The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
MANY CONTESTANTS
AT THE BABY SHOW
Two Sets of Twins Are Awarded
Four of the Nine Hand
some Trophies
Out of Door Fete of Associated
Kindergartens Is a Great
Success


six babies, babies smiling and babies
crying, babies in pink bows. in white
bows and blue bows; babies with moth
ers. with fathers. with grandfathers and
grandmothers; babies with whole fam
lilies. were the center of interest this
afternoon at the successful out of door
fete, at which the women of the Asso-
ciated kindergartens presided in Idora
park. To three judges, A. A. Denison,
John Convers and Fred B. Dallam, was
committed the delicate task of award
ing the nine coveted prizes to the nine
most attractive babies. Slowly the
long procession filed by the judges
stand and Immediately was the de-
cision announced. Two pairs of twins
held four of the prizes. leaving to
Dorothy Wacks, Madeline Cornell, Baby
Yost, Valentine McGilluycuddy and
Thomas Highlund the remaining five
awards The Gobell twins, tiny babes
of months, and Manon and Albert
Smith, few months older, were lusty
youngsters and deserved their trophies.
The fete was notable one in the
history of fetes and proved most salts
factory to the women of the Central,
Good Will, West Oakland and North
Oakland kindergartens.
Tea was served by the members of the
North Oakland school, and although
during the late hours the linen was
burned and catastrophe threatened for
brief while, no serious damage was
done and the service was resumed. They
also conducted the Punch and Judy
show. kept busy the donkies an offered
treasure in the sandbox. Among the
women found in this booth, attractive
In its streamers of vari colored bunt-
ing, were:
Mrs. Anna T.. Par MrS
Mrs. Edwin Page Allen Mss Geneyieve Cham
Mrs. F. c. Gilbert bers
Miss Margaret Taylor Miss lima Chase
Mrs. Warren Olney Jr. Miss Evelyn Brown
The concession of the West Oakland
kindergarten was among the favorite
tarrying places, candies and mystery
boxes proving attractive. Among the
workers here were:
Mrs. Brace Hayden Mrs E. c. Farnham
Mrs. Robert Watt Mrs d. H. Mathes
Mrs Horny Meek Mrs. Henry Wadsworth
Mrs. w. G. Palmante Mrs. Charles Houghton
Mrs. Franklin Bangs Mrs. Henry Morris
Mrs. Edgar Stone Mrs. Edgar Bishop
Mrs. T. +. Weston Mrs. W. NJ. Hall
Miss Molly Mathes us "s"'
Fancy work and candy were offered
by the representatives of the Central
school. Working in it's interests were:
Mrs. Thomas CreIlin Mrs. Z. b. Beck
Mrs. T. &. Coogan Mrs. Geo. H. Wheaton
mrs. Edward NJ Walsh Mrs. A. I. Eastland
Mrs. f. ID. Esterbrook Mrs. ID. r. Rae
Mrs. Charles Brown Mrs w r. yeftch
Mrs. J. X. Burnham Mrs f. B. Stone
Mrs. Vim. Let's oliver Mrs. Moylan c. Fox
Mrs. W. s. Goodfellow Mrs Fred Cutting
Mrs. George McNear
In a pretty booth cornucopias and
lemonade were served by the Good VIII
day nursery for whom splendid re-
suits were won by:
Miss Eva Powell Mrs David Gaze
Mrs. Dan Belden Mrs Prentiss GRAY
DoI.
Mrs nalph Jones Mrs. Frederick Writ
Mrs. George Jensen Potter
Mrs. Murray johnson Miss Gertrude Iiv,r1
Mrs. +. + Wells ston
Mrs. Frank Hurd Miss Mabel GRAY
Mrs. ]. ii. Brewer Mrs Wilson
MISS Dorothy Living Miss Helen Powell
ston Miss Ada Bates
MISS Eva Lange Miss Helen Hobson
MISS Helen Calden Miss Marion Rennie