The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-23
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Health Day at the Woman's Climb
SATURDAY. November 81, was
health day at the Woman's Club and
the meeting was probably one of the
most interesting ever held by the
club. and was largely attended.
Mrs. C. R. Tydings. president.
called the club to order at 3.15
o'clock and after the reading of the
minutes of previous meeting. Mrs. H.
G. Dozier, chairman of health took
the chair for the remainder of the
afternoon. calling on Mrs. w. K. ze-
wadski, who In a few well chosen
words presented the diplomas and
prizes to the winners in the better
babies contest held Nov. 11-13fh,
namely: Elizabeth Smith. 9S.5; Escel
de Lorme Blalock and Nathaniel Wall
ker Wilson, each 98; Frances @. Lur-
vey. Virginia Cicelia Carmichael. %
each; George Phordyce Boutwell,. 90;
Miriam Osborne. 96.5, and Randolph
Brown, Jr, 975. The prizes were
two $40 gold pieces for each of the
three divisions and where the scores
tied the prizes were halved.
The club was honored in having
two prominent women as its guests
for the afternoon. Each delivered
splendid addresses on health that
were filled with excellent advice for
the mothers and other interested
listeners.
DR.. Ellen Lowell Stevens of Jack
sonville, federation health chairman,
spoke first, her subject being Child
Hygiene - She thanked the club for
| the splendid way in which it coop
Grated with her work and began her
address by saying that the discussion
of hygiene would he in a general
way. leading up to the principal adj
dress to be given by DR. Bradley
She declared it was the age of child.
More stringent marriage laws, laws
pertaining to child labor and laws
for compulsory schooling must be
made for the perfection and improve
Tuberculosis is a childs greatest
danger. Nfnety-seven per cent of all
children havs the disease before they
kreach the age of fourteen years. DR..
Stevens spoke for half an hour and
she was given the closest attention
by her hearers.
/ The feature of the afternoon was
the address given by. DIR. Frances
Sage Bradley, of Atlanta, her sub
ject being Child Welfare DIR. Brad
ley briefly spoke of the progress of
the work which started in the South
In 1928 when in New Orleans an or
| phan asylum was established by the
Roman Catholic church and many
homeless children cared for in the
institution, as we'll as in the home
for fatherless and motherless child
rem established in Charleston in 1870
The speaker also said that while the
/ kind-hearted people of the South
were pioneers in the movement, they
| are not now doing their share il
keeping up the work for the north
ern women are putting forth greatel
| effort in this direction She quotet
as many as nine foreign countrie.
which have cut their infantile NOR
tally 500 and 65 % of the deaths
| in this country are from preventabl'
causes.
DIR. Bradley is connected with tn
American Medical Society and j
j chairman of the child welfare de
q bartment of the general federation
and the efficiency and power of WON
ems clubs to and in the work sh
said, was proven in that the fedora
lAion is the first woman's Organization
: ever recognized by tho federal gov
eminent. 1t asks the cooperation o
the federation in keeping vital sta
tistfcs and DIR. Bradley with seVera
examples. one local, emphasized tn
great Importance of keeping an &C
curate record of births and deaths
The federal childrens bureau vii
send for the. asking pamphlets o
Care of Baby and Care of Child.
She dweIt on the good being accom-
pfished by better babies contests
:, : Her address was very splendid.
The health day program was cor
cluded with delightful piano sol
by Miss Ellen Clarkson.
= After adjournment social ha-
!, hour over the tea cups was enjoye!
= the hostesses being Mrs w. ". New
som, Mrs. Nathan Mayo, Mrs. w
Zewadski and Mrs. H. F. Watt
+ DIR. Frances Sage Bradley OF A
Is lanta and Dr. Ellen lowell SteveT
h of Jacksonville left yesterday ft
e their homes. They came Saturda
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