Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-16
EUyson Presents
Medals to Babies
Prizes and Honors Are Award-
cd in Better Babies Contest
at State Fair.

Speaking to an audience OF several
hundred people. who had gathered to
witness the award OF prizes and hon
ors to the winners in the Better Bah
les Contest at the State Fair Grounds
yesterday, Lieutenant Governor j.
Taylor Ellyson said:
IF | were going TO make a speech
l would choose as my text on this
casion the old Latin motto. which. lit
orally translated. is a sound mind
In a sound body But ! have not been
invited to make a speech. merely to
present these beautiful medals to this
bouquet of beautiful babes"
The Northumberland compli-
mented the babies. their parents, the
Federation of Mothers Clubs. the State
Health Department. and other factors
that united in making the baby show
the big success il turned out to be
The babies had been assembled in the,
pony race course. near the Mothers
Building, and they cooed, crowed and
squealed gleefully from the arms of
their respective maternal parents,
while the Lieutenant -Governot, who
was introduced by Dr. y. Thomas En-
nett, presented each in turn with the
trophy won
PRIZE BABIES ARE
EXHIBITED To SPECTATORS
The prize babes were exhibited. each
in It's turn, on a platform improvised
or several tables, profuscly decorated
with cut flowers. Each "snooky-ook-
ums' among the medal and diploma
winners won it's round of applause as
,he blanket was removed from its tiny
body. giving the spectators full view
OF nature unadorned.' After each of
the babes was exhibited he or she
was taken by the mother to the Moth
ers Building. near by. and dressed
The presentation Of diplomas was
made by DR.. w. y. Plecker. Registrar
Of Vital Statistics, of the State Health
Department DR.. Picker made a series
OF happy little speeches as he present,
ed the papers, commenting upon rho
appearance of each tiny Riddle. lie
was especially complimentary to Miss
Nancy Elizabeth Iioylc. of whom he
said: IF beauty had been amon,, tho
points scored in determining the win
ners' TINS twenty-seven months old
oany girl would undoubtedly have a
tremendously high score"
Inc ceremonies were conducted un-
der the joint auspices of the Fedora
tion Of Mothers Clubs and the state
,ealth department AIRS. William A.
BURROWS. president of the federation
was assisted by "A number of memhers
Oh the federation, and the State de.
partment was represented officially nv
DR.. Picker.
MINERS OF MEDALS
AND SPECIAL HONORS
ming babies: "e VIII"
FIRST grand prize. gold medal-Jo
Sepn Willis kinker. the son OF
John Willis Kinker, Richmond. beiebt
IS II inches: weight, 20 . mounds.
perfect physical measurements: age
seven months: total percentage. a15
second grand prize, bronze medal
H'rSlniA Judith Stiles. sixteen months
o on daughter of Joseph Clay stiles. of
wise county; height, 80 inches: weight
- Ia pounds: measurements So.
total percentage. a75
Winners In Class One.
first class. first priZe--Margaret Vir-
sinia lunn. nine months old, daughter
Q, Cnaries j. Lunn, 9o4 East Leigh
street. Richmond; height oS S-4 inches:
weight, % l-2 pounds: measurements,
80: total percentage. 81.
Next highest, second prize-Ielen
fadEett. ten months old. daughter OF
samuel Paul Padgett. l24 South Lin
den street Richmond.
Other diplomas i'm Glass No la
scph Wilbur Butterworth, nine months
son OF Paul :. Butterworth. lc North
Meadow Street.
Mary Louise Griffin. six months.
daughter OF Schenck Henry Grimm.
Winners I'm Class Two
Class II. first priZe-Dorothoa Chris
tine Chenault. nineteen months: daugh-
ter OF Walter G. Chenault. Thirty-first
street. Woodland Heights: height
81 IA; weight. % l-2 pounds: meas
ureinchts' -: total percentage, So
Diplomas in Class II-Bruce Dodd.
fourteen months. son of James Wood
fin Dodd. G0t West Thirty-frst Street.
South Richmond.
boswell Lawson Ridenour. thirteen
months. son of William II. Eidenour,
Highland Park
Nellie May Bowman nine.ee,
months, daughter Of y. Alfred Bow
man. Flo Vista
Winners In CIas, Three.
Class III. first prize-Will,am r
Metcalf,, thirty months. son Of w +.
Mctcalf. 20 South ELM street Rich
mond: height. Sc l-2 inches; weight.
81 l-2 pounds: measurements. %; to-
tai percentage. %.
Second prize = Anthony Flaccinio,
thirty months, son OF Salvatore FLAG
cinio a2l-B East Leigh Street Rich