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BABY WEEK AT CLIFFSIDE

Prominent Physicians To Lecture On Health Topics

The Rutherfordton Sun March 30, 1916

Baby Week at Cliffside begins on Sunday, April 2, with special services at Methodist church at 11 o’clock conducted by Rev. H. L. Powell. On Monday there will be special meetings of all committees and details for the week outlined, and in the afternoon there will be food demonstrations and a lecture on “Baby Hygiene” by Mrs. S. N. Burts. At night Dr. Geo. M. Cooper of the State Department of Public Health will lecture at the Hall.

Tuesday morning there will be an inspection of exhibits and short talks to mothers by those in charge. In the afternoon there will be lectures by Mrs. Burts and Dr. Cooper, and at night Mr. Powell and Mr. Hunt will lecture.

Wednesday morning will be given over to food demonstrations an inspection of exhibits and the afternoon county health officers will give a symposium on baby diseases.

Thursday morning will be devoted to talks on community health and in the afternoon there will be an inspection of all exhibits and demonstrations in the preparation of baby foods by Mrs. Burts.

On Friday there will be talks on “How to keep our babies well.” and demonstrations in the preparation of baby foods.

On Saturday morning there will be another inspection of exhibits, and in the afternoon a baby contest will be conducted by Dr. D. L. Smith, of Spartanburg. Dr. Smith will lecture on “How to keep our babies well,” and Dr. B. M. Haynes will make an address on “The good of Mother’s Club.”

Mothers are especially notified that there will be a physical examination of babies under 2 years every afternoon from 1:30 to 5 o’clock.

Rev. D. J. Hunt will preach a special sermon on Sunday morning, April 9th at the Baptist church.

Don Bailey, who found and contributed this article, reports that only two editions of the weekly Sun exist for the year 1916. Lucky for us the article fell in one of those weeks.