New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
VISIT TO THE MILK
 STATION REAL TREAT
Rooms in Boys Club Building Vel Equipped to Carry on
 Work.
(Contributed.)

If any mother, rich or poor, who Is interested in the Milk station will take a few moments of her time and visit it. she will feel herself more than re- paid Tor her trouble.
 New quarters have been opened in the Boys club building. on the corner of East Main and Center stroets.
 These rooms are being use6 and have been made very attractive and clean in their new coat of white paint.
 On entering we find ourselves n the office of the nurse, Miss O'Deli. who is always ready to give advice free to mothers, concerning them- selves or their babies. E.
 In one corner we notice the scales where the babies are weighed once q week.
 Opening out of this room is tho kitchen. A good sized refrigerator tn one corner holds the milk. The nurse teaches the mother the importance of cleanliness in preparing the milk. in the care of the bottles, and in the dressing of the baby. The rest room which is a new feature, is good sized. sunny bright. This will be used for the sick babies. where they can be watched and cared for by the nurse.: Each child will have it's own crib. A plan is now underway, that during the summer to have place which can be fitted up in the yard with ham, mocks for the sick babies, they can be left here and better care given them than in the crowded tenement4
 It Is hoped that the mothers of our city will bring their little ones to this child welfare headquarters. where the best of milk can be bought for . small sum and the best of advice given free.
 Many cities and towns in connecti- cut made special effort along the line of baby-saving last year. Some started late and did not accomplish as much as they desired, but these! and many more will take up the work again this year. What is still moro encoufaKinR Is the fact that is becoming generally realized that babies can be saNed all the year round. Summer conditions are more deadly but thousands die of pneumonia and other winter diseases which could to g great extent be pre- vented. Out of every thousand babies born. over q hundred during the first year of life, fifty of this hundred die because of gross neglect. carelessness VI A6lOIdASS. IL udS U6Cu QeNlOuSCT6t- ed by certain cities in this country that these fifty children can be saved. Such being the case is it not our duty as individuals and as community to do all we can to protect and save the helpless infants? Organized effort, q cooperating public and sufficient funds. May we not have. the assist ance in one way or another? The sum of $2.0O0 is needed to carry on the work for the coming year. No amount is too small to be received It is hoped that the response will be as generous this year as last.
 The experiment of maintaining the Milk station throughout the year has proven a marked success in the ade- quate quarters which have been pro- vided by the Boys club organization. More educational and preventive work can now be accomplished.
 As the work is supported wholly by voluntary contributions. we earnestly 1 solicit a renewal of your subscription for the current year. Kindly send l same to the Treasurer Mary s. | Whittleseys 3Iss Wet Main street.