The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-04
SIX THOUSAND REGISTERED
High Tribute Paid to Women of Keno
sha for Splendid Work Done in This
the Most Notable .War Work.
Campaign Of Year in the Country.

AA6uOou6 CUuHby Has UHlp1CbCO CAO
work of measuring and weighing it's
babies under the great National Child
Welfare campaign and total Of $500
babies have been registered in the
county. Of this number 722 babies
were registered out in the towns out
side of the city and there are still four
townships to hear from so that the to-
tai registration of the babies will pro-
badly reach pretty close to the six
thousand mark. The most interesting
thing in connection with it all is the
part that ninety percent Of the babies
registered are scored as fperfect. -
This labor of love to advance the
welfare of the children has been the
most notable piece Of war work done
by the women Of Kenosha. The work
has been under the direction of Mrs.
E. G. Theirs and a score of patriotic
women aided in the work, presiding
over the nineteen weighing stations
which were opened for the better part
of month and aiding in searching
out and registering the babies of timid
mothers who hesitated to bring them
to the stations. The schools of the city
have aided materially in making the
campaign more efficient and all of the
children in the kindergartens weer
weighed and measured.
Little heart tragedies, little stories
of poorly developed babies have been
brought to fight during the month of
work and the lives Of these children
are going to be made better and bright
er by the "follow up'' work of the
campaign which is now being started
and which will continue under the
same efficient leadership as the work
Of measuring and weighing the chill
dren. Homes are to be visited and
trained workers along the lines of
baby welfare are going to keep in touch
with the little children who were
shown to be in need Of care This
service is not going to be the intruding
kind but the mothers Of these little
children are going to have chance to
know that other mothers are interested
III the welfare of their children and it
is certain that the campaign will aid
materially in bringing healthier race
of children for Kenosha and Kenosha
county.
An interesting development has al
ready been brought out by the cam
paign and that is the proved value of
school lunches for the children. Chill
dren scored much higher in districts
where school lunches were provided and
it is certain that these lunches are do
ing much to bring the blush Of health
and strength to chubby cheeks of lit
tie children just starting into their
school life.
Mrs. Theirs who was in charge of
the campaign feels a great debt to the
women of the city for the manner in
which they have taken up this work
and in the unselfsh way in which they
have given of their time and energy
to make the campaign for better ba.
bies campaign of efficiency. Cita.
tions for special service in this field
have been made to DR.. FL. L. Wright
Mrs. Elizabeth Stickel, Miss Resale
Lyman, Rev. and Mrs. II. Z. Gebhart
Rev. and Mrs. Charl Buenger; Mis-,
Sara Won VALID; Mrs. w. w. Vincent
Miss Julia Sharp, Mrs. M. G. G.. Pill
cher; Mrs. Anton Westerhoven, Mrs
T Brister; Mrs. James w. Blair, Mrs
Wulff; DR.. Helen Harbert, Mrs. Frank
Nelson, Miss Alice Nelson, Mrs. II. E
Remer and the members of the gir
scouts.
The women who served in charge OF
the Weighing stations are also men
toned for especial praise in connection
with the campaign. They included
Miss Winnifred Farley, Mrs. W. R.
Cheever, Mrs. H. Il. Wright, Mrs. Sim.
on Gottieb, Mrs. j. Fl. Holm, Miss En-
ma Brister, Miss Elizabeth Timme
Mrs. A. A. Isermann, Mrs Edward Hig
gins and nearly score Of women who
served at the various weighing and
measuring stations in different parts OF
the county out side of the city.
The campaign has done much to teach
the women of the city the need of
better care for the babies and it is GER
tain that the world will be reflected
IL more healthful children for Kenosha
county in the future.