The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-21
WILL HAVE CHILD
 WELFARE EXHIBIT
 AT STAMFORD n.S.
Mothers Plan Interesting Dem Onstration To Be Held
 During June.
Especial to the Farner.)


 Stratford, April 21-The Child Welfare club, at its monthly meeting held yesterday afternoon in the high school. voted to hold child welfare exhibit in June Miss Matilda tiona4 Child Welfare Exhibit commit tee of New Y York, will lecture in Strado ord this subject, Thursday evening, April 29, at o'clock, the hall to be announced later A meet ing Introducing Miss Spence was an nounced for next Tuesday afternoon but this plan has been reconsidered, owing to the desirabi1ity of holding tf1e meeting in the evening when a greater number of persons will be able to avail themselves Of the op- portunity of hearing this Interesting talk It wdal be a. public meeting and everyone is invited to attend During Miss Spence's visit to Strat- ford, she will organize committees and plans for the exhibit in June. F It is the purpose of the club to con- t1nue the June exhibit during the three or four days and to concen- trate particularly upon the factor of health in child welfare. It will be shown what general conditions are with regard to the health standard of Stratford children and what are the ideals to be striven for. The hall used for the exhibit will be hung with interesting il1ustrati ons bearing. on the subject, which will be loaned by the National Child Welfare Exhi- bftion committee or other agencies. Similar exhibits are being held in all parts of the country and a, great deal of entertaining and instructive ma terial for exhibit purposes has been put together from a variety of sources Frequently motion pie lures are introduced With films deal ing with such subjects as child la Dor, the fly pest, Summer babies, the visiting nurse. tubercr1osis,J house hold sanitati on, pure milk, athletics and games. The various organiza- tions in Stratford will be asked to hIbit a success and the participation of the Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scoufs will be desired. It will be an occasion for making clear the aims of the club to everyone Interested and as the club already numbers about 100 members, it is evident that interest in this public spirited work is rapidly growing. The cost of the exhibit will be nominal and need not amount to more than $40 all told unless it is decided to add the nov ing picture feature <
 In the absence Of Mrs. Louis Shy der, president of the club, who is i'll, Mrs. w B. Kelsey presided at the meeting yesterday. After the bI1si- ness meeting Miss Annie KinabaH of Franklin school read paper on the duties of mothers to their children emphasizing the importance of su- perintending the development of the child from a, period before birth until it is old enough to direct it's own de- veIopment Mothers, it was pointed out should instill in the child mind | a love of home, of nature of Iftera- art 1 beauty and truth. after the simple fashions that appeal to childish att tention, and the mother should seek to discover the chi1d's particular bent and aid in it's special development
 A delegation of five club members will attend the State Congress of Mothers to be held in New Haven April 22 and 23. These members are Mrs. w. B. Kelsey, Mrs. Charles Lay, Mrs. Stanley Beach. Mrs. Walter Cur tis and Mrs. w B. Bristol The next monthly meeting of the club will be in the high school, when Mrs Winni-f fred Hart will speak on Dental In specdon in the Public iSchoo1s.'' a work in which Mrs Aart is active in connection with the Bridgeport den- tai clinic. Hereafter the members Of the club will receive notices by post card to remind them of monthly
 Leet B. Myers, who has been a leader in the Good Housing campaign in Bridgeport. will talk to the Strat- ford school children on School Gar dens9 Thursday afternoon, April 2S, in the High School. His talk will be illustrated with lantern slides.
 The Child Welfare club will hold bridge whist in Red Mems hall dur ing the first week in May.
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