The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
FOO LITTLE ONES I IN BABY SHOW
 h AT EAST LAKE
They Yell Lustily On N Opening Day-Winners
 Announced

yelled and shrieked at East Lake park know that the much-heralded baby show, ' sponsored jointly by the Business and 3 Professional Women's club and the ' League of Women. Voters, had opened Babies of all nations, creeds, classes, sizes and ages were there-clinging to fond mothers, and, in some cases, to embarrassed fathers.
 Before the contests began, several short talks were made by those in charge of the drive and by others. Dean o. c. Carmichael, Alabama college at Montevallo, was introduced by Dr. Henry Edmonds, and spoke on the need of higher education for women who ex- pect to become wives. and explained that the present $1,000,000 drive for women educational purposes in this state was to make possible larger en- rollment of girls in Alabama colleges. He said that about four hundred girl high school graduates, who wish to con finue their studies, are turned away every year in the state, because there is no room for them.
 Other Speakers
 -T Other speakers included Mrs. w. l.. Murdock, for 13 years chairman of the Alabama Child Welfare Bureau Miss Elizabeth LaForge, head of the bureau of child hygiene of the Birming ham health department; Mrs. J. NJ. Hankins, Mrs. James and Mrs. l.. NJ. Rich, who has been in child welfare and hygiene work for 30 years. Mir. Rich was brought to Birmingham by Mrs. Mary A. Mix of the Birmingham Business Women's club, and Mrs. J. H. Wideman of the League of Women Voters, co-chairmen of the show. to as- sist them and generally supervise the exhibition.
 2 Only five of the proposed six classes were held. They were in order, most beautiful baby, finest twins. fattest oaby, smallest baby and most strenuous baby. All of the babies entered were strong and healthy. making it diff sult task for the judges to choose the winners.
 The judges were chosen at random rom the disinterested members of the audience by Mir. Rich. They were Mrs. A. L. Fort, 3906 Glenwood avenue Mrs. M. NJ. Sellers. 1920 Seventh street, north, and Miss Frances Callahan. grad late nurse at the Baptist hospital. AL. though the winners were announced i'm !nediately following each contest, prizes will not be awarded until the final day, .Saturday, when the king and queen of sabyland will be crowned
 Thursdays Winner
 Thursdays winners were: Beautiful aab1es, first, Alice Frances Cherry, laughter of Mir. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Cherry,
 zl3 Tenth street, north second, Belly Bishop; third, Virginia Ellen Hallacloy ,ourth, Annie Dorothy Coleman fifth, Helen Ruth Haggard; finest twins, irst, Margaret and Margery Ruff, 16 months, daughters of Mir. and Mrs. G. Hi. Ruff, 900 Georgia avenue second. [ lsen Floyd and Roland Floyd Will iamson, Az months; third, Nadeene nd Aileen Gum, 6 months; fourth,
 sdward Earl and Howard Hall Schilf, - mcaths; and fifth, Murray Riley and
 Ia Maurice Crenshaw, months fat est babies. first, Otra Gladden., IT,, 9 lonths, son of Mrs. Otra Gladden. of | l2l Oak avenue; second, Louise Kidd
 reene, months; Reuben Robret Iullins, 6 months; third, Harlan
 ryan, Bentley, 7 months, and fifth, Sverett Wayne Rigney, months;
 nallest babies, first, Luvola Frances .uffstutler, 17 months, daughter of MT. nd Mrs l.. D. Huffstutler, 13O Sev- t~ity-seventh street, north second, Mary
 ell Davis, 2 months; third, Margie .uth Wood, , months; fourth, Eva
 lrglnla Adair, months; fifth, Mar
 aret Ruth Daniel, 712 months; most, i, ;renuous babies, first, George H. q Tp oF
 lrs:: G. H. Crank, 1875 Third avenue. :orth; second, Hubert L. Lacey, 6 saaonths; third. Robert Houston Giles
 ie, 15 months; fourth, Mary Frances .stey, S15 months; fifth, Charles -tenry Rochrig, months.
 Friday afternoon James Ashworth. !. A. R., and R. H. McCullum, U. c. 1., will lead the childrens parade on he playground of East Lake park. Fol owing them will be the Boys Indus rial school band, and the rest of the parade will be made up of little floats, decorated baby carriages, dolls, doll Juggies and children in fancy, dress.
 Eight girl scouts in charge of Mrs. Hobart A. McWharten, helped the au- 1horities run the events off smoothly yesterday. The girls were: Mary starns, Troop IS; Elizabeth Taylor, Troop IS; Lydia Taylor, Troop 19 :. Beverly Sims, Troop IS: Frances Hall, . Troop "A; LeRoy Hall, Troop 24; Lois DeRrman, Troop 24, and Louise Sheon- aerr, Troop 24.
 The. winners Thursday had their pictures taken by Stephenson studio. Saturday, the pictures of all the win aers will be taken by the Southland studio.