The herald., 1898-07-25

being announced: Deputy District Attor-
| ney F. s. Willis, until this hour possible
| candidate for political preferment; r. r..
Witherill Professors Russell and Couch
man. Hahn Brooks, j. c. Adler. Fred Mey-
ers. Mrs. DR.. French, Mrs. Ed Lockett,
Mrs. H. Couchman and Miss Gelder.
The entries were divided into ten classes,
as follows: Class A, prettiest boy under
one year; class Al, prettiest girl under
one year; class B, prettiest boy between one
and three years; class B-1, prettiest girl be-
tween one and three years; class C, heavi-
est boy under one year; class CT, heaviest
girl under one year; class D, heaviest boy
between one and three years; class D-1,
heaviest girl between one and three years;
class E, prettiest pair of twins: class F,
special handsomest boy or girl between
three and five years. Handsome prizes
were offered to the first, second and third in
each class.
In class A the prizes were awarded as
follows: First, to the boy baby Of Mrs.
Chas. Crawford of Redondo; second, Mrs.
Robb of Vernon; third, Mrs. j. E. Nelson,
S26 East Twenty-fourth street, Los Ange-
les. An extra prize was given to the boy
of Mrs. W. E. Dunn, SIG Linden avenue, Los
Angeles.
Deputy District Attorney Willis was a
Judge In class A-1-the pretty girl babies
class, and when confronted with about
twenty-five sweet, violet-powdered and
tidied youngsters from which he must
choose three as possessing the greatest
number of beauty points the attorney be-
gan to realize what a tight place he was In
With a half-audible malediction against
ha vuoa no,
trived to get him into the scrape, the
despairing man seized upon a prm-looking
colored baby and declared himself as it's
champion against all corners. The other
judges expostulated in vain for a time
and the matter was finally compromised
by giving Willis choice the third prize
The attorney triumphantly lifted the h.tle
one into full view of the throng amid great
applause. The first prize was awarded to
Mrs. Mary Monroe's baby girl, of 1916 East
Twenty-seventh street, Los Angeles; Sec
ond, Mrs. E. McDonaa, $40 Crocker street,
Los Angeles.
Class B, for the prettiest boy between one
and three years, presented another subject
for Attorney Willis championship in the
person of a tiny Japanese baby, the son of
Lum Kip. resident of 3221s East First
street, Los Angeles. MT. Willis, evidently
being after the parti-colored SURFACES,
never fiinched. and again succeeded in land
ing the third trophy for his protege. The
first and second prizes were awarded re-
spectively to the children of Mrs. Sarah
Stanley. Pasadena, and Mrs. F. e. Alter,
622 East Eighth street. Los Angeles.
In class B-1 the decisions were in favor
of the babies of Mrs. M. s. vucovich. Tu-
lare. Mrs. B. Breson. Redondo, and Mrs.
s. l.. Wright, Redondo! Glasses C, CT,
d and d.. in which the heavyweight
were provided for did not present full
entry, but prizes were given to the children
entered by Mrs. Hathaway, Mrs. j. j.
Marlboro, East Twenty-second street; Mrs
S. Magnus, $50 South Hill street; George
Phillips, Redondo: Maud Klasye, Lillian
Deitz, Harold Hubert. 5S7 San Julian street,
Andrew Lawton, 43s Coye street. and Law
renee Fitch. 55S South Los Angeles street,
Four pairs of handsome twins were en-
tered in class E, and so close were they
In points of merit that the judges could
not reach a decision without quite q
lengthy conference. While this was in
progress the proud parents all contemplated
the situation with an apparent feeling Of
assurance that this evidence of double duty