The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-15

fore the baby MAS born. some cities
nave a special maternity nurse who
gives all her time 10 these cases.
other cities direct the general nurses
to take charge Of them.
Since ii Is useless 10 send pure,
clean milk Into a dirty home 10 be
handled py an ignorant mother or
older child, instruction OF the mother
becomes q necessary feature OF the
milk station or a part of the duty of
the visiting nurse. The instruction is
often supplemented by public lectures.
The value OF training school girls
WHO are care takers OF little children
IN the care OF babes is regarded as
OF Immense Importance. not only in
the improved care which is given TO
the bsbies. in their charge but In the
Influence which It cannot fail 10 have
IN the prevention OF infant mortality
In this and the next generations. and
the organization OF the Little Moth
er Leagues" or Little Mother
Glasses form an important part Of
the welfare work in most large cities.
The house l1y as a death distribu-
Tor il only recently receiving the at
tention II deserves Flies carry in
directly TO the bsbys mouth. or TO
tile nipple OF It's bottle. 1nslstence
upon screens for the baby's rooms
and for the baby's bed is part OF the
campaign against Infant mortality.
and the work should go even further
than this and should Include the de-
struction OF flies by every known
method and removal of the breeding
places.
Whether or not the stable ny is the
only carrier OF the germ OF infant
paralysis 1t is certainly one. prob
ably the principal carrier. Upon the
opening or summer a thorough listing
OF, all horse stables and livery barns,
vine ther public or private. is made by
such cities as Seattle and Indlanapo-
lis. and complete measures for the
control OF the flybreeding places are
Instituted
Attention To housing conditions. 10
the thorough watering OF the streets,
ana 10 the question OF fresh air and
ventilation. Is urged and the dis,rlbu-
tlon OF circulars, pamphlets and other
pt1m,ed ponnern,rn matter re containing ADVICE
considered helpful. Sometimes the
circulars are printed In several Ian
guages: and In the appendix Of the
bulletin Will be found specimen Save
the Baby circulars In nearly every
necessary language, ready for repro
duction
In conclusion the bulletin advises
the city health officials to establish
continuous graphic statement OF the
births and deaths of babies, kept by
means OF different colored pins TO be
placed day by day on a city ward
map and TO thus keep informed is
TO the special points Of danger: and
"'Sto Plpiilpl ieElStTdllOH OF DlTInS IN
order that the baby may he brought
under observation as soon as possible.
The Salt Lake 'City chapter of tn
Woman S Republic held it's las
meeting for the year in the Kenyo
par'ors on Tuesday evening. This clu
IS what was formerly called the Amer
lean Woman's league. When the Won
an s Republic was founded at Uuivel
sity City year ago and it's first con
gress assembled, the American Won
an s league ceased to be an indepen
dent organization, but was made tn
educational department of the Woman
Republic, and the privilege of fre
courses Of instruction in the People
university was again extended TO a.
league members and their children. I
accordance with this action at head
quarters, the local club will hereafte
be known as the Salt Lake City char
ter of the Woman's Republic. The new
~ elected officers for the ensuing yea
are; President, Mrs NJ. \. Rathbone
first vice president, Mrs. Helen NJ. Tit
balls; second vice president. Mrs. G. T
Blakely; secretary, Mrs. r. V. Hunt
secretary, Mrs. NJ. \
Howard; treasurer. Mrs. G.. X. OFT. Tb
following named ladies' constitute th
board of directors: Mrs f. V. Frita
Mrs, j. R. Letcher, Mrs. G. S. Kinney
Mrs. a. ]. Johnson, Mrs Rachel Waite
Mrs, j. ], Morris. Mrs. L. E. Hubbard
Miss Celia McFall, Miss Beatric
Smith
The Missionary society of the F'i-s
PRESBYTERIAN church will meet Tuesda,
afternoon at 2:30 at tho home of Mrs
John Wilhsrt, 723 Eleventh East street
which is now reached by the East Sec
ond South car.
A special meeting of the Woman ,
Civic club will be held Monday after
noon at , clock in the ladies' parIo
at the Commercial club. Importan
business is to come before the meet
ing
The Ladies Aid society of the Eman
ne) Baptist church will hold an aIl.da,
meeting Thursday in the church parIor
with luncheon at noon to which! tn,
men will be welcomed. The bushes,
meeting will be held in the Afternoon
and later Mrs. C. n. Blanchard vii
give a paper on "The Madonna il
Art.' Owen Bartlett will play a vic
in solo and Miss Marion Moore viii
sing.
Eating to Cure.