The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-07-10
PLANS FOR BABY SAVING WEEK

Mayor Thompson has issued his proc
lamation giving official sanction to the
setting apart Of the week of July 18th
to July oath as a Baby Welfare Week.
This action came following the gath
ering Of the Representatives of the lead
ing welfare organizations of the city
at a luncheon at the Sherman House on
Wednesday, June 3Oth.
Plans for the Baby Week Campaign
were discussed at length and among
other things, arrangements were made
for a widespread publicity movement
throughout the city through the me-
dunn Of the daily papers and the neigh
borhoOd papers, and with advertising
and Illuminating signs on the principal
thoroughfares. The big department
stores were also invited to participate
in the movement and to assist in the
distribution of educational matter, by
enclosing slips regarding the proper
clothing of babies in the summer in
al goods sold containing infant wear.
Drug stores asked also to aid in dis
tributing suggestions as to the care Of
baby's nursing bottle in drug store
packages.
1t was also decided to urge the min
listers of all faiths throughout the city
to preach on child saving in their pull
pits on Sunday, July 18th, and the
Jewish. rabbis throughout the city on
Saturday, the 18th. On Monday and
Tuesday it is planned that delegations
Of civic and Newspaper committees in
autos VIII visit the Infant Welfare Sta.
tions; also the hospitals, linics and
dispensaries throughout the city where
babies are cared for. Wednesday will
be nursing and demonstration day.
There win also be baby day rally
meeting Of all OF the child welfare
forces held in the Council Chambers at
the City Han at $3.50 Thursday, July
18th. Representatives from all Of the
philanthrOpie, civic and municipal agen-
cies win be present, including the De-
partment Of Health s field forces, nurs-
es and medical officers, nurses from the
Visiting Nurses Association, various
settlement houses and nurses doing in
FAINT welfare work from representative
private hospitals throughout the city.
Mayor Thompson win be asked to pre-
side at this meeting. Good speakers
win be present to give fye-minute
talks and it is expected that this meet
ing win be the leading send-of move
ment for the week that is to follow.
Arrangements are also being made
with the various milk dealers through
ont the city that on certain day, each
bottle Of milk delivered win be ae-
eompanied by a card containing sug-
gestions on the care of milk and the
need Of cooperation in baby saving
week
Requests to the elerymen Of the city
to speak on the subject Of child saw
ing on Saturday, the 18th, and Sun
day, the 18th, have already been sent
out, together with statistical data and
information that win be Of aid in sug-
costing to the ministers matsrial for
the talks they may desire to give.
The fy season e here. An Of the
conditions that are favorable for the
breeding Of the hy ars present. A good
many thousand babies arc also hers.
Ths babies and the flies are not good
friends. Babies do not understand that
thu 1ies afs their natural enarfsr. Il
i quits possible that The 1iss a. net
rntsrzsand fhai they arc enemies q
tto tahy' tai fhsy So Is. The sane