The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-22
To Enroll Children In
Better Health Movement

the United States a nation wide cam
paign for the saving of little children
is on, under the. direction of the gov
eminent and with the personal en-
dorsement OF the President, who. In
the present crisis takes time to say
that after the care OF the soldier at
the front there is no more patriotic
duty than that Of protecting the chill
dren, who constitute one-third Of the
population and that the conviction
among the Allies is that the protection
II childhood is essential to winning
the war;"
Many Of the physical defects which
causes the rejection Of one third of
the men coming up for examination
for the first draft are believed today
to result from slight trouble neglected
in early childhood, and the children's
bureau emphasizes the fact that a
higher standard OF physical fitness in
the rising generation may be assured
only by greater attention of the physi-
cal condition Of children.
The saving OF a hundred thousand
lives Of children is only one part OF
the big program for the welfare of
thirty millions of children under fif-
teen In the country. The U. s. is x
pected to profit by the experience of
other warning countries. where the
Importance OF safeguarding childhood
is emphasized as never before.
The campaign to saw a hundred
thousand lives Of babies and little
children in the u. s.. during the second
year Of the war is to be inaugurated
by a national weighing and measuring
test which should have begun in our
county April 6, the date of our enter
ing the war. we are beginning our
Baby Drive at once and are most for
tunate in having with US a Public
Health Nurse. Miss Gertrude Rines,
who will weigh, measure and give her
personal attention, help, and answer
questions to mothers free of charge.
On Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
Of mex week, August %. %. and "a
and on into the next week If necessary
we shall be prepared to weigh and
measure children at the school build
ing In Miller. and Rec Heights ON
Wednesday, August 2Sth at the Public
School Building at 3 o'clock. Parents
are urged to report at one Of these
central points.
II the child shows any sign of COM
municable disease such as measles.
~whooping cough. sore throat and etc.
do not bring him to the conference
but notify US and we will mako snaci-
al arrangements. Also be sure to
bring a small blanket to wrap around
| the child while he is undressed and a.
| towel to place under him.
We solicit your cooperation in help
ing us "0ver the Top with our Baby
Health conference. Hand county is
! S5h;na other counties with mis- work,
and your committee will not rest sat
isfied until every child is registered
in compliance with this patriotic re-
quest.
1t has heen prove that the death
rate of children under one year OF
age in country districts is far greater
th.. q c!t!c=, 6 Q Z sS-s CT the
child is largely a rural problem, q
problem which should deeply concern
the women Of Hand County. Your
interest in this work is looked upon as
essential to the success of the move
ment. This request comes from the
Childran's Bureau, Department Of La
Dor, Washington.
II Mrs. w. G. Redmond,
Mrs Bert Haight.
Mrs. II. J. DushfIeld.
Mrs. J. T. McCulien,
Com. Child Welfare Dept,
Council National Defense