Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-08-29
WILDWOOD'S GREATEST
BABY PARADE
A Big Day for the Little Ones and
Their Parents. Prizes Of Gold
Awarded to the Proud
Winners
A GALA DAY FOR THE WHOLE ISLAND

Augustus great event in the summer
history of Five Mile Beach took place
on the boardwalk yesterday afternoon.
Baby, who has the right of way in the
home, took full possession of the ocean
front Thursday. Babies were present
in great numbers, babies in go-carts,
coaches, sulkies, wagons and floats,
babies walking and babies carried,
babies almost nude and babies dressed
inalltheirglory ,prettybabies. fat babies,
small babies, large babies. The babies
were blonde and brunette, betwixt and
between, and n in a class by itself
one little black baby.
After weeks of preparation and gen.
uine hard work, DR.. and Mrs. 1. w Bag
ley, upon whom rested the responsible
ity of generalship, sa the most COM
plete success crown their labors.
That success was attained through
the cooperation of a great host. With
out it there could not have beenss such a
complete triumph as witnessed yester-
day. Everyone is interested in baby,
for this reason mayors, commissioners,
communities, business men, profession
al men, working men, society women,
and most of all mothers ~co-operated In
presenting the dazzling Iageant of
baby glory
From DIR. Bagley down to little Mar
garet Sheppard, the smallest of the
banner girls, the service was rendered
heartily and enthusiastically.
Everyone seemed to be interested in
the children. Every child received
four gifts apart from any prize that
might be won. M%ousley's gave each
child a toy; loves, a bag of candy;
the Pier Co., a plume, and Hunt, a
show ticket. The Lubin operators
were on the scene to take a picture of
the parade. The parents and children
some time hence may witness this
scene and recognize their own part
played in the August parade at Wild
wood in 1918.
There were upward of 400 children
enrolled. Many numbers represented
from 2 to Z children. If we count the
attendants who pushed coaches. carried
babies and drew floats and those who
accompanied the ATTENDANCE mere
were over 1000 in the line that stretched
for many blocks along the boardwalk.
Never was the day more ideal nor
better arrangements made. The board
walk was roped off on the ocean side,
that those who took part had sufficient
room and at the same time enjoy the
refreshing sea bic re.
The line of parade was formed at the
Casino entrance to the Arcade. The
different classes were indicated by a
banner girl at the head OF each class.
Cianfoni's band led the first division
and Troilo's band the second division
of the parade.
With the Mayors and Commissioners
of the allied resorts leading, the route
of parade was traversed. The march
was from the Casino to the Cedar i've
entrance to the boardwalk, thence to
North Wildwood as far as oath street,
then countermarching to Cedar avenue
and old boardwalk and dismissed.
The children were divided into eight
classes with q committee of judges for
each class. 1t was fortunate that such
a plan had been arranged. The work
was made unusually difficult for the
fact that 10 many most excellent en-
tries had been made. The greatest
care was given and the most artistic eff
forts made to produce prize winners.
Twenty-seven valuable prizes were
presented. A hundred more prizes
could well have been given to most
worthy participants.
Two special prizes were given. One
to a little orphan, Bessie WINS, with
out a relative, apart from a grand
mother 70 years of age, Mrs. Litchell,
of Holly Beach, who pushed the coach;
a second by Hunt, which was drawn
from the names of those who had won
no prize in the regular classes.
In the evening the prize winners
were announced and the prizes distrib-
uted. The bsndstand in the Arcade
was the scene of the awarding of prizes.
Long before s o'clock, the time an
nounced for the distribution of the
prizes, a great throng had gathered.
Good nature reigned throughout.
John A. Ackley, through whose la
bors, the August baby parade was first
introduced to Wildwood, was master
of ceremonies and presenter of prizes.
His witty remarks kept everyone in
good humor. The prize winners and
the judges of award were as follows:
PRIZE WINNERS
CLASS A, PRETTIEsT BABY
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