The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-31
EACH BABY THE
CUTEST, But THE
PRIZES RAN OUT
Still There Were Enough at
Electric Park to Make Many
MamaS Proud.

Babies from Newark and surrounding
cities and towns competed in the an
nual baby show in Electric Park, and
the event was brought to a close with
a parade in which many gaily decorated
floats and perambulators carrying their
precious freight competed. For hours
before the hour scheduled for the parade
all streets leading TO the park were
filed with these floats and perambu-
lators. The show was the largest in
the parks history and the awarding of
prizes seemed to meet with general APP
prevail.
Prize for Handsomest Float.
The prize of $40 in gold for the hand
soonest float was awarded to Evelyn
and Mabel Sullivan, of SO Columbia
avenue; the float represented Lib
erty." The second prize, centre table,
was won by Hectoa: Cozzoline, 246 Nor
folk street; third prize, silver loving
cup. was Won by Lola Herrick, 10I
Newton street; fourth prize, hand
painted berry set, won by Baby Steck-
man, IS Brookdale avenue.
Consolation prizes were awarded
to Frank Freiop, 249 Bergen street,
Uncle Sam float; Baby Hermis, IA
South Sixteenth street. fancy cart;
Edgar Sayre, 431 Grove street, flow
cred go-cart; Frank Roth, 259 Four
teenth avenue, farmers hay wagon;
Baby McCarroll, ~ Norfolk street, pink
go-cart, and Baby Tompson, Twenty
first street, doll go-cart.
The prizes won at the baby show
held Wednesday were awarded y%ester-
day afternoon. The winners were:
Special children class, with entries
of children from pa to 5 years. was
won by Edgar Sayre, 431 Grove street.
The award was a sewing machine.
The second prize, gas lamp, was won
by Christopher Devine, 80 Reade
street; third. chocolate set, was Won
by William Ducey, 17S Bergen street;
fourth, toilet set, was won by Adam
Horter, 495 South Eleventh street.
In the "prettiest" class, with entries
up to the age of 21a years, the winner.
Helen Kalowitz, 452 South Tenth street,
vas awarded a gold mirror. The sec
ond prize, IS in gold, was won by Mil
bred Heilman, 318 Waverly avenue;
third prize was won by Baby Burick-
man, a girl.
In the B1ue-eyed Glass.
The first prize in the "blue-eyed"
class, a go-cart, was awarded to Helen
Schafelberger, SEQ South Twelfth street:
second prize, a large doll, was won by
John Leary, 51S North Seventh street;
third prize, gold locket, was won by
Elsie Lau, 3S Ashland street.
Three prizes were awarded in the
"dark-eyed" class, first prize, a gold
chair, being awarded to M. Cohen, 147
South Orange avenue. Second prize, n
large doll, was won by Hazel Stell, 147
Halstead street, and third prize, a
toilet set, was awarded to Elizabeth
Gourley, IL First street.
In the "curly hair" class the first
prize, a go-cart, was awarded to Isa-
bella Ballantine. 20 Dover street; second
prize, gold ring, was won by Marie
Weise, 167 Somerset street; third prize,
cracker jar, was won by Doris Spinner.
80 Bank street; fourth prize, toilet set,
was awarded to Marie LEM, 271 Thir-
teenth avenue
The first prize of SIS in gold in the
twin baby class was awarded to Carl
and Frank Eichorn, 1876 Pennsylvania
avenue; second prize, parlor rocker,
was won by Ruth and Edna Scribe, 105
Linden avenue, I%rvington; third prize,
81, was won by the Helmar twins, a
boy and girl, of 80 Sidney place.
In the fat baby class Mary Cowan,
of 100 Second street. Harrison, was de-
clared the winner and awarded a parlor
lamp. The second prize, a cut glass
berry dish. was won by Mabel Names,
26 Duke street, and third prize, silver
baby cup, was won by Howard Regi-
nald Hill, 755 South Nineteenth street.