The record-union., 1897-02-24
THE GREAT BABY SHOW Or THE AGE.

to appear TO the best advantage. The
babies were fair and dark, white head
ed. blonde and brack haired fat and
thin, cross and good natured, and most
of them wore the appearance OF know
ing that they were on SHOW and must
be on their best behavior. 1t was a
trying test on them to sit there for
over three hours and prevent the ma
tural sweetness OF their dispositions
from being soured, but most of them
did it,
And they were all good looking, too
There was, for a wonder, not a nome
ly baby among them. They were a
living Testimony of the fact that Sac
ramentos infant industry is in pros
porous condition and does not need any
"procnoters,' to boom the city in that
direction. 1t was freely propheSled
that the judges would have hard
time to make a decision for the first
prizes and such proved to be the case.
The Judges were Mrs. John Cross and
Mrs. NJ. N. Skinner Of Los Angeles and
Mrs. A. Chynoweth of Anaheim. H. r
Blair, Secretary of the Grocers' Union,
acted as Clerk and recorder of the judg-
Ills anu llC W do III tiliC eAAN AAAO''N
popular man in the hail. The three
ladies were conscientious and careful
and received a vote of thanks.
AS the judges moved down the line
| the mothers all looked anxious but con-
| fident and the babies were on their best
| behavior. 1t proved to be a difficult
| task to pick out the prize winners, and
| it took a long time and much discriml-
! nation to do so. At last the winners
| and prizes were declared as follows:
For prettiest baby. first prize, loving
cup engraved, to Earl Desmond.
Second prize-Vase, to Annie May
Manning.
| Third prize-Baby diamond ring, to
| Birdie Ella Cook.
Special prize, for prettiest, healthiest
and cutest baby. girl, a baby bib pin, to
| Frances Margaret WyHe.
Prizes for tWins-First prize, pair sill
Yer and gold napkins in case, to the
| Crocker twins.
Second prize-One dozen panel photo
graphs, to the Ripley twins
Third pfze-The Heine twins, box OF
| Little Folks" soap.
The remaining prize winners were as
follows:
! Frettiest boy under l year-First prize
| Harvey Leslie Cox.
| Second prize, Eddie Lowell.
Prettiest girl under l year-F'irst
prize, Junatta May Bell.
Second prize. Elizabeth Brannen.
Prettiest boy between l and years
of age-First prize, Walter Kenneth
Burgess.
Second prize Mervine Ash.
Prettiest girl between > and , years
| First prize, lone Whittenbrock.
Second prize, Elsie Horner.
Fattest baby girl. Leroy Krull; pret-
test three-year-old baby, Julia Youn-
ger; best natured little baby, Syble
| Stalker; best natured girl baby, Oracle
Beck; prettiest youngest baby Especial
! prize, George Carlton Barton.
Special prize to mother of fattest cute
baby, Henry Galloway; brightest boy
baby, Bertrand Summcch; brightest
girl baby Homonia Dean; prettiest
baby among non-prize winners-First
prize, William II. Arnold; second prize
| Tillie Jacobs.
Prettiest baby, out of town entries
| First prize, Irene Reynolds; second
| prize, May Holland.
Youngest baby, Ellis Hunt. thret
! weeks DID, most mischievous baby
| frankie Tourness: Presidential baby
| William Mckinley; most inquisitivt
baby, Arthur Gonzales; baby with best
pair of lungs, Rodger Anderson; specia
prize for pretty baby overlooked and
worthy prize, to Baby Weinrich.
The Record Unions" prize, a years
subscription. went to Mrs. Desmond.
Besides the prizes named, the follow
ing were distributed to above prize
winners-Two packages fancy crackers
high chair, baby crib box toilet soap
wicker chair dozen photos, silver spoon
picture frame, Our Taste ham, hal
dozen semola and morning meal bo>
wool soap. cereals, one dozen royal mac
aroni. fancy baby shoes. picture framed
haby's biography carpet sweeper. whisl
broom, toilet set, powder and puff box
bath tub and bottle castoria, box candy
photographs. confectionery, $50 sewing
machine order, one dozen Eagle milk.
OF course all the mothers did no
! agree with the judges, burt they his
/ their appointment as well as the!
could and the judges not only escaped
with their lives, but received a vote o.
thanks for their trouble.
The baby show consumed the after
noon and the cooking lecture was post
poned TIL evening
The women aid not allow all their at
tsntion to be centered on the babies
however. but Investigated the booth
and sampled their products The tw,
young ladies' who cooked the toothsom'
| fried oysters were taxed to their ut
most - supply the demand the prom
enadars standing four deep in front o
.ha booch to wait their turns. SO j
W1s with tn " Weish rarabit bgoth ant
the electric oven could not turn ouE bis
cults half faS, enough to supply the de
lmaLd. Aunt Jemima sprained her grid
die IN trying TO mak@ Il keep up will
The calls made ~ il and so 1t was witt
the other booths. Those who have KEEP
house in this city f0r years juss w'ok
up to the fact that they had a Gamer!
In their midst thai puts up tha highee
quality of frut. and vegetables. ant
freely owned that they never knew
they pat up such fire goods" The ex
position is an eGuca uoual agent ant
people are beginning 20 find on
through 1T what IS kept in this city Il
the way OF good and dainty foods an,
viii probably in future profit by tn
knowledge they have gained Thos