Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-02
Talks at Matinee Performance
at Keith's, the Center of
Weeks Campaign.
OTHER SPEAKERS LISTED
DAILY TAT THE THEATER
Nurses in Lobbies of Playhouse to
Answer Questions of Mothers.
Society Women to Assist.

DIR. William c. Woodward. health off,
Ger of the District. this afternoon off,
cially started the weeks campaign of
Washington agencies interested in
child welfare work for pure milk"
He was the speaker at the matinee
performance in Keiths Theater. where
Miss Una Clayton's appealing comedy
act. Milk is being made the center
of the capital milk campaign.
DR.. Woodward spoke on milk and
Its Relation to Public Health" Other
men prominently identified with well
fare work for children are to speak at
each matinee during the week. To-
morrow Ivan c. Weld. a bacteriologist
connected with the largest privately
owned milk supply station in the Dis
trict, is to speak on THE Consumers
Part in the Better Milk Campaign
Wednesday Lewis Merriam. assistant
chief of the child labor bureau. will
speak on the Relation of Milk to In
FAINT Mortality" Thursday DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley will tell the food value OF
Friday Ernest l.. Thurston. superin-
tendent Of the public schools of the Dis
trict, will be the speaker.
SAOSy w VAASA w &AoOASss
Each day. both at matinee and even
ing performances. nurses who have spe-
cialized on the care OF infants will be
in the theater Hobbies and aisles to ex-
plain anything that mothers may care
to ask about the care of their children,
and particularly to emphasize the need
of utmost care in safeguarding milk
from impurities.
society women Jealous in this line of
humanitarian work will assist. Those
who are on duty today are Miss Helen
Boyle, who is in charge of the George
Lowry. who Is in charge of the south
west infant welfare center: Miss Emma
Wilson of the school nurses and Miss
Estelle L. Wheeler. director of the Diet
Kitchen Association.
A model milk station arranged in the
theater lounge attracted great deal
OF attention this afternoon. Effort is
being made to get every mother in
ing the week. How to modify the milk.
how to sterilize bottles, how to pre-
pare the baby's food-everything con-
nected with the welfare of the child
will be demonstrated at this station
All mothers who wish to have their
babies weighed. measured and given a
rating for physical well-being are invited
to bring them in. 1t il expected that
there Will De a better BABY contest, and
that prizes will be awarded by interested
persons.
Demonstration by Little Girls.
Some afternoon this week there is to be
demonstration by mo hers class of
little girls Of ten and twelve years of age,
who will show what they learned at these
infant welfare stations. Many Of these
children are sent to the stations by their
mothers. who. with other small children
at home, are unable to attend themselves.
The older girl Is sent. and she In turn
teaches her mother what she has been
taught at the station.
Tomorrow morning there is to be a
special performance for mothers and
girls who have the care of younger
brothers and sisters. This perform
ance is given for those who would
otherwise be unable to get the bene-
fits from witnessing Miss Clayton's
sketch.
The girls and mothers of the Marga-
ret Wilson Social Center of the Grover
Cleveland School are to attend this
performance in body as special
guests of the theater management.
They are to come in sightseeing auto
mobiles the use of which has been do
mated by Frederick Schwab. vice pres
ident OF the international Sightseeing
Auto Company. Following the per-
Torrance moving pictures are to be
taken.