Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-29
Urge Expert Care Of
Mothers And Children

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In dollars and cents what is a
mothers care worth Can a state
measure What u mothers personal
care means to its potential citizens
any more than an individual can put
a price upon what mother has meant
10 MIN? This is the question over
which u number of won1en's" bryant
nations, active in hacking the n bling
act introduced BY Congressman DuciI
1 nub,t week tn nn in ALBANY; are asking the
Frank Vanderbilt of the New York
League of Women Voters and Mrs.
Florence Kelley of the New York
Consumers league, the. United Or
gan1=atio1s for the Maternity and IN
fancy Bill, declares that two-thirds
OF the mothers now needlessly dying
IN this state can be saved by proper
caro- before, during and after ronnnc-
ments.g 49,.
This is based on cold. statistical
Facts said Mrs. Vanderlip Yesterday.
The records cos corning babies are
equally arresfing., Although New
zealand which. has infancy and ma
ternity protection loses only forty
eight babies out of IL thousand in
the first year Of life here in New
every thousand die during the same
period. In four counties of this state
alone the rate runs as high as a hun
dred infancy deaths out OF every ,
thousand in the first year. In twenty
one counties of the state there is no
agency whatever for instruction aud
supervision Of expectant mothers.
" or these counties. one with, a
population of fifty thousan nd, have not
a single public health nurse. This IS
IN spite of the increasing shortage of
physicians in rural districts"
The village hat has the lowest
death rate in New York state is u
village of twelve thousand inliabi-
tanls. The infant death rate there is
but forty-three out Of every thou
SAINT In spite of this small popula- |
ton the. village employs two public
health nurses who give their, entire
time to the instruction ,of expectant
mothers. before, during and after
confinement.
sMrs. ,Vanderiip who has six chill
dren Of her own asks that all women
who arc anxious to extend the safe
guards and protection OF, expert care
to mothers and. babies write without
delay to then congressman or the
Young Women's Christian Aseocia-
ton, 500 Lexington enu
a school Of instruction for Eastern
Star chapters in District No. 3 will be
iS1O IN lHS AhdSOIllC temple April 4.l
Comprising the third district are Gill
by chapter No. 49,. Inkster chapter
No. 20, Larin1ore chapter NO. SO,
HIlsboro chapter No. is, IAkota
chapter No. 90, Mayville chapter No.
71,.and Grand Forks chapter No. IL.
The meeting on Tuesday will open
at 4 O'Clock and there will be recess
during b supper hour when Acacia
chapter will serve the meal. 1t has
bAAN s.. HANllnNfnd # that 10 oil YnaYnharS |
make reservations for plates either
with Ms, Earl Pratt or with Mrs.
Frank; Hankey. After supper there
will sbe ~tnftiatoty work exemplifed by
omceresfrom various chapters In this
district: Mrs. Maude NJ. Adams of
Grand Forks ia district deputy:
Grand Matron Cora o. Richmond
present to inspect the work done at
this time.
These schools are held yearly to
give the members a better under
standing OF the work Of the order.
The meeting was held at Larifnore
last year. About SO u of town
persons are expected to s,ttend. IN
members who belong to the local or
der. E@ Il
The outgoing cabinet Of the: uni
verB1ty r.. w. C.. a.. entertained the
newly elected members at dinner in
the domestic science rooms atSDavis
hall at the university on Tuesday eve
ming. The tables were prettily decor
ated through the use of yellow jon
quils. The new cabinet members IN
clude: Evelyn Suter. Myrtle Fisher,
Henrietta shorb. Rose Rosendahl,
Elizabeth Gaulke, Glenn Bruce, Nell
LundinE. Edith Southam, Olive Land
berg, Anita Upton and Lois Hosford.
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Rev. Lawrence Robertson was the
speaker at the meeting OF the univer-
sity Y. w. G. A., which was held last
evening in the Women's League
rooms. .Cpmmons building.
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District No. 5 of the Methodist
Ladies' Aid will give a su~pe In the
auditorium of the church his eve
ming. n they invite the 'ublic to
attend. In connection with the
supper. the women OF the first district
Of the Aid will conduct a sale Of
novel house dresses which have. been
made biz the women OF their group
under the SUPERVISION Of Mrs, W. L.
Hoover. ----ssosN