The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-14
BABIES EXAMINED
At CLINIC TODAY
Colorado Specialist Here
This Afternoon to
Assist
CHILD WELFARE
EXHIBIT OPEN
Festival Hall Decorated Attractively
and Contains Many Exhibits Pro-
grams This Afternoon at O'clock and
Tonight at 7.30.

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Child welfare is being given first con-
sideration today in an exhibit and clinic
III the town hall building, the Chamber
of Commerce room and the room adjoin-
ing, used recently by the listers, being
given up to the clinic, while the exhibits
from many commercial organizations,
Red Cross and schools are arranged at
tractively in Festival hall. A program
by the children is to be given in Festi-
val hall at 3 O'Clock this afternoon and at
7.30 o'clock this evening.
Festival hall is decorated attractively
with pink and white streamers from the
lights in the ceiling to the railing of
the balcony. There also are many flag
shields about the hall. The electric light
at the head of the hall stairs is covered
by a large shade of red. white and blue
paper. The clinic rooms also are attrac
tive in patriotic decorations of red.
white and blue, and crepe paper panels
with reproductions of the flags of all ma
tions, which are used to good advantage.
bouquets of flowers here and there also
add materially TO the decoration scheme.
The stage is arranged in the center of
Festival hall.
Ten children were examined. weighed,
measured and registered in the clinic this
forenoon. the physicians working in re-
lays, and this afternoon DIR. ArmasSe.
superintendent of a hospital for children
at Denver Col, a specialist in childrenS
diseases. lS present to assist. The clinic
is in charge of Miss Elizabeth Harvey,
superintendent of the Mutual Aid aSso-
citation, and she is assisted by Miss Alice
Bennett. maternity nurse. and Miss Cath
crime Given. district nurse. The motor
corps of the Red Cross also is helping
| in this department, going to Dummers-
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| from those schools. There also are dem
onstrations of baby layettes, formula,
etc.
Entering Festival hall to the left one
| finds the ways and means committee of
| Dennis Rebekah lodge in charge of ta-
! bic where soft drinks are sold. Then
comes the table of home made food. jel-
! lies and canned goods in charge Of the
/ Brattleboro fWoman'S club. Next in line
/ Is an excellent exhibit of work accom-
/ pliShed by a junior Red Cross for chill
4 dren in the foreign lands, milk fairies
which tell how each of the elements in
milk helps to make the milk drinker grow
and which are used to interest children
/ in drinking more milk. Another of the
/ Red Cross exhibits is complete layette
socks. etc, from the volunteer service of
| Brattleboro branch.
An excellent display of dairy products
showing the food value of milk. butter.
| cheese, cottage cheese. skim milk and
| buttermilk as compared with eggs. meats
/ fruits or vegetables is shown on the next
table by the extension department of the
| Holstein-Friesian association. of which
! Prof w NJ Rider is in charge. The
same comparative exhibit has been shown
| from 700 to 500 times. 1t also includes
many posters.
A display of brushes and toilet acces-
sories occupies a position in the south
west corner of the hall. by the Fuller
Brush co. and Colgate & Co. A bed
rest from the Townsend Co. is shown
next.
Physicians and surgical supplies are
arranged attractively in section of the
west side of the hall. where the stage
usually stands. the stage having been
moved to position in the center of the
lhall. The section is entered under an
archway of pink and white crepe paper.
! There is a varied display of equipment.
and books from the Macmillan Publish
| ing Co.. which include medical books, a
| complete line of nurses text books, a
public health series several books on
/ nervous and mental diseases. A repre-
sentative of the Macmillan Co. is in
charge and an opportunity will be given
/ physicians and nurses to secure the lat
/ est books for their libraries. The north
west corner of the hall is given up to
countless pamphlets and posters as the
Metropolitan Life Insurance welfare ex-
hibt.
| A remarkably fine showing of work ac-
complished by the pupils of the Austine
Institution is arranged attractiyely in
and about a booth prettily decorated with
4 pink and white crepe paper. 1t includes
dresses. plain sewing. embroidery. Gro
i cheting, basketry, knitting also a few