New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
JOHANNA WICCERS
FIRST PRIZE BABY
100 Per Cent Perfect Tot
Born in Germany Two
Years Ago.

There were two proud men mixed up
in the perfect baby celebration yester-
day noon IT the Plaza. One was the
father of Johanna Wiggers, the 100 per
cent perfect baby, who walked on with
/ the first prize from all the other ysS
remarkable babies in the city. The
other proud man was Dr.. p. h. Falcke,
German Consul.
"Of course, it was to be expected that
a German baby would win he said.
German mothers and German babies
are the best in the world
This was too much for the American
ism of Mrs. Henry Willard. She fixed
DR.. Falcke with her gentle blue eye.
yes" she murmured, German ba-
bies after they have lived in America
two years"
Max Wig-ers, the father Of JO-
| hanna. came very near being left out
of the ceremonies. He presented him
self at the automobile where his wife
and child were sitting in state at Wash
ington Square, waiting for the parade
to start.
There was no room for the father in
the automobile, however. 1t was all
full of prize babies. milk bottles, para
soils. prize certificates and Tattles.
Father walked. Arrived az the Plaza,
he was on hand to hold Johanna in his
arms while the photographers took
her picture.
Mother held her, however, when
, Mayor Mitchell presented her with the
$50 in gold, which represented two
prizes. $40 for being the best baby in
all greater New York, and so for be-
ing the best baby in Manhattan.
Johanna thanked the Mayor with her
prettiest dimpled smile, and offered
him bite of the gold piece. His Honor
declined with thanks.
Johanna is twenty-eight months old;
weighs 33 pounds IA ounces; is 35l2
inches tall; measures 1879 inches
around the head, 20 around the chest,
and 20 around the abdomen. Her
mother is twenty eight years old, and
Johanna is her only child A commit
tee from the Babies Welfare Assoca-
tion visited her home, when she was
not expecting them. They pronounced
the home exquisitely neat and the
baby's daily life exemplary.
The Mayor awarded to Olga Cohen
Of So Chrystie ST., second prize for the
Borough of Manhattan; to Henry
Beekmsn, of 3O4 East l35th ST.. first
prize for The Bronx; and to Marie
Danger, of 1853 Battle ST., first prize
for Brooklyn.
4 The 996 almost perfect babies were
each given prizes Of 50 and a long ride
in Central Park after the exercises
Fifteen automobile buses and as many
private cars carried the precious load
To-day the festivities of baby week
end with outings on the ferries and
trolley cars TO the parks. Park Com
YFaTu 81 IL.
Keep of the grass signs taken down
and for once every nature-hungry little
New Yorker can play on the grass all
day long.
Free tickets for the boat rides will
be given away at the milk stations and
settlement houses. For those who are
too late TO obtain tickets in this way
additional tickets will be given out, Up
to the capacity of each boat, at its
second landing. The boats and times
OF sailing are as follows:
Rosedale, leaves Long Island City
Annex Pier at 8 a. m. and l p. m
Second landing at Noble ST., at 9 a. m
and ? p. m.
Empire. leaves Metropolitan ay.
North I'd ST., Brooklyn, st 8 a. m. and
p. m. Second landing at Gold ST.
Brooklyn. az 9 a. m. and , p. m.
St. Albion leaves Hamilton av.
Brooklyn, at a m. and l p. m.
Sumner leaves East Sd st. at s a. m
end l p. m.
Glen Island boat leaves East oath st
at a. m. and p. m.
Andrew VI. Church leaves East 32d
ST. at a. m. and p. m.
John Sylvester leaves l36th St, The
Bronx, ~ a. m. and p. N.
3 Barge Starina leaves West 35th ST.
at a. m. and p. N.
/ Frank Jones leaves West 10th st. al
10 a. m.
Statue o; Liberty boat leaves from
the Battery every hour, starting al
9 a. m.
Two hundred babies and their moth.
ers we're guests Of the Brooklyn Play
grounds Committee and the Federation
Of Women's Clubs yesterday at Coney
Island.
I Mrs. Frank X. Perkins, chairman OF
the Fairgrounds committee. was in
charge Of the affair. Among those who
participated in the parade and later IN
a dinner and dance at the Hotel Shell
burne we're Borough President Levi.
7 A. Pounds. Of Brooklyn; Health Com.
missioner Goldwater, Drs Willis, En-.
crson and Allen. Of the Health Depart
p.ent; Miss Florence Guernsey. Mrs
A. VI. Palmer, Mrs. {. J. Hirst, Mrs
Laura Burroughs, DR.. and Mrs. c. r
Maxwell and Mrs. j. a. Gr.esel, Of tn.
Federation Of Women's Clubs.
Charles Robert, Of the Luna Park
management, presented a milk station
for the use Of the babies, and it was
I formally accepted BY Commissioner
! Goldwater.