Evening star. [volume], December 16, 1939, Page A-7, Image 7

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High Praise Heaped
On Knee-Hi at
Farewell Luncheon
Prominent Speakers
Cite Effectiveness
Of Safety Campaign
High-ranking District officials,
civic leaders and safety leaders yes
terday attended a luncheon at the
Willard Hotel in honor of Knee-Hi,
the little canine safety teacher,
whose visit to Washington began
September 20 and ended officially at
the John Eaton School shortly
before the testimonial affair.
Knee-Hi herself was somewhat
immune to praise and languidly
sipped water from some of the hotels
best glassware while M. O. Eldridge,
assistant traffic director, announced
accidents to children of school age
for six weeks beginning in mid
November this year were 31 per cent
less than last year. He attributed
this decrease largely to Knee-Hi's
Influence.
Knee-Hi was not so immune to a
Stylish harness and leash presented
her by Washington I. Cleveland,
manager of the District Motor
Club of the American Automobile
Association, which sponsored the
luncheon. The inscription in ad
dition to the date and identification
Baid: “For grand work in child
safety education.”
Mr. Cleveland said her demonstra
tions “were an inspiring sight.”
Express Thanks to Star.
Police Inspector L. I. H. Edwards
and Schools Supt. Frank W. Bal
lou expressed appreciation to The
Star for sponsoring the program
here and Dr. Ballou also thanked
the police and traffic authorities
who with the Board of Education
co-operated in the project.
Inspector Edwards said he was
convinced a lot of valuable edu
cation had been obtained by the
children from the program. Dr.
Ballou said it was “eminently worth
while and highly successful" and
cited a good effect on the parents.
Dr. George E. Brunson. Knee-Hi's
teacher, expressed sorrow that the
program here was over and thanked
the various agencies for their fine
co-operation.
Speaking for The Star, B. M. Mc
Kelway, managing editor, outlined
the circumstances which led to
Knee-Hi's visit to the Capital. He
spoke of an early skepticism, which
other speakers also admitted, that
later changed to approval as he
saw the reaction of the children to
the program and noted the re
actions from parents and teachers.
"We hope it has done some good,"
he concluded.
John L. Vandegrift. vice chairman
Of the advisory board of the motor
club, presided until the presentation
at which time he turned the gavel
over to Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Vande
grift spoke of the progress made in
child safety as “a magnificent co
operative effort.”
Accident Drop Cited.
The statistics supplied by Mr.
Eldridge placed the number of ac
cidents to children of school age at
116 during the six-week period from
November last year to early Decem
ber. This year the number was 80.
Among the high ranking District
officials present were Commissioner
David McCoach. jr.; Corporation
Counsel Elwood Seal and Highway
Director H. C. Whitehurst, and
Thomas E. Lodge, chairman of the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
In addition there were civic leaders,
A. A. A. officials and prominent
women leaders.
At'the Eaton School earlier the
demonstration was inside and re
ceived an enthusiastic reception
from the some 200 youngsters, a
smattering of parents and teachers
and a cat.
At the close of the program the
cat was taken up to the stage and
introduced to Knee-Hi. who. al
though she hates motorcycles, likes
cats.
The little dog's appearance was
arranged with the co-operaton of
Mrs. L. W. Goodall, principal of the
school.
Knee-Hi also received yesterday
an album of poems and safety pic
tures written and drawn by the
children of the Ludlow School.
Visited 104 Schools.
From September 20, when she
opened at the Thomson School, to
yesterday’s program at the Eaton,
Knee-Hi appeared at 104 schools,
public, private and parochial. Of
these, 90 were white and 14 colored.
The total includes schools in each of
the nearby counties.
After the demonstrations, nearly
17,000 pictures of Knee-Hi with her
six safety rules were requested by
the pupils and sent out. Requests
had come in from 137 principals to
have the program at the school. The
programs generally were limited to
elementary schools although one
junior high was included, as were
several parent-teacher groups.
The dog, her teacher, Dr. Brun
son, and her announcer. Jack Dal
ton. will appear in a series of pro
grams in Richmond. Dr. Brunson
said, after which they will go to
Baltimore.
The impression the dog has made
has gradually increased from the re
afction of a child earlier in the season
that Knee-Hi is smarter than
teacher to a youngster from Ludlow
who poetically admitted that Knee
Hi is "smarter than me."
Gifts received by the little terrier
during her stay here run from
school letters and honorary member
ship in safety patrols to member
ship in the Tailwaggers Club and a
dime of his lunch money given by a
little boy at the Chevy Chase Ele
mentary School.
"Gee,” he said, “I hate to see her
go.”
City News in Brief
TODAY.
Dinner, Riggs National Bank,
Wardman Park Hotel, 7:30 p.m.
Dinner, Phi Lamda Kappa Med
ical Fraternity, W’ardman Park Ho
tel, 6 30 p.m.
Dinner. National Federation of
Federal Employes, Mayflower Hotel,
7 p.m.
Dinner. George Washington Uni
versity Medical Association, May
flower Hotel, 6:30 p.m.
Dinner, Delta Theta Phi, Lafay
ette Hotel, 7 p.m.
Dance, Ginnco Club, Wardman
Park Hotel, 9:30 p.m.
Dance. Italian Culture Club, Carl
ton Hotel, 10 p.m.
Dance, Calanthe Lodge, No. 11,
Knights of Pythias, Pythian Temple,
9 p.m.
Dance, Credit Bureau Employes’
Welfare Association, Hamilton Ho
tel, 10 p.m.
Dance. New Jersey State Society,
Wardman Park Hotel, 9 p.m.
Ceremonial, Tall Cedars of Leb
anon. Willard Hotel, 8 p.m.
Meeting, Sons of Union Veterans
of the Civil War, Willard Hotel,
8 p.m.
TOMORROW.
Darjce, Geneva Association, Shore
ham Hotel, 10 p.m.
Many need help at Christmas.
Share your merry celebration most
effectively by sending a cash contri
bution to The Star’s Christmas
Heart Fund. Some one will thank
you.
HONOR KNEE-HI—Shown at yesterday’s luncheon in honor of the safety program Knee-Hi put
on in the District Schools are, left to right, Supt. Frank W. Ballou, B. M. McKelway, managing
editor of The Star; Dr. George E. Brunson, Knee-Hi’s teacher; Inspector L. I. H. Edwards of the
Police Department and Washington I. Cleveland of the A. A. A. —Star Staff Photo.
Strangers Heap
Yule Presents
On Roosevelts
Bj the Aasoclatcd Press.
Christmas presents are pil
ing up at the White House
again—many of them from peo
ple the Roosevelts have never
met.
Whether such persons’ gifts
are returned, Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt said yesterday, de
pends largely on whether feel
ings would be hurt and each
case is weighed on the basis
of what must have been in the
mind of the giver.
She disclosed that some gifts
are sent back because there
seems to be a commercial an
gle involved.
Service Orders
ARMY.
SIGNAL CORPS.
Cansler. Maj. Louis, from Baltimore to
Tampa.
INFANTRY.
Shepherd. Maj. Tryon M . from West
minster. Md . to Madison Barracks
Nesbit. Maj. Robert L.. from Fort Leaven
worth to Baltimore.
QUARTERMASTER CORPS.
William. First Lt. Merle R. from Fort
H. G. Wright to Aberdeen.
NAVY.
BUREAU OF NAVIGATION.
Gates. Lt. Comdr. Herbert K . from U. s
S. S. Houston to U S. S Denebola.
Kirvan. Lt. William H.. from San Diego
to U. S. S Concord.
McKinney. Lt. Joseph D . to U S. S. West
Virginia instead of San Francisco.
Kelly. Lt. (j. g.) Robert F.. from New
London to IT S. S. S-25.
MARINE CORPS.
Williams, Brig. Gen. Richard P.. from
San Francisco to home, retired.
Beadle Capt. Roger W.. from Quantico
to Charleston.
Larson. Capt. August, from Quantico to
Norfolk
Walsh. Second Lt. John G,. from Metuchen.
N. J , to Philadelphia.
Dinner for A. W. Hall
Alvin W. Hall, director of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing,
will be honored on his 15th anni
versary as head of the bureau to
night at 7 o’clock at the Mayflower
Hotel with a testimonial dinner
given by Local Union No. 105. Wom
en's Union of the National Federa
tion of Federal Employes, at the
bureau.
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W. P. A. Head Here
To Address U. G. E.
“What the 10,000 W. P. A. Work
ers in Washington Are Doing for
the Nation’s Capital’’ will be dis
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Employes’ weekly forum at 3 p.m.
tomorrow in Shiloh Baptist Church,
Ninth and P streets N.W.
Edgar G. Brown, president of
U. G. E., will be in charge of the
forum.
Gen. Upshur to Command
Pacific Department Marines
Designation of Maj. Gen. Wil
liam P. Upshur as commander of
the Marine Corps Pacific Depart
ment, in addition to his present
duties as commander of the Fleet
Marine Force, was announced by
the Navy Department today.
Gen. Upshur will assume his ad
ditional duties on February 1, re
lieving Brig. Gen. Richard P. Wil
liams, who retires on April 1 at his
own request after 40 years of service.
In other changes in the Marine
Corps high command Brig. Gen.
John Marston, who was recently
promoted, was ordered to San Fran
cisco as chief of staff of the Pacific
Department. Gen. Marston has
been in charge of the central re
cruiting office in Chicago.
Brig. Gen. Samuel M. Harrington,
who has been serving as chief of
staff at the Marine Barracks, Quan
tico, Va., has been ordered to duty
as president of the Marine Corps
Examining Board in Washington.
He will succed Brig. Gen. Calvin B.
Matthews, who died recently as a
result of an accident.
Col. Harold L. Parsons, the present
chief of staff of the Pacific Depart
ment, has been ordefed to command
the Marine Barracks in New York
about March 1, relieving Col. W. T.
Hoadley, who has been ordered be
fore a retirement board.
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Sunday, December 17,
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Mailing Schedule for Christmas Cards and Gift Parcels
Illinois, Iowa and States of the Middle
West, not later than-Sunday_December 17
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Southern
States, not later than_Sunday_December 17
New England States, not later than_Monday_December 18
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
not later than-Mondoy_December 18
West Virginia and North Carolina, not
later than -Tuesday_December 19
Virginio, Maryland and Delaware, not
later than-Tuesday_December 19
Washington, D. C., not later than_Wednesday--December 20
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