Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-03
CHILD WELFARE CIRCLE
MEETING PROVES TO BE
OF GREAT INTEREST

There was a good audience PIE,
ent Wednesday evening at the NEE
ing of the Waterville Child Welfa,
Study Circle held at Coburn Class
cal Institute and the program was on
of the best yet given.
Mrs. j. l.. Dean, president of 4,
circle. presided. The program one,
ed with a song. The Last Hour" /
Walter Kramer. sung by Miss Kat
crime Drummond, and following III
Mrs. Dean read letters of informant
cal colleges in the country. These ,e
ters stated the best authorities n
the care and feeding of babies ar
We're from the Harvard Medical ca
lege, Stanford University Medic
School, College of Physicians and su
geons of Columbia University. Tn
versity Medical School and the 80,
doin Medical College.
A poem was read by Mrs. G.
Brown, after which DIR. Nora Brow
and Mrs. F. T.. Boothby gave exc,
lent papers on The Physical Nee
of Child and "A Plea for Pla
grounds" A lively discussion II
lowed the reading OF the papers, a,
the program closed with ''Slumh
Song" by Miss Drummond
In making a plea for Fairgrounds (
the children Il Waterville Mrs. F.
Boothby told of her visit as n deleca
to the National Playground >Congre,
held in Rochester. n. Y. She uuo,
President Luther Gulick, who said IN
it was his cheerful belief that wi
trained workers, men and women wi
, brains to develop the Fairgrounds Al
/ provide wholesome recreation
! young men and women. to oppose +
dance halls and saloons, would he
great power for good.
| Mrs. Boothby said that in nearly q
cry city where the people have he
given a chance to vote OF the pla
/ ground movement, the vo{s has ~
overwhelmingly in favor. not oflly
Fairgrounds but OF municipal Ala
! grounds. And ifithe money were AVA
able, practically every city and town
the United States would have superv
cd Fairgrounds. The movement is !
/ coming universal throughout the con
try and in Boston alone there are
Fairgrounds which require :. yearly f.
! penditure of between $4,000 and 81
| coo 10 maintain.
! one reason why we need the pEy
| grounds, said Mrs. Boothby. lis
look out for the fatherless chiIdra,
| In speaking Of the playground mo,
ment of the city Of Waterville DIN
| the last summer, Mrs. BoothbN A
| III is our first year and we exp,s
| criticism, which We got We recei
! complaints that we had the worst b
! i'll the city at tho Fairgrounds. wh
in reality was just what we want
! An average of 100 a day learned
! swim. Did it not pay?
! car splendid committee did &c
! work, but with the many calls
| money, IT was hard to get responses
| This cause, so that we now are in d,
! for the sum of $l1S. Another year
| shall not have such heavy expeI
for 1t is hoped that the city goveI
| ment will take hold Of the matter a
allow more of an appropriation.
must take care of our children and,
Civic committee asks for more CO.,
Grafton"
Dr.. Nora r. Brown gave n most y
liable paper on The Physical Needs
the Child" Dr. Brown began with
infant at the time of it's birth and 90
a very carefully constructed outline
the physical care OF the child. Sine G
phasizcd the great need OF pure III
air. both in winter and summer a
told how this might be easily acco
plished. The beneficial effects or S
baths and water baths were clea
shown and the time and manner
giving these We're told minutely. a
what kind of a bed the baby sho
! never he of feathers as they are
heating. The importance cf regu
habits for the baby was also feat
Of DR.. Browns talk.
Going more deeply into tl:a suhIt
DR.. Brown took up the question Of {
| baby's wardrobe, the navel drcssi
! clothing, nursing, tempera tura q
| blood purifiers and also gave a list
| general rules for feeding young eli
dren and healthy infants for the g
ond year. A splendid department on I
dietetic management Of children v
given as a closing to a wonderfully {
tightening paper.
1t would have been a great thing
every young mother in town COZ
have head DR.. Browns talk "a v
fun Of excellent advice and Suggest
from which anyone with children oou
extract a great amount Of good. \
Brown also left with Mrs. Dean. pr
ident Of the Child Welfare Study {
Gle list of books for future study 4
reference