The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-28
NURSES CARE FOR
MANY CHILDREN
Rest Tent Crowded, and rs Children
Weighed and Measured Second Day
Babes Sleep in Baskets.

If the need for rest tent and check
room for babies at the Valley fair re-
mains doubtful in the minds of any of
the talr visitors it is because those
visitors did not take the trouble to
peep in at the tent in the pine grove
east of the race track
from early morning until nearly g
O'Clock each day the tent was busy
place, and yesterday as late at 430 the
tent was crowded with children and by
parents who had come to take them
home. The eight beds and several
clothes baskets were in constant use by
sleeping children. Included in the num-
Der cared for was a three-weeks-o old
baby, who rested contentedly throughout
the day. the mother calling occasionally
to see that the child was all right. A
nine-weeks old baby and a two-months-
old baby also We're left throughout the
daY, one of the mothers calling once and
the other remaining away until time to
go home
In addition to caring for the babies
checked, the nurses weighed and mea-
sured lis children yesterday, nearly
three times as many as on the first day
of the fair.
The tent was in charge of Miss Helen
NJ. Sanderson, district Red Cross public
health nurse, who was assisted by Miss
Clara +. Hoffman. public health nurse
for the northern Red Cross district of
the county; Mrs Lucy Wells Lazell
school nurse; Miss Mildred Wye and
Miss Butler of the Mutual Aid assoeia-
eral junior Red Cross girls, who rem
dered valuable assistance in entertain
ing the children. Volunteer workers
from some of the surrounding towns
also rendered assistance.
In the baby contest prizes were
awarded as follows: Up to one and one
half year-Helen Busbee of II West
street, silver cup; Ruby Cleveland OF
2l0 Elliot street and William kempf OF
$40 South Main street, second and third
prize ribbons respectively. One and one
half to + Madeline Fairman of
Vernon, silver Gun; Thyra Howe of 10
Oak Grove avenue and Helen Iynde OF
West Brattleboro. second and third
prize ribbons respectively Special rib
bon prizes were awarded as follows:
Twins-Phyllis Ann and Doris Eliza
beth Churchill of South Londonderry;
fatteat-kenneth Blood of Putney; big
gest boy-Donald Craw Of - Marlboro
avenue: curliest hair-Grace Chlckerlng
of West Chesterfield, n. I'll.
The baby parade was IN charge OF
Mrs ID. j. Stolte. The Judges were Mrs.
Morgan Sherman. Mrs. W. j. kaine. Mrs.
G. s. Leach and Mrs Lucy Wells Lazell.
As on the first day the entertalnment
program at Happvland, under the di-
rection of F. X Brown of Community
Service. with Rev W. G. Bishop OF
West Brattleboro in charge OF games,
drew countless children. for whom group
games were arranged, band concert
was rendered and vaudeville stunts were
performed.
The sports prizes We're awarded as
follows: Girls high Jump, II years
Eva Benson: I'd Clara Henry; Sd. Mary
Wiser. BOYS obstacle race, S years,
Walter Brown; I'd. Fred Carpenter; 3D.
Daniel Keefe Boys obstacle race. II
years-Harold Stevens; I'd. Laurence
BROWN al Stratton Morse Boys broad
iump-Delbert Colburn; I'd, Richard.
Graves: Sd. Frederick Bissett. Boys
hioh iump-Laurenee Brown; 2d, Leslie
piIEpgs. I'd DeIbert COlhurn.