Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-23
BABY WEEK

districts to do the tagging. The head
quarters for tag day were in the Nc
Crossen building, the room formerly
occupied by Miller's cafeteria, where
the taggers brought the results of
the days work. The proceeds will
be used for follow-up work, which
means for baby welfare Following
Baby Week this tag money will be
used to purchase literature, which
will concern health, recreation and
other problems of bringing up chill
dren in the right way, medical atten-
ton, etc, for families who are I'M
able to take the proper care of their
babies. The money is for very good
causes - lettering ways of bringing
up children and reducing infant NOR
tally Mrs. Ogden has reported the
sum of $3.50, to go towards follow-up
work. Saturday was an ideal day
for Tag Day." and many people were
out and were relieved of some of their
money. 1t was almost impossible to
escape the taggers and very few were
seen on our streets Saturday without
a baby tag 1t was very successful
day, and much good will be done' with
the results of the days work.
On Sunday the pastors of our
churches spoke of the Better Baby
campaign from their pulpits. They
spoke of the good results that could
be obtained from a week of this kind
spent with the lecturers and instruc-
| tors along this line, who will appear
| on the weeks program.
Theodore Werle, field worker for
| the Wisconsin Anti-TuberculoSis as
ISOLATION, did not arrive in the city
Sunday in time to address the Mems
| classes of the First Presbyterian and
| First Methodist churches as sched-
uled, but delivered an interesting lee
| ture in the evening at the First Bap-
| tist church on the causes of infant
mortality in this county and the death
rate in Wausau and the county with
| that in the state and in other cities.
| After the lecture moving pictures
were given of the "Childrens House."
| illustrating the Montessori method.
Yesterday the Y. M. C. A. was be-
ing arranged as headquarters for Baby
Week, and the building has now been
transformed into Babyland. Last
evening the May ball was given at
| RothschiId pavilion. The proceeds
will be applied on the salary of the
visiting nurse.
The Baby Health contest in con-
nection with Baby Week opened at the
headquarters this morning. Over three
hundred babies have been entered in
this contest, of which Mrs. c. H. Peth
is chairman.
DR.. S. NJ B. Smith, chairman of
the committee of physicians who will
examine the babies entered in the
contest, has given out the following
names of the committee:
| Physicians-S. M. B. Smith, w. A.
Green, D. r. Jones, W. E. Zilisch,
! w. A. Ladwig, r. M. Frawley, F. H.
Frey, NJ. j. Trevitt, A. w. Trevitt, A.
| B. Rosenberg, L. M. Willard, II. T.
| Schlegel.
Dentists. D. Stockwell, ]. E. Nc
Kahan, Russell Lyon.
Over five hundred mothers tried to
enter their babies, but nearly two
hundred were entered after the regis
| tratiOn closed. Arrangements are now
| under way to have the babies eX-
| amined, whose mothers failed to have
| them entered before the close of the
registration time. The infrmary may
| be used for this after Baby Week and
the same committees will judge.
This evening at eight o'clock there
will be Safety Round Table meet
| ing in the council room at the city hall.
| An address will be made by Theodore
| Werle. Attendance will be by invita-
ton.
At the High school assembly room
an illustrated lecture will be given
this evening at eight o'clock, by Miss
Katherine Olmstead of the Wisconsin
| Anti-TuberculosiS association. The
| seventh and eighth grades and High
school students are urged especially
to be present.
Rural demonstrations began yes
terday to continue throughout the
week in the county. Miss H. J. Dodge,
of the medical department of the Wis
cOnsin University Extension division,
accompanied by H. H. Humphrey, went
to Elderon, where she gave an address
a lecture at Ringle and this evening
will speak at Schofeld.
A. G. Burg, chairman of the county
work committee, accompanied Miss
Elizabeth Kelly of the Agricultural
Extension division of Madison, to
Athens yesterday. where she gave a
talk last evening. They were at
| Unity this afternoon, and this evening
she addresses an audience in the town
of HoltOn.
Tomorrow evening Theodore Werle
and Miss Katherine Olmstead will
give illustrated lectures at Mosinee.
Tomorrow the Baby contest con-
tinues. and in the afternoon Miss
Elizabeth Kelly will give demonstra-
tons on How to Wash and Dress a
Baby" How to Prepare the Baby's
| Food" and milk Sterilizing and Test
ing" Exhibits will be explained. At
| 2:45 o'clock Mrs. E. F. Stockum, sec
retay of the local Federated Charities,
| and Miss Cora Lansing. city librarian.
will give talks. At $50 o'clock Miss
Elizabeth Kelly will give an address.
| At 4:30 o'clock tea will be served to
! mothers and members of Ladies' aid
societies of the various churches.
| Music will be furnished at that time.
| Tomorrow night addresses will be
| given by DR.. J. L. Gillin and Miss
Elizabeth Kelly at the High school
| auditorium at eight o'clock. There
! will also be music.
| The program for the balance of the
| week will be as published in the issue
! of last week.
| A nursery has been arranged at the
Baby Week headquarters for the ac-
comodatiOn of mothers while they are
| attending the exhibits and lectures.
A large tent has been erected on
| the Y. NJ. c. A. grounds where baby
| cabs can be checked and placed under
| cover and well taken care of.
Our merchants have attractively ar
ranged their shop windows sugges-
tive of the Baby Week campaign. In
| some instances life-ike dolls. dressed
| in baby clothes, give the displays a