The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-05

Babies. scores OF them. "JItah's best
crop" besiescd the Pure Food show
headqGart=is TUESDAY afternoon in the
first contest Of the week. With three
prizes TO be awarded FOR babies of differ
ent ages. the contest ended in an unusual
manner for baby contests-everybody
seemed pleased over the decision and
every mother there. while wishing in her
own heart that her baby had been vic
tor smiled upon the scene as the three
happy mothers carried the prize winners
TO the platform TO receive the loving
cups,
The contest was in charge of +, II.
Weight. president OF the Retail Mer-
chants association. and right well did he
the cheek OF each OF the babies awarded
prizes. The judges of the contest were
Mrs. L. Wood Mrs. Olive iIavens and
Edmund c. Nordyke.
Choosing the Winners.
In the first contest babies SIX months
old and under were admitted There
were some twenty babies for the judges
to choose from. The prize was awarded
to Kathleen Stevens. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Roya! Stevens. SCI East Third
South street.
In the second contest babies of the
age of from six months up 10 one year
old. took part. or the fifteen contestants
the Judges gave the decision I'm favor OF
Mary Irene, the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hyrum Christensen, 1862 North First
West street
The third contest was open 10 babies
from year to n yeal and half OF age
Lambert, 9S7 Iowa avenue. was awarded
the prize. All the prizes were loving
cups of beautiful design.
The contest for Wednesday afternoon
is limited TO fat babies of Two ages six
months and under and from six months
TO one year Loving cups will be award :
ed as prizes. Each afternoon baby con-
tests Will be held and from the interest
taken Tuesday afternoon this feature OF
the show will be most attractive.
According to persons present. entirely
disinterested and who have attended
many baby shows. the contest Tuesday
was more nearly free from feeling OF
animosity on the part of disappointed
mothers than any they had ever seen
Interest Is Growing.
Interest In the Utah Pure Food and
Industrial Exposition is growing. as was
evidenced by the crowds that filIcd the
Auditorium on Richards street Tuesday y
afternoon and night Fully four thou
sand persons visited the show in the
afternoon and night. Booths that we're
incomplete Monday night were finished
Tuesday forenoon and henceforth the
show will be the one best attraction In
the city. The exhibits were increased by
the addition OF the Queen Valley Milling
With the pleasant aroma floating from
Hewlett Bros. giant coffee pot in their
booth, and with strains of popular music
show went beyond all expectations in
point OF attendance and interest.
a noticeable feature OF the show Tues
day night was the care with which Wis
itors inspected the different booths.
While there was n more or less curious
crowd present. the great majority OF
visitors were intent upon learning some
thing definite and useful from the dis
plays of Utah made goods. While the
attendants In the different booths were
as busy as the opening night, their work
appeared more effective. Sampling OF the
many good things to eat again was fea :
tured by the crowd and great number
OF samples were handed out.
The programme Tuesday night con-
sisted OF musical numbers with numer-
Gus selections hy the orchestra which
has been engaged for the week. By spe-
cial request the ladies' chorus appear
ing on programme Monday night will
! render n selection Thursday night
Tonight has been designated Retail
merchants night" and the principal
feature Of the programme will be the
appearance OF the Tabernacle choir In
n number of special selections all bear
! hg on Utah, Tho entire chcir viii be