The Coconino sun., 1927-08-05
POPULAR BABY CONTEST
DOG SHOW, VAUDEVILLE
DANCING AT EXPOSITION

All is in readiness for the second
annual Coconino county exposition in
the Armory, August Is, II and 18, an
nounces the general exposition COM
mittee headed by w. H. Switzer.
1--WE thought last years exposition
a fine success" said Mr.. Switzer, "but
after going over the plans for this
year, we believe this one will far sur
pass the last one"
The baby clinic conducted by the
Coconino County Medical society was
SO popular last year that it was de-
clded to repeat it. All children under
three may register for examination
between the hours of two and five of
each afternoon. Every baby entered
may be contestant for the baby
popularity contest, each entrance ad-
mission ticket constituting a vote.
The Baby Popularity contest will
be conducted all three days instead of
one, as last year, and the five babies
receiving the most votes will be
awarded prizes.
There will be a sweet pea show,
purely an amateur contest and the
Chamber of Commerce urges all hav-
ing sweet peas to enter them. First,
second and third ribbons will be
awarded by the judges. Entrance
blanks are being sent to the members
of the Chamber of Commerce. Those
who do not receive blanks may call at
the office for them.
And the mutt show"-here's where
the kiddies come into the picture.
Every youngster who has a dog is
eligible to compete. Every Buster" !"
'Tige" and "Spot" in this city should
be entered in this contest. Five prizes
OF two tickets each to the Orpheum
will be given to the winners.
Here's how it goes. Get entrance
blanks at the Chamber of Commerce.
They must be filled out with your
name, address, age, name of dog Zone
dog for each entrant), age of dog,
breed, etc. These must be in the
hands of the committee in the Cham
Der office not later than 2 D. m.
August ID.
The big mutt parade" will be at
o'clock, August 16, the opening day
of the exposition. All youngsters and
their dogs are to gather on San Fran
cisco avenue between Birch and Cher
ry at two and be ready to go at three.
The parade will follow a general
course through the down town section
and past the judges stand.
Every dog must be on a leash and
must be firmly held by It's owner. Any
dog that is running loose will not be
included in the contest.
A door prize will be awarded every
evening at 10 only to the one whose
ticket is drawn and who is in the
buildinp 9t fhe time of thn drawinu
The dance will be on the ground
floor this year in the center among
the booths and music will be provided
by the Collegiate Players under the di-
rection of Mrs. Felice Garcia. Dane
ing every evening from 9 to IL.
Real home-cooked food win be pro-
vided by the Woman's club, which will
have charge of the "eats" concession.
An admission charge of 10 cents
in the afternoon and 10 cents and 25
cents in the evening will be charged
each of the three days. All college
students presenting students tickets
will be admitted Friday night, college
night" for 10 cents.
Any one may compete in the anna
teur vaudeville stunts, according to
Tom Bellwood, in charge of this fea-
ture. A prize will be awarded to the
person or persons presenting the best
stunt each night based on popular
vote Sign up for the stunt program
at the Chamber of Commerce office
or booth in the exposition.