Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
WOMEN'S 'SCOMM|TTEE
OF DEFENSE COUNCIL
Reports Submitted at Executive
Meeting Show That Much is
Being Accomplished.


Charles X Miller, chairman OF the
Womans Committee, who presided, rec
commended more frequent meetings oi
the Executive COMMITTEES, and also
massrneeting of women members OF
the Defence Council at an early date.
Since the Committee received official
State backing at the special session OF
the Legislature, activities already planned
have zone forward So rapidly IN an
swer to demands from Washington
that there has been little time for large
public meetings except for the part
taken by the Woman's Committee IN
the war conference this summer
A report of the expenditures Of the
Woman's Committee presented AT a re-
cent executive meeting Of the State touncil,
showed that the total for four months work
had been s.. / 50 70 from the State treasury,
while the Woman's Committee had
raised from private sources, exclusive
of the returns from the sale ot baby
stamps, sS,0g5 The amount expended
from State funds was only part ot
he original budget This was due ~
part 10 the fact that executives could
not be secured for some Of the depart
ments, and because the child health
centers and nursing work for Inc state
have not vet been fully developed
REPORTS of the weighing and measur-
ing through the State showed that
total of 5,770 children under five had
been weighed and measured Follow
M work has already begun m thus city
by tho establishment Of three Health
Centers. where the children arc weighed
every two weeks and where the mother
is instructed IN tho proper modification
of milk At the health station Al Maple
,t.a
are among the regular weekly visitors,
and the nurse IN charge has made q
total of Al home visits ~ y and Heald
streets, 217 children are registered and
the nurse has made a total Of 533 visitors
These health stations have been opened
only few weeks 4 center. conducted
hy the Council OF Defence opened on
Monday nj the Peoples settlement
4 clinic Is connected with this center,
and both the clinic and The center have
already had many visitors, both children
and mothers. and hc nurse IN charge
has made ~ home visits
All the nurses report hearty Wci-
come on he part of the parents and
m appreciation of the work done
| for their children Wherever niedical
| attention u necessary, he mother IS
referred 10 her family phv lciau to
| . hospital. or clinIc Where the health
81 he child can be improved bv the
| care Of the mother, the nurse 3 advice
i readily accepted 4 new station W1il
/ bc opened a ninth and mon streets
next week This station viii also have
. clinic IN corporation with the Italian
/ Eeiphborhood House. although this sta
/ ton il intended for all the mothers IN
the district and not merely for the ltailan
| population
The child Welfare report for The city
was gwen hv Mrs Charles Warner
the local Infant Welfare charm and
the chlldrcns work for the state. by
/ Mrs. Garrett : harrington, iarnng-
ton. tho State chairman Mrs. Ifarung-
ton SAID thar busy WON on all over the
| State had given splendid service IN the
weighing and measuring campaign, and
| that they were now ready 70 develop
the Health Centers and 70 assist with
the State school ccnslIs which IS about
i % be taken
Included in The number Of children
weighed and measured ~ New Castle
county are 76i co.ored children. In
ono town in Kent County, SIX coiored
children had rlckets, but many colored
| children seemed to be IN normal health
Supervisor Of Nursing dong active
{ WORK. ana iETtNN AitlE%N~ III AAlzi ~
child Health Centers. were reported
bv Miss Marie T Lockwood. OF the
three travelling nurses proposed for the
counties. orc has so far been secured
Miss Lockwood recommended an eX-
tension of the work of the Child Health
Centers to include physical inspection
OF school children adequate clrnlca
attention and regular Schoolnurslng
Mrs Coleman du Pont reported 60
operatiou with the Army and Navy
Club. with the Y VI G A and others
IN providing entertainment for soidIeT9
II Wilmington. Fort du POnt, Fort
Delaware and Pigeon Point LeVcs
is TO b. the next favored group for the
recreation facilities of the committee
Mrs. du pont also reported on the work
of the Community Chorus IN Whining
ton, and mentioned the sing which 1:
planned for the Liberty Loan at th6
beginning OF the winter season.
Following the report of Mrs, William
Staniar on motor service. II was votec
to communicate with the Red Cross
indorsing the unifying OF the nlotoi
service under the Red Cross. provided
that the same service could be glveI
TO the Council of Defense in Delawar,
which is given in other cities and states
For the Americanizatlon Committee
II was reported that the State Councl
division, of which David Snellenburs
is chairman. had secured the services
of an Americanisation expert for 81,
weeks, beginning with September -
to start the national program in VII
mlngtom.
County reports were gwen by Mrs
! Francis dell Janvier for New Castl
and Mrs. s II Messick Of Bridgevllle
In Mrs Saulsburys absence the Ken
county report was gwen by the see
rctarv, Miss Eckman
The war gardens committee unde
Mrs William X du Pont, reported .
balance in the treasury, and the prep
aration Of ten or twelve acres of clt,
lots with a winter crop of rye. TN
: Committee has. been financed who'll,
by private funds.
The Recreation program OF the Child
ren's Year, Mrs. Miller reported, ha'
been assisted by gift Of SIS, 600 from
private citizen.
Returns OF the volunteer school cen
2 sus taken in Wilmington for the Woman
) Committee reveal that during las
: year, in seven comparatively lunite'
: districts of the city, 5S5 children oe
{ tween the ages OF SIX and thirteen year
were not at school at all.
: In regard to the need for womel
{ protection officers in this city to sup
2 plement police protection, the Woman
I Committee voted to call upon the loca
division OF the Council of Defence TO
help. The serious nature Of thus nee