The San Francisco call., 1909-09-11
BABY PARADE
A MILE LONG
AT SAN JOSE
The Prettiest, the Fattest and
the Best Dressed Are
Given Prizes
California's Best Crop Attracts
Most Attention From
Native Sons
IspeeIal Dneeleh % The Canl


ushered in the third day Of the Native
celebration. and in harmony with the
soft breezes and sunshine was the
spectacle of mile of the handsomest
heslthiestr babies. in 'festaI attire. re-
clining in gayly decorated carriages
which traversed the streets prior to
the opening Of the baby show The
proud mothers and fathers behind the
pers mbulators were cheered by the
dense crowd all along the line of
march. Their dainty little charges
cooed. smiled. gurgled and gazed about
at the animated scene. wonderment
mirrored in infantile eyes.
HORSES SHARE ATTENTION
Following this pleasing feature a
r 51rade OF fine horses engaged the at
iention OF the visitors There was a
long string Of blooded equines. but the
most striking were the desert Ara
bLans entered by the authoress.
Eleanor Gates Tully and ridden by
franklin Gates, Miss Ethel Mattoon
and Eleanor Gates Tuliy.
Hose team races between represen-
tauves OF various little towns about
The valley interested many this after
noon. An Illuminated automobile pa
ately after nightfsl, and the festivities
- The tMrd day wound up with com
pliment.a @ grand ball at the Audito-
lium rink where decorations have
been lavished and costly iIIuminations
utilized in attaining the spectacular.
The entries in the baby show ex-
ceeded the expecta tions Of the commit
Tee in charge and at the last minute it
became apparent that the judges
picked 70 award the prizes were. in the
parlance OF The street, up against it
TAGGED IN THE PARK
The mothers. fathers. nurses. little
sisters and brothers gathered in ST
James park for half hour before the
start OF the baby parade and the COM
mittee busted itself in tagging and as
signing the youngsters TO their various
classes This work kept up until after
10 O'Clock, when the formation of the
parade was made up and il began TO
move south IN First street under the
strings OF flags and mission bells. The
leaders in the procession reached the
lInk 4 mile distant before the rear
guard OF the procession left the park
The parade Of infants made a most
beautiful sight for the baby carriages
and gOcarts were all handsomely dec
GRATED and much rivalry existed be-
twen the various mothers A great deal
IN the designs and decorations OF the
miniature floats which carried many
little household kings and queens
lessons and bunting being used. The
'ortola color scheme was much in evi4
dence.
The prize winners in the baby show
were:
Albert MaxheId Chase. Taft silver trophy for
heaNiest child in proportion 10 its age Miss
Lone Mabel Riley. Thinker DOhrmsn silver cup.
Jeanette jacobson. Roosevelt silver cup for
child weighing least in proportion TO age.
Mss Emily sandero. o'Brien silver cup for
next lightest baby.
Edward Maker Grand President Of Y. s. G.
" Congressman knOwlands silver cup for hand
soonest bog whose parents were members Of the
Mss Bess Montgomery. Grand President Emma
" Lilies silver cup for prettisst girl born Of
California parents. members Of either order.
Edward Griffith. san jose Psrlor No. - v.
;. G. ". silver cup for handsomest boy between
y and Is months Of parents either Of which
members of the orders.
Raymond sepuIveda. Judge J. Il. Welch's cup.
second prize same conditions
Louis LightstoDe, Garden City parlor's silver
cup for hzndsomest boy under IS months. same
conditions
Cecilia Norris. Pomeroy Brothers silver cup.
second prize same conditions.
Helen SVesney, San Jose parlor. Native
Daughters cup for prettiest girl, same eondi-
Zoe McAbee. Sheriff Langford's cup second
prize. same conditions.
u
". cup for prettiest girl. same conditions.
Miss Eugine Poulsin. County Superintendent
of Schools D. T. Batemsn's cup. second prize.
same conditions
BEST DRESSED GIRLS
Mary EIizs beth Wise. secretary Of state Cur
~ cup for best dressed girl
Claire Thompson. State Printer Shannon's cup,
second prize best dressed girl.
Msrue Deitz. silver tFophy, best decorated
baby carriage
Lsurestte stockton. gocart. second prize for
best decorated carriage
Melvin Loupe. chamber Of commerce cup for
most novel and original feature in parade
Edward and Frederick Kelley. Mayor Darison's
silver tea set Of four pieces for twin boys
bearing close resemblance
Jeanette and Heldsr jacobson. San Jose
Womsn's club cup for twin girls bearing closest
resemblance.
Nadine and Mildred Miller. sperry nour com
psny's cup for most attractive twin girls
Wade twins. W. c. Lean trophy for most at
tractive twin boy and girl.
Leroy Rogers. T. F. Sourlsseau's cup for
bandsonest boy between IS and SO months born
in California Of parents born elsewhere
Carl Hageman. Roberts & Gross cup. second
George Derine. Merchants association cup
hsndsomest boy under IS months. same eond-
Louis Grippe. Arcade cup. second prize same
conditions.
cup for Dreftiest girl between is and SO months,
Z. Marion Chandler. Cornell cup. second prize.
Gertrude LLOYD. R. Kocher & Son cup for pret-
test girl under Is months. same conditions
Helen NJ Bennett. Wolf drug company, silver
powder box second prize, same conditions.
Claude Prftchsrd g. W. Ryder & Son cup
hsndsomesf boy born in United States but out
n California Of foreign parents
Arthur Quement. County Recorder Flannery 5
cup for hsndsonest boy born In United States
- foreign parents
Miss Hazel Mark. special prize by anonymous
donor puetfiest girl born In san Jose. Miss
Mark had \ pretfIly decorated carriage which
sbe wheeled through the streets herself.
The award of the prizes given by the
society of pioneers and sons and daugh-
tiers of pioneers for the grand or great
grandson and daughter showing the
clea rest lineage from pioneer ancestry
viii be determined by those organiza-
tions later
NO TRIPLETS ENTERED
The names OF the winner of first prize
for best dressed boy. Observatory par
lor's cup: second prize. Stull & Sonnik-
sen cup: Chief of Police Haiey's cup
for most attractive twin boys. the
building trades council cup for prettiest
giri born outside Of California and the
Famous cup for prettiest girl born of
foreign parents were not recorded.
There were no entries for the SIS and
$40 cash prizes for most attractive
triplets and triplets bearing closest re-
semblance-
In the draft horse class in the horse
zl,c.- ras-fzaS mere aUarded foIloUS