The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-27

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The Importance of promoting
child health in the nation will
be the theme Of the program at
the May Day child health lunch
con, which will have Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt as the
guest Of honor and speaker, next
Monday at 1890 o'clock in the
grand ballroom Of the Willard
Hotel.
This celebration will be one of
hundreds Of child health meet
ings all over the country. Mrs.
Roosevelt's talk will be carried
over a nationwide radio
hook-up.
MISS LENROOT SPEAKER
Miss Katherine Lenroot, di.
rector Of, the Children's Bureau,
will speak on child health need
in the District Of Columbia, and
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer, will take up the
challenge and tell of the work
which is being done in this con-
nection.
Exhibits including large
graphs to display the facts con-
corning the health problems of
the children of the District will
be shown and several interesting
stunts are being planned.
Prominent women and club
leaders are lending their active
support to this C e lie bration.
Those who will act as hosteSseS
include Mrs. Harlan FiSke Stone,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs.
George C. Ruhland, Judge Fay
Bentley, Mrs. Edna j. johnson,
Mrs. Ernest Gruening, Mrs.
Frank Linzel, Mrs. Milton A.
King, Mrs. William M. Lesser
son, Mrs. Harry H. Woodring,
Mrs. Lester Buchanan, Mrs. Ian
don Banfield, Miss Gertrude
Bowling, Mrs. Loren johnson,
Mrs. Josephine Prescott, Capt.
Rhoda Milliken of the Women's
Bureau, Miss Patricia Morse,
Miss Teresa MCGEE, Mrs. Will
liam j. Father, jr., Mrs. B. M.
M C K elway, Mrs. Arson P.
Stokes, DR.. K. G. SymmondS,
Mrs. William Kittle, Mrs. Whit
man Cross, Mrs. Jesse Adkins,
Mrs. Walter Ufford, Mrs. s. A.
Alexander, Mrs. Arthur Altmey-
er, and Mrs. Max IorenZ.
GROUP CHAIRMEN
DR.. Ella Oppenheimer is gen.
eral chairman of the May Day
Child Health celebration, and
Mrs. Gordon Wagenet, chair.
man Of the child welfare COM
mittee Of the Voteless League Of
Women Voters, is in charge Of
all arrangements for the
luncheon.
Other chairmen include Mrs.
Franklin w. Ryan, Mrs. Mer.
rill Murray and Mrs. Bryan
Battey, who have the following
assisting them:
Mrs. H. L. Deimel, Mrs. w. T.
Cameron, Mrs. Arnie Solem,
Mrs. K. s. Bradford, Mrs. e. L.
Degener, Mrs. John Hader, Mrs.
Allen c. Phelps, Mrs. Audley
Smith, Mrs. Ralph Smith, Mrs.
L. H. Watson, Mrs. F. c. Fish.
back, Mrs. Floyd Welsh, Mrs.
William WandeI, Mrs. Ross Gar
rett, Mrs. Daniel Seckinger and
Mrs. John Paranya.
Another outstanding child
health celebration will be con-
Quoted Sunday afternoon at the
District World War Memorial
In Potomac Park, when the
American Legion, the American
Legion Auxiliary. the Forty and
Eight, and the Eight and Forty
will present a joint program.
MARINE BAND CONCERT
Miss Lenroot also will speak
at this May Day observance.
Mrs. Mary E. Haws, LIE Chapeau
National Of 8 ct 40, will come
from her home in Johnstown,
Pa, to tell Of the work being
done In connection with child
health by des HUT Chapeaux ct
Qurante Femmes, the service
and honor organization Of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Preceding the ceremonies the
United States Marine Band will
give q concert, with Miss Estele
Hunt Deane as SoloiSt.
A poppy professional COM
posed Of several hundred jun
Tors, escorted by the Sons Of the
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps,
will place a poppy for each Of
the 1875 names inscribed on the
memorial. There will be the
masSing Of the colors Of the
various posts and units.
Representative B. w. Gear
hart Of California, and a past
department commander Of the
American Legion Of his State,
will address the assemblage on
Americanism.
Distinguished leaders Of the
celebration include Commander
Thomas Mason, Of the D. C. De-