The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-18
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. HEAR BABY WEEK PROGRAM.
improper feeding. The address was
listened TO with very careful interest.

improper feeding The address was
listened TO with very careful interest.
The Little Play.
Following the address, the play,
The Theft of Thistledown, which was
written by member Of the faculty
of the university of Pittsburgh and
it's use commended by the childrens
bureau, was given. The young women
Of the Baby Welfare league, assisted
by Mrs. Hugh J. Robertson and Mrs.
w. P. Sherlock drilled the children
who gave the play in a most success
full way. The costumes were excep-
tionally beautiful and the little queen
and all the others carried their part
in way unusual for children. The
story Of the play is that Thistledown.
pixie went to earth to drink from
flower which she supposed to be
natural flower and upon reaching 1t
found it to be only artificial She dis
covered that the flowers were made
by mothers and little children, living
in crowded, unhealthy surroundings.
| The baby in the family looked so wan
and pitiful that Thistledown stole the
baby and climbing on sunbeam took
lit to fairy1and where 1t might have
the sunshine and fresh air 1t needed.
She was scolded by the queen OF fairy
/ land for her theft and for punishment
was sent back to earth to stay until
| the mothers should learn the proper
care OF their babies. In the mean
time the earth baby grew strong in
the sunlight Of fairyland. Thistle
! down, to carry out the work Of teach
| ing the earth-mothers how to care
! for their babies, summoned the pixies
to her aid The play closed with an
appeal from Thfstledown to the earth
mothers to study the best needs of
their babies. The cast which gave the
play with so much credit was:
Queen ............. Corona Sherlock
Thistle Ruth Kiedafsch
Pixies-Burr, Mary Louise Cameron:
Bramble, Lucille Schmidt; Blueber-
~, Helen Stadler.
Maids in Manifestations Ida
Francis Kiedaisch; Trillium, Kath-
crime Hinkley: Sweet Fern, Eliza
beth Jones; Violet, Elizabeth Cam
eron; Bluette, Grace Cox; Marigold,
! Beatrice Vogler.
! Lily bearer Doris Schouten
Scepter bearer ...... Betty Dumen1l
Herald ....... Beverly Dickinson
Nurse Marion heil
The Program Of Dances.
The two aesthetic dances given by
little Doris Schouten and the High
land fling by Katherine Hinkley, both
| in costume were most gracefully and
correctly given The dances were
taught the little girls by Miss Harris
and reflect much credit on her as
we'll as upon the children themselves
By no means the least attractive
feature of the afternoon was the work
done by the children Of the three
kindergartens of the Carey, Lincoln
and Wells schools. The directors OF
these kindergartens demonstrated to
the satisfaction of all that the chill
dren love their work and that they
are carefully trained.
The songs and dances were as fol-
! lows
Jack Be Nimble. Humpty Dumpty,
Hey Diddle Diddle, Sing Song of Six
Pence, The Caterpillar and the Feath-
cred Family.
+, Folk dances-Lads and Lassies,
Swing Rhythm, I See You, Chimes OF
Dunkirk, Merry Go Round, Bohemian
Week Closes Friday.
The observance Of Baby week
closes on Friday night with an ad-
dress by Mr.. Owen R. Lovejoy, sec
rotary Of the child labor commission.
The lecture will be held in the Y. w.
C. A. at 8 o'clock and Is free to the
public.