The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-24
Child Welfare Camp May. Be
Established in Topeka.
Plan for Care of Sick Infants
Being Pushed.
TWO FORCES ARE AT WORK
Provident Association and u
and / Club Interested.
"Open House" at PrOvident
Building Next Wednesday.

| Topeka may have a baby welfare
| camp. There are forces behind a
movement for the establishment of
| in embryonic stage.
1t is felt that Topeka should get in
line with other cities where sick ba-
bies are given expert care and the
mothers instruction in the care and
proper feeding of infants. Summer is
the time when there is a large amount
of sickness among babies, and it is
on account of this fact that agitation
has been started.
The Topeka Provident association
has been considering the advis-
ability of establishing a baby
welfare department. The question of
financing the proposition has been
the main stumbling block. The asso-
citation is in a position to stand half
the expense provided individuals or
some organization comes forward and
offers to furnish the balance of the
required coin.
The L and 1 club is interested in
the idea of the establishment of a
camp and definite action will prob
ably be taken the last Tuesday of
the month.
The acting president of the organi-
cation, Mrs. E. E. Ames, said today:
1T may be that it will be possible
for us to make such an arrange
ment.' Mrs. C H. Samson, who will
serve as president of the organiza-
ton after September 1, said: I'VE
expect to have such a camp"
1t is possible that the U and I club
and the Provident association will get
together on some plan.
The Provident Plan.
The management of the Provident
association is enthusiastic over the
proposed innovation. The idea is, in
case it is impossible to eSta blish a
real camp, to employ a trained nurse
to care for the ba bies which would
be cared for at the Provident build
ing. This nurse would give the
mothers valuable advice. 1t is an
esta blished fact that the percentage of
infants that die because of ignorance
on the part of mothers is large.
open house" will be observed at
the Provident building next Wednes-
day between the hours of and
in the afternoon and 8 and 10 in the
evening. The general public is ex-
tended an invitation to take advan-
tage of the occasion and investigate
the work that the association is doing.
The friendly visitors class of
young women will be on hand to show
the people around the building and
their wives-and husbands-will be
in the receiving line.
Boys Club Will Meet
The last meeting of the Topeka
Boys club for the season will be held
in the gym" at 1880 o'clock Wednes-
day night. A program of music and
recitations has been arranged Ben
Franklin of Washburn college is at
the head of the club, which is COM
posed of eighty boys Mr.. Franklin
and his college assistants will leave
for their respective homes in the near
future. 1t is hoped by the manage
ment of the association that someone
will volunteer their services to take
the boys on hikes" this summer.
The Provident association wants to
place four or five boys on farms this
summer. They are all boys who would
make themselves useful in farm work
and would be better off for a change
of surroundings.