Show BABY RAFFLED OFF peoria may 18 the lord won alie salvation anny baby at the raffle lold nt the close of the state convention of the salvation army tho event had been advertised extensively and the drawing took place before d largo crowd at the Y M C A hall many tickets were sold which admitted the bearer to the meeting hall ard gave a chance on the baby but it wag stipulated that the person drawing ic lucky ticket need not take the babynin less he wanted to and tho parents of the child were satisfied three hundred tickets were placed in a churn and col marshall of east st louis conducted the drawing ten numbers with names were taken from the churn and then one was selected from this lot the lord was the winner and the baby who is the two months old son of maj and mrs smith of acoria recently of chicago was thereupon formally dedicated to the lord and for his service the salva zionists sang hallelujah songs and indulged in a season of rejoicing |