The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-27
COMMITTEES NAMED
FOR WELFARE WEEK
WOMaN'S CLUB COMPLETING
PLANS FOR PERMANENT
CHILD WELFARE WORK.
Organizations Uniting in Making Sue
cess of Exhibits Wonderful One.
Appropriate Slogan.

"Whccling Fights for Mother. Child
and Country" is the slogan which Will
be 10 the fore in this city during Bab?
Welfare Week. This has been adopt
ed BY the Woman'S Club. and banners
will be displayed from every vantage
pont. Windows will be nlacarded
with the slogan in red and blue letters
on a white ground. Extensive nrepa-
rations on the part Of the entire Guy
will make this undertaking a Inosl
wonderful and gratifying success an
the stores and shops Will decorate
their windows for its appropriate Cd
servance. and everyone Is unltlng cl-
forts to make this not only Winning
success for the week OF, April ~ 10
Nav 5, but for the months and years
10 come. This movement Is to rero-
lutionize in as far as possible the liv-
ing conditions, those of health and san
itation, to teach the proper care or III.
fants and children, so they may DC
given the opportunities to develop into
fine, healthy specimens of manhood
and womanhood
Lectures on Third Floor
The third floor of the Fran2heim
building, so kindly donated By Mr..
Harry Schmidt. has been found made
nuate 10 house the exhibits and al!o"
for the programs which will be gwen
each afternoon. So it has been decid'
cd the programs each day be given on
the third floor and the exhibits placed
onrthe one above. All welfare organl'
cations Of the city who work primarily
for the good of the child will be repre-
scented, and the public is invited 10
attend daily from o'clock p NJ unlt
$50 in the evening.
There will be absolutely no adlnls.
sion charged. Lectures VIII be given
not only on how housing afectS tne
baby, but proper conditions botn AT
MAY and at rest will be shown, ana the
actual care demonstraied. Proper
feeding will be taught and a nursing
care exhibit will be shown. The way
in the right way, and everything per,
tanning to children will be displayed
and lectured upon by those Thoroughly
qualified to have the undertaking IN
charge.
A Permanent Work.
The work will not cease with mis-
one week, as the WOman'S Cluo, Win
Mrs. John B. Garden as president, mas
voted TO make it a permanent factor
in the welfare of the city. A nurse
will be engaged who will form classes
for the proper education OF mothers
and Young women who have not fortu-
nateiy shared the advantages or lhe
public schools since these studies nave
been included in their curriculum.
Several committees nave oeen
named BY the club, with the following
given Yesterday for publication:
Committees Named.
The flag committee. which will ar
range for the sale of small emblemS
on the streets. the proceeds 10 be uScd
in welfare work, is made up OF the fol-
lowing:
Mrs. d. ~ Taylor. chairman.
McSdameS:
\. A. Wheat 6. Bates McI'h'h
Pages IN serve at hcadquart"rS;
Monday
Miss Virginia Digby Miss Mary Hare
Tuesday
Miss Virginia burst Miss Virginia Hodge
Wednesday
Miss Katherine Eb- Miss Mayola BLACK
bert
Thursday
Miss Kate Eh"rts Miss Alice Mcclure
Friday.
Hiss Margaret Miss Hilda Cook
Mrs. W. +. Wn"lrnw"her is chairman
If The. musical programs. Tor Inc tnt'r'
week. Mrs. Flora Williams will nave
charge OF that "n Monday. Mrs. rrrn
Earis Tuesday: Mrs. +. +. lIanlry. We'd
ncsday; Mrs. Don Mcrriman on Thurs
day and or Friday the high school or
rh;strn under the direction Of MIS-.
1,urv Robinson will furnish the musical
numbers.
rho house committee is mad" ur OF
the following: