The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-30
PRETTIEST BABY
GETS LOVING CUP
Little Margerie Weller, 19
Months Old, Wins Prize
at Baby Show.
MANY GIVEN PRESENTS
"JoE" WOOD WINS MEAT-cUT.
TING CONTEST.

The old nursery rhyme which tells
US, and which we used to believe. that
Little Miss Muffet sat on tuffet," was
relegated to the rear yesterday at the
food and Industrial exposition, when
dainty little Miss Margerie Weller Of
but 10 months of age reigned queen. In
true regal style she reigned during the
afternoon ana evening, and had for her
loyal subjects and received the proper
obeisance from the population of the
big auditorium.
1t was a great day at the food show
yesterday, and the greatest event was
the baby parade and show. There were
babies and babies-and then some more,
until the committee hardly realized the
task that was gladly accepted until 1t
sighted the long rows of babies, each
prettier thar the other, and each the
prettiest. Then the members found
themselves bewildered. And for once,
too. did the infallible Manager A A.
Trenp run away. He could give no help
TO the committee, even though an ad-
1nirer of the little tots. Mr.. Tremp
tried valiantly on behalf Of the babies.
He found them tempting fruits, milk;
even ''jfggled'' a few of them, but whea
he saw them all lined for the decision
he fiunked. He lacked the nerve TO say
lust which one was the pretueSsJ or best.
There were close to 500 babies appear
ing for the first prize. and so close was
the race that the judges had TO take
two chances. They first. by the process
of elimination, brought the number
down to about thirty, and then went
over the ask OF judging again. The
final result was that little AIargerie, the
19-months-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Weller of IL East Twelfth South
street, was declared to be the prettiest
end most winsome baby of the fair.
She carried the handsome silver hov-
ing cup in her arms as she was led to
a robed seat especially prepared for her
in the central booth of the Kellogg com
pany. A. J. Lerch, manager for the
Kellogg company, had made special ar
rmgements for the reception and care
OF the little queen of the fair, and him
self had a special present for her. She
occupied her throne during the evening.
too and was the admired of all
Eleven Other Winners.
There were eleven others, however.
who shared close honors with little Mar
kSIlGs anu N6IG ACldAAASG ~ Ill J1A5NA
IN the following order:
Alice. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
J. Vernon, 405 East Second South street.
Alice, aged q months, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John DAWN, 90S West Third
South street
Gladys, aged Is months. daughter Of
Mr.. ana Mrs. q. A. Hansen, 81 East
First North street.
Edna, aged 2 years, daughter of Mr..
n TarETnan lg24 South
Tenth East street.
Thelma Marie, aged months, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Stump, 164
East Second South street.
Glen, aged II moSlThs. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Anderson, 637 North Second
West street.
Bertha, aged "a months. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McMa,nn.
Manrine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto L. Saal
Harold J., aged II months, son of P.
z. Poulson, 2S9 South State street, Muir
ray.
Catherine, aged 16 months, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Code. III North Sec
June, aged II months. daughter CT Mr..
and Mrs John Beck, $40 South Twelfth
East street.
The first five prize winners were award
ed silver cups. donated by the Retail Mer-
chants association and the Parks jew
elry store. The others received prizes
contributed by the exhibitors, consisting
of candies, soaps, matted milk. cakes. etc.
The committee upon which devolved the
task of deciding the best babies was COM
posed of Mrs Edward Z. Kaufman. Mrs.
B. Baxter, Airs. r. Seiphe'rd, Miss NJ.
Holt, William Price and Waiter O'Lough-
lin.
So successful was the event, with its
congregation Of the little babies, each
dressed in its best and neatest, that Man
ager Tremp was impelled TO announce
that another baby show would be held on
Friday Equally valuable presents will
be distributed and it was announced, too.
that the prize winners OF yesterday would
not be eligible in the Friday contest.
Meat-cutting Contest.
yieing with the afternoon was the at
traction of the evening-the gold medal
meat-cutting contest. It proved all that
the visitors anticipated, but held a little
more than was ever known At the last
moment one OF the contestants suffered
nom a chill in the spine and feet. and for
q few minutes it looked as II there would
be only one man contrasting against him
self. Joe Wood, however. without any
preparation, even having TO send out %
borrow his tools" showed gameneSs-
and went into the contest and won by the
narrow margin of points over Clarence
The contestants were each provided with
the half Of a beef and were to cut it into
three-pQund pieces, trimming the bones.
rolling the rOaSts and wrapping each
piece Peterson beat Wood on time of
cutting and neatneSs Of wrapping, tied
him in trimming the meat. bat dropped
far behind in accuracy of weight, and lost
a point in the trimming of the bones.
After the contest the parcels of meat were
distributed among the fair attendants, the
lucky ones seuering the awards through
their numbered coupons.
Before the contest Mr.. Stillwei chal-
lenged the winner ID compete IN a SINH
lar contest with a side wager of $50 as
the incentive. The s1dges Of the meat
cutting contest were John II. White, L
s. Dickinson and William Woods.
The feature for this afternoon at the
exposition will be a bread-cutting contest
in which housewives win be the contest
ants They viii be provided with loaf
of bread and the one who cuts the thin
nest and nearest slice Of bread will be
rewarded with q IS gold piece. The next
five in the opinion OF the judges, viii
each receive a silver dollar. The con-
Iestants win be required 20 have their own
cutting knife.
The evening viii be known as Fraternal
Lodge night and a special prize viii be-
given to the best uniformed lodge man
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