The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
BETTER BABY EXHIBIT
FEATURE OF BIG FAIR
I" isc Judged by Healtl, and Weight,
Rather THIN Good
Looks.
EXHIBITORS HARD ar WORE.
INDUSTRIAL and Farm. Displays. En-
cept Of Perisliablc Goods. To BE
tut In Place BEFORE the End OF
This Week.

'''iN hepK.
Judging OF the entries I'm the va
rions exhibition departments Of tn.
virginia State Fair. which opens on.
week from Tomorrow, will begin or
tuesday morning. October 6. according
10 nm announcement made yesterday by
The mana cement OF the Fair Associa
ton.
The first classes To bc judged will be
inc horses and Douitry. No schedule
Tor tile Judging can bS prepared in :,d .
vance, the Judges necessarily WORKING
from one class to another as they arc
able Beginning with the Horses ana
poultry on Tuesday morning The Judges
VIII cover as much ground ts possible
on that day. posting in a. couspicuous
Dihcc on Tucsday night ihe classes
which are to he judged on Wednesday,
Each night the Judging program Tor
tho following day VIII be posted
EXHIBITORS ARE ACTIVELY
At WORK on nOOTItS
The work Of Installing exhibits ana
displays viii be actively undertaken
thia week. Many exhibitors IN the in-
dustrinl hnll have already begun IN.
erection Of booths ana exhibits. II
is expected that the majority OF in
uustrial exhibits viii hc In place by
saturday. Under the rules of Tho asso
citation. farm products, cxccpt tobacco
ana green vegetables. must he in place
ana i""hN Tor inspection by 3 o'clock
or friditN afternoon Of this week; OK
hl'''H ~ department Is, domestic
w" "uiHc'hr"rs. nrt. etc. except bread
ana c'ihcs must he in place b. :
O'Clock on Thursday afternoon of This
week implements ami machinery for
'''spitE must he Installed 10y d o'clock
~" Ha'urdnN: other classes are required +
70 he rcady for inspection on Mon
dey inoruing. October s. At 6 o'clock |
o'i:\ REPRESENTATION FOH
"BET'Ti:R HABY EXItIBTr-
for the convenience OF mothers who .
WIS" 10 enter their babies In the 'Isct
tor BABY Exhibit" registration head-
quarters viii be maintained at the
linen Coz store from tomorrow un.
VI friday Mrs. William Gimmel.
chairman OF tho registration commit
rec. assisted ty other members and a
,I"!n"d nurse VIII b." at the rcgistra-
Ton hoadquartcrs from 10 10 - o'clock
~" iron" I" o'clock each day. APP
,hc'''ohS may also DO made by mail
ihc committee does not want the babies
brought 10 the registration headauar
'ers, put mothers are requested 10 rall
n person. whenever possible. so that
ne proper Information :nay he OBJ .
nincd.
MOTHERS clubs and tho Paren, Teach
,rs Association on TUESDAY IL was ..
iecihei 10 limit the ages from six
nohthS 10 three y"ars. AMI 10 divide /,
he babies into the following cIassex:
CABS pne-fron six months to one
ear. First prize. leather prcn,rhu
ator' second prize, silver cup
Class Iwo-fronn one to two ycars
'irst prizc. crib ANA mattress: second :
riz". gold nius ;,
Glass Three--from two to three years
'irst pria", sterling silver f.niir,. 80,
ccond prize. chair I,
tHNI:S tND PHYSICIANS !
30 III: ~ ATTENDANCE d
Ih' Better Baby Exhibit viii be y
cld Tuesday. Wednesday ana Thurs 7
a| of fair week ana the PRICES viii be b
warded t'ridoy. ON TUESDAY habi.. s.
the Glass one division viii be az I,
mined. on Wednesday babies OF Cluss o.
hrcc division VIII be weighed and @
easlr"d. and on Thursday babies OF VI
lc CLASS Two age Will he tested II ..
as though; best to lave. the older Z.
iblcs ior Wednesdays exhibit. he s.
tuso thai Viii be "Richmond Davr ami II
"a largest crowd az tho week IL OK. ii
.ct.1 i'm
This exhibit viii bc staged In tents 81
st outside the Industrial building. 1t,
zero VIII be tent used AS rest III
ON for the mothers, and. the babies VI
III have tho care Of trained nurses w
der tho guidance OF Miss t,oralio in
hnstun. AtrS. Snyder and Miss Minor ~
eli OF whom IL prominently ident.-
at with tho nurses association Dr tn'
',i"ir" Newton and other physicians lei
l 70 lr named Will also be in al or
naaucc in,
IN babies III this exhibit Will MOI
Judged Ton their looks alone. but M
ch viii he placed under n scientific
ight and measurement tcst, ana
ards viii hc made on the total noints
'red. Mrs William Rurrow. 10 tEe
lirmah or the committee In charge -,
= exhibit. ,
,HlHTT or ALI. THAT mr.
ENTIaftS LIFE Of BAny in,
mother exhibit OF special interes, mr.,
connection with the Better BABY an
hibit VIII be a display or articles ma
len enter into the life OF the babv, IN,
g proper crib. carriage. hathtuh I'M
let articles and feeding outfits viii ~
shown, ana experienced nurses will .ir
on NAM I" explain the proper use co,
me Narous articles To promote bet TAN
health and stronger babies.
literature ON the care OF bnbies fur.
ned by the National Congress- re ~"
iherS. the Childrcns Betlcrment 40
lation OF Washington, and tho VIZ ~
la state Board OF Health VII, no &c, &c,
iibhich Mrs. II. L. Whitlock ia In -
rec or the exhibit inside the indu.
! hall pur
ntries for the Better Rabv Nv cen
Il arc coming in rapidly from. vnri oi'e
ons are thar .tbn ~. Gnu we lhdi- hev
OuN lac ,nn 90 80 iuio cr