Evening journal., 1919-05-29
ASK CITY help
FOR MILK CENTERS
Welfare Workers Tell Coun
Gil Work Has Saved
Lives of Babies
HAVE FIVE STATIONS;
ONE MORE NEEDED

After conducting milk and health cen
ters here for the past two years, dur
ng which time thousands Of mothers
lave been assisted in caring for theli
babies, a delegation OF the Womenl
clmmttee on Child Welfare. headed b,
Iirs. Charles II. Miller appeared befor,
sity Council as a committee Of IN,
Nhole last night and asked the city OH
,ials 10 bear the expenses OF these sta.
lions or centers. Il was pointed ou
hat such work rightly belongs TO Ga,
sity government, other cities having as.
umed charge OF milk stations and thai
through such work infant mortality
Mould be reduced.
The delegation that appeared befor,
Council was comprised OF Mrs. Miller
Miss Jeanette Eckman, Mrs. Charlie:
Warner, Miss Marie 7. Lockwood OF the
Visiting Nurses Association, Mrs. VII
liam II. Laird, Mrs. James Ginns and
Miss Elizabeth Wise.
Mrs. Miller who was the FIRST speaker
outlined the work that has been goine
on here for the past two years, point
ing out that at present five milk sta
lions are maintained at Maple and Van
Buren streets, Ninth and Union streets,
y and Heald streets, Seventh and Walnut
streets and at the Peoples Settlement
10 was said that one more station was
needed beyond Eleventh street bridge.
It was pointed out that the State
Council OF Defense had allowed the
Women's Committee $4,000 10 carry on
the work here last year and that the
- D. L. hna avruanufaHnH CO.. ll|O
FOR the work, One-half OF which Is to
be expended here. IL cost $500 a month
10 run each Of the stations. this money
being used for nurses, assistants, milk
and other equipment The milk which
s the best Obiainable, Is sold at less
han cost to mothers OF infants.
Mrs. Miller described the work being
done by the five health stations, where
mothers may bring their babies TO have
hem weighed and where good milk is
sold at below cost.
She declared that was the first time
any agency ever came into the house
10 help the wife, and It IS appreciated
5y the mothers who are so helped.
Miss Eckman explained that it would
'ost $500 a month to properly run each
" the health centers and dispense the
milk where It is needed, but she point
ed out that II they were assured OF the
money they could purchase supplies at
Wholesale and In other ways cut down
expenses, and 70 was her opinion that
the six centers could be operated for
10000 a year.
The stations operated at the present
time. she declared. average 500 moth
ers a week. which, she pointed out,
meant 500 families and a great many
children aided. She paid tribute to the
work OF the city physicians who have
co-operated with the committee, es-
pecially Or. Ellegood. OF the Board OF
Health, who she declared has devoted
much OF his time to the work.
Miss Lockwood spoke or the
work accomplished in this city through
the milk centers. When the center in
The Polish section was started. she said
infants were dying rapidly and while
unable 20 speak English the mothers
fIocked 10 the milk stations. I'VE are
sure YOU will render the people OF
Wilmington all the help possible. We
are coming 10 you because our hearts
are nlled with the woe OF the moin-
ers and the little children, and we are
sure our plea will not fall upon dear
ears, she concluded.
Although Council took no Official ac-
Eon In the matter last evening, some
nrovlsiou for the work may be includ-
ed in the budget which viii be passed
by that body tonight.