The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-04-16
MARYLAND PLANNING FOR
HEALTH DAYCELEBRATION
Health and Happiness is Inher-
ent Right of Every Child

Gilt SlSHI VI Livery OIIlIu
In every section of the country ar
engagements are under way for the
celebration of the first day of May as
Child Health Day. Maryland will
join with other states in the nation
vide observance of the day. In ad-
dition to special exercises for fathers
and mothers and other grownups, the
children, as usual, will celebrate the
day with plays and games and with
other exercises typifying health and
growth.
The purpose of the observance is
to direct the attention of every
grownup to the inherent right of
every child to health and happiness;
to protection from diseases; to intel
ligent care; and to opportunities for
normal growth and development, ply
steal, mental and spiritual. In all Of
the plans, emphasis is laid on COM
munity responsibility, as we'll as on
that of fathers and mothers, teachers
and public officials, for the health and
well-being of children of the nation.
The Maryland Child Health Day
Committee is composed of representa-
tives of state, county and city depart
ments of health and education; of
parent-teacher associations; state and
county medical societies; service
clubs; organizations concerned with
the care of the handicapped; recrea-
tional groups and of other organiza-
tions helping to further the health
and welfare of the children in the
state. DR.. J. H. M. Knox, chief of the
Bureau of Child Hygiene of the State
Department of Health, is chairman of
the State committee.
"May Day with it's festivals, has
always been associated" DR.. Knox
said, in outlining the plans for the
day, with the out-of- doors, the COM
ing spring, and with growth and
development. The idea of applying
that thought to the children of the
country, originated with the Ameri-
can Child Health Association. State
after state adopted the plan of let
ting this particular day symbolic the
hopes of all for health and opportuni-
ty for every child, and finally, by
Congressional action, Child Health
Day was placed where it is now, on
the calendar of national" days.
Recently, the attention of all
thoughtful men and women has been
directed to the findings of the White
House Conference Committee on Child
Health and Protection and to the
great need shown for more adequate
measures for the care of all children
in order that they may grow to man.
hood and womanhood free from physi-
cal and mental handicaps and safe
guarded so that they may develop
physically, mentally and spiritually.
"The aims of the White House Con-
ference have been embodied in the
Children's Charter which stresses the
right of every mother and every child
to such care. Wherever Child Health
Day celebrations are held, their pur-
pose will be to bring about the ulti-
mate realization of these declarations
in the Children's Charter, not for one
day only but every day."
Due to the late season in Garrett
county, Health Day will be celebrated
here the latter part of May. Pro-
grams are being arranged by Mrs.
Joseph F. Fahey, public health nurse,
and Mrs. Samuel ]. Cole, health
nurse for the Kitzmiller section. These