The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-21

their children in their O1vn way viii
enter those children in letter
babies contes. purely through par
entail pride, and irs spirit OF per-
fectly natural parental compel ition ].
Once they gather for the contest thevI
become Interested n questions Of
child hygiene, and Intelligent. broad :.
Ier parenthood
A national organization deeply IN
Itereste1 in the work il the American
Medical Association. with a member
ship of many thousand practi cling
iphysicians Through its comm ttecl
lcn public health education among
women, this important society Of
medical men Is organizing health con
Iferences between mothers and Thy
sicians at which babies sill be ex-s
am.ned for mental end physical de-.
IveloTment Is large number of its
members have already sitsnified their
willingness I'd give practical talks TO-
mothers and assist with exanIina
ltion.s.
"A national organization Of special
lists in diseases of children. the AM
ericln Association for Study and Pre-
vention Of Infant Mortality. Of which
j. w Williams. M d.. of Baltimore.
| is president, has ll5ng carried on an
lefei.tive balby-saviItg campaign, espe
ciaIly through dispensaries In the
larger cities. This society is now
taking steTs to spread the work all
over the country, a move Of meal
cnlaIble value, as every man il the or
ganization is child-expert.
OneaDf the most interesting combi-
nations formed to work for children
| IS that just effected between the Ma
tdonaI Congress d. Mothers and the
Better Babies Bureau Of the Wom-
ans Home Companion The Con-
] gress Of Mothers, society one hum
, dred thousand strong, II legitimate
organization for CARRYING forward
/ the work for better babies. The So
j ciety has this aim:
To raise the standard of home life
TO develop wiser. better par enthood
) To give young people. ignorant D.
i the proper care and training Of child
rem, opportunities to learn this. tha
: they may better perform the dutiet
. of parenthood.
i Mrs. Frederick Schoff, nationa
I president. and Mrs ANNA Stees
: Richardson, national chairman of tn
j. department of child hygiene, ar
: now organizing better babies commit
y tees i'm the state and local branche
. of the Congress Of Mothers. Thes
committees. it is planned, will 81
: lganize and supervise better babie
contests in connection with pareni
. teacher associations at state, count
\ and local fairs, or In connection wit
y the work done by state boards (
. health or any local organizatio
: which has the interest Of the child ]
heart. Through the Woman's Hon
. lCompanion, the Better Babies Burea
> and the National Congress Of Motl
y ers now control travelling fund. b
. Imeans OF which volunteer organdzel
3 belonging to the Congress OF Mott
: ers will be able to visit unorganize
: districts and there f6nm branches I
o the Congress and start better babit
y contests.
Most inspiring is the support no
/. being received from state. couni
and municipal health officers.
: Imaking their splendid tight to ed
. cate their respective communities
sanitary and hygienic living the.
: men have sometimes found tn;
: pamphlets, and even travelling e
8 hfbits with stereopticon views 6aiIe
tito stir the masses. But pride
elparenthood never fails to bring d
. parents for better babies contest
: So these educators in public heall
= lare now encouraging better baIbil
) contests as means OF reaching pa
tents and home-makerss and sendir
. messages of sanitation and hygiel
. into the home life OF the people.
There seems mo corner OF Il
: country too remote, 100 unprogre
sive, to respond to this new clarit
call for better race through bett
y babies. The demand for Inform
. tion about contests, and for liter
ture on the care of the child and Il
: broader education for parenthoo
8: grows with each mail.
= To meet this demand the Bett
. Babies Bureau has prepared ne
= vital and progressive literature TIL
: includes much of the printed matt
: which stood the test 50 well la
e year, Including the pamphlet ''Ho
= to Hold Better Babies Confess
and the folder Hints to Mothe
= Who Want Better Babies" whie