Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
BABY WEEK To-
Be OBSERVED BY
WOMEN OF CITY
Interests Of Children VIII Be
Given Special Attention at
Series Of Meetings TO Be
Held in March,

The nationwide movement to OBJ
serve the week Of March all as
Baby Week every day of which is
10 be given up to discussion of the
problems of childhood. has been taken
up IN a Vigorous manner by the wom-
On Of Albuquerque, and special eNer-
eises have been arranged for that
week Better babies, better moth
ers, better homes, better citizens" has
been adopted as motto by the ladies
having The local end Of the affair in
eharge. and a systematic campaign
for the hcttermcnt of conditions for
children will be Waged.
Tho Woman's club, the Y. ". G. 4.
the Parent-tcachcrs' association. the
/ Tuesday club. the Y NJ. G.. \. and the
Womcn's Relief Corps Of the G. A.
r. have united in the movement ana
each viii have its share of the work
TO be done in carrying out the pro-
gram. The movement is in the line
Of education, to teach parents the
things that they need to know in or
wi W lflf9f W Allt fi'tliAil VI IL ~
children, and has the hearty sanction
ana approval of medical ana school
authorities.
The Program
March 4 Is Ia he flag day" ana the
proceedings VIII be carried ON under
the auspices If the Woman's club. 1t
IL planned to have an American flag
l..I
born during the past year March
is Sunday, and Is to be known as
, "Chldrcn's Sunday" on this day
the Y. w. c. A. will be in charge. The
/ parcnt-trachers association viii han
die the program the following day
which is to be known as Literature
day The 18th will be orphans
day" and the program will be in
charge of the Tuesday club. on the
Sth, Fathers day" the V NJ. c. a.
Will be in control The Women's Re
lief corps will take hold on the 9Th,
which will be Outing day" and on
the 10th the Woman's club viii again
have charge. This is to be school
day. The climax of the week Will
como on the l0th with a play to be
given at the high school auditorium
by the children of Albuquerque
There will be a mass meeting at the
auditorium on the 10th, at which the
following program will be rendered:
First speaker. DR. Bergman, The
object of Baby Week.
Second speaker, Or. Alonzo Bright
"Nhy the United states Government
Has Taken Up This Movement"
Third speaker, Hon. Francis T.
wood. what Laws other Countries
Have Made in order to Save and Pro-
teet tho Babies and Their Mothers. "
Fourth speaker. Mr. y. W Ben
ming, The Work of the Y NJ C. Al
in This Movement or How the Young
Men ana Fathers May in Their Daily
Lives in the Years to Come Advance
This Great Movement"
Letter 10 Teachers.
Mrs J. s. yesterday, one Of the
prime movers in the Baby Week
agitation. has addressed the following
letter to all the county teachers:
Acting on the advice of your coun-
.tv superintendent Professor Montoya,
| am sending out circular letter to
the teachers Of the county asking
their cooperation IN the Nationwide
Baby Week campaign, March all,
1916.
Il trust that the work will appeal
20 you as an important step in reduc-
ing infant mortality in our state,
This subject is now challenging
tho attention of the whole civilized
world
The childrcn's bureau, United
States department of labor, Washing
ton, Is cooperating with the General
Federation Of Women's clubs by FUR
ntshing bulletins containing detailed
information on the subject.
The work in the schools is cdu-
Icational to be carried out by the
teacher according to his best iudg-
ment as regards the conditions and
needs of The locality.
we are cndeavoring to educate the
parents through the child. (Then, too, |
as you know. the older children take
much care of the younger)
I'VE have to have the school eXer-
cises March TO-
The following suggestions may b. |
helpful Compositions by older chill |
dren on the Care of the Baby; "A |
talk by the teacher; Il play a lesson.
posters, etc; Just few well Impress
ed facts. such as keeping the flies
away from the baby, cleansing the |
nursing hottie or one must he used), !
not to feed the baby green apples, I
bananas. etc.
Discourage the practice of taking /
children into homes where there is !
illness
This educational program if car !
ried out will doubtless be the means
OF saving many babies during the
summer
literature both spanish and Eng /
lish. viii be sent to you later for dis /
trihution.