The Washington times., 1920-04-25
GREATER CARE OF
INFANTS IS URGED
Child Welfare Society Issues
Annual Report-28, 900
Babies Visited.

Urging closer and wider medical
supervision OF children OF pre-schooi
age and declaring this need TO be
greater today than ever. the annual
report Of the Child Welfare Society.
formerly the Washington Diet Kitch-
en- Association, has been made pub
lie.
The society. which centers it's
work among Infants and children up
to six years OF age. has been conduct
ing a Weighing and measuring cam
paign in the city, in order TO study
the development OF children and 10
instruct the parents as TO the care OF
the child.
In many Instances babies are found
undernourishcd or suffering with
some disease without the parents
knowledge. The result OF this stci
has been more than gratifying. the
reports state, and tables are present
ed showing the reduction in the
number OF deaths among infants
5000 Babies Visited.
During 1919. the report shows, near
ly 5000 babies and children came un-
der the supervision OF the society.
The society endeavors TO reach soon
after birth as many infants as possi-
BILE in order TO give instructions as II
tions in the District have been CO.
operating with the society in Its
work.
Intensive surveys OF pre-school chill
dren are contemplated. The society
has eight branches in various parts
of the city, and from these points the
surveys will be made. When children
are found underweight for their age,
or suffering with any ailments. the
l All hAv. fAIl
the case to see that the advice is fol-
lowed.
More than $4,000 visits were made
last year by nurses and physicians to
homes of children. This Is an increase
of 9, 200, compared to 10000 made dur
ing the previous year.
DIR. Harry s. Berntoh, director of
the society and writer of the report
gives an interesting resume of tho
work during the past year. He urges
wide publicity in both pulpit and
press of the need OF medical super
vision of pre-schooI age children. He
| asks that the active cooperation OF
the medical profession be enlisted so
that supervision be exercised under
the direction of the private physician
over all babies born in the. District
Onleers Of Society.
Officers OF the society and the board
II
of managers follow:
President. Miss Mary Gwynn; vice
| president, Mrs. Thomas r, MARSHALL;
| second vice president Mrs. David r.
| Houston; secretary, Mrs. William A
Hammond; treasurer. Mrs. Lewis G.
Ecker. -.
Board of managers--Miss Corneiia
Adds, Mrs. Frederick Atherton, Nine,
Boris Bakhmeten, Mrs Charles J. Bell.
Mrs. Gist Blair. Mrs. Joseph Bradley.
Mrs. Frederick Brooke, Mrs. Louis
Brownlow, Mrs. ,Allerton Cushma n.
Mrs. Charles d. Easton, Mrs Lewis G..
Ecker, CoI William e. Fowler. Mrs.
| Eliot Goodwin, Mrs. II. c. Graef, Miss
Gywnn. Mrs. William A. Hammond,
Mrs James S. Harlan, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Hinkle, Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs.
Charles b. Henderson. Mrs Loren B.
T. johnson, Mrs. Henry F. Leonard.
Mrs. william Littauer. Mrs. Ezra B.
McCagg, Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall.
Mrs. James F. Mitchell. Mrs. Newbold
Noyes, Miss Marion Oliver, Mrs. H c.
| Perkins, Mrs. William Philips, Mrs.
Atlee Pomerene.. Mrs. J. II. Purdy.
Mrs. H. H. Rogers, Mrs. Charles Shell
don, Mrs. A. l. Stavely. Mrs. Walter
Tuckerman, Mrs. Frank West, Mrs.
Max West. Mrs. John F. wilkins and
| Mrs. Charles H. Woodruff.