Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
RAIN BARS CAPITAL
MAY DAY PROGRAM
ON FAIRGROUNDS
Child Health Activities Are
Conducted by Physicians
Despite Weather. J
BASKET OF FLOWERS
GIVEN MRS. HOOVER
First Lady Receives Five, Who
Bring Gift, Presented for
Children of Nation.

Rain this morning spoiled the May
day festivities which had been planned
for the school children of Washing
ton, but the activities in connection
with the more seri&ls side of May l.
child health-went rapidly ahead in
various hygiene centers throughout the
city.
In keeping with May day custom,
five children called on Mrs. Herbert
Hoover at the White House this morn
ing and presented her with a May
basket of flowers. Years ago 1t was
customary for children to hang the
basket of flowers on the door and run.
leaving the recipient to guess the
identity Of the donor The five chill
dren who went to the White House this
morning, however, we're received by Mrs
Hoover. the First Lady thanking them
cordially for the gift which was pre-
sented in behalf of children the cor1n-
try over.
The children were Rosamund Krat.
Mona Laurent, Jacqueline Krah, David
Barker and Bobby Kaemmerer. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Ernest r.
Grant, chairman of the flower COM
mittee.
Fairgrounds Too Wet to Use.
Although rain ceased falling shortly
after 8 o'clock this morning. the play
grounds were so thoroughly soaked that
those in charge of the outdoor program
were unwilling to jeopardize the health
of the youngsters by carrying out the
festivities as planned
1t had been hoped to have 100000
school children take part in an elaborate
program of games to demonstrate the
value of outdoor play in the life of the
growing child.
The only place in the city where out
door play was INDUCED in was at the
Allison Health School, Thirteenth and
Allison streets, where children who are
below normal physically are given
special treatment.
Regulated outdoor play is one of the
essential features of this school. par
tally inclosed court being provided for
this purpose in inclement weather.
City Dentists Aid in Plans.
The health examinations, which for
the past five or six years have been the
most important feature of May day in
Washington, we're conducted under the
.
ant health officer of the District DR..
Joseph A. Murphy was in charge of
the physical examinations at all health
centers and DR.. Stephen G. Hopkins,
chairman Of the committee on oral
hygiene and public instruction of the
District of Columbia Dental Society,
supervised the dental examinations.
Members of the Dental Society con-
tributed generously Of their time to this
work More than 100 dentists volun-
tarily served in examining the teeth
Of the children at the clinics and have
agreed to extend this service in their
own Offices to the children assigned
them. Approximately 500 children will
receive this service.
The physicians who conducted the
medical examinations were as follows:
Georgetown University Hospital DR.. E.
NJ. O'Brien and DIR. Harry Ong: $50 G
street, DR.. M. T. Rosser and Dr. Mar
garet Nicholson: 900 Maryland avenue
northeast. Dr. S. p Portion and DR.. j.
S. Arnold: 1927 Georgia avenue, DIR.
Preston Haynes, Dr.. A Nimetz and DR..
Thomas Linville: 20l2 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, DR.. A. J. Steinberg
and Dr. Edith S. Coale; 925 Twenty
second street. DR.. Grace Stone. DR..
Richard and DR.. DeSaussure; 4S0 &
street southwest. DR.. Russell McNitt and
DR.. George Heitmuller: 1904 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, DR.. William j.
Duncan and Dr.. William F. Greaney:
1901 Talbert street southeast, Dr. Ber-
nard Notes and DR.. r. H. Ford Freed
mems Hospital. DR.. Frank A. Cook and
DR.. Joseph E. Trigg.
Parents Hear Lectures.
Other doctors lectured to parents
who brought their children to the
health centers. Proper food. sunlight
and play were stressed in all of these
talks.
DR.. Viola r. Anderson of the Asso-
citation for the Prevention Of Tubercu-
losis visited the health centers. partic-
ularly those where tubercular children
were examined.