Evening star., 1935-05-01
.CH|LDREN'S FETES
FEATURE MAY DAY
OBSERVANCE HERE
Mrs. Roosevelt Receives
Delegation of Four Tots
Bearing Flowers.
| HEALTH EXAMINATIONS
| HELD IN CITY SCHOOLS
Hundreds Of Youngsters Tested
by Physicians as Summer
Round-ups Start.
This May day morning in the Ma

This May day morning in the Ma
tional Capital was given over to health
and happiness Of the city's children.
Maypole dancing, games. pageants,
athletic contests and health examina-
tions and exercises we're the order Of
the day.
AS IL TO symbolic the new spirit Of
the date, far different from its tradi-
tions Of political rancor, violence and
bloodshed, four small children, dressed
In their best, were received at the
White House this morning by Mrs.
Roosevelt, to whom they presented a
basket Of flowers. They were Donald
Frick. 2. Of 2314 Eighteenth street:
Connie Hough, 5. of 2443 Eighteenth
street; Deirdre VIM, 4. of 1860 Cali
fornia street, and Dorothy Ferebee, 2.
of 1909 Second street. Accompanied
by Mrs Ernest r. Grant. managing
director of the District tuberculosis
Association. they represented the May
Day Child Health Committee.
Physical Tests Given.
Bright and early the annual process
sion 10 the public schools of mothers
and small children, taking advantage
Of the Summer roundup of the par
ent-teacher associations, was under
way
Hundreds Of youngsters of pre-
school age were examined by COM
petent physicians. The medical find
ings will be turned over to their par
ents with recommendations for treat
ment and cure. The final phase of
the Summer roundup will occur next
Fall, when the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation workers check up on health
improvements which have been effect
ed as result of the examinations.
The scene at the Bancroft School
Eighteenth and Newton streets, which
was one of the l3 where examinations
were held, was typical.
Before 9 am. the children begar
to arrive. The majority will star
school next September or possibly Feb
ruary, but some we're younger ever
than that. Laughing and crying
chattering and silent, they were lee
into the examination room.
Thorough Tests Made.
There physicians tested their hearts
their lungs. talked with them, looked
at their teeth and put them through
all other steps needed to ascertain
whether they we're suffering from
remedial physical defects.
In charge of the work was DR.. Car
Eckhardt. who was assisted by Drs
George Mueller. L. w. Gray. D. v
Hughes. D. S. Fettes and j. M. Muir
ply. The committee of parents which
arranged for the examinations in.
cluded Mrs. A. S. Mangere. Mrs. Viii.
liam Sweet. Mrs. Frank Towns ano
Mrs. William Stone.
Others of the city's 81 parent
teacher associations will hold exam
nations tomorrow, Friday, May G
Z, Is and "a.
Two other health drives also swunl
into full operation today. One wa
the campaign of the American Chile
Health Association in cooperation
with the District Health Department
for immunization to diphtheria o
pre-school children.
Each year the association war
| against some phase of child illness
This year it was decided to concen
trate on diphtheria in childre rang
ing in age from months to 6 years
Lectures Launch Drive.
The instructional side of the Join
drive by the District Health Depart
ment and the District TuberculoSi
Association to examine each higl
school senior for tubercuiar infection
was launched with lectures in thre
high schools and in many of tn
| intermediate and elementary school:
| DR.. Stuart o. Foster spoke at Nc
Kinley, DR.. Charles r. L. HALEY a
Western and DR.. E. o. Wiggens a
| Dunbar.
Mrs. Grant Of the tuberculosis As
sociation, in a radio interview las
evening, explained in detail the aim
of the drive. The interview was con
Quoted by George Hurd of the repor
torial staff of The Star. She pointet
out that Washington's death rat
from tuberculosis, 1913 per 100000 pop
ulation, Is the third highest of tn
country's larger cities. She attrib
uted this to the lack Of an adequat
number of hospital beds for person
suffering in the active stages of tn
disease and to the presence of ale.
slums.
One of the principal May da!
| pageants this morning was at tn
Wheatley School, Montello avenue ant
Neal street northeast, with some 70
children participating. The exercise
included maypole dancing, crowninl
of q May queen and a Japanes
pageant.
Fairgrounds Have Programs.
May day observences were schedules
for the city's 80 Fairgrounds through
out this afternoon. On the program
are games, athletic efficiency tests
singing and general merrymaking.
From 1870 to $3.50 pm, the play
grounds were to be given over Il
children under 6. They were to pla.
games, sing songs, march in healti
parades and hear talks on persona
hygiene.
From $50 to 4:45 pm, athletic ef
ficiency tests for older children arr
scheduled. Bronze, silver and golt
buttons will be awarded.
A father-and-s program will winC
up the days playground activities. end
ing at 6 pm. Parents and children
will play together at quoits, soft bal
and other games. and listen TO talk,
by playground officials.
A series of nature walks will bt
inaugurated this afternoon, when Ar.
thur Stupka, Federal parks naturalist
will conduct a party through Rocl
N.anlr parL Tbo hika V,ill stort al