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Show THE Tl E R A LD-- F! P U P.I ,T C A T SALT LAKE CITV, UTAH. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1916 N, ( n Z "7 7 Li Extraordinary Spread of the "Baby Week" Propaganda and What It Will Mean : : fx . , tin , -- hundreds of years roan r.e a! w,n considered, and then during th lust century woman was reconlzM at contributing in a small measure to the work of the world. As toon as woman cam. Into her own the worM wok tip. realized that tables were m longer found tinder cabbage haves, and that nn Important Item In the world's work. Then came the realization that "children should be seen and not heard" was a motto long out " J uhjhiwiuk.. lrrX ::: V" - Sx. x r- xlS- - V".. X x' ?v x. I ? XXX x-- XXj H .i . . .. t! ...wf . j. tm .. - f i.i ii x, - 11- x" - xx ,, i x x, - nmmt i - - g- i. w ,..,, ... m. ii.iii i.njw itifi.if 'mim i ' - ' . ' - . ' . : ... .,.-.....- r -5- x. A. s x X 1 T x 1. .x xx 4 x 4xmc wccxx-- c V con-Ui'tio- - , 4 x. . V'S-- X x Monday.) Informal meetings. A rally. NewFraper a'tirlcs. Daily articles la the papers together with snniea ar.d programs will appeir during the week. The care of the ba'.y, milk supply, atTectin the baby in sjm-mor- , cU etc.. will bo thinK. proper discussed. to be ihf among subjects Tho children's bureau has prepared many such articles, which it Is fending to committees interested. Articles on baby welfare in the immediate community, the number of .births and deaths, the causes of death, the conditions which affect babies, and what 13 being done for them locally, will all come In for a share of publicity. Baby Sabbath in the churchc3, with appropriate fermons, addieanes in the Sunday schools to Interest the boys and girls, mas3 meetings pre-sided over by the leading citizens, city cfficlals and physicians, street comer talks to men, demonstrations by the Little Mothers' League, talks -- . m. X . mieh to do with the type of campaign. In the smaller towns, and even In rural districts, simple campaigns are being planned. Where an entire week Is too much time to devote to the babies a few days will be plvcn embodying the main features of the more general campaign. The following program Is general throughout the country: Baby Sabbath. Brothers and sisters' day. (This Is to bo held In the public schools on ... mi' nn . -- x" '- ,,.Jrtm(i.Wrti...miYl . fl iiii- -'; . ' Xx4jxM. tiv A Twins Exhibit Under Extremely Primitive Circumstances. Features of "BabjrWeek" r ' ' oy - X w.v - -- s 4 r , - - jaw- ,1 - - , v , jt Exhibited Babies Do Not Always Make the Best Possible Impression. ri I I p yii ' -' .! e. i x'- . n r ... V M-- if - - s - Xi'V x x . v mother Inclined to be sensitive about the little one that was coming:, and t!d herself away. Now, thanks to the advanced education of woman, the expectant mother prepares her-aeObservances in more meatally and physically for the greatest work cf all rearing chilthan 400 communities dren. What has made the chants? "Why Baby Sabbath. are children recognized a3 an InBrothers' and Sisters' Day tegral part of our modern society? Why are they appreciated, planned Rallies and Exhibits. tor and studied? Because mother-hoc- ! Is appreciated. Baby "Ads." Better Btbtes, Better Cities." Demonstration of the -That Is why the slogan. Better Mothers League. tables, better mothers, better cities," Little has teen adopted by the General Federation of Women's Clubs la Us work for baby week, welch la to be the week, believing that education ot held In nearly every atate in the only can 'prevent the thousands clill-reof unnecessary deaths annually Union. March 4 to 11. under 1 year r,f nse. Already more than 400 comrsnni-tl- f The General Federation 13 not are laying: rlans for taby week, Othr tided by the children's bureau of the alone behind the movement. in interested are United States department of labor. clubs and pocietles have end agreed to During baby week the needs of chil- child welfare results best of the One dren wl!I be so presented that all ill be the biin?lns parents In these communities will of the campaign in citizens of spirited public realize thes nda and will want to together give their children the best possible this work for babies. care. They will know that this Is Type of Campaign. their privilege, cs well as their obliFn!iow-uplans aro boiu; made. gation. Permanent good will result from tho To Chicago belongs the distinction cf having held the first baby week. campaign, for every baby in tho com- Scon afterward Nctt York city, then mnnlty will be listed and records Pittsburgh and other cities followed kept up regularly by Child Welfare the lead. Now the General Federa- Associations. The size of the community and the tion of Woman's Clubs has undertaken a nation wide observance of public spirit of its citizens will have 9-- "x - XXj X g fcrrnr years the expectant was m vxf S v x x x X. !Xv G.Tspring. - ' x are planning to. meet tho real needs of children. Parents aro no longer ashamed to admit that children hare needs, and they havo ceased to hide the fact that they are proud of their , , 'V" .Nk 3 " J. cf date. Already thore are chairs and tables btiilt for little folks. Theae are not only found in homes where little folks live, but also where they aro welcome visitors. Lavatories and beds are al:.o being built for their small bodies ar.d furniture makers 1 i x xx xxxK ' THIS T . i'JKt I By FLORENCE HOWARD ! tr. cntury of the child. In x St Throughout the United S tates. child-trainin- X XVS-X- "'rv'.'-- ' . v. - - - . ' .: .: J " vi to the local granges and messages chanical toys. Work benches for the to parents in the press all these older children also will be shown. The benefits from baby week are will work to bring about the civic Interest In babies and demonstrate their of supreme Importance. The arousing of the community spirit in Kanimportance. If an entire week is to bedevoted sas City resulted in the town factory to the work each of the above feat- Inspector; in Louisville, in a housing ures may have its special day. The inspector; in Northampton, in a new follow-u125,000 school in a congested district, work Is most important. and in Easthampton, in increased "Save the Kiddies." sewer connections. But, perhaps the In Chicago the Ad Club undertook greatest benefit Is the effect on famithe work of advertising baby week. lies, particularly on the older chilA bust of "Mother and Child" was dren, who adopt a different attitude toward the baby. "We do this for made by a famous sculptor, pictures our baby since we went to the baby of which were displayed in shop win- exhibit." is the remark often heard dows. Bill posting companies do- by school teachers and visiting nated the ure of their billboards; nurses. "The babjr should have his this way," neighbors and visitnewspapers gave space for advertis- tath ors are told by children who have ing and s'reet car companies gladly seen child welfare exhibits. donated space In end on their cars. s New York city used the same meth- Benefits of Daby come to the realization ods, adding to its program milk station day, nursery, and demonstration that they aro not only rearing their own babies, but perhaps future celebday and tuting day, with an excur- rities; that their responsibility is sion for mothers and children, and great, and that their child is valuable ::n attractive baby parade. to the country. They realize, too. that the health of the baby and its Pittsburgh made a special feature future wellbeing depends upon propcf small 'lags, and had flag day, on er feeding, bathing and clothing. No which t;c boy scouts distributed longer are the little folks indulged I!ags to evch house where there was with indigestible foods, for "it isn't a baby less than one year old. The good for the baby," says the older I'.ags were designed especially in child. "Miss Nurse at the baby stahonor of the babies and were placed tion says baby shouldn't eat it; his in the windows, so that every one milk should be cold and clean, and his bed alsvays should be put to air in might know that the families were the daytime so he can sleep without interested. Pittsburgh also had little plays presented dailj', talks in the crying at night." So, the in the attishops and schools. The slogan was, tude ofthrough andchange the parents in the change "Save the kiddies.". of attitude the community, baby In tho present campaign many is going to be one of the greatcities are hiring pajd managers, but week. est weeks for popular education. Its in most communities the work is a results as long as there are will labor of love. The city officials, mothers andlast fathers and babies. heads of schools, presidents of clubs What is your town going to do to and society 'women aro taking hold make baby week a success? and doing the tasks which will bring the work to a high state of perfection without a great outlay of funds. The advertising features of baby A week have not been overiooked. IR guns are awkward to load Firms who deal in anything which is and have but little penetrating of Interest to parents are working power, ir it were not for this overtime to get out advertising literature for distribution during baby they would probably have found week. Department stores are send- somewhat extensive application for ing out leaflets on proper clothing for children in all packages of chil- sporting purposes. There has been dren's wear. Milk dealers are pre- recently daced upon the market a paring lags which will be wired to gun in wnich compressed carbon dioxmilk bottles. Baby food firms are ide is ured as a propelling agent. The carton dioxide, according to a getting out folders and stores are planning special Window displays, scientific note, is contained in a using the baby week flag as a special small interchangeable case, holding sufficient for from 100 to 800 shots, feature. The home play exhibit, which is to and lodged in the gun. be used in central meeting places, Upon pulling the trigger the requiwill show the equipment of a back site amount of the gas is admitted yard sand tables, little benches, low into the cup and propels the shot from swings, ladders, Indian costumes, the barrel. With small shot the gun horizontal bars, slides, balance beams has a range of about 80 feet; with bulaud a garden patch with tools for lets a range of about 130 feet. The number of shots which can be working it. The Indoor equipment also will be shown. This includes fired depends, of course, on the bore blackboards, crayons, molding wax or of the gun. About 100 shots can be clay, paints, cardboards, doll3 to be fired with small shot, 150 with a buldressed, shelves with collections of let of number 8, 300 with a bullet size rabble and a few well chosen me 6, and 800 with a bullet size 4. fs Ib&'X- , - VI x. Jr. v.." -- x - L t is , - ' - tV' "x - - - . - . K f " - 1 SVv.NL 'ywws t Week-Mother- I j - p . i j . 'Vs f r; ' " j :' " h- ' 1 i xt?4:i- - ti ": ;' 00STr 1 i.iewJ J I' .. ! '' f , ' -- - , - . - ; ' . " - . : ." : -- x-.'j l ,1s - . v ; y 'fi - 1 A '- - Carbon Dioxide Gun . A' CP - ' - T:' - ; ' " , ri1 ?' -- 5: ; 4 : . 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