Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-02
FED CLUBS POSTPONE CHILD
WELFARE overwhelmingly
WIN Give Prizes to the Girls and Boys
Of Mexico fer Their Work in
Home EconoEnicS
WILL BE HELD N June OR NAY
COMMITTEES an Charity Made q Very
Favorable Report for January
Work.

The Mexico Federation IF Women's
GIBBS has postponed the Observance
Or Child welfare week which was to
take place March fourth to eleventh.
This fellows the order Of the Board Of
Health in reference 70 all public
meetings
The celebration has not been ahan-
dOnsd however. and al arrangements
win stand as planned, and the pro-
gram viii be given later in the spring,
possibly IN June or May. As il vii
be quite warm by that time it may be
possible to have q baby contest which
was precluded by the early date at
which child welfare week was set BY
General Federation.
In the meantime the girls and boys
Of the town can be preparing for the
contests to be held at that time.
There are to be the following prizes
given:
For the best loaf Of bread made by
a public school girl who resides in
Mexico-S1OO.
For the best handmade garment
made BY a girl in the grade schools
sI0O.
This applies wholly to the workman
ship and neatness with which the gar
ment is made, irrespective Of mater
ial and style.
For the best example Of crochet
ing done by a girl in the grade school
so cents.
For the best example Of embroidery
done by a girl in the grade school
80 cents
For the best designed and best made
bird-house made by a boy in the grade
schools-s100. The boys must desig-
nate what kind Of birds their houses
are adapted and this with the design
and the neatness Of workmanship.
shall constitute the grading points.
There win be either n more prize
Of 800 or two Of so cents for the
boys, probably for the manual train
ing work, but this viii be decided and
announced later.
On the regular meeting day, the
third Monday in March, the Kings
daughters and the Y. W. c. A. Of Har-
din College win be entertained BY the
federation, the young ladies Of the Y.
W. G. A. furnishing the program.
At the last meeting Of the FEEDER
alton the social service committee Of
the organization was commended for
the excellent work It is doing. Up fact,
practically all the charity work was
done IN Mexico this winter has been
done by this committee.
The report. for February is as fol-
lows:
Early in January it was ofund neees-
sary to make a requisition for second
hand clothing in good condition. The
women responded literally. Large
bundles cam in with good warm
clothes. The committee spent one
morning at the City Hall sorting and
dividing the clothes among the diff
ferent families, according to their
needs, which had previously been as
eertained BY personal visits. Children
we're supplied with under clothes, warm
coats, mittens, hoods and gingham
dresses, suits and coats for the older
girls and mothers Of the family, many
Of whom work each day and have to go
out in the cold. Eight pairs of new
shoes and seven pairs of stockings
were purchased.
Two dollars and seventy cents was
spent for a layette for a baby. also a
woman hired to look after the mother
and child. The money being furnished
for this BY the Good Fellows Fund.
Baskets Of food, fuel and kindling have
been sent wherever reported as soon
as Investigated, and the calls have
been many. This was made possible
by Mr. Wallac bearing.
Several homes, where there has been
sickness, have been visited by mem
bers of the committee and their per.
sonal service given to those who were
i'll. Eight dollars in money has been
gwen to the Social Service COMMITTEES
for use in their work this month. Also
eight quarter sacks Of corn meal and
eight quarter sacks Of -four.