Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-22

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 First boy, Harry Dalton, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Dalton ll5 North Cedar street, average 99.40. 1 First girl, Josephine Davis, daugh te rof MT and Mrs R. F. Davis, of l515 Elm street, average 91.07. Second girl, Iilian Guenther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Guen- ther, of Ohio and Eleventh streets, average 97.27.
 Second boy, prize awarded to Nell Alexander, a girl, average 97.07.
 A rule providing that no family could win two cups eliminated c. B. 1 Talbot, one of two boys, from division Mo- }, and, Luther Davis, from Divis- ion No. 2. The second boys cup in 1 Division No. } went to a girl as there were no other contestants. Twenty-two cups to twenty-two of Pine Bluffs most physically perfect children were awarded yesterday af- l ternoon at reception rendered by | the Better Babies Contest committee to the mothers whose children were | exhibited and the club women, church, l literary and other club workers of the city. The affair was in the nature of business session, reception and re- joicing as a result of the successful show given one week ago. Dr. Ida Brooks, physician in charge of inspection in the Little Rock pub lie schools, was scheduled to deliver an address but did not appear, and Mrs. T. Y. Murphy, Mrs. k. B. Rice nnf q m The reception began at 3 o'clock and closed with a tea and musicale al five. Silver cups were awarded hrst ana perhaps five hundred women eagerly leaning forward listened to the read ing of the awards. Scores had been compiled na basis provided by the American Medical association and ap- proximately fifty questions were an swered on each baby's card. MT. ana Mrs. Beaure Talbot, South Alabama street. and MT. and Mrs. k. E. Davis, 1515 Elm street, led all parents Tn honors in that two children Of each couple made winning scores. In each cases, however, one child was elllnl- mated as an exhibition rule provided that no two children of the same faml- ly could receive prizes. TO w. A. Lewis, son of MT. w. A. Lewis, goes the honor for making the highest fn- dividual mark The Lewis child came within twenty-five one-hundredths or one per cent of the perfect accofolhg to the standards set by the American Medical association.
 Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Rice and Ir. Higginbotham in their speeches gave a decided impetus to the movement 10 secure a medical inspector in the schools here and it was arranged to have pr. Brooks come at later date and make her address
 Music Is Feature.
 Tea was served by the following young ladies: Mary Emma Miller, Ruth Annette. Elizabeth Lyle ana Marguerite Duncan
 Pledges of the w. c. Y. U. were placed on chairs and tables all over the building and many new members were secured The w. c. T. U. began the better babies contest Work-as contrast to the old baby beauty show.
 The ladies at the close of the meet ing adopted resolution thanking cv- eryone who had to do with the sue cess of the entertainment. The musl- cal program under the direction or Mrs. Frank Thompson and Mrs. D. w. Richey was as follows:
 Piano solo-Miss Trees.
 Piano solo, "Schubert's Serenade Miss Etta Winters.
 Piano duet-Miss Brewster and Mrs. Richey.
 Piano sclo-Mss Frances Goodwin
 Violin and piano duet-Miss l-evns' Miss Brewster.
 Teclamation-Mis Anna Maui.
 Recitation-Mis Christine Pudde- phatt.
 Reading-Miss Pearl Burks.
 The following contributed cash to the purchase of the cups, etc.:
 Hawthorne Book club.
 A Friend of the Mothers.
 Citizens Bank.
 Merchants & Planters Bank.
 Peoples Savings Bank.
 Hammett Grocery Go.
 Southern Grocery Co.
 J. B. Speers Grocery Co.,
 Alexander Grocery Co.
 Vcss-Nichol Co.
 H. w. Cook.