The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-03
INTEREST CONTINUES UNDATED
IN THE CHILD WELFARE EXHIBITS

only through this week but through the
coming years.
Yesterday more than 400 visited the
fourth floor Of the FranZheim building.
where the exhibits OF Wheelings Wei
fare organization may be viewed. Not
! only is infant care demonstrated. but
general health conditions are shown
with the conciseness that any who visit
the show will absorb some hints as 10
conditions that have been overlooked
The placards. which are quite a part
! OF every exhibit. are word in a thought
compelling way. and one OF the most
jnsisteut is Sleep with your windows
open Don't be- afraid Of night air.
! Don't be afraid OF cold air and One
! third of your life is spent in your bod
] room. Is it large. light. we'll ventilat-
cd?" Then there arc the Rights of the
Baby" and the "Don'tS for the Moth
crS'' The Wheeling health department
| has an extensive exhibit along these
lines. and shows in Il case Of Tiny ccllu-
! loid dolls the comparative death rate.
; which demonstrates even more than sta
/ tistics the imperative need or Just SUCH
! an educational campaign as is being
/ wagrd bv the Wouan's club of the city.
/! toget Their with the other welfare organ
| izations.
! Yesterday the program which is such
a delightful part of the afternoon was
! in charge Of the WoUdsdale Children $
. home and the Kings daughters pay
y model which took. weeks i'll IT'S COM
pIetion. so tedious and painstaking was
: the work and greater grasp OIL rs
; accomplishments was obtained IN lie
posters which told OF the work and care
OF the children and the aid which -
extended their brothers and sisters. and
/ tho instraction given parents.
kindergarten Work.
The work Of the kindergarten was
| shown. and the sewing exhibit ny the
! Little Mothers League was a pleasing
! norton Of their offerings. Or. Harry
i Hall told OF the Nursery and Miss Ada
| Hillary. OF the social settlement work
| % the Kings daughters. The Little
| Mothers League gave pretty health
! playlct.
( The WoodSdale Childrcn's Home had
an illustrative exhibition of posters,
which told of it's growth during the past
81 wears. The home was founded In
1870 by Rev. Samuel =. BarnitZ. who
was it's first president. During these
years. LIS children have been cared
I for. There was quite handsome snow
! ing OF the childrenS work from the
| crayon drawings of the kindergarten
! taught by Miss Bess Good. to the needle
work and art of the Older children. Mrs.
J !. J. Jones gave. a short history OF the
home and Mrs. Julian G. Hearne told OF
II at the present time.
Mrs. J. J. Birmingham was chairman
) for the day and Mrs. james T. Sianley
| was chairman of the MUSICAL program,
! in which the following partlclpalco:
| Miss Katherine Ebbert, Mrs. Flora Will
! lianS. Mrs. Edward w. Stitel. Miss Sir-
ginia. piEbv.
This afternoon the Anti-Tuberculosis
League and that of Public Health. will
have charge OF the program. ON. pla-
card of the former tells that I'm One
Fly Speck Has Been Found 5000 Tu-
bercular Germs" is sufficient TO rouse
the fighting spirit and champion swat
, ting campaign
The exhibit will he open this morning
and afternoon. tomorrow and Saturday
on the fourth floor of the FranZheim
, building. with the program on the third.