The Washington times., 1923-11-08
OF STAGE
WILL AWARD
DOC PRIZE
Ethel Barrymore to BestoW
Crown Upon Prettiest Mutt
at D. c. Show.

Ethel Barrymore, whose love for
animals is one of her Well-known
Il tributes, will bestow the prize
awarded the prettiest mutt dog
shown at the Common Dog Show
being given Friday and Saturday at
the Coliseum by the Humane Edu-
cation Society.
Miss Barrymore will declare the
mutt the champion in its class in
america. Presentation Of the prize
will be made at o'clock Friday
night. After the awarding, the
lucky pup will be placed on exhibit
ton in a space especially reserved
tor it.
Plans for the opening of the show,
which is given for the benefit Of the
BE Kind to Animals Rest Farm, OPP
Grated By the society, were CON-
i'leted today.
Parade on the Ellipse.
Owners of dogs to be exhibited at
the show have been instructed to
take them to the Ellipse Friday aft
ernoon at 4. o'clock. There they will
be assigned places in the parade,
which, starting at the Ellipse, will
:lrcle the White House grounds,
and, proceeding down Pennsylvania
avenue, will terminate when the
Coliseum is reached. The parade
will be headed by The Washington
Times and Washington Herald
Band
Owners of dogs will be required to
accompany them in the parade.
Each dog must be led on leash.
Arriving at the Coliseum, the NUTS
will be assigned places in the hall
which they will occupy until the
show closes Saturday night.
The dogs will be- allowed to go
home Friday night. Thew must be
returned, however, in time to be la
continued Saturday afternoon. The
final distribution of prizes will be
made Saturday night.
Still Seeking Prizes.
Prizes are still being sought by
the society. The number of NUTS
to- be shown has increased so
rapidly that special prize drive
has been started to insure each dog
receiving a souvenir of its partici-
patton in the. First National Mutt
Show held in the National Capital.
The prizes should be sent to the
society's headquarters, 513 Eleventh
street northwest. Belated prizes
may be sent to the Coliseum during
the show.
While it is impossible to antici-
pate the number of post enteries
for the show reports from various
sections of the city indicate that
they will be numerous.
The announcement has been made
L.. L. kS4 ~
the elIipse or to the Coliseum will
entered or not. No charge is made
for entering q dog.
Playground Class Formed.
Several special classes will be.
formed in the judging. There will,
be a playground class and another
in which dogs entered. by school
children swill compete. Word has
been broadcasted over all the play
grounds of the city Inviting the
children to exhibit their pet dogs.
A similar invitation has been ex-
tended through the public schools.
One of the features Of the show
will be the organizing of a Ma
tiona1 Mutt Show Association. 1t
will include as associ@.ed organi-
cations, many Of the humane So
cieties of the country.
Otis Skinner, it~has been an
nounced will present the champion
mutt with the prize awarded it..
Skinner is a dog lover who ap-
preciates the finer qualities often
found in the common dog which
endears it to lovers of animals.
The dog, will be declared the
champion mutt Of America. This
action can be taken, it is said. as
invitations to show champion mutt
dogs were extended to various
humane societies. An opportunity
was thus afforded to form the ma
be numerous competitors in the
event.
Other Attractions Added.
A number of added attractions
have been incorporated in the show.
Included is an exhibition of trained
pigeons, and a showing CT one OF
the few oil painted portraits Of a
dog owned in America. 1t is a
life size likeness of the Saint
Bernard presented to Mrs. Grover
Cleveland by the Car Of Russia
while she was mistress of the
White House. The painting is
owned by Mrs. M. L. Caldwell, of
this city.
A large patronage of the show is
promised. The sale Of tickets has
been extensive through local social
circles.
1t was learned today that a mum.
Der of Baltimoreans will view the
show. Several prizes have been re
ceived contributed by residents OF
New York. The show will be made
an annual feature under the