The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-03
Child Labor Day, 1918.

The Banner has received TOT pubH-
cation the communication that appears
below. coming from Mrs. ]. d. Wilkin-
son, of Shreveport, Chairman for Lou
isiana Of the Young Wonlen's Christian
Association War Work Council. Also.
ina letter to the editor. she says:
The object Of this article, and those
I ta.nf- for10sv. iftf1Ifa >s1z-
lie of the work of this organization ana
| the need Of funds to carry Oh the
work.
And continuing: january 18th Will
| no set aside as y. NJ. G. A. Sabbath, 70
raise the $4,000 apportionment for
Louisiana. If the public can be IN
formed and educated to the need Of
tbis amount to help care for the women
in Industries and trained nurses, !
feel the amount can be easily raised
through the churches.
The contribution follows below:
!, The fourth Saturday, Sunday and
Monday in January OF each year are
; designated as Child Labor Days fol
: observance i'll synagogues, churches
schools and clubs. This year. becaus'
{ Of the war, the National Child l.abo
: Committee asks that January 10Th
9 9th and 2Sth be used to remind tn
J; people Of the United States OF thei
d special duty to their children IN wal
time. Secretary Newton d. Baker
SO impressed by the committees pla
that he writes:
Il THE ravages Of hOstilities bea
f. heavily indeed OH the present gener'
$ ton. but we must not permit the eHec'
t. of it to be visited upon the children
1 tbe nation. The tribulati0ns borne !
III the present should make us conser.
h. to as great a degree as possible q
r.. health and energies Of the coming re
III ! erations. Let HE add my endorseme
q to the centering Of our attention
Child Labor Day
!. Commissioner ClaxtOn Of the INT
"a States Bureau of Education has al
~, endorsed the plan and will urge sent
superintendents to observe Chlid l1a1
Day on Monday. January 18Th,
az order. as lie puts it, Ito emphasize
~ Importance of maintaining all the
4! ncational processes without any low
. . ing of efficiency or OF attendance :.
uSs Social Service Commission OF the
All eral Council Of Churches is cooper
ing with the National Child Labor -
'es- mittee. and Miss Julia G. Lathrop.
on the Federal Children's Bureau
SIT also given her endorsement.
nt. Tn order to furnish those VINO
serve the day with material TOT y
ial programs the National Child Id
Committee is distributing pamph
nd dealing with tile war situation
ag. with child labor and educatiOnai y
lent lens in general. A list Of panl'hie'
He to I've sent to every library in the G
in try, headed by the caption
d q intend to observe Child labor
,nt's write to the National Labor Comm
see 1Ol East I'D Street, New. iork
Of and the following pamphlets VIII
his sent to YOU.
Ina letter to denominationai an
80 .,nization leaders. Owen Il.
ally. General Secretary "r 'ns
one child Labor Committee. says:
com ..You will appreciate, am sure
;mnrtanee Of impressing on the III
| his at this time the lieeu =, .,a,.a Ill i
dock, developing American en- . - r,,r.
belliyerent countries they made
mistake at the start OF the war o.
t]y in ieeti,ls " s''. ~. .as,,lts have bt
deed, you h'H'" ' =. Nth England
where serious :. .,,a ,,,idst Of war.
utter rrahce' -, not only to r
The nave n11n q o,,;ld nrotectio]
most olu s..'.u"'u 80 constructiye !
pecies % pu'.u ~ u ,re,are the ch
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