The evening world., 1913-08-19

III ssS mi ri at.. 1:
mother inxiously 70 Miss Hall. ''Plssss.
can you tell me what to DO for herr"
Is she ooins 70 win . prissf" asked
Tho Evening World reporter.
II don't know about that" said the
modest nttls mother. But. anyway. I'll
md out II there II anything wrong with
her and what to do for H."
Miriam was followed BY John Allen.
VINO gets into the contest by the skin
Of his teeth. He'll DO two years old
early next month. John wore . little
blue frock and no stockings at all and
sucked his forsnnser piacidly while he
wNs being registered. He y the youngest
Of seven.
Ties not - plump ~ ne could BE-"
sighed his mother. Mrs. Margaret Allen.
HE had pneumonia in the spring. But
he's real healthy now. and don't you
think nee pretty7"
There are italian. irish. Hungarian.
Greek and Swedish babies in the neigh
borhood Of Warren Goddard House. but
probably the majority Of me contest
ante for The Evening World prisss will
b ItA,ians. This u due to the tact that
one Of the most enthusiastic. boomers
Of the contest y Miss Clara Palumbo.
Miss Palumbo 10 . charming and cul-
tured young woman. the daughter OF
the Marchesa Della Vale. She was
born in italy. but came to America last
! spring to visit Q married sister. She
became very much interested In the
work at the Warren Goddard House,
and 10 living there for the present
She b almost worshipped by the rtal.
ians In che neighborhood. partly because
she can speak their own language and
partly because they ere battered tina,
= great lady. the daughter Of countess
should b interested in them. They
come to her for everything. and she
sometimes makes - many - eighteen
visits . day. And everywhere. during
the last few weeks. she has talked
better babies"
WORKING TO ELIMINATE THE
eAMeINo IDEA.
"There ars stiu Q few oamoinos
among our neighbour" she said. "Ant
I am trying to show all the mother
that II 10 % bad for the baby to wraI
him in one tight piece Of cloth and giv'
his little body no freedom.
The italian mother usually nurse'
her baby II she 10 able to do 90. Tha
10 good. But trouble comes when III
baby can no longer tive on Just milk
90 many mothers give their little one
everything to eat OF course the chill
drsn set Sick talk to them % mucl
about their diet. and try to expiai'
to them that Q baby IN America ough
to be brought UP differently from ,
baby In italy. The climates and nvini
conditions IN the two countries ars d
different.
"A.othss thing Z tan ne
mother - not 70 let her baby's
hands 81 dirty. For the little
hands 20 straighS into the astis
mouth. ana thea the baby - siek."
A series OF lectures on the care o
babies. some to be given in English
soms In Italian. has been arranged 10
the mothers who enter babies at Warrs
Goddard House.
Every mother who bs1ASU her
baby TO no. age Second avenue to
be judged In the Little lGothsrs'
Ala Baby Contest must bring with
her the baby's registration 0asdi
Only In this way can the baby
Identified. Some Of the mothers forgo
their cards yesterday. which means the
will have TO make another trip.
But nearly nifty babies were examined
and two or three passed perfect on thei
hrst test One youngster was broush
along by his proud dad. Practical
every mother admitted. without pres,
ing. that her baby would certainly carr
/ of at least one prize.
DR.. Arthur G. Bretz was IN charge 9
the examinations. and no was assiste
by DR., Eugenia Hancock. DR.. Arthur {
Wilson. DR.. Bondstow, DIR. Mcintyre an
DIR. Roger bennett Headed by the
President. Mrs, Clarence Burns. the 10
lowing members Of tho Little Mother
Aid Association served as nurses: MIR
q. II, Strong. Mrs. Nelson Worden. MIR
J. Is. Cameron, Miss A. Y. Cameron
Mrs. John Better. Mrs. Edwin Stone an
Mrs +. J, Butler.
II Registration in tho contest arrange
by The Evening World and Greenwic
House Is still breaking records. sixtes
babies came In yesterday at the Gil
MIX Station. No. 70 Ninth avenue. On
} twsnty.ssvso y0unsutsrs q 0rssawis