The evening world., 1913-07-01

condition.
The Babies Welfare Association IL a
year old this month. and in taking up
this baby contest movement its officers
and members believe they are beginning
the second year OF the federation with
he most promising movement yet UNDER
taken to reduce infant mortality and
promote the rearing Of well developed
babies.
MANY INTERESTS JOINED IN
BABIES WELFARE.
The personnel of the executive COM
mittee. which IL the governing body of
the association, illustrates the varied
interests brought into cooperation by
II. DIR. s. Josephine Baker, Chief Of the
Division of Child Hygiene. y Chairman
Of this committee. The other mem bers
OF the committee are Miss Maria L.
Daniels, New York Diet Kitchen As
ISOLATION. representing the Milk Stations;
DR.. Henry Fleischman Of the Educa-
tional Alliance. representing the Settle
ments and Outing Agencies; Mr.. John
A. Kingsbury. General Agent of the
New York Association for Improving the
Condition OF the Poor. representing the
Relief Societies; Mgr. ID. J. McMahon.
d. D.. Of the Association Of Catholic
Charities, representing Day Nurseries;
DR.. Godfrey r. Pisek. representing Hos
pitfalls and Dispensaries: Mr.. Arthur r.
wakeman. Director Of the Brooklyn
Children's Aid Society. representing the
Children's Aid Associations. and Mr.
Paul L. Taylor of the New York MIX
Committee. representing agencies doing
| work in infant welfare.
The association. It will be seen. Is
not q separate organization but . fed
Grafton Of agencies already existing for
cooperative work. 1t conducts GEN.
trail ofiice In the Division Of Child
Hygiene Of the Board of Health. Centre
and Walker streets, which acts a. a
| clearing house for all infant welfare
work. and any information regarding
the baby contests may be obtained from
the secretary Of that ONCE.
Among the organizations. therefore.
which will cooperate In making these
contests q success are: Hospitals TAX
Ing babies under two years. day nur-
series taking such babies. outing agen-
Giles which deal with mothers and babies,
organizations running milk stations,
such as the Division of Child Hygiene Of
the New York City Department OF
Health; Diet Kitchens. Nathan straas
Laboratories the Henry Street Settle
men6; research organizations like the
New York MIX Committee and the
Bureau OF Municipal Research; relief
agencies like the Charity Organization
Society, the Association for Improving
the Condition Of the Poor, United He
brew Charities. the New York and
Brooklyn Children's Aid Societies. the
Brooklyn Bureau Of Charities and the
Jewish Aid Society.
EVENING WORLD WILL AID IN
THE WORK..
The Evening World will offer money
prizes for each Of the contests. Part
of this money will be used In awarding
original contest, and part Of it-this
u tho most important prise In view
of the purpose Of the work-will be
offered to babies showing the greatest
Improvement In . given time as q
result OF following the instruction given
In the educational courses conducted
under the direction of the central ONCE
DR.. Stafford Mclean. OF the Central
Committee will have general supervision
OF this educational work, and DR.. Den
nett will be in charge OF the scoring
Of the babies.
Not only will The Evening World
publish from day to day the interesting
details Of these contests. together with
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