Evening journal., 1913-09-10

zach offered IS Tor the finest child from
Jne 10 three years OF age
This offer - entirely an exclusive
personal one. having nothing Whatever
10 10 With the regular prizes which are
being offered. and is open TO every
mother who has little one between
the ages OF one and three years Of age.
and who has not already registered her
bahy's name. as those already having
entry cards cannot compete
The offer is being made by Mr., Wei
din and MIR Townsend bccausc the an.
registered babies brought to the tent
have bren such splendid specimens OF
health and ideal babyhood that the two
men are anxions that al the babies
should have an equal chance
The tent will be opeu every morning
and Afternoon during the fair and al
mothers having babies between the ages
oi one and three years. aud who have
not already registered are requested TO
bring them 10 the tent to compete Tor
the special prize. The regular prizes
offered are ten iivc-dollar gold pieces
These prizes will go TO the finest
boy between one and two years, from
Wilmington; the finest girl between
one and two years. from Wilmington /:
the finest boy and the finest girl be-
tween one and two years. from the
rural district. and the finest girl and
finest boy between two and three
years. from Wilmington and the rural
districts. There arc 1873 entries on
record. but under the new arrange
ment. II is expected that several
hundred will be examined. Thirty
examinations we're made yesterday
and there will probably be fifty made
today
The examining physicians yester-
day included Dr. w N. Spccr Dr.
Harvey Lenderman. Dr. Sophia Ostfo,
Dr. @ G.. Mclslfatrick and Or VIII
son Pendleton.
The nurses IN charge included Miss
Whitcroft, the special nurse I'm the
Metropitan Life Insurance Co, Miss
MurDhlh and Mrs. H. s. Worthington
Today Miss Duncan. of the Della
ware Hospital viii help examine tho
babies, and the staff Of physicians
WIN include Dr Florence NJ. Seward
and Dr T.. r. Fisher.
Tho star Of physicians and nurses
Is changed daily. all being volunteer
workers who have given their serY
ices Bratutuously for the benefit of
the Better Babies Contest.
Today IN the tent there win be Z
heating arrangement by which bottles
may be heated. SO the babies may be
able 10 have their milk when needed
and Mrs. A. y. Warmer Is lending 2
sleeping basket which will hold three
babies. SO that maps" may be taken
also by the wee tots while The moth.
ers have an opportunity to see the
lights
Mrs A. M Norris, noted nurse
aud lecturer from Boston. is IN charge
OF the Boston Childhood Health Ex-
hibits one which is attracting much
attention.
Exhibit No shows the best and
cheapest methods Of preserving and
modifying milk IN homes. and consists
Of a home made refrigerator. pasteur
izer and hreless cooker Gin one)
which uses one cents worth Of ice il
S6 hours with outside temperature 81
degrees. Speciai sanitary glass nura
bottles. rubber and glass shoppers foi
same. ounce glass gfaduntc for mod
flying and brush for cleaning bot
TIES
Exhibition No 2 shows cheap am
! hygenic sleeping arrangements ~
prevent babies aud older chldrei
froni sleeping with parents other old
er people or children which ahou,,
never be allowed II consists of
home made hammock. constructe,
from clothes. from clothes lines am
basket clothes basket arrange,
az sleeping basket complete with cot
ton flannel lining mattress, rubhe
I protectors for mattress. pillow
blankets and sheets. window hoo
OF felting for fresh afr or tuberoula
treatment. aud white iron crib com
pete With mattress protectors. pillow
sheets 9nd blanket.
Exhibit No. consists of clothini
and shows complete prenatal outd
which comprises everything necessar.
to baby's comfort
Mrs. Norris rs enthusiastic over tn
Better Baby Contest she has takcl
an active part IN similar contests il
Yonkers. N. y; Fall River Glouceste
and Boston. Mass, but she says VIII
mington beats them all The prescn
+ contest. she said. is the best she ha
ever seen. Il being tho most systemati
with. by far the finest class Of babie
/ Two babies. boy and girl. VIII
! were examined yesterday, average
more than 90 per cent
Miss Emily Bissell. who is in charg
Of the work rs especially enthusiastic
about Il. and the particularly fine AM
healthy babies which have been en-
tered
4 The special exhibit Of children
furniture inside the tent, being show
ihy Miller Brothers. Is very hne an
"just the thing for the wee folks
The entry clerks yesterday. who at
TENDED 20 the registration Of name.
ages and general history, we're Mis-
Elizabeth Curtis. Miss Emma Kow
and Miss elsie Richards.
One baby shown yesterday was
splendid boy of 81 months.
A trip through the various comparl
iments is most interesting and we
worth while but because OF the nece'
sity for quiet for the babies the publ
lis not admitted 10 the Babies Ten
but may see the little ones as the
leave after the examinations.
In compartment No. I Is given Oh
preliminary examination. i'm compar
,ment No . they are given ment'
examination. which includes ii
child's disposition. memory. attention
ocular aud facial expression and gel
eral intelligence.
In the third compartment, the chi
Is first weighed. then placed on q
measuring board for height measur
= ment; then the tape measure is us,
for ma .nrcnanI1in of hnnd nhn.