Arizona republican., 1920-04-06

learning a song and who is skilled worker in the preparation of her own toilet. although she is only four years
 old. At this age when most girls are wholly dependent upon their mothers
 or their nurses for clean necks and ears, Betty looks to herself alone for these assets.
 At the sound of bell, Betty rushes
 to her small locker in the pIayroom
 as fire engine horse runs to it's har- ! ness: grabs her tiny wash cloth and towel and minute cake of soap. and carrying them to the bathroom. per forms her midday ablutions in the best Ethical Culture society manner. When at length she comes forth with shiny face and spotless hands, she method icaliy replaces her tolet articles in the locker, and ties around her neck a small white bib. Then she joins the
 procession Of equally precocious youngsters, headed for the noon- day meal in the dining room.
 The teachers say they have noticed
 an encouraging improvement in table
 manners during the four weeks tbat the club has been in operation. At first, the children were apt to indulge
 in wild hilarity al luncheon and to slip undesired morsels under the tables. or behind the radiator when they wished
 to pretend that their appetites were al
 that they should be-. But since the discovery of a huge pile of cruSts un- der the radiator couple of weeks ago, and a serious talk to the young cul- prits on the necessity of these despised
 bits in the upkeep of hardy dummies and teeth, quiet has reigned supreme in the dining room. Perhaps the color of the room- which is cool. quiet green, has something to do with it.
 The meals are planned by an expert dietician, and cooked in a sunny. sani- tarN kitchen Sneci31 dict
 pared for the young children, who have their dinner at noon and a light supper at o'clock. after which they are put to bed by the clubs nurse.
 Dr. Herman Schwartz. the well known New York child specialist. has undertaken to supervise the health of the children, so that the mothers are also relieved of all worry in this re-
 gard If Johnny has adenoids. loans teeth need fixing, there is al- ways a sympathetic committee to ad- wise and direct the mothers in having Johnny and Joan put in repair.
 Mrs. Simon FrankeI, president of the committee responsible for the club, in sists that credit for it's inception be- longs to Mrs. Henry J. Wurzburg Of Chicago. As long ago as last summer. Mrs. Wurzburg. it seems. called atten- ton to the splendid work the Mothers club in Chicago was doing, and asked her women friends in New York why they didn't start a similar club. These ladies at that time were still busily engaged in reconstruction work, but as soon as this became exhausted they decided to tackle Mrs. Wurzburg's suggestion. Only, they simply couldn't resist making it little better than the Chicago club. so they got the Fedora ton of Child Study. the Teachers college, and the Ethical Culture so- ciety to help them make it the best club of it's kind in the world.
 "Oue of the chief virtues of the club said Mrs. Frankel. the other afternoon, as she led the visitor through the clubrooms. lis the fact that 1t has already enabled one or two mothers to remove their children from institutions. It has been proved over and over again that children need the individual attention and affection that their mothers give them, and we feel that we are helping to make good citizens when we furnish the facilities to keep mother and child together
 Curiously enough as Mrs. Frankel stopped speaking and opened the door