The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-21
SOCIETY NEWS
Community Council
Asked to Help With
Child Health Work

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Asked to Help With
Child Health Work
Recommendation that the Bismarck
Community council sponsor the local
observance of national child health
day, May l, was made by DR.. Maysil
williams, director Of the division of
child hygiene for the state health de-
partment, in an address before the
council Friday.
Dr.. Williams pointed to the impor-
lance Of the observance planned for
this year, which will carry out the
plan for child welfare as outlined at
the recent white house conference.
With Community responsibility and
cooperation for child health and pro-
lection" as the keynote, the national
celebration will aim to initiate def
mite programs for the entire year and
enlist the support Of every citizen In
each community in child health ana
protection, DR.. Williams said.
Activities of the division Of child hy-
giene were reviewed by the speaker.
From 1923 until 1929 the work was
carried on under the Shepard owner
act, with the state assuming the ex-
pense during the last two years.
Most important Is the work done az
the pre-school clinics, scores Of which
are conducted each year. That n
terest in this phase of the work is IN
creas,ng is shown in the number OF
requests for such service received this
wear. DR.. williams declared. More than
zoo communities have asked for the
service.
Other lines of work undertaken IN
clude instruction OF parents IN ma
ternal and infant care, prenatal care.
and communicable diseases, through
talks and distribution of literature;
public health nursing service; May.
day observance; and investigation OF
child hygiene conditions In the state:
william Carroll, commandant OF
the Salvation Army at Winnipeg. was
also a speaker, and he discussed the
outlook for peace throughout the
world during the next decade.
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Mrs. J.. o. Lyngstad. retiring presi-
dent Of the Women's Benefit associa-
ton. was presented with a gift OF
glassware at a meeting of the lodge
Friday evening at the Odd Fellows
hall. Mrs. George Tekippe succeeds
Mrs. Lyngstad as president. Bridge
was played following the business ses-
sion and prizes were awarded MRS.
George Aide, Mrs. Fred Svaren and
Mrs. Bert Korupp. The group is plan
ming a dance for the April meeting
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Mrs. F. A. Copelin, SIS washington
st.. returned to Bismarck Thursday
from California where she spent the
last three months. With Mr.. Copeln
she visited in Los Angeles, Pasadena
and ether points and since his re-
turn to Bismarck about 4 month ago,
Mrs. Copelin has been the guest OF
her mother, Mrs. A. J. Craig, and her
sister, Mrs. Fred Roberts, at Long
Beach.
The annual every member" canvas
Of the First Presbyterian church VIII
be conducted Sunday afternoon be-
ginning at 2 o'clock. Members tax
ing part in the canvas will gather foi
a luncheon at lis o'clock Sunday aft
eraoon at the G. p. Eat shop.
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Mrs. v. ]. LaRose, $50 Sixth st.,
will leave Sunday for washington, p.
c., to spend Easter with her daughter.
Miss Marcelle, who is q student at
Trinity college. Mrs. LaRose expects
to spend several weeks In the east.
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Mrs. Richard Penwarden Jr., SOC
Avenue A, will leave Saturday evening
for Fargo to be present for the fun
eral of her grandmother, Mrs. A. p.
Nokken, pioneer Fargo resident,
which will be held there Sunday.
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MIR. and Mrs. F. O. Fosteson, Fargo
arrived here Friday to visit over thu
weekend at the home Of Mr.. Foste-
sons brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. FoSteson, 9l0 Fifth
street.
MI. and Mrs. Myron Atkinson, $40
West Rosser avenue, have as their
-ruest for the weekend Mrs. Akin
sons sister, Miss Catherine Weber,
Dickinson.
$3.50
C. c. Lauder has returned to his
home at jamestown after q short visit
here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Thomas Lauder, 100 Avenue B.
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Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Ser, Fargo
former Bismarck residents, m spend
ing a few days In Bismarck.
Miss Katherine Knowles will leave
Saturday evening for Jamestown for
q brief visit with her father.