The broad ax., 1917-12-22
Protect Illinois Mothers,

Protect Illinois Mothers.
Miss Julia c. Lathrop of the Chill
dren's Bureau Of the Department of
Labor at Washington has asked the CO.
operation of Illinois women in her pro-
gram to protect women and save the
children of the country during the war.
The bureau has made an extensive study
of the problems of child birth both
here and abroad during the war. She
says, "Last year $4,000 mothers and
100000 children under years of age
died. Most of the deaths were prevent
able.
"The understanding is growing in
the q. s. that permanent success in re-
ducing infant mortality can be achieved
only in connection with the protection
of mothers.'
A program for the U. S. should in
! clude no less than:
Public health nurses who should be
! available for instruction and service as
are the public school teachers and other
public oflelals.
Instruction in schools and universities
covering the field of hygiene for mothers
| and children.
! Conference centers at county seats or
elsewhere, affording convenient oppor-
tunity to secure examination of well
children and expert advice as to their
best development.
Adequate confinement care.
Hospital facilities made available for
mothers and children.
Miss Lathrop, who is herself an Hi
nOis woman, has asked that the Wom-
ans Committee of the State Council
give publicity TO this matter and assist
in every way possible in carrying out
this program in Illinois.
To Keep Churches Open During Cold
Weather.
The Social Service Department of
the WOman's Committee of the State
Council is exerting every effort to have
the churches kept open during the cold
weather. A great deal of suffering was
reported to the Executive Council be-
cause families were not able to keep
their homes warm on account of the
shortage of coal. 1t seemed advisable,
therefore, to make arrangements to keep
the schools and other community centers
open, especially during the holidays
when the children are not spending a
large part of their time in the heated
school houses.
War Savings Certificates.
Mr.. Martin RyersOn, chairman of the
War Savings Certificate work for Illi-
nOis, has asked the cooperation of the
women in the Liberty Loan drive. The
War Savings Certificate is to be han
died by the same machinery as the
Liberty Loan, augmented and COM
pleted. The object of these certificates
is TO encourage saving among the peo-
pie of America for their own benefit
Savings stamps will be on sale at any
post office at 25c. Five dollars worth
Of these stamps may be exchanged for
1 War Saving Certificate. These will
he issued in amounts up to 8, 200. They
will be redeemable in cash in any post
office at any time.
Draft Questionnaires.
\ QUESTIONABLE of sixteen pages of
printed matter is bewildering to a man
who does not understand English very
well, yet such a QUESTIONABLE has been
sent by the Government to every one
If the men who have been called in the
next draft and must be filed out. The
social Service Department of the Wom-
an 5 Committee, has secured a good
many volunteers who do understand
English to help the foreign men make
ou: their questiOnnaires, and with such
success that the department recommends
lat this be done all over the state.
This work." said Mrs. Charlotte Kuh
If the Social Service department, "not
pEly assists the government in getting
these questionnaires, which are so i'm
portant in the intelligent carrying out
of the draft plan, correctly answered,
but also offers an opportunity of inter
preting America to the foreign inhabi-
.ants, and makes the men feel sure that
'hey are getting their rights under the
law"
Loyalty Christmas Candy.
Wednesday, the twelfth, was the day
IN which the three prizes were awarded
for the best recipes for candy made
without cane or beet sugar. The first
prize was awarded to Mrs. Stella NJ.
Hubbell, EnglewOOd High School, Chi
cago, and is as follows:
Honey caramels.-1 cup of milk, u
cup of honey, y cup Of corn syrup, one
teaspoon corn oil, speek of salt.