Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
WELFARE Of CHILDREN
PROMOTED BY SYSTEM
Various Agencies Heretofore Work
ing independently Are
Brought Together.
Demonstration at Keith's Theater IL
Illustrative of Methods Employed.
Miss Clayton Complimented.

The getting together for cooperative
and systematic efforts for the welfare
of children by the various agencies that
have heretofore worked independently
and sometimes at cross purposes is the
biggest advantage achieved by the
weeks campaign for pure milk. which
has conferred about Miss Una Clayton
act in the Keith Theater program.
All of the various organizations. gov
eminent and volunteer, which have
been working-one at education. anoth-
er at infant care, another as school
nurses, etc.-have been brought to-
gether, have exchanged views, have
found out each what the other was do
ing and have united in the common
cause.
That this will result in one large sys-
tematic effort for the conservation and
development of child life, with Little
Mothers League organized and having
clubs-in every section of the District, was
emphasized by DIR. w. c. Woodward. the
matinee performance in KeithS yesterday.
"Real Baby Day" at Theater.
Yesterday was a real baby day at the
theater. and there was a large crowd
about the infant welfare station in the
lounge during the intermission, watching
with keen interest the demonstration Of
the little mothers from Washington
Circle and John Marshall place stations
who were bathing the babies and modi-
flying the milk for them
Miss Clayton herself attended the
demonstration and made the little girl
mothers very, happy by chatting with
stories of the work done by the Little
Mothers of New York's East Side.
In appreciation of the zeal she has
shown in the Washington pure milk
campaign in visiting the various well
Social Center at the Grover Cleveland
School. making speeches and heading
the committee that is to organize
Little Mothers League here. Miss Clay
at the close of her act last night.
She was called before the curtain
and over the footlights was handed a
basket larger than herself, containing
washington Diet Kitchen Association
Babies" She made a very pretty
speech of appreciation of how kind
Washington has BEEN" and congrat-
ulated the District workers on the en-
thusiastic start they have made for
dicted that Washington will soon be a
model for the entire country in this re-
spect, and said she hoped to see a
strong league of little mothers clubs,
working under the District health Of
fee.
She was given a reception on the
stage by the infant welfare workers.
Campaign to Continue.
The campaign continues tomorrow
with Miss Estelle L. Wheeler, superin-
tendent of the Washington Diet
Kitchen Association. and Mrs. Edwin
Seton, who recently made such a
pronounced success of her baby fan
campaign. in charge of the infant well
fare station, to explain to all visitors
the scope of their work.
This station has brought many VOL
unteer workers, who have registered
to do anything they may be called
upon for to spread the knowledge Of
proper care Of the child and warning
against impure milk. Miss Wheeler said
last night that this was one of the
most encouraging features of the en-
tire campaign to see how many re-
cruits have come to the cause. Some
of these are from the best-known fam
lilies in Washington.
Miss Hillman as Director.
The Little Mothers gave their dem
onstration yesterday under the direc-
ton of Miss Grace Hillman, who was
assisted in directing their efforts by
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. ALI 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,
Madeline Rockelli, Partula Mandes.