briefly stated. Dr. Canaperia, in the absence of Ing. Vicentini, will you   
report on the present situation?
 
     
 
 
Dr Canaperia: We made distribution here in Rome as we planned in the   
previous meeting: Milk was distributed in about 126 institutes in Rome. I   
don't remember the number of children, but I believe it was about 8,000. The   
quantity of milk given to each child was 4O grams of powdered milk and one   
vitamin tablet for each child every day. We gave the quantity for two months   
because it was too difficult to make the distribution for every 15 days as   
was originally planned. Besides powdered milk and vitamins, there were some   
other products, such as protein milk and dextri-maltose. As this kind of   
products were most useful to the hospitals for children with malnutrition   
diseases, they were distributed to the children's hospitals in Rome. I don't   
have the figures yet, but I think Mr. Taylor has the report concerning the   
distribution. (see attached report)
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: We didn't mimeograph it because we didn't have the Naples   
report in it. When Mons. Carroll-Abbing and Ing. Vicentini return from Naples,   
we will receive their report and have it all mimeographed.
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: There is another report on milk and vitamins.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: The other reports we have are related to clothing. I think   
Mons. Carroll-Abbing has the other report, and as soon as Naples is added to   
it, it will be complete.
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: The same type of distribution is also going on in Naples.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: While we are on that subject, we feel it would be important   
to make a broad news release on the whole distribution of clothing and milk   
here and particularly in America.  Mons. Carroll-Abbing agreed with me last   
week that he would prepare the basis for that news release. When it is   
completed upon his return in the next two or three days, we will send it   
around with these reports. Before it is given out, if anyone has any   
suggestions, we will be glad to receive them--but we ought to do it promptly   
to inspire further contributions at home. The detail of the distribution has   
not yet been published in America. The shipment and arrival of the material  
has been announced, but so far there has been no release concerning the   
distribution and its results. It will help our work very much, I believe, if   
we can broadcast the successful distribution. That will bring the Vatican, the   
Italian Government, the Italian Red Cross and the Confederation of Labor into   
the picture. I want their names brought in very actively.
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: We also have the surgical sets. We started the   
distribution, and in this regard I should like to say that in these surgical   
sets there are sets of stains and microscopic slides for laboratory use. I   
don't think the small hospitals have microscopes to make use of these, so I   
do think it would be advisable to assign them to the laboratories in the   
provinces which are very short of them.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: There was also a request made of us last week for X-ray   
films.