Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-24
BISHOP CoNATY AND HIS
PARTY AT PLAYA DEL REY.
BISHOP CoNATY Is IN THE
CENTER OF THE GROUP


pontiff the results of his work in the
diocese; hoped to be home for his
Christmas dinner, and begged the
prayers and best wishes of one and all
for his safe journey and return.
Baby Show Held
This was all the formality displayed
during the day. Immediately after the
bishop ceased talking riot was threat
ened. This was because it was an
nounced that the baby show would be
held at once on the stage. Such
trouble as then ensued! Proud papas
and distracted mammas rushed wildly
about, patting and cooling and spank
ing Willie and Mamie and Pet; a pro-
cession started stageward of mothers
who beamed ecstatically on their own
infants and scowled at all the rest
heartburnings and jealousies cropped
up, and there was period of crying
and laughing and rafting of bells and
baby talk that was a wonder.
And the babies! Such a confusion of
infantile 1oveliness would be hard to
duplicate. There were fat babies and
lean babies, dimpled babies and cry
babies, sunburned babies, blue-eyed
babies and barefooted babies with
chubby toes. In fact, to enumerate the
various points, good bad and indiffer-
ent, which the fond guardians either
called attention to or tried to hide
impossible.
1t was indeed too bad that there
weren't prizes enough to go around. AS
it was the flushed and smiling faces of
eight elated mammas, only in part COM
pensated for the looks of regret and
dissatisfaction carried away by ten
times that number whose offspring
had been passed up by the hard work.
ing judges who had but two cups to
award in each event.
The judges-it is hardly fair to name
them, but then-were j. J. Everhard,
F. G.. Haley and Robert Steer. How
they ever had the courage to do it no
one knows, but they finally awarded
of awards:
Girl babies one year and under-First
prize awarded Josephine Maria Prison.
II months old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Frison of $50 Dewey ave-
nue.. Los Angeles; second prize. Helen
Anna Miller. 8 months old. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Miller of 33ls India
street, Ocean Park.
Boy babies, one year and under-First
prize awarded Joseph Mcneil. months
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Mcneil
of 3577 Dayton avenue, Los Angeles;
second prize. Jack Leo Wright. I
months old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Wright OF 1874 Front street. Santa
Monica.
Girl babies between 1 and 2 years.
First prize awarded Margaret Nc
Garry, 20 months old, daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. j. A. McGarry of 666 West
Washington street, Los Angeles; sec
ond prize, Lucy Elvira Leland, 23
months old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Leland of 119 Marine street. Ocean
Park.
Boy babies between 1 and Q years.
First prize awarded to G. M. Engelke.
IS months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George j. Engelke of GIG West Thirty
sixth street, Los Angeles; second prize,
Donald Easton Young, 21 months, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Young of 21
Sunset avenue, Ocean Park.
Then came noontime There was
rush for tables. All those available
were soon taken and lunch baskets
were opened to disgorge all sorts of
good things. while hungry mouths
gaped for them. Those who could not
find tables used chairs; when the chairs
ran out they took to the steps; when
these were occupied they sat on the
walks and finally they actually over
flowed on the beach, where hundreds
sat down and spread their cloths on
the sand, while the gay little heas
hoped about among the angel food
and the pie and the sandwiches and
skated over the hard boiled eggs.
And there was also a rush for the |