Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-29
CHILD WELFARE committees FOR ten.
SAS PARISH.

Mrs. S. p. Hornsby has been APP
pointed Chairman of the Child Wei
fare Committee for Tensas parish
and pursuant to that commission
has appointed a parish committee
and subcommittee for the seven
wards of the parish; each member
is to devote him or herself to Child
Welfare Work during the continu-
ance of the war. The Child Welfare
work is under direction of the Wo-
mans Committee Councilo of National
Defense, as this particular phase of
the great work that is being done by
that organization is of especial con-
Germ to women-the saving of the
Nations children.
The Child Welfare Committee of
the Woman's Committee Council of
National Defense, in conjunction
with the Federal Children's Bureau,
will inaugurate on April 9th a
nationwide weighing and measuring
test of all children under five years,
in its campaign to save the lives of
100000 of the 100000 children
under five who each year die in
America. Louisiana is expected to
save 210S babies. Tensas' appor-
tionment has not yet been an
nounced, but the number of baby
lives that our parish must be ac-
countable for will be known as soon
as the Bureau of Child Hygiene of
the State Board of Health completes
the list which it is now preparing of
the deaths of children under five
years in 1917. These figures when
received will give the local organi-
cation a basis on which to estimate
the work of the Child Welfare prob
lem for Tensas parish, when every
baby under five years in the parish
must be measured and weighed-in
short a stock taking of the babies of
Tensas.
1t is worthy of mention that we
are the first parish in the State to
organize for Child Welfare and in
this as in all duties that fall to us
at this critical period of the Nation IS
history we will respond effectively
to this new request of the Gov
eminent. We have conserved food
we have conserved fuel; we must
now conserve babies-the future as
set of the nation.
Following are the committees that
have been appointed for this parish !:
PARISH COMMITTEE.
Mrs. S. P. Hornsby, Chairman
DR.. Jos. Whitaker, Physician; Miss
Clara Whitney, School Authority ;
Josiah p. Scott, Publicity; Mrs.
Oscar Levy. Woman's Work; Rev
B. f. Harrell, Sunday School Work
WARD COMMITTEES.
Let Ward-Mrs. F. L. Guthrie,
Chairman; F. l.. Guthrie, School
Authority; DR.. w. d. Noble. Ply
stefan; Mrs. B. Stewart, Woman
Work.
2nd Ward-Mrs C. l.. Clark
Chairman; Mrs. Katherine Rhodes.
Woman's Work; DR.. w. d. Noble,
Physician; Miss Routh Buckner,
School Authority.
3rd Ward-Mrs. o. l.. Watson,
Chairman; Miss Clara Whitney,
School Authority; Mrs. c. c. Skin
ner. Woman's Work; DR.. l.. A.
Murdoch, Physician; German Ba-
ker, Sunday School Work.
4th Ward-Mrs. S. T. Yourtee,
Chairman; Miss Kate Smith, School
Authority; Mrs. B. Y. Berry, Wo-
mans Work, DR.. L. A. Murdoch,
Physician.
9TH Ward-Mrs. c. l.. Beisel,
Chairman; DR.. w. d. Noble, Ply
sician; Mrs. w. III. Scott, Woman's
Work; Mrs. f. b. Whitney, School
Authority.
9th Ward-Mrs. NJ. Huffman,
Chairman; DR.. ii. p. Greaves, Ply
stefan; Mrs. r. n. Hunter, Wo-
mans Work; Miss Rosa Guice,
School Authority.
9TH Ward-Mrs. f. d. Coleman,
Chairman; Mrs. d. F. Miller, Wo-
mans Work; DR.. f. Ehlert, Ply
stefan; Miss Cora Rucker, School
Authority.