Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04
many EXHIBITS At FAIR
or INTEREST TO WOMEN
ranged For Under Direction of
~ Mrs. w. n. Burrows.
WILL GIVE LECTURES DAILY
Talks on Care and Feeding and Play
things for Infants and Children
# Will Be Made by Wcll-known
II Physicians.

4 Z Under the direction of Mrs. William
"A. Burrows there has been arranged Tor
the State Fair. which opens OH Monday
TO continue throughout the entire week,
an exhibit and demonstration that
probably will be OF more interest TO
women of Richmond and Virginia than
any which has been attempted at any
previous fair.
& Mrs. Burrows, president of the FEEDER
alton OF Mothers Clubs and prominent
as an active worker for that and all
Kindred organizations, has been per-
fecting the details of her fair plans
for some time and las; night, for the
first time, announced the completion of
practically every portion of the work.
The exhibit which she has planned
and arranged is one devoted entirely
to small children and babies. but the
demonstrations Will deal with their
care, feeding and playthings To make
this particular feature of the fair of
even greater value TO mothers, Mrs.
Burrows has arranged for daily lee
ture by well-known authorities on sub
tects intimately connected with the
welfare of babies and small children.
WILL STAGE ENHIBiT IN
MOTHERS BUILDING
Women patrons Of the fair are be-
coming more numerous each year. and
the special feature. made possible
through the cooperation Of Mrs. Bur-
rows with Managers w. Conway Saund-
erS and other officials OF the association,
probably Will become permanent part
of the State exhibition. Given addi-
tional attractiveness because of Its
newness and novelty of the idea. it is
expected by the fair management that
1t will be one OF tho most interesting
and valuable sections.
Two large spaces in the Mothers
Building. near the southeastern corner,
have been reserved for the use OF Mrs.
Burrows, and the actual work of ar
ranging the booth already has begun.
The exhibit will be decorated extern
sively. and no, only will be made at
tractive In appearance. but is being ar
ranged SO as 10 afford ever facility for
insuring the comfort of women patrons
of the fair.
A large reception hall. on the walls
of which Will hang charts showing sta
tistics, menus and figures pertaining TO
childlife, Will form a large part of the
first booth. A commodious restroom
will open off the reception hall. and
there every arrangement will be made
to permit tired women to rest after
doing" the fair.
Just off the restroom will be a large
model nursery, in which the children of
women patrons may be placed to be
we'll cared for and TO play while their
parents are otherwise engaged Still
another section OF the exhibit will con-
tain examples of the toys with which
children should be allowed 10 play, as
we'll as those which are banned in all
properly conducted nurseries.
And occupying a space by no means
small, as compared with the size of the
second space allotted to the exhibition
will be the corner devoted to lunches
where women will be able TO secure
sandwiches. milk or light refreshmcnts
without having to jostlc their way into
crowd around one of the Midway
STANDS. Adequate arrangements also
are being made to have large supply
Oh MIX on hand, that hungry children
may be red.. -. -.
In this connection one of the mos,
instructive features Of the exhibit Is
being arranged. 1t related to the pas.
turizing of milk in the home Demon.
strations Of simple. though efHcien,
means of using this process will b,
mace and all visitors 10 the booth will
be instructed upon their request.
GIVE ONE LECTURE
EACH DAY DURING FAIR
Added value will be given the in
struction by including lessons in max
Ing inexpensive but excellent ice boxes
The menu card: .wjr he explained in dc.
tail and sample ones probably will h,
given TO visitors who request them. Al.
explained and demonstrated as Will alsc
the correct and incorrect methods OF
clothing children and the proper anG
improper kinds OF clothing
MRS. Burrows has been successful ir
her appeals 10 a number OF wen-knowr
physicians, and at least one lecture
has been arranged for each day of Iht
week. All OF them VIII be on timei,
subjects. and VIII be treated in n stnnI,
though comprehensive manner so TIN,
women may really benefi, from attend
ing them.
DR.. j. NJ. Emmett will lecture or
open Air Schools" Monday afternoon
tuesday, DR. W. \. Flicker will spnal
on Birth Registration" Babies in gen
eTal and some in particular will b,
treated on Wednesday in the lecture Il
he given by Dr. j. S. Wcitzcl. Hook
worm" t. the subject Of The address :,
be delivered by Or BroomAeld on Thurs
day, while on Friday DIR. Roy X. Elan
nagan. Chief Health Onicer Of Rich
mOn1, VIII sneak