Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Winning Castle
contInued fron. First Page.

Insurance Company.
Errors in Awards.
Following the award Of the three
prizes it was discovered that. because of
errors made in the analysis of the
measurements, two babies who had re-
ceivcd honorable mention, really were
entitled to prizes. They were Carrie Ida
Smith. sn months old. whose final score
WAS 100, and Armitage Page Booker,
twenty months old. whose score also
was 100
The discovery of the error caused
great embarrassment TO Mrs. Deemer
and the other officials of the Century
Club. Finally Mrs. Decmer. with char
acteristic dircctness and practicality,l
said
"lhosc lamcs are entitled to prizes,
and they are going 20 have them. To re
licvc an embarrassing and intolcrable
situation. shall take money from my
.' own purse, purchase two more silver
cups and see that each baby receives
one OF ihcm We entered this move
mcnt fully determined that cycn-handcd
Justice should be- done 60 each child
contostant. Having discovered that. be
cause Of rcercttahc cwors, such Justice
has not been done. we must adopt the
only practical course left open 10 ms,
which is TO increase the number of
prizes from three 20 iiye.'
Mrs Decmor won't 10 Wilmington this
nmorning aud purchased the additional
cups from Millard y. Davis. The under
@ standing IS that carly next week they
viii be presented formally at special
meeting Of the club
Many Mothers Present.
A large number OF mothers with
their babies were present to witness
The awarding OF the prizes Sixty
babics in all were entered in the con
Eicst. Mrs. John NJ. Wilson. president
rof the Century Club Of New Castle,
callod the meeting TO order. and an
rnounced that Mrs. Deemer. chairman
&of the committee in charge OF the con-
test. would preside.
Mrs. Deemer, after a few predatory
remarks introduced George Carter,
Eoditor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL,
who had been selected TO present the
two silver cups.
IS In presenting the trophies, he said.
Gin part.
Before coming to Now Castle TO-
~day to participate at the instance OF
-Mrs. Deemor. In this pleasing func-
tion. ! consulted official statistics
-bearing upon the animal industry of
the United States. They showed that
In 1915 the number Of domestic ami
mails in the United States was 1885,
577 900 and that their estimated
value was S5.969,253. 600. That in
cludod 5S.329 600 milch COWS and
iother cattle, the estimated value OF
(which was $2,413.714,0O0. and 2l.-
.195.O00 horses. the estimated value OF
(which was S219O,1O2,000.
Having ascertained that much. /
@iurned TO the official statistics bear
Ding on births and found that, in
191O. 1.1S7.6i6 babies were born IN
the twenty-five States embraced In
1he vital statistics area upon which
the census figures were based. Hav-
llng ascertained the number OF babies
sborn IN that area, was confronted
shy the significant fact that the stalls
ficians had made no attempt to place
"a value upon those babies as they
had done in the cases of the colts.
calves. lambs and other domestic
animals going 10 make up the I'M
.anense totals referred TO In the ear
alier part OF this address. The rea-
Fson for that omission of estimated
value is clear. II is that while men,
women and babies are the worlds
highest types OF animals. and while
fhe development of the human race
represents the highest form OF ami
anal industry. there is no standard in
existence whereby the value OF
babv NAV be measured. Horses and
colts. cattle and calves, sheep and
lambs dogs aud puppies, cats and
..I.f.Irana huNH NNnII-
zestablished present and prospective
anarket values, but there Is no way
dn which the future value OF boy
ababy or a girl baby may be fixed, no
matter what his or her present sta
tion In life may be, especially in this
great and free land of ours, where
opportunity knocks at the doors Of
the rich and the por and where the
nvenues for advancement are open TO
ALI who have an earnest and purpose
ful desire TO travel them.
'To give closer point to the matter
spermit me to suggest that there is NJ
.one in the world today who is possesse'
-of sufficient wisdom TO state, with an,
degree of certainty what will be the ia
fure of anv OF these little boys an'
GIRLS OF New Castle whom we have Will
us TODAY. lt would be rash man, IN
deed. who would attempt TO place
limit upon their advancement or a Nalu'
upon the parts they arc destined u
plav upon the worlds great stage.
"Ts there anyone here who imagnes
for an instant. that when Alexander th
Great was a baby in the arms Of hi
mother that she or any Of her relative
and friends entertained the thought tina
in a few wears he would develop int
tho worlds greatest soldier and admin
istrator, and that, having conquered al
tho known world, he would be weeping