The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-05-03
Better Baby Week

on how we are able to take care
! of them and the fact that our
country is involved in the Worlds
War only makes more impressive
every sound effort for the protec-
ton of the nations childhood.
So every State, every city and
nearly every town in the Union. is
gong to celebrate Better Babies
Week, commencing next Sunday
May 9th and Natchitoches will put
on its best bib and tucker to pay
her babies the greatest honor and
attention within her power and
the city, the churches, the bust
ness people and each and every,
individual will and should lend
their cooperation to make the Gel
ebration the greatest event IN the
history of Natchitoches.
For many reasons the committee
decided that only two days will be
celebrated instead of the whole
week, as set aside by the National
Organization, but much has been
condensed into the two days, and
it is hoped and believed that we
will all be a wiser, happier and
much-beneftted community after
this celebration if everybody en-
tiers into it in the proper spirit.
On Sunday all the churches will
celebrate the big day, Father
Piguey at the Cathedral, Rev.
Terry at the Baptist, Rev. Miller
at the Episcopal, Rev. Cummings
al tlseAP Presbyterian and Rev. Lee
at lie Methodist. and all the col
ored ministers at their respective
churches will conduct a srecial
children's service as each minister
deems most fitting.
The Mayor has issued a proc
lamation to the citizens and one
to the clergy of Natchitoches.
both published elsewhere and the
merchants, grocers, banks and ETC.,
will deyote all their skill to maxi
ing their business places most at
tractive by their display of child
ren's needs, so watch out for them. |
On Sunday afternoon at 4:30
there will be a parade of the col
ored Better Babies thru the prin-
cipal streets that everybody is
asked to 90 out and see and on
Monday afternoon starting from
the Comus, the White Better Ba-
bies Parade will start at four and |
wind up at the Comus when the
following interesting program will
be given:
Ten minutes talks along the
most interesting and instructive
lines will be given by those we'll
known local authorities, Doctors
Reed and Phelps and Mrs.
Maud Crosset our capable trained
nurse whose splendid services and
inc sympathetic nature have made
1er one of Natchitoches' institu-
ions. will give a short talk about
iaking care of babies.
DR.. A. B. Nelson of Shreveport
Who will talk about the Duty of
Parents to Children is too we'll
Known to Natcnitochians to need
my special commendation at our
lands. As one of the most skilled
md successful physicians and sur.
seons in the South, whose years of
tudy in Europe as well as under .
he most eminent doctors in
America, interest in the Bet
er Babies movement eyer since it 4
tarted m the State, and a natur-
! lover Of children, personally in
crested in tLeir welfare, be is !
mentlV qualified to give parents
1uch valuable information. {
A baby show amid a. floral set !
ING will end the program when !
lue ribbons will be awarded the /
nest girl and boy up to one year 9
I'D also to those between one and
x years and every baby between
lose years in Natchitoches and
le adjonrning towns and country
cordially invited to be at the
omus on Monday afternoon at t Z
harp to take part in the parade s
lat will be led BY the Scout Boys, : :
Hue Birds and Camp Fire Girls.