Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-05-26

M YIN 1lMES
, boys not yet in scho9I many auto
, mobiles containing mothers and ba
bies; one containing japanese babe
and small children, D.. Harold K. Ia
Der. lecturer for the Welfare of Ba
bies.;' Co II, Fifth California IN
fantry; Veterans of the Civil War ar,
Spanish War B. p o. Z. and band
fifty high-school cadets IN uniform
fifty high school red cross girls il
UNIFORM; red cross ambulance; Orde
OF Red Men; Elko Bar Association
with flags of allies; Elio fire depart
ment; decorated autos and commetc:a
floats. The parade terminated at the
court house, where the living hae
formed on the steps and led in singing
patriotic songs, after which were
graceful dances by school e.rls and
the maypole dance given On the lawn
America was then sung by all. II
Faber of Stanford Ilnver sly lecture,i
in the court room on he "Weliare
of Babies and Children. The lecture
was largely attended and leer,y appre
ciated. At p. m. tl,e crowd assem-
oled At the military camp t. be served
to mess by Company II. \ militlry
II, i. II.
together again and all felt that the
Hays demonstration was proiuctV
n incalculable good. 1t inspired a
who participated and all who behel.
with unselhsh devotion to hualali'l.
m4 Iii, principles of justice aud lib
srty. Much honor is due the babies
Tor from their day this big celegratioI
grew The services for Baby Sunday
we're well attended in all the churches
Mrs. Geo. Steele sent the following
report:
The Fernley Improvement Club ant
he Mothers Clubs of the Fernley an6
East Fernley schools observed Bah,
Day Saturday, May 5. The program
vas given in the community hall. Mrs
Geo. West of Y.erington talked o
the training Of the child from infanc'
to school age. DR.. John Van Dorr
Young OF Reno gave very interesting
talk on the care of the expectan
mother. Mrs Geo Banny read p
per written by DR.. Steinmiller OF Rem
on the care OF the teeth Mrs. ]. 7
Meskimmons of the Agricultural tx
'ension department OF the Universitr
alked on the conservation of food
Solos were sung by Mrs. Leslie c
stevens and Mr. Paul NJ Ford, IL
meeting was opened by the singing c
the Star Spangled Banner, and at the
close America was sung. In the morn
ing the visitors were taken throug'
Fernley Valley to view the U s. rec.
amation dam at Lahontan BeforC
the program very dainty lunch wa
served 10 tilC IiuD NpihNii anu va
quests at the Hotel Fernley.
The clubs are indebted to the Palace
Dry Goods and the Gray Reid an
Wright concerns for Baby Layettes
which were exhibited at the hal
There were also exhibits from Mellin
Food Company and the Borden Mil
Co. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Q
p. McGarr and Mrs. c. A. Steele fo'
he best lunch, the cost of which mus
not exceed Is cents.
In Fallon the annual observance o
Baby Week was held on May ?. The
program was prepared by Miss Kline.
and her assistants and was announced
by Professor Mckeown, who SPOKE
briefly of the first observance of Baby
Week in 1914 A cute number wa;
given by Miss Nixon's class OF little
lots, representing the mother birt
,eeding and teaching her little ones to
Nv. Meantime Little Birdie III.
Away" was sung. A piano duet wa
.endered by Mrs. Shaffer and Mrs
Nichols. An interesting address wa
given by DIR. Nichols on "Perils o
Babyhood." d. Lehners gave a tall
IN the care of thebaby, in which slides
we're used to illustrate the preparation
md care of food Vocal solos were
rendered by Mrs. ], Post and Mrs. I
l.. Cline, and at the close solo was
given by Mr. Bingham Prof. J, X
McKillop gave an impressive address
IN Better Ideals
In Carson City Baby Sunday was
celebrated in the chui ches by appro'
pirate services and program was
given on May ? in which Mrs. WI
Knippenberg spoke on the prepare
ton of food fer childen and DIR. w
Cavell on the care of children's teeth