The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-31
Baby Parade at Asbury Park Proves
Wonderful Pageant-New York
Children Among Winners

while second prize was taken by
George Pershing Greishinger OF
Newark.
One of the most attractive carts in
the parade was that belonging to four
ycar-old Caroline Chadwick of New
York.
Katherine Finigan, nineteen months
old, of New York, drove her own pony
and handled 1t well. She was dressed
in shades of morning glories. and was
catalogued as The Morning Glory
Girl.
THE Diving Girls" Marjorie and
Merle Murray of Dunellen, N. j.. drove
a pony and cart. ..
lie Petit Pierrot'' was John Lionel
Helmuth, who took the part OF a
French clown, mounted on a small
pony.
Salvation Army lasses were repre-
scented by Vera Fitzgerald and Lillian
Morris Of Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove.
A fascinating shimmy dancer with
abbreviated garments was Jean LIE
Bas. five-year- daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph LIE Bias of New York.
Among costumes worked out of the
rational colors was that worn by nine
year-old Sylvia Goodman, daughter OF
Leopold Goodman of New York. She
represented the American Flag and
carried a silken emblem in her hand.
Another red, white and blue costume
was worn by four-year-old Eugene
Darke 'of New York, who in a ballet
costume represented THE Dancing
DOLL" .
Valeria and Hope Adams of East
Orange. n. j., were dressed as yellow
and black butterflies.
Maurice Finberg, son OF Samuel
Finberg of New York was costumed
as a marionette in purple and yellow,
with toy balloons OF the same colors.
| FootbaIlist, Aged II Months.
Probably the smallest entrant was
| fourteen -month-old Beverly L. Walker,
the child of MIR. and Mrs. Raymond
Walker of Newark, who toddled along
in a Rutgers football suit. E.
Kewpies figured quite prominently.
and one Of the best was Janet s.
richards, daughter of Mrs. Mark s.
Richards of Orange, N. ].
| A demure Quaker girl was Estelle
Hedges of Richmond Hill, L. l., years
old. She was in a costume of gray
and white with bonnet.
THE Jazz Baby" was depicted BY,
Rosalind Bremen. fiive-year -old daugh-,
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bremen of
Brooklyn. 80. .-.
Louise Eckert of New York ap-,
peared in a black velvet Fauntleroy,
suit with white neck and sleeve ruffs
and long golden curls.
F'rieda Raabe of New York was
dressed as fairy in white and gold.
Caroline PROOFS of New York made
a good looking mechanical doll in a
red crepe paper dress and bonnet.
The most elaborate exhibition fn,
the float section was entered by the
child hygiene section Of the State
Health Board Two floats pleaded for
better babies and a health campaign.
The first was called THE Foundation
OF the State" Rhoda Levy, daughter
of DR.. Juiias Levy, director of the de-
partment, stood under the arch
labelled Child Hygiene" Mrs. Ludwig
Wilson and her baby of Brooklyn,
seated on pedestal represented the
family group upon which the welfare
of the State depends.
The second float depicted n strike of,
babies in which the children bore
signs demanding their rights-trained
mothers and healthy fathers, plenty
of sleep and good food. The two
floats were prepared under the
direction of DR.. Levy and Clement
d Artino, in charge of part Of the
! Health Department work.