The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-08-31
Entries Free. and Open 60 All Babies
tWS Years old or Uadsr.
ThaeO Elegant Silver Cups and Sax
HandSOns Pictures. Complete
the List 81 PremIums.
AdOuatS ArFsngSnasnts for Comfort
and Impartial Awards.


oeS uOSlCo Dc BIVe0s
We are guar anteed this tune by the
officers Of the association, adequate room
and arrangements 70 secure the comfort
Of mothers and babies, and fair chance
for the crowd oe spectators to pass by and
see the array Of smiling and cooling cher
ubs, and We ask every bOdy's good will TO
make our 9th annual Baby Fair success.
The premiums consist OF ten articles,
aggregating $50 In value. The first and
largest being . nav $50 howe sewing
machine just received from the St.. Louis
agency and purchased for that especial
purpose. The other nine presents consist
Of three elegant silver cups, gold lined,
purchased and to be seen 1t Thos. Fry's,
Jewelry store, and ak handsome pictures
framed and hanging up in THE NEWS
ONCE. Ali premiums will be 1t the Fair
ground on Friday, and be delivered tn ere
TO the parties who are awarded them. The
awards will be made in the fairest man
ner, by competent committee selected
by ourselves, composed OF three ladies
and two gentlemen, both country and
city being represented on the committee.
We desire the awards to be made care
fully, and solely with the object Of COM
plimenting the best looking babies.
Entries free, and books open to one p.
m. Friday, to all babies not over two
years OF age. Entries to be made In the
books Of the Secretary OF the Fair associ-
alton, and at as an early date - posi-
BILE. Parents are requested not 30 wait
longer than Friday morning TO make en-.
tries, and If unable TO be present no harm
IL done. Entries made ut the last mo-
ment cause unavoidable delay. ANY
names sent US will be duly entered. State
name and age OF baby.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
/. The babies will be divided into
three classes, class No. I to comprise ba-
biSs from one TO two years Of age, class
No. 2 To comprise babies from six months
to one year Of age, class No. 3 TO comprise
babies under six months Of age.
2. In making awards, the members Of
the committee will please to examine
class No. 1 first, then make the awards in
that class; then examine and make
awards in class No. 2; thea examine and
make awards in class No. 3. Next and
last, to award the grand premium (the
$50 sewing machine) to the best looking
baby In the entire collection. II the sew
Ing machine be awarded to baby al
ready having . premium, which will be
very probably done, then q fourth baby
to be selected In that class, and he prize
that was awarded to the grand premium
baby to 60 to the baby which took second
premium in that class, that ones premi- |
UNI to go to the baby which took third
premium IN that class, and that ones
premium to the one awarded the fourth |
premium In that class.
8. As the babies in each class Will be
numbered, in the order Of their entry, the
committee is requested to decide by bal ]
lot the preference Of Its respective men,
bers. For instance, after examining
class No. member Of the committee
thinks baby No. 8 should have the first
premium in that class, such member
would vote "baby No. s-frst premium"
and so on. These ballots, being counted,
would speedily declare the result. We
will provide white cards for ballots and .
suitable box and teller.
We will furnish the committee with
brief printed regulations, 30 that there
will be NO confusion or loss OF time.
PREMIUMS
CLASS No. 1.-Babies from one to two
years Of age, LIST premiums handsome
silver cup, worth 90. 70. Second pre-
MUM, the chrome, "WelcOme HOme,"
AXIS inches, worth $3.50, from the
celebrated painting By Rhinehart. Third
premium the chrome, ''Morning Gloriss,"
l2x22 inches, worth %, from the painting
by Robert Hill.
CLASS No. 2,-Bebiea from six months to
one year old. First. premium, handsome
silver cup, worth $6. Second premium,
the chrome, ''To the Gross Cling" II
by Is inches, worth %, from the eelebra-
ted painting by j. e. Baker. Third pre-
MUM, the chrome, "Water Lilies" II by
- inches, worth %, from painting by
George Seary.
CLASS NO. S.-Babies under six months
Of age. First premium, handsome sill
yer cup, worth $3.50. Second premium,
the chrome, "WInter Sunday in Olden
Time" worth $3.50, size Is by 81 inches.
Third premium, steel plate engraved
Family Record" Is by "a inches, worth
| %. This IL very artistic work just out,
and the only steel plate engraved family
record which has been published IN this
country.
TIE GRAND PREAIUM.-For the best
looking baby in any class, an $50 Howe
sewing machine. latest and best Of that
celebrated make.
These premiums have all been carefully
selected Wltha view to having each one
worth . place In any household, Hnd
will be found to be entirely new. procur-
ed by US especially for this occasion, and
each picture and the family record is
nicely framed and corded, ready to hang
up in any psrlor. MF. Fry win, ct our
expense, engraVe on the silver cups the
names Of the fortunate babies who get
them. We hope that the weather will be
propItious and that the babies will be
out In large numbers, assuring our read
era that We shall not spare any further ef-
forts to make the Baby Fair pleasant and
satisfactory 70 all concerned.