Some salient facts about the National Safety Council

The National Safety Council, which held its sixteenth annual convention in Chicago, Sept. 26–30, is a non-profit making, non-partisan organization, whose purpose is the promotion of safety, sanitation and health in the industrial, public and home life of the American people. It is financed by its members, 4368 corporations, companies, partnerships, public officials, educators, organizations and individuals interested in the conservation of life, limb and property. It is the parent body of some sixty affiliated community safety councils scattered throughout the nation. Its officers and 1000 committeemen serve without financial compensation, meeting regularly to determine its policies and program. The organization serves as a national clearing house of accident prevention information, maintaining its headquarters at 108 E. Ohio St., Chicago, where a staff of more than 78 employees devote all of their time to safety work.