Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-07

Practical Illustration of the
Care of Babies Seen at
Keith's Theater.
WORK UNDER DIRECTION
OF INFANT WELFARE BAND
Campaign Being Waged for Pure
Milk and Proper Treatment
of Children.

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of Children.
Little girls ten and twelve years old
washing young babies and preparing
| their nursing bottles for them-busy
| little mothers"-was the real human
picture that matinee attendants at
Kefth's Theater this afternoon witness
| ed, with many expressions of surprise
and pleasure.
| 1t was a demonstration of girls who
| belong to clubs Of Little Mothers"
given at the infant welfare demonstra-
| ton station in the lounge OF kefth's
| Theater during the intermission. This
station has been maintained all week
in connection with the campaign being
waged by infant welfare workers for
pure milk and proper care OF the baoles'
and the act of Miss Una Clayton on the
Keith bill was used as the inspira-
ton.
Today's demonstration was to sho"
that the organization of Little Moth
ers" really does good work for the
| ba bies: that the girls who belong are
carefully trained and can be trusted to
handle the infants. and as an OBJECT
lession to many mothers OF how the
bab ies should be cared for.
These Little Mothers" were from the
hum bier locations of Washington where
young girls are called upon TO care
for smaller members OF the large ram
lilies while the real mothers are earn
ing a day wage or busy with other
household duties.
Those in Charge.
They were working under the direc-
ton of Miss Grace Hillman. who was
assisted in directing their efforts oy
Miss Ruth Steepe, president. and MISS
Lillian Sparshott.
| The bathing of the babies was In
charge of Miss Nellie Sparshott and the
modification Of milk in charge of Miss
! Blanche Clementson. All of these are
| little mothers'' of station 2, OF the
Washington Diet Kitchen Association
located at Washington Square.
other little mothers" who assisted
and who are members of the club at
John Marshall place, known as the
foreign district" where is located sta
ton of the Washington Diet Kitchen
Association, are Misses Batina Daruta.
Annie Berezosky, Nicoletta Cheturas,
Frances Calizzi, Ruth Davis, Eileen
Fleming, Cora Gaskins. Catherine
Grimes. Margaret and Myrtle kriner,
Catherine Reese and Masalda SINH.
Mrs. Seton to Assist.
At the matinee performance tomor-
row Mrs. Edwin Seton. who recently
conducted a vigorous fan campaign to
furnish summer breezes to the needy
little ones Of the District, 10 to assist
Miss Estelle l. Wheeler. superintend-
ent of the Washington Diet Kitchen
Association. in explaining the purposes
of the campaign and the menace of i'm
pure milk to those In the audience VINO
are interested.
"Better Baby" Show Planned.
Interest has been growing rapidly in
the infant welfare station in the Keith
Theater lounge, and the zeal Of mothers
to enter their infants in q better baby"
contest has been shown to such a marked
degree that infant welfare workers Of the
District have decided to hold q big bet
ter baby" show and competition this fall.
Eight babies were weighed and meas
ured by the nurses at this demonstration
yesterday. and there are twice as many
on hand this afternoon to get a rating as
to their physical standing.
Mrs. Louis p. Ecker is to be in charge
tonight, with Miss Emma Wilson Of the
school nurses and Miss Elizabeth Fox as
SlSGlnR IN 6xpldlIllH& WliAS 10 USluS uOio
to preach the gospel Of proper care OF
the baby, particularly in safeguarding its
food from impurities.
Miss Una Clayton put in busy even
ing In organization work last night. Ac-
conpanied by a number Of infant welfare
workers. she inspected the Margaret Will
son social center Of the Grover Cleveland
School.
She presided at meeting. attended
by twenty persons from all over the
District, interested in the organiza-
ton Of Little Mothers League.
She told this meeting she hoped its
activities would be affiliated with the
work of the District health ONCE, as
they were in New York. and that she
believed DR.. William C. Woodward
would cooperate in every way he
could.
Miss Clayton Heads Committee.
Miss Clayton headed q committee to
organize the Little Mothers" League,
and has undertaken to bring the New
York leaders into helpful association
with the Washington organizers.
Others on the committee are Miss Es-
telle L. Wheeler. superintendent Of the
Washington Diet Kitchen Association;
Miss Emma Wilson Of the School
Nurses Association; Miss Francis Fair
ley, principal Of the Grover Cleveland
School; Miss Cecil B. Norton. director
of the Margaret Wilson Social Center:
Miss Edna Carr. a teacher in the social
center, and the following f1ve volun
tsor aocfal center workers: Mrs