The Washington herald., 1911-11-22

est taken by the board of judges was
manifest during the entire process of Sc
lecting the winners from the thousands
I of contestants. Frequently Commissioner
Rudolph paused in the work Of examina-
tim to comment upon the strange and
magnetic beauty of some baby. Mr.. An
drews and Mr.. Strasburger also made
numerous comments with respect to the
Beauty Of certain entries. 1t was evil
denS that the entire board was deeply
| interested in the work and was highly
gratifled at the success of the contest.
| Picking the winners.
AS the great mass Of phot"--aphs was
considered the most at babies
were picked out. After : S hard
! toll the number of poss!ll. ..ers was
reduced to several hundred. These were
again examined, and the ten best were
selected. From this group the first prize
baby was selected. The board was unani-
nous in its selection Of the first prize win
ner. Every one present expressed the
opinion that the baby had been chosen
wisely. After the baby had been select
ed. and the tag to the photograph was
examined in order to identify the winner,
20 the surprise of the judges beneath the
name and address of the lucky baby was
written. Reared on Borden's Eagle
Brand Milk"
Preceding the gigantic task of select
| ing the winners of the contest. a ban
quet was held. Commissioner Rudolph
spoke at length of the success of the
contest, and of the wealth OF Juvenile
beauty II had brought before the pub
lie. Commissioner Rudolph commended
The Washington Herald for the part it
had taken in so efficiently handling the
contest
Praise for Herald.
Mr.. Andrews spoke on the value Of ad-
vertising. He praised The Washington
Herald in hearty words of commentator
for the progressiveness OF its advertising
department. J. W. Hunter and Walter
l.. Elliott, of The Washington Herald.
delivered brief speeches, in which they
reiterated the success of the contest.
William II. Bryan. Southern representa-
tive Of the Borden Condensed Milk Com
pany, and Fred NJ. Knight contest mana
ger, complimented The Washington Her
aid for the manner in which 1t had
handled the contest. Both, speakers said
that the paper had gained in popularity
since the initiation of the contest
Among those who had taken unusual
interest in the contest and who were
present last night were n. II. Shea,
Frank NJ. Hume. B. b. Earnshaw, ]. z.
Dyer, A. Liebman, S. R. Waters, Charles
w. Bohannon, John II. Higgins, w. H.
Bradbury, Edward Boyer, J. w. Hunter,
Walter l.. Elliott, Paul F. Cain. William
ii. Bryan, Fred NJ Knight, Percy B.
Israel, w. r. Weyer, G. w. Otfutt, and
William Muelheisen.
Merrimcnt Prevailed.
The entire programme Of the evening
was arranged in the most tasteful man.
ner. The difficult work OF picking the
winners Of the contest was entirely for
gotten in the merriment which pervaded
the evening gathering. Carnations were
presented to all of the guests.
The baby which was selected last night
as first choice will receive a cash prize
Of so. The second prize is child's
handsome crib of solid brass, finished in
satin. The third prize is a diamond-set
solid gold baby locket and chain. The
winner of the fourth prize will receive a
handsome go-cart. The other prizes are:
Fifth chfi5s solid SLY er gold-lined bowl
and plate, suitably engraved; sixth, $40
in gold. seventh, child's solid silver gold
lined cup suitable engraved: eighth. $50
In gold; ninth, Laby's high chair, and
tenth. S In gold.
The next ten awards will be beautiful
California wool blankets. The next
twenty-five awards will be handsome sets
OF toy dishes, in enamel and aluminium
ware. The next twenty-five awards will
be solid sterling silver baby spoons; the
next fifty awards will be a silver medal
each, and the next 100 awards will be a
diploma each.
1t was announced last night that be-
cause of the great number of entries
tractivc babies, several hundred addition
al diplomas will be awarded