Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-14
MAYOR A|NsL|E TO GIVE
CARNIVAL BABY PRIZES
City Executive Will Present Trophies
to Many Winners on Afternoon Of
Last Day In Festival Week.
PRIZE LIST IS ANNOUNCED
Local Merchants Donate Handsome
Gifts to SAINTS Grotto Baby Show
Committee-Promine w o M n
Take Active Part in Plans.

Mayor George Ainslic Is to present
the many handsome prizes to the babies
| winning awards in the SAINTS Grotto
| baby show, "a feature expected to prove
one Of the most interesting or the
many that members OF the grotto will
stage hero next week during their
mammoth May Festival and carnival
Mayor Ainslic is to present the win
ming babies with the prizes at the car
nival grounds, Laurel and Broad
| Streets. at 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon. May 26. the fnal day OF tho gala
| week.
Chairman Jesse c. Duke. OF the baby
contest committee, last night an
nounced the prizes that have been do
| mated by prominent merchants OF this
| city and that are to BIO given the WIN
ners in the various classes. Many OF
them arc valuable. and all are we'll
! worth the winning. Interest In the
contest has attained high degree
during the last few days. and 1t Is ex-
pected that by the time the entries
close on Saturday night more than
three years old, will have been en-
tered.
The first class is for children six
months to one year old. They are to
be Judged on Tuesday. the second day
Of the carnival week. tho first award
being handsome solid gold locket and
chain and the second prize a dozen
pair Of fancy socks.
Children between the ages Of one
year and eighteen months will be
silver baby set. consisting OF food
| pusher and spoon will be the FIRST prise
| in this class, while the second award
is a beautiful doll baby. Examination
day will be May 20
a baby crib is the first prize in the
! third class. arranged for children be-
tween the ages OF eighteen months and
two years. The baby taking second
| prize in this class will be presented
with pair OF shoes. Babies in this
class will be examined on May "a
Glass number four will be for babies
| between the ages Of two and three
years Here the first prize consists
of handsome baby set, while the
second award is n baby stroller. EI-
animation day is May 25.
SPECIAL CLASSES ARRANGED
/ FOR TWINS AND FAT BABIES
Three special classes have been ar
ranged b. tho committee, all OF which
| probably Will attract considerable at.
tention. The first is that for twins.
The age limits of from six months TO
three years hold good in this class also.
! and awards Of beautiful coats and caps
Will be made the winners.
The latest baby is not to be over
looked In the contest. and the young
ster. within the age limits specified.
who can register the most Averdupois
| will be presented with a dozen pairs
! of fancy socks.
/ Two free-for-all prizes are to be. Of.
| fcrcd by the committee to children In
any OF the classes who have not Sc
cured any other prize. The first prize
in. this class will be high chair,
while the second Is a white corduroy
| coat.
| No entrance fee is charged parents
| who desire to enter their children in
the srotto baby show. the only re-
/ auirements being that the child's age,
fuii name, address and the names Of
the parents be filed at festival head.
quarters, in Murphy's Hotel Annex, be-
fore Saturday. and that the child shall
be registered at the State Bureau of
! Vital Statistics.
| This does not mean that cugenics
Will form the basis on which the chill
dren will be judged. however. Beauty
and handsomcness are the things 70 be
considered In awarding the prizes. ac-
cordinE TO Mrs. W. 81. Burruss, head
OF the womens committee in charge
OF the show. Mrs. Rurruss is being
assisted by Mrs. ]. II. Dodd and Mrs.
! Ida Brown, OF the Federation of Moth
ers' Clubs; Miss Augusta Myer, OF the
/ Instructive Visiting Nurses Associa
ton. and Mrs. Jessie Clarke OF tho
Richmond Health Department