The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-16
IT WAS A GREAT BABY SHOW
THE Young STERS WERE OUT IN
FORCE 1T S.4VTN ROCK.

The Decorated Carriage Parade Win
ners of the Different Prizes-The Grand
illumination in the Park Last Night
The fifth annual baby show took
place yesterday afternoon at Savin
Rock and was a great success, The
rising generation was very largely rep
resented and their happy and smiling
faces We're to be seen wherever the eye
turned, whether in the grove or in the
ball ground, where the show itself was
held. Never before had the list of en-
tries been so large, and every mother
who entered her baby beforehand was
present and saw to it that her baby
received as much attention as the baby
of her neighbor and of course each of
the ninety-five mothers expected to car
ny home one Of the fifteen prizes Of
fered. There were just ninety-tive
babies entered and all of them came to
the post" There We're fat babies, thin
babies, long babies, short babies, hand
some babies, homely babies, young
babies, old babies, white babies, yellow
babies and black babies and each help
ed to make the affair a success. Occa-
sionally there was the crying spell to be
heard from different parts of the
ground, but on the whole the behavior
of the young ones was excellent.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the decorated
baby carriage parade started and was a
very pretty one. There were about
,i,tx, R,,o t,, Ii,o oh
was handsomely trimmed. Some We're
| almost hidden in golden rod and other
! flowers, some were trimmed with red,
white and blue bunting, one represent
ed the Orange street electric cab and
others were bedecked with flags, large
and small. The parade started in the
ball grounds and went through the
grove to the corner entrance of the
park and after marching over the walks
of the park came back to the bail
grounds by way of the grove. 1t was
followed and watched by an immense
crowd.
After the parade, the babies were put
on exhibition in the largest tent erect
ed in the ball grounds and for over an
hour and a half the coming men and
women of the day We're watched and
eyed by a large crowd. This was the
general free-for-all contest for the
many valuable prizes offered in the diff
ferent classes of baby flesh. OF course
the contest for the handsomest baby
was the keenest, though there were
many other close rubs
After a careful scrutiny of all the
babies the judges decided that Ruth Isa
bel Brentwood, the nineteen-months-ol
daughter of Mrs. Isabel Brentwood of
5 Woodland street, was the handsome
est baby in the bunch. The prize was
a sewing machine The second prize
lady's silk waist, was given to Ruth
Bedell, two years old, of 456 Whalley
avenue The third prize, an infants
white coat. was given to Mildred Otto
of Seymour.
Mildred also won the first prize, q |
ladies 1900 bicycle, for riding around in
the handsomest decorated carriage. |
The second prize in this class, silver
cake basket went to Charlotte Thomas |
of Sc Spring street, whose carriage was |
trimmed in blue. The third prize was
an infants P K. REFER and was
awarded to Irene A. Schercher, the
daughter of Mrs L. M. Schlercher of 65
Chamber street.
Next came the awarded of the prizes
in the "handsomest twins class. Two
diamond rings was the first prize. two
silver mugs the second prize and pair
of gold chains was the third prize. The
first prize was won by Helen and Mary
Dobbs, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Dobbs of 230 Cedar street. The second
prize was given to Rhea and Susie
Brooks of 232 Washington street, and
the third prize in the twin class was
distributed between Maggie and Ella
Weber, the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Weber.
The prize for the latest baby went to
Virginia NJ Stanford the eleven
baby of Mrs. Lucy STAN
ford of 116 State street. This prize
was a silver mug and was a handsome
one.
The smallest baby in the collection
was Grace G. Guild, the daughter of
Mrs o. S. Guild of 1853 Grand avenue.
Little Miss Guild won a very handsome
silver cup for being so diminutive.
The colored babies were very much in
evidence during the day and three
prizes were offered for them. The first {
orize, silver mug, was won by Esther c
2. Lloyd the daughter of Mrs L.
Lloyd of So York street The second G
prize, a silver bracelet, was carried
lway by Frank Leroy Anthony. the /
on of Mrs. Maria A. Anthony of 80 1-2
Webster street Milton Wilson, the '
boy of Mrs Edith e
Wilson of 154 IL Dixwell avenue, took I
bird prize. This prize was a baby's |
ress. y
The prize for the handsomest decor !
ted go-cart went to Sylvia Marie v
Hooker of 102 1-2 Park street, the t
laughter of Mrs. T. T. Hooker The 4
Judges were Mrs. John Hendricks and t
lrs. Lyons.
The success Of the baby show this N
ear is chiefly due to Mr.. Pond and V
ames A. Blake, who spared no efforts t.
4 bringing the affair up to the usual
Ugh standard z
Mr.. Mann Of NJ. Mann & Bro, the
hapel street dry goods merchants. was +
lso very active in the success of the
how and it was through him that there
as such a large entry list. 1t is esti- T
lated that $4,000 people were at Savin ),
ock yesterday afternoon. =
Last night in the park at Savin Rock :,
here was a magnificent display of .
ehtS, the two thousand glass lanterns :