Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-19
BABY PARADE
Continued from page one

Crane executed the Buck and wing.
Ruth and Elinor Adds danced a Waltz
Grande. Dolly Parker appeared IN
miniature pajamas and sang a lullaby,
then made quick change into a comic
character costume and sang my Gal
Hortense." Another quick change
into a spangled costume for a jazz toe
dance, completed the act OF this little
seven year old performer. Dolly
Parker's7 real name is Mary Open
shaw. and she is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James w. O~penshaw, who are
summering on wildwood avenue. The
Stanley Company of Philadelphia is
her booking agent. Elizabeth Fox sang
"An Old Fashioned Garden and
Hearts and Flowers Edward Coll
in long trousers, spats and grey derby,
with a stogy cooked at an impudent
angle, gave a very c~reditable lmita-
ton of the ever famous Frisco" and
his unique dance. Edward and Flea
nor Coll, better known as Bud and Sis,
then gave a novelty dance that was
enthusiastically received.
There was dancing by the general
public after the Coronation Ceremon-
les.
Three hundred and eight babies were
registered. Mrs. Roland Corson was
the directress of this years highly
successful parade. Three prizes were
awarded in each of the three classes,
the first being $40, the second $40 and
the third So. The judge was Burton
Donal Hughes, an artist and former
newspaper man. The prizes were
awarded at the Atlantic Pier at a
quarter past ten Thursday evening.
The chair that Mrs. Corson rode in in
the parade was donated by Mr.. Donley.
Adachi and Oishi also lent chairs. Mr..
Abrams lent rug. The children
who took part in the Coronation Cere-
monies were entertained by Mr..
Wright of the Hotel Reading. The
crown was donated by Miss Helen Pat
nude.
1t will be remembered that last year
the weather was so inclement that the
parade had to be postponed. This
year we were exceedingly fortunate
in having a perfect day for Wildwood's
biggest event. Wednesday the wea-
Their was so disagreeable that it looked
as though we might have to postpone
the parade again.
Early in the afternoon the crowd
began to gather On Pacific avenue,
and the babies began to gather at the
starting point of the parade, the high
school building. Mrs. Corson vas the
picture of efficiency. She hustled from
one point to another, arranging this
and looking after that continuously.
She wore a white dress with black
stripes. At a quarter of three the
Wildwood City Band arrived.
The Queen and her Attendants had
motion pictures taken standing in the
door OF the high school. Then the
Queen had hers taken alone. Miss
Robbins wore a white dress trimmed
in silver lace. gray stockings and sill
yer slippers, and her silver filigree
crown. Miss Stein was attired in a
pink moline dress with a wide girdle
of iridescent scales, with a bouquet
of roses at her waist, and white shoes
and stockings. Miss Williams was
CARRIED in a yellow silk dress with a
blue gauze scarf, and white shoes and
stockings.
The Royal Float was a platform
built on a Ford truck driven by Frank
Mattera. 1t was draped in yellow
and blue, and covered with goldenrod.
Two fowergirls, one in blue and the
other in pink stood behind the chairs
of the Royal Party. More motion pic
lures were taken with them on the
float. Then the three commissioners
had their pictures taken standing in
front of the float.
Right after the picture taking the
band started up Pacific avenue fol-
lowed by Mrs. Corson in a wheel chair
and the Royal Float. The parade
started promptly at three o'clock. No
trolleys or other traffic was allowed
on the street.
AulOuS lie O"uISIduuluS FEATURES VI
the . parade was a coach gotten up
cleverly to resemble a rosebud, and a
Cupid on a blue and white float. One
little n had a sign over it's coach
reading, MACK Sennett's Bathing
Beauty-age 9 months" The coach
Vas done entirely in black and white.
Another coach was called wildfowers.
Glass c, the fat babies, drew "ohs" and
"ahs" by the score from the specta-
tors. There were 10 sets of twins.
1t must be our unexcelled climate, but
we certainly do grow EN-! Two twins
were on tricycles. A little girl in a
~"grown-up" 'vamp" dress of black
satin, with a big p~eek-a-boo hat, and
a high cane, drew a great deal of ap-
plause. One kiddie was set on a high
chair on a float, with elaborate decor
atoms. Two horseshoes on the sides
had gilt lettering on them reading,
"Our MastcOt-1921." A little nov in