Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-15
To RAISE WAR FUND
TO SAVE BABIES
Women's Committee Seeks $780,
600 to Garry On
Work.

How the brave women ol Delaware
propose TO take care of the financial
, problem IN caring for the babies and chll-
drcn of the State is announced from the
headquarters of the Women 8 Committee
of the State Defense Council IN n bulletin
just issued. II says;
Accurate information from five or
six studies by Federal departments,
Research Agencies, and by volunteer
effort under expert directors Is now avail
able to show that the children of this city
| and of the State, IN great numbers are
suffering from unntentional. but none
the less startling neglect.
'In Wilmington where IL out of every
100 babies die before they are IA year old
the causes are not far to seek They lie
with the unguardcd milk supply the lack
of information and care from mothers
tho lack of hospital facilities OF medical
I inspection. school nursing, proper feed
, ing. and in the lack OF opportunity for
healthy play and outdoor living
"Theclral Illness and decencv of environ
mcut. the pu lie safeguards and health
education which We have neither pro
vidrd fer nrr demanded. are necessary
If this toll of death j. 10 he reduced, and
| meanwhile the accumulated results Of
neglect must he dealt with
''in order to fulfill this responsibility
! to the Children and TO give 10 the citizens
| of the state their opportunity To help
/ i'm TIN. or ,at service, the omen Com
| mttcC has planned to establish war fun
I OF $50 0On for The children ot Delaware
| to supplement what the state has so tar
| been al lc 10 assure us We had planned
/ To r,i$r the money IN a drive covering
! one week in July As We had talked
81. L tt,l-, lts
F, opportunity 10 tell the people of the State
| that the method has been changed In
! giving up he intcnsiv drive for thc money
We have been gmded by the wisdom Of
those citizens who have already borne
tho responsibility OF the MANY campaigns
for war work and arc looking forward
Ia those which are still to como
Financing the work for the children
of Delaware Is 10 be done therefore. bv
those citizens who without tho spur Of a
public campaign. are ready 10 give IN
small or large measure. as they arc able,
IN answer ~ tins appeal. the money. the
time and The interest which shall protect
and save tho child power IN this state
Contributions may he sent 10 Mrs
Charles Miller Chairman of tho
Women Committee.
THE fund is to be held IN trust by the
Women Committee 81 the State Council
sc Defense. rs long rs that body shall be
III power. and If unexpended money re-
mains Al tho CONCLUSION Of the defense
activities 81 this State. this fund shall be
transferred 10 q state ommlttce created
for the purpose from among those citizens
hest qualified 70 administer il justly and
wisely.
~AS ali emergency fund. his money
viii he used to develop clinical attention
particularly for the teeth. eyes and minor
defects. using always. the established
agencies where these are responsible ard
can he equipped to take the work
1t will he used also to assist accredited
agencies dealing with children where m
insufficient budget is nov detrlment 70
tho children. and an actual cause Of suffer
ing: though the war fund iS not meant
10 take the place Of the annual budgets
RAJ "a Individually b. those agencies