Arizona republican., 1917-04-01
Official Organ
State Federation
Woman Clubs

Executive board of the Arizona
Congress Of Mothers met Monday
with the Wilson Parent Teacher as
sociation, when plans for Baby Week
were discussed. The congress is
holding frequent meetings relative to
the celebration of Baby Week. but
plans have not developed sufficiently
FOR any announcement IS yet. The
Children's bureau of the United
States department of LABOR recently
issued the following Baby. Week cam
paign material:
New Plans For Baby Week
Nebraska is planning the earliest
BABY Week Of 1911, according to
adVices received by the Children's
Bureau. California and Massachu
sets and a few communities in Penn
sylyania ana doubtless others who
have not reported on their plans will
also hold Baby Weeks in advance of
the general date. But in most of the
502 communities from which the
Children's Bureau has already heard,
Baby Week will be celebrated the
first week IN May.
In Nebraska and lew other states
the state Baby Week committees are
suggesting that local campaigns be
he'd during different weeks in differ
ent districts so that circuits may be
arranged for speakers and exhibit
hi;-.el4al. W mere such a plan is car
rledout, the state celebration vii!
probably last after the 9Th of MAY.
Statewide plans for Baby Week
are under way in at least "a states
representing every section of the
colntry. Several state committees
have selected some one phase of in
FAINT welfare work fer special en-
phasis in this ,4ears CAMPAIGN In
the state of Washington. for eX-
ample many communities are testing
the completeness of their birth
records in advance Of Baby Week.
is, to be emphasized also in Illinois,
III Iowa, in New Hampshire. ana in
Ohjc
The Delaware campaign is to be
devoted 10 tbs. Ireyentier of infantile
paralysis. North Dakota calls at
tehtion to the news of children I'M
der school age. Kansas. which held
the record among all the states for
the largest number of local Baby
Weeks IN 1916. is emphasizing three
needs in this years plans: Complete
birth registration throughout the
state; Instruction of mothers in the
principles Of baby care; and better
understanding of the care that eX-
pectant mothers ought to have.
'rha details of local plans develop
later than the state plans. and these
are Just beginning 70 come to the
Children's Bureau. II seems that
local committees are commonly
choosing one or more specific Dur-
poses in order that the campaign
may have permanent results. even in
states for which no spec:fic program
is suggested.
rho Children's Bureau has a bllle-
tin on the planning ard carrying out
of Baby Week campaigns and other
material of assistance to local COM
mittees. which il is glad to send up
OF request.
The Musicians club will hold its
annual Gentlemen's evening on Mon
day at the WOman's club. \ brief
reception, from eight TO eight thirty
will precede a delightfully."- arranged
program in which leading musicians
will appear An exceptionally inter
csting feature will be the reading BY
Miss Georgia Mintz. Following is
the program, of which Mrs w. Galep
Burriss is chairman. assisted by Mrs.
Francis H. E;odewfll and Mrs Flor
ence McAfee:
Violin Solo
(a) Canzonetla in B-flat Herbet
(b) Hungarian Dance 800 Hause
Edith Liehenow
tai My Desire .... Nevin
CD The Star ..-........... Rogers
Mrs W. Galen Burriss
Piano Solo
Dream of Love List
Humorous
Valse in e Minor (Posthumous)
........ .........-....-. Chopin
Miss Claire Canon
Solo Dance ..... The Bacchante"
Mable Noyinger
Reading-(By request
The Doll House .......... .Ibsen
Miss George Mintz
Scene from Butterfly" (Puccin).
p Entrance of Cho- Cho-San and
Giesha girls.
Aria, 'One Fine Day" by Madam
Butterfly.
Duet of the Flowers, by Madam
Butterfly and Suguki.
Madam Butterfly-Nirs Francis H.
RedewilI
Suguki-Mrs. P. y Topper
(iesha Girls-Mrs. Ivy Alexander
BUTTS, Mrs. William Conrad Mills
Mrs. Robert Curry, Mrs Cass Rede-
will. Mrs. O. N. Mitchell. Miss Ada
Bowel, Miss Mabel Crumbie Miss
Rpth Jessop, Miss Mary Leavel, Miss
CorneHa Luscomb, Miss Alice Nor
ton and Miss Elizabeth Toohey
Miss inertia Work. accompanist.
Inviting group of members of the
civic education department Of the
,Wcmans club as their guests, the
BUSINESS Girls club gave a supper
Monday evening at its club rooms in
the Central Building The club in
appreciation of the efforts of the de-
partmenl in making il possible for
the Business Girls to secure club
quarters asked as their guests, Mrs
John bennett. II, Mrs H. b. st
Claire, Mrs. Walter Bennett. Mrs
] ouis II. Chalrerf Mrs. Edwin J.