The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-30
FOR RPREVENT|ONOF
 INFANT MORTALITY Committee Is Appointed for
 Improvement Work TO GIVE OPERETTA
Benefit Performance of "The House That Jack Built" to Be Pre- sented By Local Talent
 In April

Thirty of Birmingham representa- tive women were appointed at meet ing vesterday as a committee for the "Prevention of infant mortality" The work of the new committee will be un- der the auspices of the Associated Char ities. The efforts of the committee will be directed first toward the establish ment of milk stations to safeguard the babies of the poor from impure nourish- ment and afterwards toward day nnrs- cries, where competent nurses will take care of the children of women who have to work.
 No sooner than the committee was a ppointed did the members immediately organize and decide on plans for rais- ing the necessary funds with which to carry out the idea of milk stations and day nurseries It was decided that the operatta. "The House That Jack Built" be given April 2S and 29, and the proper committees were appointed to look after the details of the affair.
 Clever Operetta
 "The House That Jack Built Is very clever operetta. It is full of catchy melodies written by Mrs. Jessie l. Gay nor the well known song writer, and the story has been cleverly woven out of all the Mother Goose rhymes by Alice c. D. Riley. In the cast will appear "Mother Goose" King Cole, "The Queen of Hearts, "The Fiddlers Three" and all of the characters of which the children have been told in the famous old nursery rhymes
 The presentation of the operetta will the employment of about 2o0 boys and girls, and a number of adults. The training of the parts will be un- dertaken by Miss Margaret R. Mar tin of Chicago, who has on many oc- ca sions heretofore presented the operetta with splendid success in other cities. She will arrive in Birmingham tomorrow, and it is hoped that the cast will to some extent have been appor- tioned. so that she may begin work next week
 Three performances of the operetta will be given, Friday evening" April 2S Saturday matinee and Saturday evening, April 29. The sch is an elaborate one. and will give an opportunity to local talent on larger scale than ever.
 Members of Committee
 The committee which was appointed yesterday for the prevention of infant are as follows:
 Mesdames B. F. Roden, chairman, Frank Nelson, Jr.. vice chairman; and Sterling J. Foster, secretary; G. B. Me- Cormack, E. J. McCrossln. w. D. Smith, J. D. Kirkpatrick. c. P. Orr, R. w. Massey. w M. Jordan, s. Adler, Leo K Steiner. Mark B. Lewis, W. M. McGrath. w. S Lowell, A. J. Bowron. Ross Smith. Frank Nabers, Henry B. Gray, Eugene Fies Louis oaks, H. U. Sims, Otto Marx, C. Exum. Viola Roden -Redin, Campbell Maben, Bruce Brewer. A. II. Ford, John Kaul, Robert Jemison, Jr., F. Y. An derson. E. M. Tutwiler, Sr., R. H. Pear son. Walker Percy, Solon Jacobs, James Bowron, c. H. Nabb and r. c. Thomp- son.
 A subcommittee to be known as the dra matic committee was appointed with Mrs G. B. Mccormack chairman; Mrs. H. C. LeSourd. Mrs. Mark B. Lewis, S. " Mrs. C. P. Orr, Mrs. W. M. ,McGrath. Mrs J. D. Kirkpatrick committee was appointed to look after the special ties, such as dances, drills, etc, and this has Mrs. H. c. LeSourd as chairman, while the other members are to be ap- pointed later. A chaperon committee will also be appointed later, and Mrs. w. M McGrath wIl be chairman. There tee of the following ladies: Mrs. B. F. Roden, chairman; Mrs. c. P. Orr and Miss Mary R. Martin.
 The committee appointed to look aft CT the business mana cement of the af- fair is composed of Matt s. Sloan chair man ]. M. P. Otis, pr. Cabot Lul and w M. McGrath. These men will look after the financial side of the operetta and give the performance pub lcity.
 Milk Stations and Nurseries
 The establishment of the milk sta tions and day nurseries is regarded as one of the most important works as yet undertaken by the charitable in- stitutfons of the city. The reports have shown beyond dispute that Alabama is third highest in the rate of infant nor tality. and the women of Birmingham have inaugurated a crusade against the conditions In this city, which will be second to no movement that