The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-01-18
National Defense News.
BY LILY LIKES ROWE

Herewith is presented communica
ton for the attention of every woman
in Prince Georges County. 1t is the
letter sent forth a short time ago te
every teacher of the county by Mrs
Claude Gilbert of College Park anc
Vice Chairman of the Committee fol
the Conservation of the Health anG
Welfare of Children.
The machinery for the distribution
of this circular appeal has been furnish
ed by the office of the County Superin
tendent of Education, Mr.. Burroughs,
and through this cooperation, the most
far reaching results are expected.
The communication addressed to the
teachers follows:
"Having lost through lack of funds
the services of Social Service worker
for the County, we feel greatly ham
psred in the work of helping the chill
dren in the County whose parents are
either too poor or too ignorant or neg
ligent. or all of these, to look after off
springs physical, mental or moral we'll
being. Therefore, we should like your
CO operation along this line, as you the
teachers in communicates have excel
ent opportunities to observe the chill
dren's needs.
AS Vice Chairman of the Committee
for the Conservation of the Health and
Welfare of children of the Maryland
Council of Defense Women's Section,
| request most earnestly that you will
bring to my notice the names and ad-
dresses of children who are in need of
medical attention or in need of den
lists services to such degree as i'm
pairs their fitness for school work; or
of those who are in need of food or
clothing, or the moral tone of whose
home life is unsatisfactory. The chill
dren of this generation must be looked
after with the greatest care. for they
have heavy burden to carry IN the
years to come; in consequence OF this
world war that is destroying all fine
standards of living in the minds of
larger masses, the children are bound
to suffer. 1t is our sad duty to replace
the men who must go out to fight and
possibly die for the rights and ideals OF
this county with children carefully ano
lovingly fitted mentally and PHYSICAL,
and morally for their duties as loyal
citizens of the future.
eff there are Parent-Teachers' Asso
citation or Mothers Clubs in the COM
municities where you live and teach, dt.
YOUR utmost to make the parents SEE
their duty towards their children: chill
dren must be happy and healthy to bene
fit by the teachers work towards thei,
mental development. A happy child, Z
healthy child may be full of mischief
but he is not likely to be vicious as tie
unhappy and the unhealthy child is like
ly to be- In Canada and England al
ready the war conditions have greatly
increased the number of children VIII,
have become delinquent or criminal. Il
ming to appear. DO help US find tn,
children who need attention so as tG
give this generation of children splen-
did start.
Zone serious problem right now is
the fact that owing to high prices OIL
iced and the scarcity of it, many cows
are slaughtered that should be supply
ing milk for children. Flocks OF
chickens are killed everywhere thought
lessly as it costs now 30 much more t.
feed them. We must keep the cows
and chickens for the children need milk
and eggs in war times even more thai.
III tunes of peace; you might drive this
fact home at Home and School meet
ings, Mothers Clubs, etc.
I'VE women of the County realize
that our Teachers are not getting the
proper recompense for their valuabl.
services: we ale going to help you gel
ade quate pay in the shortest possible
time and we are working now along
this line by rousing pubic interest t,
the necessary pitch. We are asking all
over the County to join in the work AM
to help you represent your cause at the
proper moment.
ANY information along this line will
be most gratefully received. Mr.. Bur
roughs' Office will supply you with cards
+ +, be returned to him upon which YOU
find space for names of children, ad
dresses etc. Every effort that you
make to help your neighborhood see the
need of the time will carry its own re
ward in the feeling that you are doing
your duty to Your country in these
troubled days"
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