Evening journal., 1918-07-15
State BABY SAVING
CAMPAIGN 0UTL|kED
Women's Committee Wants
War Fund of $150,000
to Carry on " ork
MUST REDUCE
TOLL OF DEATH

How the women Of Delaware propose
TO take care Of the financial problem in
caring for the babies and children Of
the State is announced from the head
quarters Of the Women's Committee
Of the State Defense Council in bull
letin just issued. 1t says:
curate information from five or
six studies by Federal departments, re-
search agencies, and by volunteer eff
fort under expert directors is now
available to show that the children Of
this city and Of the State, in great num-
bers are suffering from unintentional,
but none the less startling neglect.
In Wilmington, where twelve out
Of every 400 babies die before they are
year old, the causes are not far to
seek They lie with the ungraded milk
supply the lack of information and
care from mothers, a lack Of hospital
facilities Of medical inspection, school
nursing, proper feeding and in the lack
Of opportunity for healthy play and
outdoor living
THE cleanliness and decency Of en-
vironment, the public safeguards and
health education, which we have neith-
er provided for nor demanded, are nee
esary If this toll of death is TO be re-
duced, and meanwhile the accumulated
results Of neglect much be dealt with
I'm order 20 fulfill this responsibility
to the children and TO give to the citi-
zens Of the State their opportunity to
help in this great service, the Women's
Committee has planned 10 establish a
war fund Of sl50,OOO for the children
OF Delaware to supplement what the
State has SO far been able TO assure US.
We had planned TO raise the money in
a drive" covering one week in July.
As we had talked widely about the
plan, we are taking this opportunity to
tell the people of the State that the
method has been changed. In giving up
the intensive drive for the money, we
have been guided by the wisdom Of
those citizens who have already borne
the responsibility Of the many cam
paigns for war work, and are looking
forward to those which are still to
come.
Financing the work for the children
Of Delaware is TO be done therefore, by
those citizens who without the spur
OF public campaign, are ready TO give
In small or large measure, as they are
able, in answer to this appeal, the
money, the time, and the interest which
shall protect and save the child power
in this State.
contributions may be sent to Mrs.
Charles r. Miller, chairman Of the
wOmen's committee.
"The fund IS to be held in trust by
the WOmens Committee Of the State
Council Of Defense, as long as that
body shall be in power, and II unex-
pended money remains at the conclu- |
sion Of the defense activities of this /
State. this fund shall be transferred to |
I State committee created for the pur- |
pose from among those citizens best /
qualified to administer It justly and
wisely.
AS an emergency fund.-. this money
will be used to develop clinical at
entlon, particularly for the teeth. eyes
nd minor defects, using always the
agencies. where these are
esponsible and can be equipped to take
he work.
1T will be used also to assist ac-
redited agencies dealing with children,
where an insufficient budget is now a
etriment to the children, and an act
Ial cause of suffering; though the war
und is 0St meant TO take the place Of
nnual budgets raised individually by
hose agencies"