The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-14
FOR CHILD WELFARE.

Wa have circular from the East
| showing movement inauSurated BY
the National Congress Of Mothers.
called 1.-The American Child Welfare
Campaign The purpose of this cam
paicn is to arouse the whole country
TO 4 sense Of its duty and responsible
| ity 10 the children. The aim is to sur
| round the children OF the whole country
| with loving, wise care in the imprcs.
sionable years OF life, that Will de-
velop in them a higher type OF citizen
ship, in health morals, and efficiency.
| II is well said that the future of
America will depend upon the citizens
in the making
The National Congress Of Mothers
| Hsks aid in this campaign by the CO.
| operation Of every Governor, every
mayor. every father and mother, every
| church, every school, Of the press. and
of every organization, whatever its
purpose, that by reason Of its organi.
zation can aid in the work For, the
love of childhood is common tic
| which unitcs us all and the holiest and
highest purpose that we can engage in
is TO make the best of the children.
Stating particularly the purposes Of the
movement the following points are
summarized:
The objects Of this campaign arc The
saving OF hundreds of thousands of ba-
bies' lives through corporation OF moth =
ers and boards OF hoalth, and the moth
ers' clearer knowledge of the babies
needs.
The saving Of children from every dis
ease which, With proper parental knowl-
edge and care. may be prevented.
The saving OF children from entering
lives Of crime by giving suitable guild
ance and inspiration TO every child.
The saving OF the American home
through giving TO youths true ideals OF
marriage and education In home making
and child nurture.
The organization OF young women for
tho study Of domestic science and home
making.
The methods to bo pursued are the
organization of mothers and fathers
everywhere for child study to promote
child welfare in home, school. and
State; and. also tho following points
nrc laid down as practical means
whereby the results aimed at may be
reachod:
Tho establishment OF a Department OF
The psrfectinE and extension OF the
Juvenile Court and Probation System un
der proper educational administration
Child Welfare Planning Commission
as Department of every City Govern
ment.
a Department for Child Welfare I'm ev-
cry State Government
\ Department for Child Welfare in the
a al
The enlargement and endowment OF tho
Parents Educational Bureau, conducted
now by the National Congress Of Moth
ers, sO6 Loan e Trust Building. Wash
ington, d, c., reaching homes in every
part OF the country.
The city of Philadelphia led off in
this movement by holding in the city
hall child welfare planning confer
encc, arranged by the mayor Of that
city. The topics brought forward
were, "What Philadelphia is doing for
the children, - 'What it should do to
improve the children's opportunities, -
and "What private agencies are do
ing The result Of the meeting was
the appointment by the mayor Of a
child welfare commission. and a letter
ouuIeSo ny nun W INC uldNDIS OI dlI
cities recommending that similar con
ference be held and child welfare
commission appointed in every city Of
the United States.
The National Congress Of Mothers
earnestly asks the cooperation of all
helpful agencies rs appealed to. 1t
urges the appointment Of committee
of representative women and men of
broad outlook on child welfare to rep
resent this and other cities in the
American campaign for child welfare,
The names Of such committees can be
sent to the National Congress Of Moth
ers, 500 Loan and Trust Building, Wash.
ington, D. c.
The movement is an eminently
worthy one; it is starting on practical
lines and we commend il unreservedlv.
We should be glad to see branch of
this association organized in this city.
and its work made active and effectual