The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
CHILD HEALTH DAY TO BE
CELEBRATED IN STATE
Observance Is Nation Wide
To Be Held Here Late in May

Maryland will join with other states
IN the nationwide celebration of May
Day-the first day of the month-as
Child Health Day. Garrett County
will be the only exception, according
to DR.. George E. Clarke, county health
officer. Due to the lateness of spring
in the extreme western portion of
Maryland, May Day will not be cele-
brated in Garrett county until the lat.
ter part of the month.
In announcing the plans for the OBJ
servance of the day, DR.. R. H. Riley,
Director of the State Department of
Health, said:
"There is special significance in this
years celebration of Child Health Day
because children are always among
the greatest sufferers during any per-
iod of hard times. So, more than
ever, the day comes as a challenge to
all grown-ups to stop! look! and
listen! to the health needs of the
babies and young children as we'll as
to those of the boys and girls of school
age, in their own communities. And
having stopped and observed, to join
with all who are interested in COM
munity well-being in the furtherance
of all available meausres to conserve
the health and promote the happiness
of these youngsters. The National
Committee for Child Health Day has
asked that special consideration be
given this year to the health needs of
mothers and young children. The slo-
gan adopted for the year is Mothers
and Babies First"
"For some years, Child Health Day
has served as a milestone in the year
round activities in the interest of child
health in Maryland. 1t has marked
the beginning of the spring and sum-
mer recreational activities for the old
,er boys and girls, of the special health
conferences for babies and young chill
dren and for the examination of the
five and six-year Odds in preparation
for their admission to school in the
fall. 1t will do so again this year.
Arrangements for the conferences in
the counties will be made in each
county under the direction of the
county health officer. Emphasis will
be laid at all of them, on the impor-
tance of protecting young children
against diphtheria and Of vaccinating
them against smallpox. In accordance
with the health laws of the State, no
child can be enrolled in any school in
Maryland, who has not been vaccinat-
ed against the disease.
"May Day was designated as Ma
tional Child Day, by an Act of Con-
gress in 1928. Because of the oppor-
tunity it affords to direct public at
tention to the health needs of growing
children and to the inherent right of
every child to intelligent care and
health protection, the nationwide OBJ
servance of the day is sponsored by
the Conference of State and Provincial
Authorities of North America-the
official organization of State Health
Officers.
"The Maryland Child Health Day
Committee is composed of representa-
tives of State, city and county rep
resentatives of health and education;
of parent-teacher associations; state
and county medical societies; service
clubs; organizations concerned with
the care of handicapped children; rec
reational groups, and others interest
ed in the health and welfare of the
children of the State. DR.. j. H. M
Knox, Jr., Chief Of the Bureau OF
Child Hygiene of the State Depart
ment of Health, is Chairman of the
State Committee"