New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-24
Infant Celebrations Will
BE Held in Many Sick
Wards of City.
MILK STATION PLAN
GIVEN INSPECTION
Tomorrow Will See Long.
LoOked-FOr Event of Week
Happy Infants to Parade.
D you know a sick baby?

Do you know a sick baby?
Do you know that there are 800
hospital beds for sick babies in this
city, and that all you have to do to
place baby in hospital is to call up
the Babies Welfare Association ct the
Board Of Health Office and the secre-
tary there VIII arrange the whole affair
in fifteen minutes?
The Mayors Baby Week committee
announced yesterday that, while Of
course it was proper to place the en-
phssis on keeping babies well instead
OF on how to cure them when they
were sick. it vas a necessary part of
Baby Week to inform ;he public about
the hospital provisions for babies.
So to-day is Hospital Day, Each one
of the eighty-six hospitals which have
accommodations for babies will observe
the day The official exercises will be
held az the Babies HOSPITAL. Lexington
av. and 55th st.. The speakers will be
DR.. Emmett Holt and DR.. Katharine p.
Davis, who will speak on the subject,
Better Baoics Mean Fewer Criminals"
Yesterday was Milk Station Day. The
Mayors committee made tour of in
spection, covering six representative
stations of the seventy-eight which dot
the city. Those who went on the trip
were Mrs. Henry Willard, president of
the Babies Welfare Association; DR..
S. Josephine Baker, DR.. Haven Emer-
son, Deputy Health Commissioner;
Mrs. Charles Hirst, representing the
women's clubs. and VI. VI. Gillian, OF
the Advertising Mems League. There
was NOR, JOY in the hearts Of the baby
savers over Mr.. Gillian than over all
the rest Of the delegation put together,
because Mr.. Gillian is destined to go
back to the advertising men and tell
them all what a fine work the milk
stations are doing.
1t is expected that when the bust
ness men of the city understand this
work they will rally to its support
and the establishment Of the much
needed new milk stations in remote
parts of the city.
The first station visited was the
Health Centre. at 119 Washington ST.,
where an experiment in municipal
hygiene is being carried out. No milk
is sold here, but free instruction IN
the care of children and the home. a
determined campaign against makeup
for babies is wsged also. 1t is for
eign custom to begin beauty treat
ments early in life.
Tomorrow will be the great day OF
the week for thirty-siX mothers who
are competing for the honor of having
the best baby in New York City. The
contest is close.
Mayor Mitchell himself will an
nounce the prize winner at the end
OF the baby parade tomorrow morn
ing. The babies will parade in auto
mobiles up Fifth av. TO the Plaza,
where the reviewing stand will be.
Tomorrow afternoon there VIII be
a special programme at the Henry
Street Settlement, under the direction
of Miss Lillian D. Valid. There will
be a programme devoted to the spirit
of motherhood This will include
folk songs, demonstration by nurses
Of the proper way to battle babies,
and how to prepare modified milk, an
address by Mrs. Leroy Scott, on the
social Value of Starting the Baby
Right" and By DR.. Tunick, on the
care of the baby in summer.
The National Child Labor Commit
tee sent out a reminder yesterday TO
the effect that better baby campaigns
will be of no benefit TO the state un-
less care is taken to safeguard the
lives of these babies after they
reach working age. There are still two
million child workers in the United
States" says the letter.