Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-17

Clark Mrs. Jacob Murphy, Mrs CLARK Reed
Mrs Jacob Lord Mrs. Thomas Robbs, Mrs
William Myers, of ThorofaIe; Mr.. John P
| Farmaker
Bread-Mrs John Brown, Mrs Thos Weatherby
Miss Ivy Judeon; Aurrew Mack, Woodbury.
THE BABY. SHOW.
This was the central attraction of the
afternoon program, and for two hours the
| 1872 mites of humanity, decked in their
best bib and tucker, we're viewed and ad-
mired by thousands. OF course all the
pretty babies in the five counties were moi
entered, but all that were entered were
pretty and we'll behaved indeed, they
we're real young ladies and gentlemen, and
they had such a good time that they
promised to come again in years to come
The prizes were awarded by Mrs. Stryker
Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Blanck, and it ia
not necessary for us to add that they have
lost their regulations as judges of really
pretty babies
The prizes were awarded as follows =
Tallest baby; under one year, Mrs. Charl S
Blensinger, Ogden Heights
Prettiest baby, under year, Mrs Julia Banz-
hob, Camden.
Most interesting baby, first prize, Mrs j. NJ
Curley, Camden.
Most interesting twins-First prize. Mrs Harry
Bradshaw, Mantua; tecond prize, Mrs. Fowler,
Camden.
Prettiest baby-s years, Mrs. Charles RunkIe,
Rlackwood; year old, Mrs. S. Kendick. Mer-
ehantville.
Smallest year old, Mrs. Emily Ley.
Mr., Thompson gave special prize to Mrs.
Frank Karn. Of 1881 South FOrty-ninth street,
Philadelphia, for ner 8 year old child Edward
who weighs $50 pounds.
LIVE QUESTIONS FOR LIVE FARMERS.
simultaneously with the baby show a
crowd that packed the big pavilion to
Overlooking was listening to an address by
Mortimer Whitehead, OF Somerset county,
on Live Questions for Live Farmers "
Mr.. Whitehead dwelt at some length on
prosperity and said that all genuine
prosperity rested on successful agriculture.
Hay, corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley and
buck wheat, he said, were the seven great
crops, and from figures by Secretary Will
son the average gross receipts were S. "a
an acre. Out of this amount all expenses
must be paid. and then, said the speaker,
What is left for the farme,?' The pros
perity now so much talked about, he said,
was based on discounted notes, bonds and
mortgages The trusts also came in Tor a
share of attention, and the speaker urged
the farmers to increased effort TO bnng
about legislation, not to destroy corpora
lions or oppose capital, but to control these
two things, the tax from which, he said,
was now the greatest burden the farmers
had to bear. He also touched on the
question OF a big standing army, and
derided the idea of monster army "We
have enough army, and when the occasion
demands more soldiers we can get them, as
was demonstrated by the Spanish war;
The formal exercises ceased with Mr.
Whitehead's speech, and the thousands of
visitors spent the rest of the day in enjoy
ing the amusements This is the fourth
consecutive year that Mr.. Whitehead has
addressed the annual picnic. The big pic
mic was arranged by an executive COM
mittee of ihirty-six farmers, of which
John G.. Whitall is President, and Thomas
j. Stratton, Secretary. and the committee
is much gratifed over the way the day
passed and the crowd was handled
The Ladies' Auxiliary, which assisted
the General Committee, comprised Miss
Anna r. Reeves, President; Miss Hattie
P. Kirby, Secretary; Mrs. Clement Reeves,
Misses Louisa Reeves, Maud Reeves, May
Reeves, Mrs. Samuel Reeves, Mrs, Charles
Shoemaker, Mrs. Thomas j Stratt0n, Mrs.
j. r. Siekler, Mrs. Joseph T. Sickler, Mrs
Sarah Panl, Mrs John A. Brown, Mrs.
JOSIAH Moody, Mrs Theodore Stryker,
Mrs San uel Pine, Mrs. Thomas W. Hurff,
Miss Barber, Miss Matilda Whitall, Miss
Lille Cramer, Miss Helen Newton, Miss
Mary Molony, Mrs Robert M. Foust Mss
Emma SchTenk, Mrs. Elmer c. Ford and
Mrs. Harvey Cramer.