Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-30
RECORD Of BABIES
POUNDS AND INCHES
Work of Weighing and Meas
uring Washington Children
Now Well Under Way.
PLAN FOR SAVING LIVES

The work Of getting a record OF the
Mounds and inches of Washington
babies is we'll under way. according to
information received from the neAo-
quarters of the children's year COM
mittee for the District, 1888 G street
northwest. It is estimated that at
least 200 young ladies and gentlemen
under six years Of age have had their
records taken since 2:30 pm. yester-
day, when the local work began.
This weighing and measuring Is the nrst
step in nationwide "childrens year
campaign intended to save babies all over
the United States. and conducted under
the auspiceso the children's bureau. chiid
welfare committees and similar organiza-
tions Mrs. Whitman Cross is chairman
Of the work in the National Capital.
Record of Deaths in District.
In Washington alone 1880 children /. u IN.
proportion of these deaths having oeen
preyentable. This condition obtains an
over the country, and it is to comoat tnis
great annual loss that the campaign was
One sergeant of marines with dell
cate child was among the hrst to seek
an appointment for his baby, as ne 10
likely to go to France any day. ne nag
consulted doctor. ne SAID. d.. VINO .n nao
alities only, and he wants to fnd out.
IL possible, exactly what ails his child.
Stations Established.
Stations have been established
throughout the city with competent
doctors and nurses in daily attendance.
The nurses have been furnished by the
Diet Kitchen Association and the In
The following list shows the ply
sicians in charge of some OF the cen
tiers, the number of doctors 10 De on
hand and the days on which parents
may bring their babies:
At 2503 Pennsylvania avenue there
will be three physicians on hand Mon
days, Wednesdays and Thursdays under
the leadership Of DR.. George N. Acker
At Children's Hospital, three phy-
sicians. headed by s Dr. s F. II s9pe'aho'
At Gospel Mission. $50 street north
vest two physicians. DR.. Ada Thomas
in charge. Mondays. Tuesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays ann a.,
At the Diet Kitchen, at iSo ~
r. B. Conklin in charge. Mondays
thursdays and Saturdays.
At Casualty Hospital three ply
sicians, DIR. H. H. Elliott, mondays
Wednesdays and Thursdays.
At Friendship House. 32S Virginia
avenue southeast, three physicians, DR..
Mary Baker, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Examination Of colored Children.
For the examination Of colored chill
dren there will be at least two CEN
tera- one at the Colored Social Settle
ment. Is l. street southwest. and the
other at Freedmen's Hospital DE-
Houston, president of the Colored
Medical Association, has appointed Two
colored physicians. while nurses have
been secured by Mrs. j., Milton wal
dron. chairman of the colored woman
volunteer committee. Work at these
two centers will begin tomorrow at
pm. ,,,,,,.
nurse Of the Diet Kitchen Association.
urges that registration Of children be
made as much as possible through the
blanks being distributed today by the
police department and the blanks that
have been printed in the daily papers.
Registration by personal cal! At the
Weighing centers themselves might tend
to create confusion, she points out.
The big task of weighing and meas
uring as many as possible OF the Dis
trict's 5000 youngsters under six years
will continue until June Is, undoubted-
", and longer, II necessary.