Evening star., 1928-05-01
MAY DAY OBSERVED
WIDELY IN DISTRICT.
Athletic Contests, Clinics and
Dental Treatments Given to
Arouse Health Interest.

May day was celebrated throughout
Washington today by thousands of par
ticipants at clinics, schools and play
grounds, with programs designed TO
stimulate the vsgoT Of youth, and DEM
onStrate the great value to the Nation
OF child health.
Under smiling skies. children joined
S,ith hilarity in athletic contests. as if
70 celebrate their escape from recent
unreasonable Spring weather, and i
steady stream Of little folks poured
through health centers. schools and
medical Offices for physical eXamina-
ton.
5 The program. arranged by the Nav
E Day Child Health Committee, az which
Dr. Edward J. Schwartz, assistant
= health officer Of the District. was chair
{ man, reached into every nook and ccf-
ner Of the city and found its way 10
s virtually every doorstep this morning.
* Even the milk bottles Of dairy ard
: dealer bore tags with the message Of
3 child health.
M Cathoslc tiet0 nay
: Outstanding this morning was the
: field day at Catholic University. where
: thousands Of children from the Catholic
: schools of the city gathered under
: direction Of Rev Dr Paul Furfey, pro-
lesser Of sociology at the institution,
for athletic contests. Programs were
. held on many Of the public school play
GROUNDS
AT the clinic Of the Child Welfare
Board Of Children'S Hospital, and the
/ 10 child hygiene centers of the Health
Department Of the District Of Columbia,
we're held physical examinations this
) morning from 10 to - o'clock. Mothers
and children attended these institutions
! IN large numbers and doctors gave the
children either a clean bill OF health
or. upon discovering defects called
! them TO the attention Of the mothers,
with vecomn1e a6ations.
- Mar day Was observed in special Gel
ehrstions at tae District Fairgrounds
and 81 four them physical examina-
: tinnS were given in cooperation with
the tuberculosis Association. These
r-ere at Second and F street southeast,
Seventeenth and Kramer streets. Eight
eenth and Kaloraraa read and the col
: orec playground al Twenty-seyenth and
Q streets.
Under auspices Of the Summer round
I'D committee Of the Parent-Teacher
Associations. Of which Mrs. n. II. Stull
was chairman, examinations were held
al many schools, including Edmonds,
BrooklanG Henry Seaton. Bancroft
Grant, Thomson. Park View. Ludlow,
Ambush Mott Adams and Peabody.
Swan Boat Opens Season.
One Of the picturesque features Of
the day was the of1icial opening Of the
season by the swan boat Of the child
welfare board Of Children's Hospital
clinic at the hospital The leaSure
craft took many boatloads { happy
youngsters IN trips about the Tidal
Basin. Il viii operate daily throughout
the Summer season. Mrs. Frank B
Eoyes. honorary president OF the board,
sponsored one trip Of children.
Dental treatment was given 10 more
than 500 children through cooperation
ct dentists with the dental committee Of
! the May day committee. Of which DR..
e. e. Erickson was chairman. The chill
. 6ren were transported IN buses by the
Red Cross and the Junior League to
Offices Of dentists. who BY previous ap-
poirtu1ent took care of the children's
teeth between the hours Of and
O'Clock.
The dental program had been devel-
cped through a prctracted system Of CO.
operation with the committee Of nurses.
. the school authorities and the District
q Columbia Congress Of Parent
: Teacher Associations DR.. Joseph A
Murphy, chief medical inspector Of the
: public schools, was active in this pro-
gram. The work was done in the of11ces
OF los white and 10 colorec dentists.
I who volunteered their time
Public School Celebrations.
Celebrations at the public schools
we're IN charge Of DR.. Rebecca Stone
road for the white schools, and Miss
Z ANITA Turner for the colored schools.
! One Of the outstanding programs Of
the afternoon was that at Parkview
( Playground, where Mrs. william How
erd Taft planned 10 plant tree Com
missioner Sidney F. TaliaferTo was TO
sccept il for the District Of Columbia
Z The occasion was under auspices Of the
Woroen's City Club.
C15ld health tags went 70 s5 900 milk
customers this morning both at their
doefE1epE and through stores. through
cooperation of the Washington Dairy
I Council. represented By r. J. Poison
8 The message said: Have your child
4 physically examined Watch the six
year n1olsr tooth Children need plenty
.of milk. fresh fruits. fresh vegetables
Te8t and sunshine" Il was signed BY
ftG District Of Columbia May day COM
mitsee
At Catholic University. In addition TO
ff7e field day out Of doors. there was an
extensive exhibit Of work dOne by chill
dsen Of the parochial schools Of the
city 10 the interest Of health with the
& cooperation o. the TubeYcuiosis Asso-
csaifon. The exhibit included posters
sksno tables, clay models and other
articles. II was under the direction Of
aslEs Mary Spencer Of the National