Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-08-22
WASHINGTON PARK PICNIC
Thousands Hear Gov. Wilson, View
the Exhibits, Admire the Babies
,and Enjoy the Amusements,, 4
/ Sports and Fire Works.
500 Babies Compete. Y

1t was Big Thursday sure enough
BIT Washington Park Picnic last
Thursday, and there was entertain
Rnent enough to make busy day for
every one.
We spoke of the exhibits last week
but awards had not then been made,
and the great Baby Show was form
ing as we went to press. Well there
we're near 500 babies in that exhibit.
and the Judges had the time of their
lives bestowing the prizes. The re-
suit of their Judgment follows:
One-year-old twins = First prize,
Florence and Kenneth Schultz, West
Vile, second, Catharine and Frank
Hill, Delair.
Two-year-old twins # First prize,
Margaret and Charlotte Noll, 1861
Miller street, Philadelphia; second,
Lavina and May Denny, 1705 South
Second street, Philadelphia.
Smallest baby-First prize, Helen
Doyle, 1920 Crescent street, Camden.
Largest one-year- -old-First prize
Lawrence Haven, 4 months, 26 3-4
pounds, 115 Vine street, Philadelphia;
second prize, Lille Denelsbeck, 532
Walnut street. Philadelphia.
Largest two-year-old-Fir prize.
Agnes Fetho, SO pounds, 210 Button
wood street, Philadelphia; second
prize, Evan Peters, 902 Linden ave-
nue., Camden.
Fattest baby-Special prize, Emma
Silk, SO IL pounds, nine months old,
2l25 South Eighth street, Philadel-
phia.
Prettiest ne-year-old-First prize,
Bella O'Neill, 1872 F'rankford avenue,
Philadelphia; second prize, Catharine
E. Truitt, 312 Washington ST., Cam
den
Prettiest -old-First prize,
Laura NJ Stuzzenbury, 7427 Buist
avenue, Philadelphia; second prize,
Gertrude McCleary, Sewell
Most interesting ne-year-old--1st
prize, Verna L. Riehl, Woodbury.; sec
ond prize, Carol Perks, sol Hunter
street, Gloucester.
Most interesting two-year-old-1st st
prize, Madeline Laundbon, 1873 Had
don avenue, Westmont: second prize,
Helen Curran,419 Walnut street, Cam
den
Best dressed First prize. Ellen M.
Eaves, 20 North Broadway, Gloucester
city; second prize, Althea Young,
Gloucester City; special prize, Helen
Huron, 468 North Broadway, Glouces-
ter City.
The Judges of the various exhibits
announced the winners and awarded
the prizes. The prize for the best
apples went to Charles knight, Sec
ond prize was awarded to NJ. ]. Nc
Kelvey. First prize for pears was
awarded to Harry w Seehouse; sec
ond prize William J. McKelvey. The
other prizes were as follows: Peach
es-Albert Handle. first prize; second
prize, R. E. Gibbs Plums-First
prize, NJ. ]. McKelvey; second, James
Brown. Grapes-First, John B. Scull;
second, Harry Frischolz. Ca1ta-
loupes First, Harry Kircher: second,
Charles Knight Watermelons First
prize, Charles Poole; second, William
J. McKeIyey.
GOV. WILSON'S SPEECH.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men / remember very distinctly, and
with great deal of pleasure, being
here just year ago. As was COM
ing down on the train | was asking
myself the difference between this oc-
casion and that. AT that time we
were on the eve of a state political
campaign, as we are now. This time
the view has widened to the nation
itself, and we are now about to COM
bine with the choice of state officers
the choice also of President and
president of the United States.
Have come therefore on differ
ent errand? It seems to me that al
oon q at
time and am candidate this time,
that SO far as my thought is concern
ed that has very little to do with it.
am interested in politics not as
search for Office but as a great con-
test devoted to something very def
mite and practical indeed. Politics
ought not to be considered as a mere
occasion for oratory. Politics ought
TO be considered as branch of the
national business, and man who talks
politics ought to tell his fellow-citi-
zens very distinctly what he thinks
about their affairs and what his own
attitude towards them is.
There was another thought that
was prominent in my mind as / came
down to-day. Here we are at Far
mers' Picnic, and on this day sup
pose that here at Washington Park
we might say that the farmers occupy
the centre of the stage. When did the
farmers ever occupy the centre OF the
stage in our politics don't remem-
Der any time. do remember time
written of with great enthusiasm by
historians in the far year l775 when
the farmers around about Lexington
IN Massachusetts gathered along the
roadside to prevent the retreat OF a
little handful of British troops who
mad been bent upon an Illicit errand.
have read a great deal OF poetry about
the embattled farmers at Lexington,
and know that every war that we
have fought has seen the farmers OF
this country along with the other
patriotic men embattled in the ma
tons defence. But when it comes
down to the voting, when it comes