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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1914

Page

24

Suburban Beauties Aided By Civic Leaders At Cleveland Park

Miss Margaret Wilson attended the Cleveland Park School and Community Association meeting at John Eaton School where Richard Watrous, secretary of the American Civic Association, spoke on Suburban Improvements What Has Been Done What May Be Done He praised garden homes in Berlin and England urged detached houses and flowers while opposing downtown row houses and billboard advertising He cited Roland Fark Baltimore as a model and called Cleveland Park one of the prettiest suburbs with room for improvement.

Margaret Wilson Cleveland Park School and Communuie Association John Eaton School Miss Wilson Richard Watrous American Civic Association Baltimore Watrous Cleveland Park Roland Fark England Germany Berlin Washington

New Ideas to Improve Babies Contests by Dr Baker

Dr Josephine Baker proposes shifting Baby Welfare contests from rewarding strong infants to promoting overall development. At two month intervals mothers are guided and infants measured again, rewarding greatest improvement. She notes New York and London ranks in infant mortality. St Louis reports lowest rate among ten largest U.S. cities.

Josephine Barker St. Louis New York London Marcel Haley Josephine Baker Babies’ Welfare Association Terval America New York City

Rockefeller Plans Large Cleveland Bequest Foundation

Reports circulating among bankers claim John D. Rockefeller intends to leave not less than 450,000,000 to a Cleveland trust fund to aid the city. F. H. Goff, president of the Cleveland Trust Company, helped launch the foundation though he was away. Rockefeller reportedly seeks a memorial in Cleveland, where his early life began, and has chosen a method for the gift.

Cleveland John D. Rockefeller Cleveland Foundation F. H. Goff Cleveland Trust Company Goff Rockefeller The Standard On

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