The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-03
warm LUNCHFOR
PUPILS FAVORED
BY FOOD EXPERT
Miss Osborne Gives Lecture
at Department Store,

domestic science Al the hiHh school III I
an address before 4 gathering Of moth .
crs in kcrrs department store this .
morning
Feature of Days Program.
Miss OSbOruc'S address was a tea
ture of the third day OF the baby week .
celebration Other features Of the day
include exercises IN several Of the pub .
( lie schools
Speaking on Feeding oi the School F.
| Child" Miss Osborne declared the
warm lunch plan is being carried out
successfully in many OF the large east
crn cities and said the same good re
I suit, would be secured here She urged
/ Oklahoma City mothers 10 cooperate
/ IN a movement for the adoption ol the
plan, and enumerated its beneficial ica
lures
Scientific feeding essential 10 the
health and happiness OF school chll.
drcn' said Miss Osborne and cold
lunches should he eliminated entirely
The child who is given a dinner bucket
filled with hard boiled eggs, cold, Sog
~ biscuits, pickles and other ,ndl
gcStiblc foods cannot be expected 10
advance as rapidly as the pupil who
ha, a warm, nourl,hlng lunch Their
digestion i, impaired and their nerves
are effected They become frct'ul and
make slow progress in their studies.
Penny Lunches.
Eastern schools provide a penny
lunch consisting OF warm soup, crack
crs and cocoa The food IS prepared
hy girls IN the domestic science de
partmcu' The plan IS economical and
makes less work for mothers II costs
icsS 10 feed the child at school tndn
at home. and the expense is taken care
OF by the pennies that children would
otherwise spend for cheap candy
- he plan was successfully iued her
last year in some OF the schools IN the
poorer sections Of the city and J be-
ilevc il should be adopted in all OF the
schools"
Miss Osborne said many mothers
sleep late Of mornings and send their
children to school WITHOUT breakfast
She pointed out the bed effects OF this
practice and urged that II be abated
She also urged that children be pre-
vented from eating cheap candy
l. lUtOuHIbul lll' AllN lVldN hdbN W.
fare continued to be the topic OF dis
cussion Mothers are holding commun-
i,y meetinas everywhere 10 further the
bctt~S babies movement and to cooper
| ate in an effort to decrease infant NOR
tslity.
Programs in Schools.
Impressive exercises are being held
this afternoon in the schools.
| The program al the Wheeler school
opened with an ensemble song, Amer
ica" Mrs. L. s. g. Henry and DR.
Ruth Gay delivered addresses, and 70.
cal solos were rendered by Doris Hill
and Gladys Simons.
| The program given at the Bryant
| school included an ensemble song
America" a cradle roll report from
| Mrs. Charles Stiles; reading, Miss
| Laura Harrison; talk and demons,ra'
iion on Bathing the Baby" Miss Edna
| Holland song BY Mrs Robert w. Mau.
pin: address on the care OF the teeti
| by Dr. Charles Lincoln White, and az
ensemble song. star Spangled Banner.
l. Dr. Leila + Andrews was to give al
address at the kindergarten Community
house on Feed and General Care o.
| Baby" A feature Of the program wa
10 be demonstration bath by Mis-
II Lima Davis Mrs. \. ! Rigshy wa
| scheduled to lead a round table discus
sion.
| Washington School
The program IN the Washington
school included the cradle roll repor
ftom Mrs. A. Murray Street; group o
child songs. Mrs. J. Glenn Polhemus
group OF child readings, Mrs. Huber
Ill. Bolen; address, Practical Aid I
Mothers" by DR.. Eva Wells, and a vo
cal duet BY Mrs Polhemus and Mr.
| II. b. Strong The patrons OF the Co
lumhus school Mill give a program o
readings and songs Friday evening /
the day nursery at Paokingtown, whe
special invitation to inspect the nur
sery is given to the public
The baby parade tomorrow atternoo
will be the big feature of the weel
More than 5000 babies will he carrie
= in automobiles and school children wi
march.
\ Set for O'clock.
III TIC Idl dht VIII XIV hll'l way ~
II o'clock and will be under the supcrv
II sion OF a committee from the Federatio
II OF kindergarten Mothers clubs. II
II children will assemble at their vario,
II kndergartens and from there will
II taken in automobiles to the Auditorium
II where the parade will start In add
II ton to the kindergarten children, the
II will be children OF the day nurcery III
der the direction OF Mrs, NJ. Erne
II Reynolds, and the cradle roll childr,
OF the Oklahoma City Sunday Schoo
under the direction OF Mrs {. II, Mic
OILS.
Flag for Each Baby.
Leaving the Auditorium the para
win go west on California to Dewt
4 thence north to Main, cas-, 10 Broadw,
north on Broadway to Seventh and W,
to Robinson There It will turn sou
al Grand avenue and 60 west to I
Auditorium where the arade will d
band During the parade down Ma
street the cars will slow up IN front
the Kerr dry goods store and ca
child will be presented with an Ame
can silk flag, gilt Of the Kerr CO,
pany and suvenit Of the occasion,
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