Arizona republican., 1920-05-09

India has no intention of lagging be- hind the rest of the world in learning now to take care of it's mothers and babies The children's bureau of the United States department of labor has received word of a Maternity and In fant Welfare exhibition held in Delhi in February at which the proper care of mothers and babies was shown by means of models charts, slides, pie lures, leaflets, lectures, etc The topics discussed were pre-mat ernity, mater lity, infant welfare, childhood, domes- tic hygiene and sanitation, first aid, and home nursing. A Baby Show day was also held on which more than 1000 babies were presented.
 The Delhi exhibition lasted one month, thus going the Baby Week" idea several better. Baby week cam paigns, inaugurated in 1916 by the children's bureau of the General Fed cration of Women's clubs, have been ever since a popular means of getting et CT sound information in regard to the care of mothers and babies, and the responsibility of the community for the well being of it's own citizens. That Indian women are alive to this responsibility was indicated by the tremendous success Of the exhibition. Thousands from every part of India came and showed great enthusia sm. Special interest attached to the sample literature from the children's bureau. The Childrens Year poster was used, together with copies of the popular dodgers on child care and the Care of Children bulletins. 1t is ignorance and not unkidness that causes great loss of mother and child life in India. and through the translation and use of such simple bulletins and dodgers as the childrens' bureau supplied mothers can learn a good deal how to prevent his loss and the need for prevent ing it.
 The infant death rate of India is more than twice as high as that of England. Almost two million babies under one year of age die annually. and at least half those deaths are pre- ventable. Hundreds of thousands of women lose their lives from childbed lever yet we know that this fever is almost entirely preventable. Many children, improperly fed and cared for, grow up weak and helpless only to be- rome a drag upon the community. In India, as in this country, the en- -nies of public well being are chiefly ignorance and poverty-from q com munity point of view perhaps mostly ignorance. Individuals can be educat- cd to demand. and communities to :upply. public health nurses, prenatal enters, maternity hospitals, child health cepters. and instruction in mat CTS of maternal and infant health. / The Business and ProfeSS1onal Women's club of Sioux City, Iowa, has l membership of 600, organized within he past year. 1t has been said that Sioux City's population is approxi- nately 60,o00. The Harmony club will give card affair Wednesday afternoon at the Womans' club for the benefit of its charity fund Table reservations mould be made promptly to Mrs. R. A. Warner whose telephone number is 'oo7 Tn addition to bridge. five hun fred will be played. The event will be siven at the Woman's club.
 
 The Business and Professional Woman's club has elected particu
 arly strong executive board realizing the importance of this clearing house of club affairs" Those who will serve on the board for the 1920-21 seasor includes Mrs Lillian E. Cronin, Mrs. Maybelle Craig, Mrs. Alice Monette Miss Minnie Wise and Miss Ellen Cooper.
 There will be given in the museum room of the Phoenix public library on Friday and Saturday, May 21 and 22. under the auspices of the Daughters Of the American Revolution, a special
 loan exhibit of heirlooms and treas tres of historic and artistic interest.
 In this new state where such things are rare it should be a real treat as well as educational to visit this ex hibit There Will be someone present each day to answer questions and to explain the objects of interest. The attention of the public will also be called to, what the D. A R. is doing to- ward the assembling also of Arizona historic relics for a permanent collec- tion to be kept on exhibit at the library.