy Lauded. Roosevelt recalled that in the old house Bancroft died and in its garden he developed the American Beauty rose. He pald high tribute to the founder of the Naval Academy as a sterling American, despite his foreign | education. Of the Academy, he said: “Its contribution to the cause of nae tional defense, proved in every war since 1846, is oo great to be com- | puted in material terms.” President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a tribute, a wreath of American | Beauty roses, which was placed at | the tablet. John Clagett Proctor, chairman of the Committee on His- toric Sites in the District, who pre- sided, declared that great praise is due Brig. Gen. George Richards, United | States Marine Corps, for his work in | securing the tablet, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen presented the tablet | and it was unveiled by Bancroft's grandson, Prof. Wilder D. Bancroft | of Cornell University. _ Programs Distributed. 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