Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
MANY CHILD HEALTH
ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Noon Meeting, Open House at Wei
fare Centers and Special Pro-
grams Scheduled.
CHILDREN WILL DANCE
May Basket VIII Be Taken to
White House.

Chudren's health will receive city
wide attention tomorrow, May l.,
when two campaigns converge to
awaken public interest.
Tho date, designated by the Amer
lean Child Health Association as
"Children's day." and falling within
Health week, April % to May 3,
will see many agencies interested in
The subject aroused to special activ-
ity, with a MONDAY meeting at
Keith's open house by the Child We'll
fare Society at it's health centers, and
programs at Friendship House and
Noel House.
The Child Welfare Society, of which
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes is president and
Or. Hugh ]. Davis director, will
keep open all its health centers all
day. The nurse, doctor and attendants
will be on hand to give physical
examination to all children up to
six years of age who may visit
Plan MaypoIe Dance.
At headquarters of the society, at
300 G. street, the playground will be
feopened for the season at ESQ pm.
with Maypole dance. to which all
children in the city up to six years
Carrying the idea to the White
House, three little children from the
Child Welfare Society tomorrow
morning at o'clock will take to the
front door of the white House beau
tiful May basket for the President
and Mrs. Coolidge.
Miss Abbott to Speak.
The MONDAY meeting at keith's, to
last from u to /. will be presided
over by Corcoran Thorn, treasurer OF
the American Child Health Associa-
ton, of which Herbert Hoover is
president. Miss Grace Abbott of the
childrens bureau, Department of
Labor, will speak. A moving picture
on child health will be presented.
Headquarters for Health week, at
1888 F street, where number of ex-
hibits of interest in the movement
are shown. will have as hostesses to-
morrow the Child Welfare Society.
officers of the society include: Mrs.
Moves. president; Mrs. John Ihlder.
first vice president; Mrs. Frederick
Brooke, second vice president; Mrs.
William Hammond, recording secre-
tary: Mrs. Charles Woodruff, CORE
spending secretary. and Mrs. John
Allen Daughertv, treasurer.
At Friendship House, 326 Virginia ave-
nue. southeast there will be open house
from to o'clock and posters on health
will be on display. The children OF the
day home will present little health
play entitled The Carpenters Union"
the cast of which will be as follows ::
Lily White, Mary kartofet: Rosie Maid
Dorothy Stetson Protein, Forbes Brown :;
Lime, Herbert; Fat, Wilbert Hardy !;
Sugar. Billy Motley; the Vitamine trip
lets. Edward Some. William, Joe Brown ::
Iron, Charles Burton; chorus of little
girls. Catherine Stetson, Nettie Howard
Margaret Bridget, Silvia kartofel, Cath
crime Gladhill, Larue Gladhill.
Exhibit of Work.
At Noel House, 1868 Kramer street
northeast. there will be a special pro-
gram from 4 to o'clock. when the
board of Noel House will be present,
as follows: Mrs. Newbold Noyes, act
ing president; Miss Myron Whitney.
secretary, and Miss Helen Jones,
treasurer.
There will be an exhibit of the in
dustrial work accomplished by the
children.
The program. to be accompanied by
the Boys Band, will be as follows:
Figure marching and dumbbell
drill. Girl Scouts.
Calisthenics, Girl Scouts Q0-14
"Fifty-Fifty," a comedy sketch,
Boys Club (S-14 years..
Fantasy, dance festival, browning
May queen, etc, girls (6-15 years of
Play. playing Hockey" girls and
boys.