The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-03-04
the BETTER BABES CAMPAIGN.
Campaign Committee Holds Meeting
and Plans for BenOnstra-
ton March 1lth.

| The Baby Welfare CanpaigI
ICommittee met at the City Hal
Tuesday afternoon, March lst
The question of meeting the ex
penses of the Campaign was one o
serious consideration. 1t had beer
decided to ask the various men'l
organizations of the town to con,
tribute to the financial support o.
the work. This was done with
the following results: The Elk
gave $500; Bank of Brookhaven,
$500; Woodmen of the World,
So. so; National Bank, 81. 90 total,
$3.50.
To secure the material for dem
onstration, and to get the aid of
outside lecturers the committee has
been forced to use long distance
messages and kilograms. There will
also be express charges, printers
bills for posters and pennants, the
railroad expenses are to be met of
the Baby Welfare Nurse from New
Orleans, whom DR.. Butterworth
has kindly consented to send up for
the day to demonstrate the prepara-
ton of modified milk. There will
also be some probable expense con-
nected with the putting on of a
Baby Saving Moving Picture,
which MIR. Ford has consented Ito
show for the day. Therefore the
Committee in view of this expense
decided to call upon the clubs of
women and any one else who has
the work at heart to make dona-
tions. Somehow in this world ev-
erything takes money torun it.
This is the program of the Cam
paign. From the platform of the
upstairs hall in the forenoon, there
will be short talks by some of the
physicians of the town, and here
also will be held the demonstration
and lecture by DR.. Butterworth' S
Baby Welfare Nurse from New Or
leans. Down stairs in the Library
Room will be arranged around the
walls various exhibits "A model
child's bed; a case of proper ap-
parel for an infant; the right kind.
of milk bottles, nipples, ETC.
There will be exhibits of the
wrong kind of bottles, nipples,
toys, or "Baby Killers" that Is a
case of medicines or soothing syr
ups that represent so much poison.
The danger Of. the fly will, be
shown.
In the afternoon DR.. Leathers
from the State Board of Health
will give a stereoptican lecture ON
Our men Wlll De particularly lntes 81
ested in this lecture.
On the first floor of the City
Hall, in the Ladies Rest Room and.
adjoining room, the Baby Health
Conference will be held by the ply
sicians of the town. This consists
of free examination of all babies
under two years of age. Here IS
given every mother chance to
have her baby examined and to-
learn absolutely free OF charge e
whether her child is in normal
condition and developing as it
should for its age. There are no
prescriptions given, but the. mother
comes away. with her certificate or.
health blank filled out by the Doc
tors examination. Miss Walker,
the trained nurse at the Kings
Daughters Hospital will also be IN
attendance to assist the physicians.
This is an opportunity of which
many mothers, especially rural
mothers should avail themselves.
If child has adenoids or affected
tonsils this. examination will reveal
it; or if the child is suffering from
malnutrition, the same will be re-
vealed; and so many babies can be
saved future physical unfitness and
illness by this conference. Moth
ers, bring your babies in.