Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-04-26
BABY WEEK
IS OBSERVED

Elaborate preparations for Baby
Week TO be observed all over the
country on May /, . and 8. are being
made by the Welfare Clubs in and
near Audubon. This city and county
have the reputation of raising bah
les who rank among the highest and
all members will try during Baby
Week to live up to this reputation.
For some time the different chair
men have been very busy with their
preparations and have made elabor-
ate plans for the entire week. En-
hihits. lectures. demonstrations will
be held every day during the week
beginning next Monday and contin-
uing TO Saturday. These have all
been prepared with a view of giving
members all the knowledge possible.
Older children will take part in the
program. Following is a list of the
chairman and officers: Mrs. Ray
Emerson. Mrs. Miles Gardner. Mrs.
Ole Jacobsen, kimballton Mrs.
Harry Larsen, Elk Horn: Mrs. Har-
old Sturgeon. Extra; Mrs. Harry
Miller. Brayton; Mrs. Davis. Ross.
The first meeting of the series will
be held at the Emerson home Mon
day afternoon, April Goth. All who
are interested in the Child Welfare
Movement are invited to be present.
There will be a short program of in
strumental music by Mrs. Lester o.
sen. This will be followed by Little
Grandmother Stories" by the follow
ing little girls: Helen Weston. Ethel
Duvall. Ruth Emily and Della Emer-
son. The winding of the May Pole
by the children of the Bethel Club
will be an interesting feature of the
afternoon. Miss Bessie McClenahan
of the State University will then give
a forty-five minute talk. This will
be followed by a discussion and a
social hour at which time refresh
ments will be served.
Tuesday afternoon the Rose Valley
Club will meet at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Pardee for the afternoon pro-
gram. which will include song by
Bertha Cramer and Irma Pardee, a
story by Everett Moore, recitation by
Helen Butler. Days of Long Ago"
by three girls dramazation, See
The Baby Show. followed by Miss
McClenahan's address.
Wednesday May 2nd will be Guest
Day at Ross The meeting will be
held at the NJ. W. A. hall under the
direction of the Ross Baby Welfare
circle. Everyone will bring their
lunch while coffee will be served by
the club. In the afternoon Miss Nc
Clenahan will make the address
On Thursday, May 9rd. the Moth
ers' Club of Extra and the Mothers
Club of Brayton will hold a Joint
session in the gymnasium Of the
Extra public schools. The plans of
the two clubs for this program were
not quite complete yesterday. but
they expected TO include some must
cal numbers; a paper on the Care
and Feeding of the Baby; also q
practical demonstration on the
Washing and Dressing of the Baby
The Talk by Miss Bessie Mechanism
will also be an interesting feature
of the afternoon. After the pro-
gram the members and their guests
viii enjoy a social hour, and refresh
ments will be served
Friday morning. Mrs. F. s. Watts,
who has so much to do with the or
ganization and development CT the
bdDNS C4uDS ana AuIIu NtIIdle III
this county, and Miss Bessie McClen-
ahan and others from here, will
auto TO Elk Horn in the morning and
if the weather is favorable Miss Nc
Clanahan will no doubt give her ad-
dress on the college campus in Elk
Horn. After the address the mem
bers of the club in Elk Horn and
their guests are invited 10 picnic
dinner. which will be served on the
campus.
In the afternoon the club in Kim
ballton will entertain the club mem
bers from Elk Horn, the party from
this city and their own members al
the home OF Mrs. Frank Johnson.
The program will begin a. ESQ al
which time Miss McClenahan will
talk. The different clubs are very
fortunate in that they have secured /
the services Of Miss McClenahan for
Baby Week Refreshments will be
served after the meeting.
Saturday will he the big day in
this city. The full program and
other information regarding the day
is found in the lower corner OF this