El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-04
ALL To HELP IN
BABY WEEK PLANS
The Equal Franchise League
Hears Reports of Good
Progress in the Work.

Splendid cooperation in the work OF
planning for the observance OF save
the Babies" week in FL PasO. March
to u. was reported at the meeting Of
the I'll Paso Equal Franchise league,
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. B. +. Jen-
kins. chairman OF the committee in
charge The meeting was held In the
chamber Of commerce building.
Save the Babies" week VIII be Cd
served all over the United states as
an educational campaign to prevent in
FAINT mortality from causes due to lg-
norance. dirt and poverty.
All to BE Asked to Help.
The educational campaign VIII pc
carried on through many channels. me ne
ministers Of all denominations are 10
preach sermons on Save the Babies
on Sunday, March s. Mayor Tom Lea
will issue a proclamation this week
urging every society, individual Or
ganization, schools, clubs and citizens
to do all in his power TO cooperate with
the movement The school board has
been asked to have Friday, March oD-
served as Save the Babies" day IN
the schools, with special instruction on
sanitation and talks by nurses ana doc
TORS at the Parent-Teachers meetings
OF the schools. Sample slips for dis
tribution with groceries, drugs, MILK
and babies clothing have been re-
ceived from the Texas university by
all the stores with articles purchased
for babies. IL,
In addition to the educational policy
of the work OF Save the Babies" week,
the Franchise league viii also make
IL the start Of a policy Of helptuness
for the Baby sanatOrium IN Clouu
croft. and to raise funds for the sana-
torium, will conduct CAKE ss s., Is.,, a.
through the save the Babies" week
and sales Of babies handmade gar
ments. The cake sales, will be under
The charge Of Mrs. o. A. Critchett ana
all contributions may be sent 70 heT'
Organizations to Assist In sales.
The baby garments sales VIII DS
managed by Mrs. S. S. Baker. she Will
be assisted by a large committee OF
women. each representing an organiza-
lion and each of these viii be RESPONSE
bic for collecting garments among the
members Of the organization On TINS
committee will be Mrs. II. O. Dow, rep
resenting the st. Patrick's Altar So
rietv: Mrs. J. c. Ballard, representing
TRINITY Methodist church; Mrs. A w.
Young, representing the auXlhaIy 70
the Brotherhood Of Locomotive EnBi-
neers- Mrs r X. ROkahr for the Cal
varv Houston Square Baptist church;
Mrs George COwherdi for the FIRST
Methodist church; Mrs. d. Nickers, LOT
Altura Park Presbyterian church' MI 8
J. W. Ramage, OF the auxiliary 10 ths
carpenters union; Mrs Il A Iaylor'
of the W. c. T. u; Mrs. X. Il. Ihona-
III.
Revolution, and Mrs. +. ID. scotch OF
VViIIov Grove Woodmen Circle.
Another feature will be the sale OF
cook hooks. Recipes that have been
tried and found good Will be bound To-
erether. in pretty bindings, made by the
drawing classes OF the public schools
under Mrs. j. c. Mee's direction, Inc
recipes will be classified according 70
the nations in which they originated
WOman's Club Represented.
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at the meeting by Mrs. G. A. Martin
ana Mrs. o. c. Critchett who represent
the committee from the Womans cluu
10 cooperate with the league In the
save the Babies" week
The usual routine reports OF the OF
ficers were given. Mrs. :. j. Fennell
The president presided. Mrs Anna j.
Cox read the secretary's minutes. MISS
Louise Dietrich gave the correspond
ing secretary's report
Following Mrs. Jenkins report on the
ASave the Babies" week, a commit
tee was appointed, TO consist OF Mrs.
Jenkins, Mrs. +. j. Garrett and MISS
Jessie Mcdonald. to confer with the
Associated charities at its next meet
ing. regarding ways Of helping the
BABY sanatorium in Cloudcroft-
Address BY II. r.. Gamble.
After the business meeting, a lalA
was given by H r. Gamble, on the
tights ana liabilities Of women and
children in the state OF Texas. The
parliamentary study which followed
was conducted by Mrs. S. J. FennelL
and was upon the privileged motions
A practice drill followed the study.
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