Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-21
WEIGH YOUR BABY
FOR UNCLE SAM
Patriotic Women Seek to Aid
Every Child Under Five
Years of Age.

A campaign TO save the lives OF 900
babies IN the State of Delaware was
iraupurated Yesterday afternoon by the
Wumens Committee OF the Council OF
Defense for Delaware. An infant welfare
station was established at No. II FuDDc
School. and u babies. were weighed and
measured bv DIR. Bacon Stubbs and q ven
a brief examination TO detect any lurking
disease or ailment.
Twelve other infant welfare stations
are to be established IN this city and n
strong effort made TO reach the l2,ooO
children under , years of age IN tins clty
and have them weighed and examined 10y
physicians and nurses.
The station at No. u school will be
open Monday, Wednesday, thursday
and Saturday afternoons from l5u To
p. m Tomorrow a station will be
opened at the Babies Hospital and a
third at the Peoples Settlement on Thurs
dav afternoon. Competent nurses anu
physicians will be.in charge.
The brief clinic at No II school yes
terday afternoon was very sinpic,
The babies were weighed and measured
and gwen a cursory look over hy the
nurse and physician, Tho hahics that
came up to the required health standards
for infants of their age, had this fact
noted on cards gwen TO mothers, Others
that were below normal. or afflicted with
some ailmcnt. had these facts noted ON
the card The mother was told what she
could do 10 promote tho health OF the
child and asked To consult her family
phvs,cian. Where the parent said lc
family income would not permit otSrr
seeking a doctor except IN acute Illness,
she was told she could return at later
date and further advice would be gwen
free of charge
WORK PURIFY EDUCATIONAL
The parent was informed that the
work is purely educational All the
advice needed but no medicines or
treatment gwen Through the advice
gwen parents. lnsldlous ailments that
the mother may not have noticed arc
called TO her attention. and she NAV thus
lc able not alone to save tho hfC ot the
child whllc there IS vet tlmc. but IN many
eases prevent serious disastrous results
from innocent neglect now
There IS no obligation or restriction
OF any character placed on the parent
The mother SIMPLY brings the child to
one OF the stations where It Is weighed
and measured and any advice gwen
that the physician and nurse IN chargo
can offer for the benefit of tho chll
During 1917 nearly 600 children undor
, wears of age died IN Delaware and It
Is 10 try and reduce this mort ahtv through
careful diagnosis Of ailments IN undcvclop-
cd children that this campaign was
lnaugurated.
All Of the work Is under the Children
Bureau of the Department of Labor
Germany Is paving asslduous attention
to the rearing OF healthy children and ITS
An ambition that the government con
slders Cvcrv American mother should
consider Just as worthy.
VOLUNTEERS NFTpFn
II Is estimated that there arc 1000
children under , years Of age in thus cltv,
and to accommodate and care for the
work at all Of the thirteen stations scores
of volunteer workers are needed Mothers
and patriotic women Who can spare an
hour or two IN aiding at he stations arc
urgently requested to notify Mrs Warmer
through the headquarters in the Library
building or through Mrs Frederick
RrnghurSt. 1S01 Market street The