The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-03
BABY MEETINGS
FAIL TO DRAW;
THEY Want MORE
Committees Hopeful That
Bigger Attendance will be
Had Balance of Week.

Considerable disappointment is felt
by those who have been SO earnestly
that more general interest is not so far
shown in the Better Babies week pro-
paganda here. They urge that 1T 10
not only the duty OF mothers to attend
the sake of the future citizens of the
city and state, the matter concerns
everyone. There seems to be too prev
alent an idea that the only ones to
mothers Of small babies, and as much
effort and time have been expended In
preparing for these meetings, and the
problem is in every way so vital, 1t ts
movement influence so far as possible.
Fridays Plans.
All mothers and children OF the city
and any others interested are invited
to Science hall at the North Dakota
at $3.50 o'clock, where Prof. George p.
Miller's very fine bird collection will
be on exhibit. Professor Miller will be
there to explain particularly the birds
questions that may arise in the minds
OF the visitors, and in addition there
will be talk on the subject, Trees, by
Prof. c. B. Waldron, of the A. G. fac
This afternoon another interesting
meeting is in session at the commercial
whose walls are lined with
spIendld charts ana oAnlDlCs.
Fine Addresses "Wednesday.
Or. John Rindlaub, who spoke on The
Conservation of Vision. illustrating the
same with many fine lantern slides.
made a strong plea to the women OF
study clubs and other organizations to
lend their influence to securing new
state laws enforcing protection from
ness in children. He pointed out the
dangers 1t offers when most pnsnspect1
ed, denonuctfig The roller ttef 1sI artt6--
nlarly as terrible nasnaSe. hslerring
birth, he urged all to work tor . state
law enforcing doctors, uffdWtves and
nurses to carry with them nitrate OF
silver. which reduces blindness .inS5 to
DIR. C. a. Scherer, children's expert
spoke on Our Local Health Problems,
urging the great needs OF medical at.
tention for children between the ages
gamut OF diseases they run and said
that per cent Of all .children's deaths
occur between birth and year Of age.
In conclusion, he pleaded with his
the appointment OF fulI-time health
offIcers, SO that children may be prop
erly looked after ana epidemics pre-
Miss Nola F'romme. of the A. c., gave
D good talk on the progress Of our
of feeding children. espe-l
cially from the ages of to 6. Mrs. %.
j. Conmy spoke on the Cradle Roll,
explaining this linking the spiritual
need of the child to the church early
In life, and of the many good effects
to the wohle family. therefrom.
Mrs. =. r. Wright very charmingly
sang three lullabies, with Miss Ivy CO.
nant as accompanist.
Glad Tidings Missiom.
At this meeting yesterday, Mrs.
Bliss, visiting nurse, gave fine paper
on Care of the Baby, treating the sub
ject in a general way. Miss Lillian
Hanson, a senior In the home econon1-
les department at the A c., demon
strated the care of milk in the home,
taking up care OF babies bottles, of
which she showed both good and bad
kinds, pasteurization, etc.
Miss Bertha Camp concluded the
program with a reading. The attend
ance there was larger than on the pre-
uinua Hav