Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-09
BETTER BABIES
HOLDING OWN At
HEALTHMEE INC

Scores of babies little ones, big
ones, brown skinned ones, pink ana
white ones, chubby and frail, SOBER
and crying, busy nurses and doc
tors making examinations, solicit
GUS mothers busting about with
blankets and things, That is the
rather bewildering (to the lay
mani state of affairs In the
! federal court room during the
three days of the first children S
health conference which is being
conducted this week by the nurs-
| ing department of the Red Cross
chapter.
Mothers swarmed to the confer
ence on the opening afternoon
yesterday, many bringing their
children without having first made
appointments for their eXamina-
ton. All were accepted, however
Registered and started through their
examinations. Baby carriages We're
parked outside the postoffice all
afternoon and the elevator ran
children's special tour up ana down
| during the hours of the conference.
The big court room was arranged
with exhibits of interest to parents
on one side and with a series ol
examination rooms around the OPP
posite side. In these curtalneQ-
off compartments sat the physl-
clans and nurses who TOOK the
measurements and made the physl-
cal examinations. Miss GLADYS
Harris, Red Cross public health
nurse, was mistress Of ceremonies:
The babies were registered ana
assigned score cards upon Whlch
| their records were marked in eacn
test. The first was mental ana
developmental, testing the child &C
cording to his age. The second
was on measurements, the third on
general physical eIaminauo
which included department during
the test, the fourth was oral ana
dental and the fifth was on eye
ear, nose and throat.
The children were graded on
each point according to standard
tables published by the better
babies bureau and their final scores
were figured by board of judges.
As each examination was made the
mothers were informed as to par
ticular defects discovered and how
to remedy them. The final scores
will not be given out until after
the last day of examination, when
O. photograph will be made of the
most perfect child entered in ths
contest.
The exhibit includes a complete
layette of forty pieces, loaned by
Kistler- Collister, an automatic PIC
ture machine which shows slides on
the care of infants, a diet table
set with proper meals for children
of various ages and from which
diet instructions were distributed
by Mrs. Maude Doty, county home
demonstration. There are also on
display a homemade refrigerator
| for keeping children's milk cold,
home made fireless cooker, model
chairs, cribs and bath equipment
and a table Of baby killers con-
| spicuous among which are painted
toys, soothing syrups and rubber
nipples. -,
Mrs. J. G. Gould, chairman of the
nursing program committee of the
Red Cross, assisted by Mrs. Mike
Nash and Mrs. Albert Gusdorf, are
registering the entrants in the con-
test. Mrs. Jack Stutz, Mrs. Arthur
Nye, Mrs. p. II. Roberts and Mrs.
Edward Miller are scoring the
children. A number of physicians,
specialists, nurses and assistants
gave their services for the examina-
tons.
The examinations will continue
today. The conference will close
with program at the federal build
ing on Thursday. Miss Harris and
DR.. j. f. Docherty, city and county
health officer, will make talks at
the program. The announcement
Of scores of the children entered
will also be made at that time.