Evening star., 1918-06-30
Save the Babies.


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Save the Babies.
The children's year campaign. that
splendid effort to save the lives Of 10o,-
900 babies in our nation, which has been
launched by the children's bureau for
this the second year Of the war, has
been enthusiastically taken up here In
the District by the women's division OF
the Council Of National Defense. It Is
their purpose to save at least their
Just as many more as devoted and con-
centrated child welfare work will make
possible.
The first stage Of the work has been
completed, 10000 children under six
years were registered. and between five
and six thousand have been weighed,
measured, carefully examined by COM
petent doctors and recorded.
As a result Of these examinations. the
committee here in the District now has
on its records over 1000 children who
need further attention. The causes OF
nalnutrition In the case Of each child
must be looked into and positive and
cases further medical attention must be
given II the children's year Is to accom-
plish Its great purpose.
This Is the vital part of the campaign
and the second stage. this very neces-
sary "follow-up'' work, has begun. Tho
administration are cooperating. and
series of talks and practical demonstra-
tions in child hygiene and the proper
feeding of children have been started In
representative churches and other COM
munity centers. All mothers In each
section of the District who are inter-
ested, and especially those whose chill
dren have been found to need further
attention, are visited personally and
urged to attend such a course.
This part Of the "follow-up" work
has been enthusiastically inaugurated
by the Church Of Our Father. where the
ladies have already staged two demon
strations and have four more planned to
complete the series for the mothers in
that particular neighborhood. Mrs. H
Thomas West is chairman of commit
tee whose object is to secure the
CO. operation Of other representative
churches throughout the District.
Tuesday, July 2, at 2 o'clock. at the
Church Of Our Father. 18th and L
streets northwest. 1t is urged that all
those who are willing to help in this vi
tai work be present. No war work could
be more important than this conserva-
child is the power Of the nationr'
Mrs. Harry Reade of Washington
has presented to the National Society
of the Colonial Danes of America In
the state of New Hampshire notably
design, especially drawn for this
plate, Is the gift OF the late James
Rindge Stanwood Of Portsmouth, N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Rae of
Pittsburgh and Washington are
a rnonr the recenf arrivals at South .
ampton, L. /.
Miss Olyve Graef. who is at Pitts
burgh visiting her cousin, Miss Mellon,
will return to Washington in about ten
days and will spend the remainder OF
the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Graef at
their residence In X street.
Justice John H. Clarke Of the United
States Supreme Court and his sisters,
DR.. Ida Clarke and Miss Alice Clarke
have arrived at their cottage at Pitts
field, Mass.
Miss Hegeman have left Washington for
their summer home at Southampton,
Long Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler
have gone to their country home, Minis
weag farm, at Wiscasset, Me-, for the
summer months.
The Catholic women's war. relief
ss!o the yoS.s asn women living at ea1ns ths houss
| run under Its auspices at 1884
street this evening to meet the mem.
bers OF the board. Of which Nine
Calderon is chairman. other mem
bsrs Of the board are Mrs. Hsnry
William Kearney Carr. Mrs. David X
Mccarthy and Mrs. William J. Nc
Gee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Chadbourne
| have. returned from a short trip to
Pomfret. Conn.,. where they attended
the closing exercises at the school
there which their sons attended. Mr.
and Mrs. Chadbourne plan to remain
at Washington all summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Horton o1
Fern Hill. Mosely, Birmingham. Eng.
have announced the engagement Of
ss M.. n'ss Patricia, sns saSPesa aH2s ssufhsst ss ss
Frank q. Beatty. jr.. U. s. N.
Lieut.. Beatty !s q son Of Rear Ad.
miral and Mrs. Beatty and Is now or
foreign duty.
| MISS DOfOthy penneILt VINO Will con-
tinue hcr studies at the University
| of Wisconsin during the summer, will
come to Washington in September tc
spend some weeks with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dehnett. before
| resuming her course at the university
| in the autumn.
| Mr.. Rodney bennett. who is com.
pleting hts first year at the Nava
Academy at Annapolis. also expects tc
have leave for q visit with his parents
in september.
Macfarlane-0angwisch.
Pink. giadioli. palms and fern,
formed an effective setting for the
marriage Of Miss Hilda Theresa Gang.
wisch. daughter of Mr., and Mrs. r. n
uangwisch. and Mr.. William Macfar.
lane OF the radio section. U. B. NJ.
which took place yesterday Afternoon
Mt I o'clock at the residence of tht
brides parents,
only small company Of relatives
and friends Witnessed the ceremony
which was performed by Rev, Or
Herbert Scott Smith OF st, Margaret'i
The bride, who was given in mar.
riage by her father, wore a lovelJ
gown of pale rose pink georsettl
crepe, with hat of organdy OF the
same shade.
Her bouquet was Of bride ressl
sh0wsred With stAphahotis.
Miss Ruth GangwIsch was her sis.