The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-11-21
BETTER BABIES
CONTEST COMES.
TO GREAT CLOSE
THE LADIES ACHIEVED A SIGNAL
SUCCESS IN A SPLEN-
DID CAUSE.
BENEFITS WERE VERY GREAT

Enthusiasm and in Wholesome
and Material Sense-Many Cooper
ated to make it a Success.
After three very successful and
thoroughly interesting days, the Bet,
ter Babies Contest and Health F.x-
hlblt, under the auspices of the local
Parent-Teachers' Association, came
to close yesterday afternoon. The
last day, though a bitter cold one,
did not deter interest in the slight
est, as is evidenced by the fact
that thirty-two chi!Gren were eX-
amined during the ht lrs for eXami-
nation. Another notahl feature OF
the closing day of the :,ffair was an
Increase in the attend nee on the
part of the sterner sex In the pre-
uous days the attendant was large
ly confined TO women, yc terday the
men We'd with them in tbs particular
and they were all very L uch inter
ested and surprised at the { gtent and
the wide range of the worl
An interesting and instructive fea-
lure OF the program of yeste: ,,ay was
q lecture in the afternoon by DIR.
Frances Rose, in which she 'eated
rather broadly the subject OF The
Tnnfh AIrc efr
of the care of the teeth and warned
mothers generally as to thir duty in
the premises. A large crowd heard
her discourse and were delighted with
it.
1t is unlikely that any movement OF
more deep and material interest has
been inaugurated than this one, look
ing as it does to the hygienic and
sane and sanitary care of the in
fant, from its birth to its young
childhood The young mother and
the older one, too, for that matter,
and even the grandmother. has been
shown in practical illustration the
dangerous "dont's' against which to
Guard and the safe and sane route in
the everyday life of the baby. In
order to do this successfully and
Ering the information home TO those
interested practical methods were
used. For instance, a children's hos
pltal ward replete with all essentials,
nurses, physicians, medicines, etc,
was demonstrated in which the care
of the. infant in the varying stages
oI it's young life waS strikingly
brought out
Physical examinations CT all chill
dfen enrolled by leading physicians
and dentists was very valuable
feature for the reason that parents
and others have been shown physical
defects in their children. On the
whole the contest and exhibit proved
tc be a sort of revelation to the peo
pie of Brunswick and along such
lines as to challenge the admiration
and the approval of them. Great
credit is due the ladies of both of
the local associations for the inde-
fatigable effort they injected into
the enterprise and for the many
wholesome lessons of truly in
teresting nature which has been de
Quoted from it. The heads of these
two organizations request The News
to return thanks to the physicians
and dentists, the hospital nurses, the
local women who volunteered as
nurses and In mother capacities, the
merchants, who so literally aided in
the work, the press for cooperation
and. in short, to all who contributed
to the success of the undertaking.
The ladies in charge of the affair
have concluded to announce the prize
winners, who will receive diplomas
and medals, on next Friday after
noon, Nov ~, at the opera house,
when an attractive program will be
rendered.
The success of this splendid enter
prise is really due to the active co
operation of all who were Interested,
but most especially ought to be credit
ed TO the untirlng energy of Mrs. =.
Il. Gowen, president of the Glynn
County Parent-Teachers' Association,
and Mrs. Y. G. Bourne, who, as
chairman of the Better Babies con-
test committee, and who assumed re-
sponsibility of the entire work. Both
of these ladies', for their indefatigaole
energy and by remarkable resources
made possible the splendid event
which closed last night.