Show EVERYBODY HAPPY the Prett leat baby Is a matter of ownership the judges reply now cornea the ladies who promise by all that is precious that they will not judges in a contest wherein their own babice are not entered and through their chairman make answer 88 follows ogden july 7 1890 EDITOR STANDARD dear sir your issue of this evening contains coax muni cation from a friend of mr james under the heading the prettiest boy baby the judges in trouble etc in relation to which kindly publish the following statement and do justice to all baby stevens entered the contest in the morning and little glen mcbeth was brought forward aed entered the contest when the call was made for the boy babies to be brought forward the mothers of those who had entered the contest in the morning were patiently waiting where they bad been directed to bit till the judges should pass around and view each precious little one and determine upon its ive claims to the coveted title and prize who biad first come up were standing together and the judges upon examining these awarded to little glen mcbeth the prize but before it was announced from the platform attention was called to the fact that only a portion of the contestants had been viewed by the judges ae soon as this was discovered it was determined that a full fair and impartial review of all the sweet little creatures should be had to which mrs mcbeth readily consented this resulted in baby ernest stevens securing the award of the prettiest boy baby while little glen mcbeth also received a prize there was no partiality manifest in the award the friends of little glen mcbeth and all others interested must kindly con eider eliat upon these ladies selected to act as judges waa thrust a most arduous duty to pass judgment upon the charms of many bright beautiful intelligent tell igent little creatures each poesies ing equal claims to the award of prettiest boy baba ans chairman committee program no 1 |