Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-23
KIDD|Es To FROL|C
At CARNIVAL TO-DAY
Special Privileges Granted All Chill
drer OF City-Orphans Will BE
Shown All the Sights.
CHANGES IN QUEEN CONTEST
Miss Same Rcgains Leadership With
Small Poll-Contcst Closed at 10
O'Clock o-Night-Carnival Shows
Continue to Draw Large Crowds.

This is the big day OF the 'Samis
Cirotto festival and gala week for il
is the Riddles Day. when tho youn-s
tcrs OF the city arc u be accorded Spe-
cial privileges and when all members
of Richmond orphanarcS arc to he
shown the carnival from ono end 10
The other. Not only that. but the day
viii bring TO a close the sensational
queens contest and the winner viii he
known shortly after 10 o'clock tonight
when the last voting box is collected.
In addition to those features the
baby show will continue and the Con
T. Kennedy shows will give the usual
performances during the afternoon
and evening.
Kiddies' Day is 10 he real fea:ur"
~ the carnival Week and every child
in tho city is being given the oppcr-
iunity for seeing the carnival through
special arrangements made by CON +.
Kennedy and Henry s Hutzler. The
latter. chairman of tho SAINTS Cirotto
finance committee and we'll known
through his efforts Ia provide enter
,ainmcnt for the orphans of the city,
will take every child III local institu-
tions to tho grounds to-day. while tho
show owner is to admit all children Of
the city for five cents each TO each
show on the grounds
The baby show will form an inter
esting part OF the afternoon programs
V.
second class between the ages Of Il
year and eighteen months. Will he
Judged and all parents have been di
rected to have the entrants on the
grounds by O'Clock when the Judging
begins.
Competition in the FIRST class ycstcr-
day was unusually close and members
OF the committee found il exceedingly
difficult to determine upon tho Winners
from the thirty three handsome babies
entered in this class. However. after
each judge had made thorough cX
animation of tho children and had
recorded her vote. il was found that
Park. had the greatest number OF
votes and he was given first ava d
while Harrcl Naughan-Llcyd, No. 70.
Of 500 East Main street. was given
second award.
MISS Same TAXES LEAD
N QUEENS CONTEST RACE
While hut few votes recorded in
the queens contest Yesterday. thor"
WAS great change in the standing
due to tho fact that the leaders arc
So closely punched II is a known tact
that most O, tho contestants are hold
ing back their votes until today in
the expectation Of making whirl-winG
finishes and this is thought to account
tor tho fact tina, few votes were cnst
test. is expected to bring some scrsa-
tional polls.
Miss Ruth Same went into tho lead
again yesterday afternoon and to- a y
has a total OF l6.9O5. Miss Evelyn \.
Ruhenstcin is second. with l6.S7n while
Miss Helena Wyatt, daughter NJ the
high constable. who had been leading
up until yesterday, ranks third, with
a total OF 1856 votes. Miss Marie
Stutz is fourth. with 6.066, Miss Lucy
Cosby ffth. with i.73S. and Miss Kate
l.. Huntington sixth, with i.i79.
Boxes located throughout the city
will be collected for tho last timC this
afternoon at o'clock ami the results
tahulatcd The box ut the carnival
grounds will remain open until 10
o'clock tonight when its contents viii
he ,abulatcd ana added to those
already recorded. Contestants or their
representatives have be.n invited by
the Erotto committee 10 be present at
the final count. shortly after the
CONT II" winner VIII be known and
o-epGvetiors completed 30. the coro-
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