The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-09
make AWARDS TO-DAY FOR
PR|zE-N|NN|NG BABIES
More Than 1873 Children Have Been
Carefully Examined and Graded
by Physicians.
THREE TIED FOR FIRST HoNoRs
Before Contest Is Decided Riddles
Must Be Re-Examined-Dr. Elan
nagan VIII Act as Master Of Cere-
monies This Afternoon.

Awards In the better-babies contest
at the Virginia Stair Fair will be made
this afternoon at o'clock by DR.. Roy
Is. Flanagan. of tho State Department
OF Health. The prize winners were
selected from more than 1926 children,
who have been examined by physicians
and graded with the most modern
methods FOR determining the physical
and mental perfection OF the subject.
'Physicians yesterday concluded their
examinations, but struck snag when
II came to determining the prize Win
ners Ihree babies arc tied for honors
ana must be re-examined to-day, Just
peIore me awards arc made. The chill
oren yesterday were of the second class,
ranging from one to two years OF age
and fifty entries were examined.
Mrs William A. Burrows, president
or the Richmond Federation OF Mothers
Clubs, under whose auspices the con-
test Is being held. announced last night
the following winners:
TWO ARE WINNERS
IN FIRST CLASS
First class. six to twelve months
Robert Eugene Jacobs, Route 1, Rioh-
mond, age. months: height, 2s1-4
Inches; head measurement. 1894 in
ches; weight. % pounds. Conway Stone
afagee. 209 South Third Street, age, .
month. height, 20 Inches; h cad measure
ment. 1912 inches; weight, 221-3
pounds
Second class, ono to two years three
tied for first piace-William Howard
Avenue; Cleveland Blackburn. FL
months old. 400 West Grace Street:
Helen Hulcher. years old, 20l4 Han
over Avenue.
Third class. two to three years old
Margaret Coulbournc Valentine, 31S
North Harrison Street. years. II
months old, height. SO 1-2. Inches. head
measurement 20l2 inches; weight,
"a l-2 pounds. Gary A. Baurmnn, Stop
22, Wcsthampton. years old. height,
39 inches: head measurement, 81 inches:
weight. 34l-2 pounds.
The three children tied for the second
class are to be re-examined this az
ternoou at 1880 o'clock to determine
the winners. Prizes will then be
awarded by Dr. Flanagan, but moth
ers must bring their children or the
prizes Will be withheld. The awards
will be made In tho Enclosure near the
examination tents In front OF Indus
trial Hall. II the weather permits;
otherwise. at the booth of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railway. In Indus
trial Hall.
PRIZES ARE DONATED
BI RICHMOND CONCERNS
Prizes for the winners in the first
class are. first, English perambulator.
given by Rountree. Sutherland and
Cherry Corporations; second. silver
cup. Now1an Company. Second,
class, first. crib and hair mattress,
Sydnor and Hundley; silver baby pins,
Schwartzschild Brothers. Third class
first. feeding set. Lumsden Brothers:
baby chair, Rothert and Company.
The little Miss Valentine comes tho
honor Of being the one perfect child
examined during the contest. In ac-
cordance with the charted figures for
child Of her age. she scored 100 per
cent on all tests. A number of other
children also made large scores.
The contest Is new thing here. 1t
has been successful far beyond the
fondest hopes OF ia supporters. and It
will be continued each year.
The attendants at the contest and
booth are as follows: Mrs. Howard J..
Whitlock, Mrs. r. b. Bowen. Mrs. L. B.
Stratton. Mrs. j. D Craig and trained
nurse, Miss Mary Balner. They arc
assisted from time to time by volun-
teers and appolntees from the chief
and general STATS. which consist OF
officers of the federation. These Of
floors are: Mrs. w. A. Burrows, lrcsi-
dent; Mrs. ]. L. Spiers. first VICE presl-
dent; Mrs. ]. D. Craig, Jr.. second vice.
president; Mrs b. H. West, third vice.
president; Mrs. o. c. Hope. fourth vice
president; Mrs. l.. b.. Stratton, fifth
vice president; Mrs. j. +. Thompkins,
recording secretary; Mrs w H. Curry,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. G. r.
Doone, treasurer. and Mrs. Joseph C.
Kcssnich, chairman of the social COM
mittee