El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

I'll PASO is about to usher in an
Z educational cycle. Not that we
have ever been anything less than
inteuectual-dear, no. But a chau-
tauoua, a health conference and baby
show all IN one brief week certainly
suggests mental stimuli in abundance
Added TO that, the Omnipresent study
clubs and an exhibit
There is something particularly
timely about the discussion Of health
conservation and baby welfare and
the great problems OF the day, just
-lovr 10 offset all the destructive VI
bratious lO0sed by a greedy ullscleu
monarch. The whole world seems
positively avid for knowledge and
how best to help. That this is not
sporadic effort is shown in the tact
that all these activities are but pre-
lfminarfes 10 q season Of big achieV-
ing. The program as outlined for the
chautauQua is built for national ser
vice-it VIII open sunday
It is also on Sunday that the city
Is to have its first visit from any
head official OF the American Reu
Cross Mrs Edmund Z. Brown. OIL
rector general for the southwestern
divisions work for women, is to ar
rive in the city late tonight and viii
address a big mass meeting Of men
and women in the Y. W. auditorium
at 2.3o o'clock on the morrow Mayor
Charles Davis viii make the address
OF welcome, and Dr. II. II. Stark is to
introduce the nationally known Wis /
itor. Mrs Horace W Broaddus, Of the |
local Red Cross workshop and d. 4
rector Of WOmanis work here, has ar 4
ranged that the program open with I
America" 1Irs. A h GOldstein is TO I
sing. as VIII Mrs Clinton Couger Bal Z
morning inspecting the work done by I
The FL PasO WOmen-if she is not I
sufficiently impressed I miss my
guess. The shelves in the storeroOm d
are piled high with beautifully made I
pajamas and hospital shirts and slip-I
dressings in themselves are enough to
make the director stop, look and
check Fl PasO at the head of the list
IN the evening Dr. and Mrs ". i.
Brown viii have most Informal little
dinner at the Country club, honoring
her, some u having been asked
The baby health conference opens |
Monday morning at 10 o'clock IN the
parish house Of St Clement. with the
-loudcroft baby sauatorium board at
ne helm and VIII continue daily until
Friday, when the climaEinE baby
show VIII be staged in the spacious
Liberty haH' Of the new courthouse,
1uder the direction OF Mrs. WiuCles-
Ter Cooley and Madame Nav Loeser.
a childreus vaudeville and playlet
Tiu be staged
Mrs. s. j. Fenuell, president Of the
l0ard, announces Mrs Joseph L. DFy-
p in charge OF tie conference Mon
lay; Mrs O. H Baum, Tuesday. Airs.
81. s Tilton and Mrs. Cooley. We'd
lesday; Mrs DIVER and Miss Mar
-aret Schuster. Thursday. Miss a
lOuise Dietrich and Miss Emily Dana
Greene are at the head Of the tests
nd Mrs H e Stevenson, the exhibit
Hiss Nary + Gearing, head Of the
-Ome economics department OF the
University Of Texas. is 70 arrive in the
ity TO deliver q lecture at ( p. m
lOnCay, In the assembly room OF the
arish house, Mrs. r J. Tighe, Of the
housewives league, presiding. At diff
erent times during the week lectures
Xpedient to facts aneut needs OF
ntants that should be popularized to
educe the loss Of life. VIII be given.
BABY week campaigns. held in al
most every American city since fos-
cred by the General Federation Of
s. olnen's clubs. are primarily educa-i
ional; their purpose is tWofold;-first
o give 70 the parents OF the COM !
luniry the opportunity OF learning
ne Facts with regard 70 the care Of
heir Dables- second. to make known {
Q community the Importance Of its s
future citizens in the mighty atoms
oW In the cooling stage. The slogan I
Better babies-better mothers-l I
etter cities and a better nation" II a
sound civic economy to reduce the
VIC and death rates among babies Z
No TO improve the coming generation