New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-31
Queen of Baby
arade Feted
At Asbury Park
Titania XXI and Her Six
Maids Are Honor Guests
at the Coronation Ball:
l 200 to March To-day
Hazel V. Williams to Rule
Governor Edwards and His
Military Staff Will Oc-
cupy a Reviewing Box
Special Dispatch to The Tribune


ASBURY PARK, n. j., Aug 30.-On
the eve of the biggest event that an
nually takes place in Asbury Park, the
baby parade, which will be staged to-
morrow, Queen Titania XXXI and her
encourage this evening were the guests
of honor at the coronation ball in the
Beach Arcade
With a bewitching smile the stately
little queen, Miss Hazel Virginia Will
liams, of New York, made a pleasing
picture. None the less fair than their
gracious ruler were the six maids, at
tired alike in boutfant frocks of rain
bow colored tulle, each rutf1e edged
with silver, while peeping from the
short, full skirts was the slightest sug
gestion of silver pantalettes. Silver
slippers and stockings, with narrow
rainbow bandeaus and clusters of roses
q S headdresses, completed their cos
tunes. The maids included Miss Eve
lyn Kane, Miss Mercedita Marie Wag-
ner, Miss Hannah Priemer, Miss Sylvia
Judith Baker, Miss Marie Delafield
Miller and Miss Margaret Demaulsby
West.
Princess Cinderella, Miss Beatrice
Mabel Hall. wore as her robe white
tulle embroidered in iridescents and
gold.
Indications are that more than 1900
children will be in line when the
parade starts tomorrow, afternoon,
according to Carnival Director Cottrell
Not only will babies from all over the
United States be assembled here, but
there are several entries from Aus
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Governor Edwards To Be Present
The procession will form on Ocean
Avenue, march down that thorough
fare to the phitheater, encrcle it,
and pass in review before Asbury
Parks thirty first Titania, Queen Of
the carnival; Governor Edward I.
of New York and the judges of the
parade
Governor Edwards, with his military
staff, will occupy one of the boxes. AS
has been his custom for years, he has
again donated silver loving cup as a
prize. The cup will be awarded the
entrant deemed most worthy by the
members of the Governors official
party, conditional upon the recipient
being the son or daughter of an Elk
The Governor is a member of the Jer-
sey City Lodge OF Elks and Is booster
for that fraternal organization.
Grandstand seats have been built
along Ocean Avenue, which will accom-
modate more than 10000 spectators
and the Court of Honor, at Fifth and
Sunset avenues, where Titania, Queen
Of the Fairies, will review the chill
dren's pageant, will have it's finishing
touches of gold put on it tomorrow
morning.
The parade which this resort boasts
has made the baby famous has been
held each year since the founding of
the resort and has grown into a specta-
Gle in which the entire East partici-
pates. This year there are prospects
for more elaborate review than has
ever before been attempted.
Two Grand Prizes
The spectacle will comprise seven
divisions, baby coaches, doll coaches
baby express wagons. fancy costumes
burlesques, floats and pony turnouts
Prizes will be awarded in each division
and two grand prizes will be awarded
to the winners of the parade The
grand prize given by the judges will be
silver cup presented by Colgate &
Co. The carnival queen will present
her favorite with a Shetland pony and
cart, the gift Of the Mellin's Food Com
p2ny