The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
SIX WOMEN AID
BACHELORS WHO
JUDGE BABIES
FCreSWeH Chaplin Colin Takes
Taft Cup and Dorothy Ross
First Roosevelt Prize
Twenty Thousand Persons At
tend Carnival and Feast of
Lanterns at-L0s GatOs
s GSpe1iai Dispuieh 10 The Call

{ SpccIf DIspu5ch 10 1 he Gall
Los GATOS. Nay 1t took q baby
sErsm Manila to Van The Taft baby cup
.for The plumpest baby al the most sue
ri III. baby show ever held in Califor-
m acre today Creswen Chaplin Cohen.
11issoirg 1he scales with $3.50 pounds OF
p slfmpled chubbiness, was the heavy
4. weight OF All the ssg babies entered in
she contest.
The Theodore Roosevelt cup for the
p-ettIost girl went 70 dainty little
Dorothy Ross Of san Jose
A score Of other cups went TO babies
gfr9rn ali over Sants Clara county. with
ssr' liberal sprlnklins OF prize winners
erreIu The Santa Cruz mountains
BACHELOR JUDGES N PANIC
The three bachelor judges grew panic
stricken ar the last moment and de
-,rsreG that they could never judge all
4rhe da bies unless they were allowed 10
~ Ento a corner and shake dice for the
prize winners The mothers put in
volume Of protest. and IT seemed the
baby show might be called OF until
some one suggested women judges six
apromiuenr women were only too glad 10
pass on the merits OF Caiifornia's fair
4,st babyhooG. and they served with the
rItree bachelors
Tha Los Gatos carnival was huge
.-ea brilliant success More than 1000
PERSONS rhronged the streets all DAY,
7fe-vine The monster floral parade and
.n- the night taking part in the feast
of lanterns
BABY CONTEST WINNERS
The winners OF The baby contest We're
is 70 lows
Taft cup first prize. plnmpest boy.
If
emilia weight SEQ pounds second prize.
1sili,nnest boy. Harold Mcdonald,
: we Chr -31a- first prize latest girl
ttEoyerH0r GilIer czD. Alice Elizabeth
,S1--iye weight 3sZ pounds: second
s.rfze- latest girl Dorothy Cibarkis.
weight ls5E pounds first prize hand
kaofaest boz. Joseph Perkins. Herring;
"A -eond prize. bQndsnmeSJ boy. Wilbur
~ order. san lose
Roosevelt CUP. frst prize prettiest
.rirL Dorothy Ross second pre-, pref
''iiest girl Evelyn Benson first prize,
-. Isl boy. Lawrence Becknap; second
= ca1est boy. Eugene Afford Of san
.:r..ss. .6rs1 prize. sweetest girl, Helen
s-lris5y- second pT5ze- sweetest girl
.sffsce Crosby boys best decorated We
.lsIege-. Floyd RUSSELL preEtlest girl less
-. Z han 3 months old Eleanor King hand
sscalest pair Of twins Mildred and Ma
77es KJbbe-
lfALE4@ EOh EAhADE-2s3
>. o.. aT-ae parade was q great feat ure OF
= .tflf,- carnival Costly GSsLs were en-
.-ered by All large counl=ze5zz- fra1ernal
F2.zsd. social organizations Of Santa
CLARA county and 1lae 8ors2 decora-
rions could not be egzsasd outside
- California The prize Winners We're:
First prize, Merchants association Of
San doses second prize. WoodInen Of
abe World third prize. Order Of East
err star fourth prize Women Of Wood
slsfL
Automobile prizes-FTrst prize. Wal
lace Brothers. garage san Jose; second
prize. T. J. Stanheld- Los GaUos, third
prize. O. .. Box Cupertino-
Autos driven by women-First prize
1Irs J. r WEIGH san Jose second
prize. Mrs J. J. Frerwell- Los Gatos;
Z fird prize. Mrs. J. r WEIGH san Jose
Mounted horseman- George Place
FLOATS OF WINNERS
The decoration Of winning floats and
astos. ia the parade follows
The Merchants association Of san
Tose-Csrecfan rose arbor- arranged by
v-omen-s club Of san jose Around a
rose twined fountain were grouped
Miss Mabel and Miss Edna Matthews
.and Miss Rho6a Csregerson of san
Jose Ia Grecisn cost tine. attended by
1ittle Misses Roxa and viola Falk and
Master Philip Beggs holding by rib
WoOdmen Of the Wor5d-Old fash
io-ad water wheel IN operation covered
.r moss and Gala lilies
order Of the Sas1eTn s5tar-Float
covered with pepper leaves carrying a
shell covered with thousands Of pink
roses vii la star ia the oolors OF the
order II was driven by Mr.. W c
Shsrt IN the white and silver costume
oe Esther. which Office OF the lodge she
Nils.
women Of Wootcra ft--Uniq1e chariot
made. OF followed out California red
wood log driven by Mr. Frank r.
Frlg gs. The chariot was drawn by four
black horses decorated IA white and
RED. Following il were the officers OF
Isavendar lodge OF Women OF Wood
craft IN white wired sashes, and Of
ice-s OF Madrone circle, carrying green
parasols.
OTHER NOTABLE FLOATS
other floats which were notable feat
ures Of the parade were
Los Gatos lodge, Improved order OF
Red Men-Forest scene. three Indian
repees. decorated with skins under pine
trees. members Of the lodge who rode
were 10 realistic Indian costume.
Ancient order Or United Workmen-
Palm arbor float, decorated with red
and white roses
Knights Of Pythias-Fi0at in purple.
i-ed and green With white roses and
caila lilies senator r. Chambers. Sen
af0r - Pitts and senator ". Nandrick
81 Sunnyyale. rode in the float with
other members Of the order. represent
Ing SunnyvaIe- Palo Alto and Los Gatos.
Modern Woodmen OF Americs-Large
float in carnival colors. stuffed wild
est representipg Los Gatos occupied
Tia center OF the float upon mound
of California peoples. s. II. Tbomp-
son ~ los 6aios rode alone on The
float
GOOD Tcmplars-W s1er wagon coy
I'D with white roses. Miss orFiia
e1v of san lose. dressed rs Liberty.
tpde on this float.
CARRY TEMPERANCE BANNERS
Nomen's Christian Ten1p%rancR union
---I'8ost decora1ed with cs3ia l5sies The
white clad women who rode ia i car