The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-03-08
fine BABIES HERE
EIFTN-TWO INFANTS ENTERED
IN CONTEST-HUNDREDS
SEE EXHIBITS.

In a near germproof section of the
State Normal school science hall to
day, the physical characteristics OF
fifty-two Lake county babies are be
ing measured by the critical eyes OF
a number of physicians. That the
little folks proportions will average
up well with those of babies i'm any
other section of the country was not
doubted by the hundreds who today
witnessed the Baby day demonstra-
tons. The examining doctors prob
ably will not make their formal re
port until this evening.
Boys i'm Majority.
A majority of the babies entered
in the contest are boys. No one but
the doctors and attendants were per
mitted to remain i'm the room in
which the babies were examined. A
member of the Child's Welfare club,
under whose auspices Baby day is be
ing celebrated. said that the little
folks must not be subjected to the
germ laden breath of the adult pub
lie.
Woe for the "old line politician
was contained in the printed instruc-
tions on a tag which the babies wore.
The instructions were
Don't kiss me. | don't like it.
You may have germs. Baby"
Booths. placards and displays. Civ
ing warnings of the dangers CON
fronting infants were ranged in the
school gymnasium. The large num-
Der of spectators We're confronted
with notices that the old fashioned,
rubber tipped milk bottles are baby
killers" Notification was given that
to handle babies food containers is
extremely dangerous, and everywhere
were signs, c%autioning the public
against splitting. and against permit
ting well persons coming in contact
with persons afflicted with tuber-
culosis.
Dirt vs.. Cleanliness.
A unique exhibit were two minia-
ture dwelling houses. designated
Mrs. / Don't Cares" house and
Mrs. / DO Cares" dwelling. re-
spectively. Mrs. | Don't Cares
residence contained many unclean.
germ catching articles. In marked
contrast was the neat smaller interior
of Mrs. | Do Cares" abode, which
scrupulously clean. and in which
there was a rule that any member Of
the household who spotted the table
cloth was fined / cent. The money
collected in fines went into a general
home fund, TO be spent at Christmas
time.
An interesting playroom booth,
designed by a committee Of which
Mrs. Hazel Baldwin is chairman. at
tracted much attention. The Red
Cross booth contained approved ar
ticles for feeding and preparing ba-
bies' food. Model cradles. cribs, baby
baskets and baby apparel, supplied by
j. A. Johnson. were displayed in an
other booth. The sanitary booth
gave hints on the care of the baby,
and printed matter in the library
booth advised parents to make con
fidants OF their children. The re-
freshment booth arranged by the
finance committee of the Child's Vel
fare club, Mrs. NJ. F. Berther, Mrs.
Z. A. Ripple, Mrs. J.. A. Johnson and
Mrs. Angie Williamson, and the W.
c. T. L. booth presided over by Mrs.
s. t. May, were well %patronized.
The lungmotor, brought here espe-
cially for Baby day. was demonstrat-
ed at IL O'Clock in the forenoon. and
a milk separator demonstration was
held at : o'clock in the afternoon.
The regular afternoon program was
commenced at $3.50 o'clock.
Babies Entered.
Twenty-seyen boys and twenty-five
girls were entered in the contest.
The average age of the forty-eight in
fants whose ages were given was
IL hip months.
The following were the babies en-
tered and their ages:
Hugh William Gabbert, 13
months; Robert Bucklin, IL months;
Myrtle Thompson. 13 months; Jesse
Reynolds. 8 months; Donald Rey-
nolds, 31a months; John Smith, is
months; Willis Walker, s months;
Donald Scott. 13 months; Gertrude
Wilkinson, 13 months; Josephine
Rensch, 13 " months; Benjamin Ar
mold Franklin, l year; Ellen Smith.
IA months; Joseph Kutcher, Is
months: Marguerite Kutcher, 2
months; Lottie Reynolds. 9 months;
Carmen LaVerne Runestrand, II
months; Leonard Westby. Z months;
LuVerne Anderson, s months; Mary
Leone Craney, ii months; Charles
Cooke, Is months; Burton Ketcham,
jr., Is months; Kenneth Koehler. %
months; Granite Harrington; Russell
LYONS. s months. Elizabeth Kuchen-