The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-02-18

registered with the health department
These banners may be made up Tery
cbeaply OF muslin with the emblem
printed in appropriate eolors- The nd
rantages of Flag day are that With
the banners flying from the windows
the sections where there are the most
babies are made particularly aware
of the fact that il is Baby week and
also that the flags are direct recos-
nstion of the fact that these babies
have been registered. With each pen
nant should be delivered q program
of Baby week and leahet on the
care of the baby.
School Day.
On one day during the week special
exercises may be held in the schools
throughout the city. These may come
as a regular part Of the school WORK
or be held in the afternoon Is spe,
cial entertainment 10 which parents
are invited Some Of the following
features may be included in the pro
gram for this day:
!. The reading Of letter to the
schoolchildren from the mayor c.
other official telling them how they
can help save the babies.
2 A talk by the principal or teach
er on what the children can do for
'.eir baby brothers and sisters
~f7l nr q
compositions on How to Keep Baby
Well" which have been selected from
among the compositions written bI
the children in a certain room or
school 1t is quite likely that the
newspa pers will publish one or more
Of the best of these compositions,
In schools where Little Mothers
leagues are organized the program
may consist Of compositions and dem
constructions by members Of these
leagues and of talks by their teach
ers. If no Little Mothers leagues
are at present organized, the school
day may afford an opportunity for
their organization in many schools-
5. The performance of play,
II ii is desirable to have daily pro
grams at the headquarters. some OF
he best programs presented in the
schools may be repeated at the central
headquarters later in the week
One day in the week may be de-
voted especially to the fathers of la
bies.
II the weather permits. an outing
day for mothers ant babies forms an
attractive feature This may take
the form of an automobile ride. a
morning or an afternoon spent in
the park, or an excursion on the wa
ter. II it is possible. an alternative
indoor program for bad weather
should be planned.
Visiting Day.
On this day a tour Of inspection Of
all of the places where any work is
done for babies may take place. Such
a da, is very important in communi
ties where infant-welfare work has
been begun either by the health de-
partment or BY private organizations
and where it is desirable that the pub
lie shall know of the work being done
and the need for further work. This
will include infant-welfare stations.
day nurseries, baby hospitals. and
any other place where something is
done for babies. City officials and rep
-esentatiyes OF mems organizations
and of societies for civic and mutual
benefit should be invited to take part
in the tour,
In communities where there is
special need for better birth regis
tration it may be we'll worth while
to concentrate the attention for one
day on the importance of registering
babies births On this day all tie
ply sicians might be sent letter ask
ing their aid in securing prompt and
complete birth registration for their
city.
The newspapers should be furnished
with incidents showing the practical
value OF birth registration The gen.
eral suggestion may be made that par
ents will do well to ascertain wheth-
er the births of their children have
been duly recorded.