Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-09-22
The Fair.


logical fair. The mothers of twenty.
three little ones gathered upon the stage
in the afternoon, and the judges hustled
about among them "hefting" the various
specimens and laying the foundation ol
lifelong enmities with the relatives OF
the slighted candidates. Eight prizes
were adjuged to individual babies and
one to twins. Glass l was to contain
the babies one year of age and less than
two. In this class the first premium was
taken by Harry Edward Murray, aged
thirteen months, son of Mrs. Eliza G.
Murray. The prize was an elegant baby
buggy given by the society. The second
premium was taken by Anna l. Fucker,
aged thirteen months, mother, Mrs. A.
s. Fucker. Prize, baby's coat, value
$25, donated by the City of Paris. The
third premium, Howard B, holland, aged
fifteen months, Mrs. Jennie Noland
Prize, baby's bonnet, donated by Miss
M. A. Jordan, the milliner. The fourth
premium, Bessie Rank, aged fourteen
months, mother, Mrs. Elliot Rank.
Prize baby's high chair, donated by the
Los Angeles Furniture Company.
The second class includes babies over
a year of age and less than two years.
The first premium went to Stewart A.
Baker, aged eight months; mother, Mrs.
Belle Baker; prize, elegant baby buggy,
donated by S. A. Widney. The second
premium, Loretta Beckenholt, ten weeks
of age; mother, Mrs. George b. Becken-
holt; prize, an infants cloak, valued at
$40, donated by the Boston Dry Goods
Store. The third premium, Chester D.
French; aged ten months; mother, Mrs.
F. d. French; Kahn and Aaron donated
long cloak, value $40, as prize. The
fourth premium, Bernice Howard Rey
nolds, aged six months; mother, Mrs.
M. P. Reynolds; prize, $5.
For the best pair of twins the prize Of
a silver medal and $40 in gold was taken
by Mary and Jacob Schaffer, seven
months of age, the children of Mrs.
Mary Schaffer.
The attendance yesterday was fairly
good, the exhibition of the babies draw
ing something of a crowd in the after
noon. AS the babies were shown to the
audience the politics of the parents was
announced. A number of young Demo
Gratis who were present were SO much
pleased with the correct principles of
Loretta Beckenholt that they ordered
several wreaths of flowers sent from the
florists in the infants honor.
The State Board OF Forestry has an
important exhibit of Seeding trees up in
the gallery. Twenty-Five varieties of
eucalyptus are to be seen, and the at
tendant in charge will supply informa-
ton about the methods of the State
Board.
In the evening there was display of
fancy bicycle riding by the Los Angeles
Wheelmen. A portion of this entertain
ment will be repeated to-day. This
evening at 7 80 the award of prizes will
take place. At there will be an address
by the Hon. Thomas A. Carey. the pres
ident OF the society. This will be fol-
lowed by grand ball, which will end the
affair.
A few more entries of babies were made
yesterday, the list of which is as follows
Mrs. J. U. Jerman, Los Angeles, baby
boy, Harry Lake6eld. 10 months; Mrs.
Bell Baker. Los Angeles, baby boy, Stew
art A., months; Mrs. F. D. French,
Cotton, baby boy, Chester D., 21 months
Mrs. W. @. Wilson, baby girl, Edith Ma
omi, IL months; Mrs. E. Rank, baby
girl, Bessie, IA months; Mrs. j. w.
Whiteley, Los Angeles, baby girl, Bessie,
3 months; Mrs. Henrietta D. Evans, Los
Angeles, baby boy, David Webster, Is
months; Mrs. Kinwood, Los Angeles,
baby girl, Oracle, year; Mrs. Jennie
Smith, Los Angeles, baby girl, Hazel, l8
months.