The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-06-10
Examine Grady Babies Uuder Order Of
Government; Purpose 10 Correct De-
feels; Work Well Organized
700 REGISTERED FOR
EXAMINATION HERE
Measurements and Weights Taken; Report
to Parents and Department; Work
In Charge Of Experts

This is baby week in Grady coun
ty Under the direction Of the chill
dren5 bureau of the Department Of
Labor every mother in Grady county
will be given an opportunity to learn
tho exact rating of her children be-
tween the ages of three months and
six years, in order that defects, If
any, may be rcmedled before 1t is
too late.
This campaign 10 national and was
prompted by the fact That when the
examinations Of men for the national
army, regulars and national guard
units began, numerous defects were
found In the soldiers. Many of these
defects were slight and could have
been remedied. had the parentg
known of such faults when the child
was small
TIC c1aninu ion ,,Ad complies re-
port on all children 10 given free OF
. charge and card showing the weight
and measurements of every child is
given to tho parents, with notations
showing any defects, that the pa.
rents may take the child TO their
physician and have any fault rem
cded. A duplicate of the card is
sent to the Childrcn's Bureau of the
Department OF Labor, Washington,
D. c.
This child welfare work in Grady
county Is being carried on under the
direction of Mrs. Orin Ashton, chair
man of the womans committee of
the Grady County Council of Defense.
The chairman has appointed a mum.
ber OF assistants and sub-committoos.
and the organization is complete.
The measuring and weighing will be
under the supervision of a physician
and trained nurse
The work will begin tomorrow
morning in the civil service rooms of
the federal building and will con
tinue until the task in Chickasha is
completed. In addition, the same
class of work is being handled
throughout the county by the pre-
cinct Councils of Defeuse, supplies
for the county work being sent out
from Chickasha.
In order to systematize the pro
gram, the committee in charge is no
tifying the Chickasha mothors as tc
the time they arc scheduled to bring
their children before the examining
hoard. This method is used to avoiC
the confusion and delay that woulC
result if no definite schedule desig
mated the time for individual oxami
nations
Some weeks ago a canvas of tn
town completed the registration 0
the children, the registration CON
mittee making a house house affai
Of it, The registration cards air
filed by streets and also alphabet
cslly. Mrs Ashton pointed out thi
morning that in the general cauvag
it i8 highly probable that aom
homes were missed, for the reago
that when the registration worke
called they were away from home. G
for some other reason no registratio
card had been filled out. In all sue
cases, Mrs. Ashton requested that tn
committee in charge be informo
through Miss Celyne Lehman, phon
1898, or by calling Mrs. Ashton he
self at phone Sos. There are abor
zoo children registered in Chickash
The sub-committees appointed
andle the child welfare work in tn
city are headed by the following
Mrs Charles Williams, chairman
registration committee; Miss Celyl
Lehman, clerk; Mrs John DriggeI
supply committee; Mrs. J. R. Nc