Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-12
WOMEN WORKING TOMAKE.
ATL ANITA CH|LO-WELFARE
SHOW 4 GREAT SUCCESS

emphasizing and showing graphically
iAe necessity for eXterminating the
pest Charts and maps in this divi-
sion will show the Importance of com
munlcable diseases, and how they can
be prevented
Dental Clinic Likely.
The second division will b., that
or the medical and dental inspection
EXHIBIT. 1t is possible that a dental
clinic for children may be arranged.
one OF The most interesting features
we had at Knoxville was a daily con-
ference on the child between physi-
clans and mothers. We also plan to
nave a rest room where mothers may
leave their babies during the show.
In this division there will be
section devoted to infant mortality
and the care Of the baby. There will
also be q section devoted to the regis
tratlon of births One of the most
striking charts will show that the
United States ranks with Turkey and
emma, the most backward nations on
earth, in this important matter.
THE Baby Pilgrims Progress will
also be illustrated by charts, and the
difference in the death rate between
oottle-fed babies and those who are
nursed by their mothers The con-
trast will emphasize the need of
every mother nursing her own baby.
Charts will also show the mother
who is unable to nurse her child how
TO get pure milk and how to keep it
clean Another section will be de-
voted to the care of the baby in which
inexpensive sleeping devices, etc, will
oe shown.
Boy Scouts and Campfire Girls.
Other divisions of the exhibit viii
be devoted to recreation, in which will
be shown the work of the Boy Scouts,
the Campfire Girls and similar or
CARNATIONS; education, and the de-
pendent child in the juvenile court"
Miss Rabbit and Miss Coye are
among the noted child welfare work
ers of the United States, and have
been connected with almost every
large exhibit held in the last several
years. Miss Babbitt is a member of
the committee of workers Of which
Miss Julia Lathrop is the head and
| was in Knoxville during the Con-
servation Exposition. She has just
returned from Peoria, H., where she
directed one of the largest exhibits
ever held in Illinois
Miss Coye, while her experience has
/ not been so great as that of Miss
Rabbit, is already known throughout
the country as one of the most en-
thusiastic and capable workers for the
welfare of the child.
Prominent Women in Charge.
She is one of the assistant secre-
taries of the National Child Welfare
Exhibiting Committee. and was in
charge of the Child Welfare exhibit
at the Knoxville Exposition.
Many of Atlanta's most prominent
women, including Mrs John NJ. Sla-
ton and Mrs Charles J. Haden, presi-
dent Of the City Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, have enlisted in the
work. and the exhibit promises to be
one of the most notable displays of
the sort ever held in the South.
Others who are interested in the
movement, and who form the general
executive committee, are Mrs. Frank
Nicely, Mrs Fred G. Hodgson, Mrs.
V. H. Kriegshaber, Mrs. W Woods
White Mrs. p. j. McGovern, Mrs
Nellie Peters Black, Mrs Sam Lump
kin, Miss Katherine Wood, Mrs r. l..
Foreman, Mrs. Wilmer L. Moore, Mrs
Warren Boyd and Mrs \. H. Kirk
patrick.
Local Work Feature
In addition to the exhibit Of Child
| Welfare charts, maps and panels
which were displayed at the National
Conservation Congress in Knoxville,
which will form the body of the At.
lanta show, it is planed to have or
exhibition charts and maps illustrat-
ing the work of local organize tions in
! Child Welfare work.
! This phase of the show has not
yet been definitely outlined. but it is
| probable that exhibits will be asked
I
! Scouts, the Campfire Girls, the Asso-
ciated Charities, and other organiza-
( tons, thus localizing the general eX-
! hibit as much as possible.
I Those organizations which through
! some cause are unable to make eN-
! hibits probably will bring the chill
| dren themselves, in order to show
| what has been accomplished