The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-31
New Day Nursery to Care for
Infants of Mothers Who
Must Toll Opens Today.
CITIZENS REQUESTED TO
AID IN GOOD WORK
Society Formed for the Proven
tion of Infant Mortality
Needs More Members.

The Creche. or day nursery for whose
benefit society recently turned OUT 10
afore." will have its opening today, Thanks
TO the liherality of the people OF Salt
Lake. this modern institution has been
able 10 open It's doors TO the Infants ol
those women who have to work to earn
their support and that OF their helpless
ones.
The Crechc is located at T53 West First
South street Babies Will be cared Tor a.
this place for the nominal sum OF 10
cents day. and II the mother Is unable
to pay even this small sum the Infant
mother before going to her daily tasks,
will leave the infant in the Intelligent
care OF the nurses at the Crcche inc
little ono will be fed. cared for and even
amused during the hours It's mother rs al
work, and when the days tasks are endcd
Will be turned over To the maternal care
for the night healthy. happy and on the
road 10 a useful maturity.
Visitors viii be welcomed at the Crechc
and many are expected to attend the
opening today,
Chance to Help Others.
The generous people OF Salt Lake. are
being asked TO help "Save the Babies,
This movement conducted by the Ameri-
can Association for Study and Preven-
tion OF Infant Mortality, has accomplished
much good. but Is In need OF funds 10
carry on the work and the kindly hearted
OF this city are Invited TO aid In me
United States alone 400, 900 babies die
each year. and many OF these lives could
be saved II the association is provided
with adequate financial assistance.
Mrs. Sol Siegel Of Gao East First South
street, who is interested In the movement
has received a letter from Gertrude
Knipp executive secretary OF the nsSo
ciatlon asking that efforts he made In
Salt Lake TO secure additional members
This city has several who hold member
ship, and many more may be secured
"See II II Is possible. writes MISS
Kuinn 40 intnrest Of the DuDllr-
spirited and worthy people OF Utah In
this great work. In the work and aims
Of our association, as you know; we are
community what local dispensaries and
clinics are doing for each section"
Mrs. Siegel's Good Work.
Mrs. Segcl is prominent in free kin
dergarten and neighborhood house work
and realizes the scope of the great un-
dertakins She viii endeayoE to In
IN the Saving the Babies" campaign
and is confident Of generous response,
Membership in the association Is In
four classes. The annual dues of active
membership are SO; one may be an af-
nliated member at S. q. year: sustaining
membership Is listed at S25 per annum
cost of 5000. Some of the foremost pco-
pie OF the country are interested In the
work and the directors include Jane
Adams. DR.. William Welch and others
prominent In philanthroplc work.
Since the formation OF the association
at New Haven In 1909. thousands OF in
FAINT lives have been saved and the scope
of the work greatly extended. Phln-
deiphia leads In extent of endeavor along
this line. Boats on the Delaware river
have been fitted up as floating hospitals
where the babies are kept during the
heat OF the day and through the nights
II necessary.
The association Is planning for a trav-
cling exhibit to educate the people or
the causes and extent Of the present
needless waste OF baby life and the means
taken to prevent It. a portion OF the
money to be contributed by Salt Lake
will be used In preparing this exhibit
Won't you help to "Save the Babies2