The Washington times., 1920-06-22

Let Mary Pickford. Anita stewart
Lillian Gish and the other now reign
ing beauties of the silver screen look
to their laurels. And let Wallace
Reid, william 5. Hart, Douglas Fair
banks and cen Fatty" Arbuckle and
Charlie Chaplin beware. For. this
afternoon Washington will present to
the film fans of the nation several
hundred OF the loveliest, sweetest
little ladies and the jolliest, most
cunning and comical little men who
ever have been assembled in any one
production.
The scene will be the lobby OF
Polls Theater. where the entries in
the baby show. being held from TO
3 o'clock each afternoon this week,
will be ailmed and the reel shown in
connection with the great educational
movie The House without Children"
each afternoon and evening THIS
week.
MORE THAN 4OO ENTERED.
More than 400 children have been
entered in the show, and others are
being listed each day. There are
chubby. chuckling little darlings:
sweetly serious little girls; lively,
mischievous little boys-in fact, every
type OF babydom and virtually every
race that go to make up Washing
toms varied population is represented.
Helen Mabel Leo six-month- old
daughter of Mrs. c. w. Leo. of 1900
Eighteenth street northwest, nesting
in her mothers arms near the crib
of sturdy boy representative of the
Celtic race, proves that Erin and the
Orient are not so far apart--in the
cradle Around them are babies whose
dark eyes show the SORROWS md the
humor Of the Jewish race, and the
languor or the sparkle OF the Italian
or the Spanish. The steady blue orbs
of the Northern and the twinklins
eye OF the Gael. look up at the
throngs of curious and admiring men,
women and children.
JUDGES PERPLEXED.
But whether their eyes sparkle or
intrigue by their lustre: whether they
crow and gurgle happily. or occasion
ally give vent to their ennui with a
tiny wall. each and everyone is the
prettiest. healthiest. best natured,
most perfect baby in the whole wide
world as his or her mother will tell:
and, as a whole, they present one OF
the most perplexing problems ever
offered heroic judges who must pick
prize. winners.
The judges are Mrs. Ina c. Emery.
author and publicist; Mrs. p. a.
Evarts. q newspaper woman: and Mrs.
VIII II. Chase, wife OF Major Will ".
Chase They will select the best baby
in Zach class each day.
The awards today will he for in
fants up to one year old. Tomorrow
will be for children one to two years.
The classes range up to four and one
half years old.
MANY REGISTERED YESTERDAY.
Among the children registered and
assigned to classes yesterday were;
Gertrude Sutherland. seven weeks.
$40 l. street northeast: Daniel Dorc.
twelve weeks, $50 l. street northeast:
James Robert Freyer. three months.
1928 Fourteenth street northwest:
Agnes Gruhbe, four months. 1901 Sixth
street northeast; Ruth Ella Black
man, six months. 1925 Thirty-third
street northwest; Grace Borain Hack,
six months, 5ls Sixth street north
cast; Hugh Hamilton Cramer eight
months. the Marne. thirteenth and
Belmont streets: James Earl Davis,
eight months. el0s Fourteenth street
northwest; Joseph Milton Dunn eight
and one-half months, 1912 North Capt.
tot street; John =. Corridor. nine
months, 500 North Capitol street: Bill
ly Paul dc Chsrniss. nine months, ITas
Fourteenth street northwest: Eliano
Ice Johnson. ten months, Is.3 Irving
street northwest: Marguerite PAL
lsnsoh. one year. 90 Third street
southeast; Evelyn Frances Brattan