Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
Women's Activities at
Delaware State Fair

Teaching Center, as her associate.
Around the walls are many attractive
posters. representing various phases
Of Red Cross work, first aid European
relief, public health nursing. mouth
hygiene for school children, baby
health stations. health care Of public
school children, etc One striking
poster enumerates the work done BY
the Delaware Red Cross last year. IT
taught 4s8 women and girls 10 take
care of the sick; taught $50 men,
women and school boys nrst aid
! taught 1851 men, women and chill
dren swimming and life saving. The
Red Cross school examined 1f.s04
children. and rs schools were equipped
for sNrving hot iuncheons. The Red
Cross made and distributed $50 lay
cites and 7,71s other garments. and
home service was given 70 100 dis
abied service men.
An unusual exhibit Il the equipment
for teaching home nursing, 20 com
pactly assembled that II can be car
fied from place to place in five boxes
I leaving nothing but bed and bedding
to be provided by the local students
This exhibit was FIRST assembled BY
| Miss -Mary A. Moran, and now Is
standardized by the Red crosg and used
| in different parts pf the United States
and even Porto Rico. The exhibi,
contains equipment for lessons on
/ medicine and sick-room supplies
| bandaging, preparation Of milk for
babies. bathing the baby, and bed
/ making for sick patient. Ia the tent
| there is also displayed map that
shows American colonies anywhere In
the world where the American Red
/ Cross has followed them.
/ Every afternoon lectures and dem
onstrations Of horne nursing viii be
given to the public. Dr. r. J. Tom
linson will give lessons in first aid
and there viii be moving pictures on
hygiene. Pamphlets are distributed
to anyone interested. and Miss Moran
and Miss Carson are glad - give any
information and advice.
Another tent flying the Red Cross
flag is the first aid tent, with Miss
Caroline Robelen in charge. Monday
she had as her aids Miss Ewing Miss
Stenzle, Miss Fitzharrls. Miss Davis
was the nurse in charge, who up to
three O'Clock had treated eight cases
The Homeopathic Hospital lends the
equipment. and each day one Of the
hospitals supplies a nurse and a doc
tor. Several cots are in readiness for
any emergencies, and cuts and hurts
are treated A comfortable rest room
welcomes the weary Fair visitor with
| It's comfortable chairs, table covered
with magazines and spring water
Mothers may leave their babies in the
inviting white crib. where the little
! ones may sleep while the mother en-
joys the Fair
The work the Red Cross Is empha-
sizing just now is home nursing
Courses are being given in all the
high schools Of the State as part OF
the Home Economics courses, and IN
the Wilmington High school as part
of Household Arts. II is taught tC
senior girls at ParochiaI schools and
to special classes at the Women : Col
| lege. University Delaware. and the
Girls Industrial school, as well as tc
groups Of cIub-women. industrial
workers. business women and teachers
Child Welfare.
If you are between the ages oi
babyhood and twenty-one. or if you
have a child, you should go to the
Child Welfare booth in the Women /
Building at the Fair. There you viii
find much TO help and interest you in
its four sections.
In the first room are two or three
attendants who take your name. age,
address and parents names. You re-
eeive a pink tag and they retain a
duplicate slip. Around the walls are
many charming posters in color, DEM
onstrating in prose and picture the
chores OF Health Crusader, which
include cleanliness Of body, plenty Of
sleep, fresh air and exercise, whole
some food. including milk. cereals,
fruits and vegetables, right posture,
and care Of the teeth. In connection
with the last item one attendant greets
each applicant with the question,
Wont you buy a tooth brush? Only
eight cents. and a sign over the box
reads: Look, untold health for only
eight cents, Can you beat it? Buy
each OF your children one-two for
Is cents"
In the second room. nurses weigh
and measure all applicants and enter
their weights and measures on the
card. Demonstrations OF sterilizing
the babies bottle are given, and two
model white cribs are shown for a
normal and for an incubator baby.