The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-14

and Of humanity. 20 We have set 90
work at once FOR our children sax"
on 70 universal piau.'
How strange n n that war. which
seems to be entirely evil. ~ nctuallt
Going more 90 save the coming genera
ton nf children than anything else has
accomplished ana is giving new cm
phasis TO the need of conservation o.
children. as well as men.
Thp experience Ot an warning ma
tious haN shown that the Hfp Of tho
nation depends upon the no. aud Well
being 81 the huture citizens. The babies
and children for the children Of to-
day are the citizens Of tomorrow.
President Wilson says that "neNt
to the Outs Of doing everything posi-
lie for the soldiers at the front. there
could bC no more patriotic duty than
that 81 protecting the children who
constitute one-th!rd Of our popula-
ton Eugluud's efforts iu behalf OF
Che children is evidenced los the fact
that the infant death rate nv England
tor the second year Of the war was
the low est boz her history" and 80 for
the FIRST time IN the history Of our
country the women of the United
states atD asked by the government
10 do a definite thinr according TO n
plan save one hundred Thousand ba-
Dies tlis NHut thai VIII mean about
two thousand babies Tor our state and
nearly two hundred for Santa Fe
county and 10 is most gratifying the
way the women Of santa Fc and SAN
IA Pc county ave taking up this
work.
~ has been shown thar IL be- better
60 adopt uu0 expand existing orguni-
luttnns 10 cover the uccdH OF the child
welfare WORK than 10 establish new
ou"s, % go on coming tu Santa re.
our state chairman. Mrs. Nordhuus.
az once secured the co-uDorution and
help %. tine SANTA he Wouun'H club.
which Includes az ono of It's depart.
mcnts tho Child welfare work. and
viii mother this aggressive work
now taken up hy the county. All 9th
or organizations ms the city arc Coz
operating most enthusiastically.
! wish ! might now. with our state
chairman emphasize the need Of a
district aud county nurse in each coun-
~ iu the state. Tho Santa Re Wom-
ans club. with thc help ana
ton Of u city council and county
commissioners, secured the crvices of
O. district nurse more than two wears
aEu ana The good she has wrought In
our city cannot hc estimated Her
conscientious work has reduced Infant
mortality ufty percent. contagious dis
clHcr among chiidrcn seventy percent.
tts Nlvcd scores of children from los.
ing thcir sight hcsides teIching moth-
crs how To best oarc Tor the chit
dren.
Airs. Nina Dtoro Warren. our eff.
Clcnt county organizer, viii establish
infant welfare Contcrs throughout the
county aad through the school chill
dren and the distribution n both
Spanish ana English literature reach
every parent. and thus help In safe
guarding the future of the mothers
and the children.
50 lar W. have but four local chair
mcn Mrs. Frank Staplin. Santa Fc.
Mrs. Henry kinsell. stanley, Mrs Lee
Miller, T%esuquc, Mrs. l.. he Napp,
Glorietn.
Mr.. Ramirez. county agricultural
uRent. has rendered valuable service
ir displaying our slides throughout
tho county. ana also distributing our
literature.
Because The Weighing and mcasur
.aE test Is the beginning most I'M
portant. pr. Edgar j. Hewett of the
School ot American Research. has
Eraclousiy offered his service. giving
his time and experience In this train
ting. In which lac Is most efficient. boz
ing ably assisted In tho mental testing
b. Miss Montana Hastings nf san
Diego. and Dr. CnrWiu of Muauequc
Hospital, Colorado.
it We had searched the country over
we could not hayc found one better
fitted for this work $50 urgent, ur Que
of such Wide and thorough experience
Three rooms in the Palace uf the Gov-
crnorB hnvc been fitted up and q b.
expected that az least one hundred
women from an over The state viii
hc IN santa Fc and ready tu enter the
training class on Sept 10Th. % rs
tn opportunity that nay not come to
as soon again; to receive FIRE" OF
charge q thorough knowledge in
weighing ana measuring the baby,
training for child welfare D oustru-
tious. physical and mental tests, Food
tests ana lectures by experts. Fifteen
women Ia Santa fc have registered
for the training. All nurses are es-
pccialiy invited and one Of our most
efficient trained nurses Will continue
Instructions aud lectures throughout
the county. II seems that everyone