The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-16

| Inc Child Welfare exhibit Tor Cartn'
Iage and vicinity attracted many others
during the two days exhibit held
Thursday and Friday afternoon, at the
Baptist church of this city, the same
being in charge Of the local Child Wei
! fare committee, composed of Mrs. j.
l.. Shultz, chairman; Mrs. Fred Z,
Harvest and Mrs. Fred Salm, who had
spared no efforts in making the exhibit
la success, and had brought to their
assistance in the wort, the local physi-
clans, and two trained nurses in
charge, and also many ladies Of the
vicinity who were all eager and anx-
ious to make the initial work of the
Child Welfare committee successful
in this city. Mrs. Shultz, as chair
man, has been very enthusiastic about
the work, and since her appointment
has attended conference of child
welfare work in Chicago, and together
with the other members of her COM
Imittee, have visited other sections OF
the county, where successful exhibits
had been held, the same having been
held at Warsaw, Hamilton and Adrian.
hence the whole committee were
masters of the situation and from the
experiences cleaned from the other
exhibits were able to perfect their
plans for the work in Carthage with
out difficulties.
F1orty-two babies were registered.
weighed and measured, and the value
of the work is due to the one fact,
that because of the physicians exam
nations any physical defect in the
child is brought to the parents atten-
ton so that they may take means OF
correcting it. If the child be under
weight or over weight, the question OF
proper feeding is of vital importance
to the child's health. This means that
the child should have a carefully plan
ned diet to bring him to normal and
to keep him there. If the child is
found normal, there is no occasion for
worry. However, it is a means OF
prevention against disease to put him
on diet of health, and at the very
least it may be of great value to the
future life of the child to learn what
normal diet really u.s.
The Baptist church was turned over
to the ladies, and furnished the most
convenient, cool and comfortable place
that was possible to secure in the city,
and the ladies were grateful for this
kindness on the part of the church
people. The church was ideally adapt
ed for the work, the class rooms be-
ing used for disrobing rooms, while
other parts of the church were given
to the display of complete baby out
fit, which was on exhibit.
A baby layout was arranged and
furnished by Mrs. NJ. Franc Harris,
which attracted much attention; little
kiddie coops were furnished by Mrs.
Fred Chevillon, also bassinet, nursery
baskets, childs bath tub, the whole
exhibit being artistically arranged and
showed much thought on the part OF
all who had participated in making
the exhibit.
The county chairman of child vel
fare work, Mrs Julia Traverse, OF
Appanoose township was present each
day. Mrs. Traverse is trained nurse
and her assistance has been boon
to the work from its beginning. Mrs.
Traverse was formerly superintendent
of the Mercy hospital. Of Kansas City.
the same being child's hospital She
was also in charge of a hospital at
Fort Madison for some time, having
a number of nurses under her super
vision and Is thoroughly familiar with
the work, and can give valuable aid
to the mothers of this county in as
sisting in the health and diet of the
babies.
Miss Besse Baird, of Warsaw, also
a trained nurse, is also very efficient,
and rendered her services to the work