The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-06
BABY WEEK OPENS WITH
TALK on BABY SAVING
Chief Health ofgicer Levy VIII Explain
Progress OF Work In City of
Richmond.
EXPERT NURSES WILL TALK.
Richmond VIII Observe Occasion
with Splendid Program--sydnor &
Hundley's Store viii &c Head
Understandable Named.

Baby welfare Week is now on
throughout the United States. In
every city and hamlet the week will
be devoted to the teaching of things
valuable to the mother. and for the
benefit of the children.
Speeches will be delivered, lectures
made, demonstrations given and
everything along this line in the inter-
ests of the baby will be embraced
in the observance of the occasion.
The headquarters OF the commit
tees and the place where the lectures
and demonstration will be given is
Sydnor &C. Hundleys store at Seventh
and Grace Streets. The program for
the week embraces talks by eminent
physicians and others, and the public
is Invited to attend.
At many of the churches yesterday
reference was made to the Baby
Week. and members of the various
congregations were advised to attend
the meetings at Sydnor & Hundley's.
The meetings begin at $3.50 O'Clock.
Daring the week expert nurses from
this and other cities will give lectures
on the subject OF the child and its
care from infancy.
DIR. L. C. Levy, chief health Of
ficer of this city, has prepared a
chart on the subject and will be in
charge of the various exercises during
the coming week
Among the speakers who will prove
of especial interest is Miss Crandall.
OF New York. ex-secretary of the Ma
tional Public Health Nursing Associa-
ton, who will lecture Wednesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock in st. Paufs
parish house, adjoining St. Pauls
Church, corner Ninth and Grace
Streets. one block from headquarters.
Appointment of Committees.
Committee appointm ents have been
announced by the Federation of
Mothers Clubs and Instructive Visit
ing Nurses Association. The central
committee named by the Nurses As
ISOLATION is composed of Mrs. Elicit
Talbot, chairman; Mrs. Lindsay. Mrs.
Cowardin, Mrs. Donnan and Mrs. Will
liam Todd. Miss Mamie Minor. super
intendent, and Miss Meyer, assistant
superintendent OF the Visiting Nurses
Association. will be in attendance at
the exhibit each day and will super
wise the demonstrations TO be given
by Miss Virginia Bailey and Miss s F.
Cowling. The nurses have arranged
an elaborate display, one which will
appeal to mothers. Officers OF the
Visiting Nurses Association are; Mrs.
George Blankenship. corresponding
secretary: Miss Elizabeth Cooke. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. r. W. Lind
say, treasurer; Mrs A E. Donnan, as
sistant treasurer.
The central committee appointed
by the Mothers Club Is composed of
Mrs. L. b. Stratton. chairman: Mrs.
w. A Burrows, Mrs. George Doane.
Mrs + B. Borrew and Mrs. William
Gemmeii In addition to the officers
OF the federation and the central com
mittee there will he in daily attend
ance mothers from the different school
clubs, as follows:
Monday-Elba ana Springfield, Mrs.
Borrew. Mrs. Richardson. Mrs. Gary;
Tuesday and Nicholson.
Mrs Klein. Mrs. Wade. Mrs. Doane.
Mrs Dickerson; dnesday-Madison
and Cary. Mrs. Penick. Mrs. Kelly.
Mrs Dake and Mrs. Stratton; Thurs
day-City Normal and Grace Arents,
Mrs Mayo Mrs. West, Mrs. Peters:
Friday~-W oodland Heights and Belle
vue. Mrs Dodd. Mrs Cole, Mrs. Gay.
Mrs Hutchinson: urday-Highland
Park and Ruffner, Mrs. Carpenter
Mrs Paeui Reid. Mrs. Craig Mrs
Kessnich and Mrs Horner.
In loo communities the week will
be observed under the direction of the
ID
and the Federal Children's Bureau. All
the large cities are included.
Miss Julia Lathrop. chief OF the bu-
reau. defined the objects OF Baby Week
as the spreading of the facts about
American babies, the needs of Ameri-
can babies and Americas responsibility
to her babies
For seven DAYS the needs OF the bs-
hies will be presented In every State
1t is expected that all parents viii
learn little better how to care for
their babies, and all citizens will real
ice that they have n special obliga-
tion TO safeguard the conditions sur
rounding babies.
Beginning of Baby Week.
Baby Week is about two years old
The nrst observance of the sort Is said
to have been in Chicago. and success
fui weeks have been held in New York,
pittsburg and other cities.
This time state Health officials. ma
tional organizations interested In public
health and child welfare. and the ex-
tension divisions of the State universi-
ties are cooperating. A special effort
will be made to reach rural communi-
ties.