Evening star., 1927-04-28

formula and giving a demonstration
of the recommendations of the doctor.
Emphasis is laid on cod liver oil and
sunshine treatment to prevent ricketts,.
The present child welfare work
throughout the District was developed
from a movement about 80 years ago
among some persons interested, who
started distribution of food from their
private kitchens. This developed into
a distribution of milk, as the most i'm
portant food, from milk stations.
From this phase the movement devel-
oped into an educational institution to
teach mothers - obtain pro- food
for the babies and TO feed them scien.
tifically.
In the early days the Child Welfare
Society was supported entirely from
public subscriptions, but as it ~rew in
Importance Congress realized the need
and finally came to the support of the
public need. Miss Mary Gwynn, for
mer president of the society, who was
its early moving spirit, saw the con-
summation of her efforts in plans to
transfer the work from a private to
public institution. Before she died, in
May, 1923, plans had been perfected to
make the change, which was actually
put into effect in June, 1923. The
Child Welfare Society retained super
Children's Hospital, where it could
carry on a memorial to Miss Gwynn
and set a standard for child welfare
work in the District of Columbia
Trail Blazing Work.
Paying tribute to the society, now
known as the Child Welfare Board OF
the hospital, DIR. Davis of the Health
Department, who was formerly di-
rector for the society pointed out
today how its work still is that of a
trail blazer. 1t can still set stand
ards, according to DR.. Davis, and con-
tinue to progress in investigative
and research work not possible under
law for the child hygiene service of
the Health Department.
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. honorary
president, and Mrs. Louis Lehr, presa
dent of the Child Welfare Board, are
eager for the whole child welfare pro.
gram throughout the District to ex-
pand to serve more homes, and save
the lives of more children, They are
interested not only in the center at
Children's Hospital, but in the entire
program carried on by the Health De-
partment of the city, and are hoping
that May day will stimulate great new
interest in the Importance of health
for the pre-school child.
Other officers of the board include
first vice president, Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien; second vice president. Mrs.
Elliott Goodwin; secretary. Mrs. J.
Holabird Towne: treasurer, Mrs.
Breckenridge Long.
New Committee Chairmen.
Two new committee chairmen have
| been appointed; Mrs. James +. Mitch
ell, as chairman of membership, and
| Mrs. Irwin Laughlin, as chairman of
visiting committee, which will make
| official frequent visits to the center.
Other members of the board include:
| Mrs. Victor Cushman. Mrs. Mathews
| Dick, Mrs, w. S. Howell, jr.; Mrs.
| Demarest Lloyd, Mrs. Lee Warren,
| Mrs. Copley Amory, Mrs. Gist Blair,
| Mrs. Joseph Bradley, Mrs. w. Harry
| Brown, Mrs. Frederick Brooke, Mrs
| Donald Cassells, Mrs. j. Allen Dough-
| erty, Mrs. Charles Deneen, Mrs. Will
! liam Il. Doeller, Mrs. William ]. Dono-
van, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs.
| John r. Edie, Mrs. George Garrett,
Mrs. Charles c. Glover, jr.; Mrs. Ran
dali Hagner, Mrs. Arthur Houghton,
Mrs Frank Hight, Mrs. John Ihlder,
Mrs. Louis Lehr. Mrs. Marshall Lang
horne, Mrs. Cary Langhorne. Mrs.
Frank G. Let's, Mrs. Eugene Meyer,
Mrs. George Mayre, Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien, Mrs. Frank G. Page. Mrs.
John II. Purdy. Mrs. William S. Rey-
burn, Mrs. Stanley Rhinehart, Mrs.
McClennan Ritter Mrs. Charles r.
Shepard, Mrs. A. Livingston Stavely.
| Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney. Mrs.
Arson Phelps Stokes, Mrs. Claude
i Swanson, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman,
Mrs. Oscar Underwood, Mrs. Harold
| Walker. Mrs. James Wadsworth, jr.;
d, Miss Adelaide Wolstenholme, Mrs. B.
B. Jones. Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mrs.
Liman Kendall and Mrs. Charles S.
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