Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-02
CHILD WELFARE
CAMPAIGN OPENED
Burlington Starts to Do Its Part
in Nation. Wide Drive to Save
Lives of 100000 Babies This
Year-State's Quota Is 321-
Campaign is for go Days


the second week In June.
The Athena club Junior orchestra led
by Kenneth Forbes, cello. and consisting
of Willard Gage, plano; Allen Kidder, as
sistant leader. cornet; George Kidder and
Homer Ashland. first violins; Dom |
Donald Moody. second violin, and Julius
Rosenberg, flute. gave a half hour con-
cert at the beginning Of the program and
played several selections during the eve
ming.
DR.. c. F. Dalton had charge of the meet
ing and In opening said: We are entering
upon a campaign to which you will not
have to subscribe any money but which.
nevertheless, is one of the most important
campaigns which we have carried on. 1t
Is a nationwide drive to save the lives Of
900 babies this year. AS in every cam
paign, each State has its quota and YER
mont's is 321. Burlington. to Ali It's quota,
must save the lives Of Is babies and then
II must teach the mothers of these ba-
bies how to take care of them 80 they
may grow up to be healthy men and
women. The President has endorsed this
drive as important. Next to helping the
men at the front to win the war there
could be no greater patriotic duty than
to save the lives of the children of the
country who constitute one-third OF Its
population"
CHILD WELFARE AND WORLD WAR.
Judge Edmund C. Mower next gave an
address on Child Welfare and the World
War" Judge Mower spoke OF how at the
present time all the important things OF
ones life turned toward one thing. the
world war. and everything else seemed
insignificant beside 1t. ITO my mind
said Judge Mower 1.-The most momentous
- tu%n q
young men Of our country came forward
to register for the draft.
what had led us to take part In this
great war, to cast aside our freedom
from entangling alliances? 1t was the
unfolding of the true German character
which led us into the war. We had seen
unfold across the water the character OF
nation Of organized greed, nation
dedicated to lust and all that goes with
it. We stood at the parting OF the ways.
We could either go on as before or say
goodbye to our past. We were either
to lay the foundation Of a world con-
quering war or to fight to a decisive vic
tory which would lead to another war.
1.-THE war will have just started when
the army of Germany Is beaten. 1t Is
not altogether an army we are fighting.
1t is the spirit Of militarism. a national
IDEAL and 1t Is far more subtle than an
army. I believe that it cannot be beaten
on battlefield. 1t is the real foe
Of the world.
Germany must be taught that the
world will not stand for the things she
stands for. She must be made to aban-
don that little military God. This should
not be done in q spirit Of revenge. but
in a Christening spirit, a spirit Of reforma-
| ton.
France is realizing the value Of con-
serving her child life. England Is doing
| still more. She Is caring for the chill
dren and doing great work in economics
| and finance. besides carrying on the war.
1--WE must do the same. Democracy
Is on trial now and will be all the more
so after the war. A little while ago we
found that we were prodigal sons. We
| were wasting our money and our re-
sources and when we discovered that we
began to conserve. But we failed to
conserve our most important asset, the
physical side Of our children. and thus
conserve our manhood and our woman
hood. The men Of the State should not
be round -shouldered, consumptive, sickly
men. no matter what their mental capacity
| Is, but they should be strong -chested
healthy, clean-eyed men.
| I'VE are the only nation which has en-
tered this war simply for an IDEAL We
are fighting for the ideals for which our
forefathers have fought and SO that
those ideals shall not perish from the
earth. Germany, realizing the value of
child life, offered to pay $50 marks for
every boy to be educated In Germany and
100 marks for every girl. That is the
sort Of nation that we must conquer"
| PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
DR.. Dalton then explained the plan Of
the child welfare campaign in full, say
ing that the year which began April 8
is baby welfare year. He said that on
account Of the meeting Of the Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs the first week in
June. baby week would be held the Sec
ond week, beginning June 8. He spoke
Of the importance Of carrying out the
measuring and Weighing in order that the
present children when they grow up
will not have the defects shown to exist
| when the men were examined for the
draft. He gave the following program,
for activities during May: May 8, a
meeting In the Queen City Cotton COM
pany hall; May L. meeting In the
II. o. Wheeler school; May e. a meet
ing at the Cathedral high school, May q,
a meeting at the Neighborhood House.
These meetings will be addressed by sew
eral speakers who are experts in their
particular lines.
| COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
DR.. F. ]. Ennis was the next speaker,
his subject being Communicable Diseases
and Observance OF Quarantine" DR.. Ennis
said THE question Of quarantine Is q
serious one from the viewpoint of the
health officer. When he goes to a house
to quarantine 1t he meets all kinds Of pro-
| tests from all Sides
Il should say the first essential of
quarantine is reporting the cases. It is
very dinicult to get parents to tell Of q
disease. When q child seem Ill 1t should
be isolated from its brothers and sisters,
and especially from the children Of neigh
bors. The next thing to do Is to call the
FAMILY physician and find out II 1t has q
contagious disease. II II has. by all means
opey the quarantine. Keep the child In
30 ne won't be public menace.
we are not likely to think that whoop-
ing cough and measles are serious.
Measles have proved in many cases more
dangerous than infantile paralyssi, 1t is
80 often fatal disease.
we consider scarlet fever a danger
Gus disease but often when scarlatina
Is raging do not think much about that.
we should' for you can't tell when a
serious case OF real scarlet fever will
break out, even though most Of the
cases are mild. Diphtheria should also
De guarded against carefully. II your
cniio mas sore throat find out lust