Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-10
Eager TO
STIR UP PUBLIC
FOR BABY week
Glad Movement is Afoot; WASH
ington State Busy on Welfare
Campaign This Week

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Enthusiasm is rampant throughout
the entire state of Washington over
the Baby WeekR idea. and Better
Parents, Better. Babies, Better State"
is the slogan adopted by the women
|.of the Washington State, Federation
|of Women>s clubs for Baby Week.
|how being. held, and which will end
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The sfate. f{dsrafoh kSpohteds b
|comniitteer OF three brominenf Wash.
|ington women to arrange details for
the proper observance of better baby
week throughout the. entire state. This
COMMITTEES has been. interested pTin-
cipally IN the organization Of meetings.
IN rural communities, and sulpiieai
suggestions. speakers and subjects.
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According TO the Seattle Times, the
chief purpose of the better baby cam
paign Is to instruct mothers and
fathers in fundamental facts with re-
gard to the care Of babies. Chief
among these has been the fact that
breast milk is TIE greatest safeguard
against sickness
1t is expected that the Washington
campaign win bring home to the vari.
Gus communities a knowledge OF the
facts regarding the needless deaths Of
its babies and a realization Of the
ways in which they must protect
them. s.
The washington /, federation has
made the FOLLOWING suggestions for the
observance of IA Baby Week: Is.
a Baby sunday might begin the
week when special useTni 0ns could be
preached N the chursh s1fa's-s's lIfs
At school day celepfsted line the.
schools with talks by the teachers.
compositions By the students or1plaEs
lets such as THE. Marrow Doofsy or.
@Thes THEFT Off hist1e dom, = whieh
may be Fbbtained; from the February
Eadiess Home Journal,
Fathers Day Observed. - gLfsEz
Fathers day, observed with talks
before mems clubs and fraternal orr;
eallizations, bringing home to- she
father his duty in prntecting the baby.
Mothers, day- Moments MEETINGS.
with discussions and copferences. The
topfcs sllould Include Birth Registra;
fioii. ? 's'Community Mortality Rates.
sHow the Community Can Better
Baby Conditions and A Clean Pure
MIX supply
with baby parade.
Community day. with big mass
meeting featuring songs Of childhood
and with discussions and addresses on
such subjects as After Baby Week
Whatg' what the Cities Have Done
for Their Babies" The Purpose OF
Baby Week
penyer's New Idea.
In Denver, Colorado, in conjunction
with ~Baby Week. Better Moth.
ers" movement has been started
whereby mfddIe-aged women and gray
haired grandmothers are being rejn-
venated. The Denver circle of the
Mothers, Congress Is responsible fof
the ur6ject and, under the direction of
the hygiene committee, gymnasiuW
dancing and swimming classes for
l3anfhars have been started g