Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-03
BABY PARADE
PLANS PUSHED
Will be Feature of Child Wei
fare Week to be Held Here
This Coming Week.
PLAN FOR LINE OF MARCH
Floats to Take Part in Pro-
CeSSion-- "details of Event
Outlined at Session.

The hearty response of the several
boards and organizations assures the
fullest cooperation with the Board
of Health in observing Child Welfare
Week here next week and the meet
ing of the joint committees held yes
terday afternoon in Health Officer
Thompson's Office further manifested
the interest which the community
holds in the welfare of the children.
Further developments of the activi-
ties were put forth last night and
particular enthusiasm was shown
when the baby parade which on
Monday will introduce the activities
of the week. was discussed.
Participating in the parade will
be babies, mothers and school chill
dren and nine prizes will be award
ed, three to each of these classes.
Judges will be Dean William P.
Cantwell. Mayor William C. Wilson
and Mrs Peter Olsen and Mrs. w. w
Oliver for the babies. School chill
dren will be judged by Superinten
dent of Schools Samuel f. Shull,
| President John Sheehy of the Board
of Education. Principal II. Hulse
of the Grammar school, and Miss
Alice Mihleis, primary and kinder
garten supervisor of the public
schools, and the prize mothers will
be selected by Mrs. George Parsons,
Mrs. Mabel Fales and Miss Anna
Rudolph.
The prize babies will be chosen
for their health and puichritude, as
we'll as the decorations of the car
riage. Mothers are asked to coop
crate with the movement and pre-
pare their babies and decorae the
carriages, sending in their names
into Dr. Thompson at the Board OF
Health any time in advance of the
parade, which will take place Mon
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. start
ing from the library. The line OF
march as it now stands will be from
the library to Maple, to Market,
thence to High back to Commerce,
down Mechanic, Fayette to Madison
up jefferson. returning to the IL
brary. Business men are asked to
enter floats of any description, ad-
vertising baby ware, or anything
else consistent with the idea. This
will have been the first baby parade
ever held in PerE1 Amboy and sue
cess means it's institution as an an
nual affair.
On Thursday and Friday. exhibi-
| tions will be held in the high school
auditorium from $3.50 to and from
| 1880 to $50 o'clock at which time
! it is expected that there will be pro-
minent speakers and others who will
| talk on the care of the child. espe'
cially dwelling upon the subject of
nutrition which will form the ma
| jor portion of the weeks special
ties.
To carry out the present plans.
| $500 are needed and it is hoped that
| this amount will be donated by pub
| lie spirited citizens. The realization
| of the necessity OF such movements
is felt keenly by organizations which
have co-operated for its success and
with the idea of bringing home to
the rest of the community the need
of better care for the child. will try
to enlist the aid of as many members
Of the city as is possible.
During the early part of the week
the Parent Teachers Association. the
| Community House Association and
the Day Nursery will arrange for
meetings to be held in reference to
the movement and talks will be given
on the subject of nutrition.
All information as to the parade
and other activities can be had at the
| Board of Health Office, City Hall.
Those who were present yesterday
were: Mrs. Adrian Lyon. Mrs. Frank
| Parsons, Mrs. Russell Kemerer
Miss Alva Myers. Miss Ethel Roberts.
Miss Pauline Stricken. Miss Persis
| Snodgrass, DR.. Charles Thompson
and DIR. Charles Silk.