Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-05
fIrrLE MOTHERS LEAGUE
 GLASSES HOLD PICNICS

Girl members of the Little Mothers league held picnics in Mohegan park during the latter part of last week as closing to the classes which they have been holding during the summer recess
 On Thursday the Broadway classes en- ioyed an outing at the park, the Taftville class on Friday, and the occum class on Saturday, making general good time for them all
 The Little Mothers league classes were formed on June 17th, with four classes at Broadway, three at Taetville and one at Occum. There were about $50 girls enrolled and out of these 100 received certificates for perfect attendance. Each class elected it's own officers and chose it's colors, also named their baby dolls.
 The classes were composed of girls between the ages of 10 and Is, and were well attended. Much interest was dis played by the young girls in the nurses demonstrations of how to take care of the baby.
 These classes were under the direction of the public health nurses of the town department of public health. The nurses of the town department of public health who took part in this work among the school children are as follows: Miss Charlotte M AIbertine, R. N. director. Miss Mary Moriarty, R. N, and Miss Rose Dur, R. N.
 | The classes were taught how to wash and dress the baby. make its bed. assist | in preparing. feeding and to make boric acid solution. Also there were lessons in hygiene and sanitation.
 | It is a comhSea sight everywhere to | see a young girls g or 10 years old in charge Of baby in arms. or a toddler 2 or years of age. These young girls are
 nurses in charge while the mothers are
 out working or busy with household du- ties Too frequently the babes are dirty, have colds, discharging noses. cuts, bruises, and sores on hands, arms and bodies their clothes also are dirty. torn and without buttons. so that dresses are partly open or but insecurely retained by pins, strings or nails; the clothes are frequently improperly adjusted to the child's body, and mitts and stockings are
 full of holes. To complete the picture
 the babe is practically always chewing .
 biscuit cake. apple, pickle. banana, all
 day suckers, gum or pacfier. Frequent ly both babe and nurse" are in tears but more frequently this distressing sigh
 had wonderfully appealing side, thu
 bright. dancing eyes of baby and its at
 tendant sister despite the uncomfortabl
 and sordid conditions of themselves ant their surroundings.
 OOulu we expect dnylnlnE rom IneS
 children but untidiness, uncleanliness
 shiftlessness, untrained minds, loose hab it's. ill health, dishonesty and crime After many efforts in many directions t help the overburdened or careless moth CTS to look after these neglected children
 problem was solved by a group of pub
 lie health nurses in the formation of tn Little Mothers leagues. These classe | were organized for the purpose of teach . ing little girls how to care for their littl , brothers and sisters. Little Mothers leagues were first put into practice il 2 New York city, where classes have bee l conducted during the summer months b
 the city department of health in healt 2 centers. playgrounds and recreation pier This plan is now carried out in man 9 large cities throughout tssa country I These classes teach the little mother l all the necessary treatment and care
 the baby. and it can be readily seen ths
 the death rate can be greatly decrease
 if the lessons are put into practice an
 the training in these classes fit the girl . for better work in school. better woman hood and citizenship.