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Show DEIID DEPARTMENT OF EEM CHILD ' Mothers Congress Indorses New ( Plan; School Fraternity Life Induces Consumption. ( DliNVER. Colo., .lime II. A now department de-partment of the national government with a woman at its head is one of tho propositions propo-sitions to be Indorsed by tho National Mothors' congress, now holding its four-teenta four-teenta annual convention in this city. Resolutions arc being prepared for a department de-partment of home and child, with a cabinet cabi-net officer nt its head, if possible a woman. It Is said that the Idea is favored fa-vored by former President Itooscveil and that he will Indorse the suggestion that some woman who hns made a study of the subject of children and their home lifts be given charge. m Dr. George Walters Holdcn of Phipps sanitarium today read a paper, entitled "The Mother's Responsibility in the Prevention Pre-vention of Tuberculosis." Dr. Holdcn said that fraternity life In high schools, with its dances and late hours. Is the quick step to consumption, which gathers an appalling harvest every year. Ho scored the public drinking cup and aimed a blow at exposed counters, wlioro sandwiches, sand-wiches, pipes, meats, etc.. are sold lo school children for their noonday meal. Kxposuro of foods In this manner, he said, breeds numerous! diseases. The congress discussed at length methods meth-ods of canceling tho debt agnlust the association, |