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HE CAUlt;SHREVEPORT. LA.. THUJRSBETTER BABIESt SPRlAlHH OKHONSTHATIOMU' fllPlLAR KSTEKSLTHE GREATEST EVENTOf the Slate pair—Thousand* ,%re Enthused Oyer the Programme. The Champiooshift Winner ami Others i i Their Respective Classes 4* and Parade « featim*Jl map to1 eaiit without *u»li0ca-; lion that I he' givutiel **enr®f I he; Wale i'aii' *ae eenternd 111 Ihi- Jh'l-ler Jtnliilt;« ContcM* %#. ®lil were' .llie j(ar.i nls of Uie^oiilealanl© kntn-i i« iiil»n«eit Hut Mini® frieililB a-Well Wanifesleit, I IjM li*elil«l glltici-ptliofl is ill® final wMeiienlminalmi will) 111® immimi*ment ii» Ihe Coliseum ®f Hi® aueei«8l'ul contestants.1 the auditorium was ero*dlt;«* The! musical •elation* Wit *iia**u*sed by thaviu'fl Kami.ti ^rogramnicii fit Wes. Prank Deliarmo of SI. Louie, ah* »bn* a resident lt;# #hre»epoiT, organize# in 10(18 the IIrat seienlille |Slt; Iter Rabies expoailion «t the Stal* Pair ■ '? I hall year held in Shreveport ® ureal, crowd of ladies and genllerwu gat.h-1 ered at I lie Schumpert Home. I lie, headquarters®!' llie Better Rabies.' formed inlo a parade will* iV. R. Hirseh marshal, led hy feline's Band.' In (lie parade were officials and ili-1 rectors of the Slate Pair Usoseia-, lion, the city officials and a number, of citizens of prominence. *)n reaching the platform Mrs. DeGarmo, superintendent. with her assistants, Mrs. f.. L. Wheeler, president of the Mothers Union, Mrs. Gordon Iron? and other ladies, and I he professional nurses who had assisted, and Dr. J. M. Bodcnheimer and the nodical and mental slaff were assigned seats on the pialforni. Ou Hie piat-lorm were seated Dr. C. ®. McCloud, president, and L. X. lirucggerhoff, secretary of the fair Association, members of the press including Mrs. W. A. Bai:ie and Mrs. Julia Rule and invited guests. Facing, the assemblage and sealed on Hie platform were the contestants of I he tlass of 1908 instituted by Mrs. DeGarmo in j Shreveport. Each of the babies of 1908 in cap and gown and each of the babies of 1913 were Bidiant in I heir liveliness.The programme was preceded fjy a fervent invocation by Rev. W. F. O'Kelly ot Dunlap Memorial church.The address of welcome was ,hy Dr. C. C. McCloud, whose remarks were felicitous and appropriate to the occasion. In referring In Mrs. DeGarmo he slated that the success of the Better Babies contest was due lo the able manner in which it had been managed, and he expressed the hope that Mrs. DeGarmo would be in’Shreveport for the greatest contest in 1914.In replying to the welcome greeting Mrs. DeGarmo addressed thi gathering impressively. After voicing her appreciation of the courtesies’, the kind words and the many gr^d wishes of which she had been the recipient., she explained t ie purpose of the Better Babies contests. Her address was given undivided attention and at its close Mrs. Dlt; Garmo was ovated with a demonstration of enthusiastic applause.. The next address which was entertaining as well as instructive was by Dr. J. M. Bodenheimer, who at the Better Babies contest in 1908 had been a most valuable assistant Mrs. DeGarmo in preparing the score cards whichlt; have since become in general use wherever such contests are held. He thanked the physicians who had assisted in the 1913 contests. He expressed his appreciation.of the assistance given b the nurses. Without such help it would have been impossible to have secured the success scored in this,mie /if Him erelesl Rett.Pl BabiesHi Her Babies contests the purpose] was to point out all Hie defects in; order to obtain an improvement i*. the conditions of the child. The; Better Babies contests were educa-j or and a better standard of human- | e and a hotter standard of liumiia- j ity. The contests could not have j been fairer. Every child was numbered. and nol known lo the exam- j iners. !r, Bodenheimer's remarks had visible impress of his auditors.With I he closing of the address Dr. McCloud announced that Secretary Brueggcrhojf. the greatest of all fair secretaries in the world, would announce the awards, following a preliminary of explanation the awards were as follows:41 rand Champion—Harrii'? ft. II*r« per. 2220 Creswell BliVel. eilg.tainainB Exposition Tempi® ®f Cltildhooii prize.•iraw? C iampim*—1Most perferf boy: Tliomae t- Bennington J:. 91? Cole •ln®t, *ity; most gn-rfert girl, Mia* Harriet T Rar*er0 g22(l thv-e-w*-ll atreef.tii®. H'.ilj «»rand Cbaai^mtt—Slie* Harriet H. Harper, •Rural ftramt Champiov*.\fvrtio -Vide Kelson, Stonewall, |.a. f las« Prize*Rural WvisioB—-%#c *2 l*» lt;months:first: Brace Bruit's, Cedar tiro**; second. Claiborne Porter, li, I*. 2, Shreveport; I bird ja,myji tlibbohs. li. (. !*. #. Wireveport.Roy*. 24 lo 36 monlh*-Clar*i»i Walking. Raxlon. Tetas. lirgi: cond. no (bird.Rllf.al Jii vision—Age* 12 •* *1 months—Girls: first, Wyrlis Adcli X, Ison, Stonewall, I,a.: second, Edna Victoria Ilaygood, Dixie. I.a.: I bird .Marjorie Ggden, Ml. Lebanon, I.a.Kiris, 2-1 lo 36 months: First, •lice Stewart Oglesby, •Vinnfield. second, no third.City Division—Ages 12 10 21 months—Boys: First, Ken •'.Carter, 116 Pierre avenue: second, Thomas TIoyd Padin. 103! liasl Collegt street: third. Ralph Herman Kern ',12 Wall street.Boys, 21 to 30 months--First: T. f.. Pennington Jr., 917 Cole street second, William J. Rowland, R. F. I» 1, Shreveport; Third, Louis Todd, R K. 4. 2, Shreveport.Girls, 12 to 21 months—First: Mulatto Howe, 1303 Reynolds; second. Mary Frances Shepard. 625 Wichita-third. Rulh Purnell Morgan, 1451 Logan.Girls, 24 o 36 months—First. Harriet R. Harper, 2226 Creswell; second, Catherine Pine hot Avery, 254 Stoner: third, Cora Frances Cooper 320 Allen.As names of the successful contestants with their parents were called, there followed great applause and each of these contestants and their parents were seated on tin I
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The Caucasian
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
Thu, Nov 13, 1913
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