The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-09
better BABIES N
/ RICHMOND PERFECT
WINNERS IN TWO DIVISIONS NAM
]
ED-DECIDE OTHERS
TODAY.
THREE BABIES IN TIE
FINAL SCORING ron ELLIS. BLACK
BURN AND HULCHER CHILDREN
AT 2.so r. NJ. Ar BOOTH IN
INDUSTRIAL HALL.
THREE, BABIES IN TIE

trfze winners have been determined
In two OF the three classes into which
the better babies contest at the State
fair is divided and the winners in the
other class--that In which the ages
range from one to two years---wilI be
decided at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon
at the better babies booth IN in
dustriai hall
The parents OF three children. Will
| liam Howard Ellis, Jr.. 2706 Semmes
avenue. South Richmond, Cleveland
/ v. Blackburn, 400 West Grace street
and Helen Hulther. 2014 Hanover
avenue, are requested to be at tina
better ba bies booth with the babies
named promptly at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon. than an apparent draw
| may be settled.
! In the first class, that in which ages
range from six months to one year, the
winners have been decided. They are:
Winner Of first prize. Robert Eugene
Jacobs, aged six months. Route /,
box 1873, city. and second prize. Com
way Stone Magee. nine months, 200
South Third street.
/ The measurements of the winner
are. Height, rs IA inches: weight, %
pounds, circumference of head. Is "a
/. inches. The measurements OF the
Magee baby are; Height, 20 inches;
weight % IL pounds, and circum-
/ ference of head. 10 1-2 inches.
/ Third Division Winners.
| The third class. ages two to three
years winners are: First prize. Mar
garet Coulbourne Valentine, two
years. eleven months. 3is North Har-
rison. street. and second prize. Gary
A. Baurman, three years, Buena
Vista. stop %. Westhampton line.
| The winner measured So Ia inches
tall and, 20 4 inches around the head
and weighed "a Ia pounds. The
! Bauerman boy is 80 inches tall
weighs "a Ia pounds and head
measurement OF I'll inches.
| In the case of the three babies tied
! for the prizes in the second class the
measurements are: William Howard
| Ellis. Jr.. IA months. weight, "a 1-2
pounds, height, 80 Ia inches, head.
burn. 81 months, 30 pounds, 33 .
! inches tall. and head. 10 Ia inches;
Helen Hulcher, two years, IS pounds.
| SO inches tall. and head. 10 L.
| inches
All Winners Perfect.
In the scoring of points all tho
ha hies named as winners In the two
classes and the three from which
| winners In the other class must be
| CHOSEN To-Day, tne total points WeIe
! 100.
1 In the case in which the tie must
| be broken there viii be further ex-
animation this afternoon. and II s
| important that the parents OF the
! Ellis, Blackburn and Huicher babies
! he present with them at 2.3o sharp
! this afternoon. that there will not be
! loss TO either of them because OF
/ failure of appearance.
| The prizes will be awarded the six
winners before the better babies booth
at O'Clock this afternoon by DR.. Roy
/ K. Flanagan, of the State department
| Of health. The six prizes and their
| donors are:
| First class--six months to one-year
First prize leather baby peranhu-
! lator, Rountree-Sutherlan
corporation; second prize. silver cup.
! the Nowlan company.
| Second class-one to two years
! First prize. crib and mattress. Sydnor
& Hundley; second. set of gold pins
| Schwarschild Brothers.
Third class--two to three years
sterling silver eating set c. Lumsden
Il Son: second. chair, the Rothert
eafanany.