Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-18
BABY SHOW TO
CLOSE TONIGHT
Cooing Tots at Bowman's Will
End Delightful Four
Days Reign

Baby Welfare Week" is rapidly
approaching it's close. and by the time
this paper reaches the homes of Har
risburg it will be history except for
the short session that vii be held this
evening at $50 o'clock for the special
benefit of parents. Fathers Night"
is the most suitable way to describe
it, although both fathers and mothers
are expected to attend the wind-up,
when DR.. Charles r. Phillips will
make an address on Parental Re-
spnsbility' and the last Pure and
Certified Milk Demonstration, that has
proven so popular on each occasion,
will be given. DR.. Harvey Bashore,
County Medical Inspector of Cumber-
land county, will be presiding officer
tonight
Gratifying Success of the Exhibit
AS one of the committee described
the result of the four days exhibit.
"lt certainly reached the spot" and
that is exactly what ii did. Great
credit is due the committee and those
others whose untiring efforts have
made Baby Week such a big success.
Mrs. Martha Falconer. one of the
speakers yesterday, declared that in
her knowledge there was never a
meeting of the sort better attended
The baby of course holds the center
of the stage, although the growing
discussion.
Dean Arthur Holmes, of State Col
lege, an impressive and forceful
speaker talked in an interesting way
about the child in the home and how
necessary it is to be extremely care
full in action and speech, in that most
children hold their father as the ideal
and that "the king can do no wrong"
is the idea that prevails in the boys
thoughts of their father. Mrs. Fall
coner talked particularly about the
girl and her mother. advising the
closest relationship and trusting COM
radeship between the two. THE
mother must always tell the TRUTH"
she said. Both addresses We're much
enjoyed and decidedly to the point.
Attendance Doubled
The attendance yesterday was just
about double that of the preceding day
and the babies were there in even
larger numbers. Great interest was
taken in the premium awards, which
this time went to Oliver Ebersole, of
Penbrook, weighing 80 pounds -at the
age of two years, a bOttle-fed baby,
and to Wayne Muriel Murray, 507
Hamilton street, weighing 32A pounds
at one and half years of age. DIR.
j. II. Kreider, DR.. G. L. Daley, DIR.
NJ. w. limerick and four nurses were
kept busy aiding DR.. Henry r. Doug
las. the examining physician.
Special attention is drawn to the
fact that the nurses and co-doctors
do not make the premium awards. a
prize committee makes all decisions
and awards.
To-days program is under the aus
pices of the Pure Milk Society, a re-
port of whose activities duriag the
summer of 1915 may be of interest.
During the four months from June
10 InP f.I fD
of certified milk was served, costing
the Society $159.95. 571 mothers
were instructed in the modification of
milk and general care of the baby
and Improvement in home conditions.
There were $40 public welfare and in
vestigation visits made from June 1st
to October 1st, 1915. 367 babies Wis
tied the Milk Station at Front and
Boas streets, and 179 babies visited
st. Paul's Milk Station at 11th and
State streets.
Today's Speakers
Norman B. Shepler. MD. and Earl
Schaeffle, MD. Chief, Pennsylvania
State Tubercular Dispensary, made the
addresses this afternoon, with Dr.
Frederick L. Downes, Superintendent
Harrisburg Public Schools presiding.
DR.. Shepler was likewise examining
physician for the day
The remarks of both Dr. Shepler
and DR.. Schaeff1e were received with
marked attention and with evident eff
feet. DR.. Schaeffle's subject "Tuber-
culosis in Children" gave very clear
and comprehensive description of con-
ditions causes and effects with respect
to tuberculosis in children. He spoke
Of how some poor infants make an
unfortunate choice of granddaddy or
grandmother and then developments
ensue which bring things to such q
pass that tuberculosis will get you if
you don't watch out" a startling but
true statement to bring mothers to a
realization of the necessity for greater
care of baby. He referred to figures
compiled by the State Bureau of Vital
Statistics showing the proportion of
deaths from disorders of nutrition