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July 12, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 29 · , Babes to Compete in Health D ·e rb.v at llinois Fair :\f ore than thou sa nd hahies are schedukcl t compete for state honors i1~ a hea lth supre macy con te st scheduled to tah' place htrc at the Illin ois state fair at Spri;Igficld in August. (her 350 youngsters arc already enrolled and 11l'\\. registrations are being tikd at the rate of 1~0 per \\Tl'k. according to Dr. :\nch· Hall. state health din:ctnr, who is it~ charge of the project. \ "E\'(~ n· child en t ered \\'ill he giH'll a thorn{Ig·h physical and mental ~xam ination." said Dr. I !all. "Each ,,·ill he rater! on the basi:-. oi the f1ndings. To tlw Il1ll~t 1wrfect children bctwcl'n 6 mnnths and .~years c1i age, as ind.icatcrl hy the hi~hcst scores. \rill he prc st' ,·e el $500 in Yarious a,,·ards. while tn the moth r nf the highc~t scoring \\'ill gn the CoHrnor\ Cup. . "For twins and triplets . JH·cial a\\·ards arc offered and the maximum age limit is ten ~Tars. A special a ward is likt·,,·ise ofT ned ior the most perfect iamily nf six children het\\·cL'n !>ix mnnths and sixteen ,·ear s nld. "TI1e main purpose tlf the health,· hall~· cnntc!>t is tn pwm(ltc the hahit o i p n iodic nH·d ic a I ex ;nn in at ions. c spt·cially aiJH))lg childrl'n.' ' Dr. Hall cnntinuecl . "\\\· an· · r;tpidly heing- projectrcl int(l an age \\·hich \\'ill not tn1_:·r~te pn()r health and phyo.;ical unfttnes~. :\nt only dl~l'S the fas~cr pace ex~ct grc:lter phy:--ical endurance. espcciall~· of a character tl 1at demands a supnlati,·e degree nf nen·nus em·rg\·, hut new means nf transportatir,n is ~au~ing an unprecedented commingling· nf people that make~ <:<ls~· the spread nf disease . "Tiwsc condition~ deinand constant watch mTr in<liYiilual health and that ean he intclligcnth· clone nnh· thrnu,·h carefu l and repeated exami1;ations !;,. skilled prl 1f e~sinnal ta !t-nt. The h~b~· contest inrni~lll's an a<lmirable op!Hll:_ tunity for an expert phY~ical in,·cntun· of children. Tlwu~and~ 11i , · nunl('stc;~ haq: cnjo~· ed benefits fro1n thi s im-en tory in the past. "For children \\'h(l \\ill cntn kinder ga rt en and ftrst grade next fall the ~tate iair contest offers an une:-;rellcd Oppnrtunil\· f~1r a gO<ld physical l'X<llllinatinn. The ~ix \Tar c· ld s ra1111n' cnmpetc for a\\:ards. hut the _ ,. \\'ill he <ICccpted ior cx;unination ()Ill .\·. Throughnut the cnuntn· a ,· a~t amnunt oi wo~k i.~ hcit1g- done in pro,·iding c·xanJIIlatlllllS oi next fall\ Ill'\\. school populatinn. 1Tere at the fair all the tnachi nny is rc;uly to .l;'in· an u 11 cxcell('d examination (If this kind. "\\·c· exprct m0re than ~)Ill' thnus:tnd children. \\'c can take ca re of two ~housand ii that many arc registered tor examination." 0 P E· N IN G EEK JULY DELL COON and His Purple o ·rchestra, Direct From 'The Montmartre, Hollywood, Will Open Enchanting PALACIO DE BAILE for the Discrimi- nating, Expressing in Appointments and Decore The Joyous Spirit of The .Modern Dansant M I RALAGO. lovely expression of l·art moderne in collabo- ration with the languorous beauty of old Spain ... uniquely different palace of the dance ... smart ... sophisticated ... intriguing ... unlike any other ballroom in Chicago or near it ... v.outh will adore its Fascinating newness · and charm. Come to Miralago see the wonderful rainbow pool . . grown-ups will enjoy its wholesomeness the mirrored niches, the carved figures . . . the electric fountain with its shifting shafts of color . . . and dance under the dreamy · luminescence of the vaulted ceiling to the scintillating rhythms of Dell Coon·s Famous orchestra, direct Jrom two years at Hollywood·s renowned Montmartre-now of Miralago. Hear Irene Pavloska, Mezzo-Soprano, Chicago Civic Opera; er; y notable guest conductors throughout op( 1g week of July 12th to 19th. Investment Company in New Chicago Quarters }. n. Greenfield and COlllll(lll\', Chi - , cago, fnrmcrly estahli . hed LaSall':.· str.ee!. rccenth· mm·ed to the Straus !),tllJ<IIng at 310 S. ~[ichigan avenue. J l11s concern maintain . fourteen offices 111, ~ther cities in Tllinois and ~I ichig~n. . 1 he Greenfie ld organization spcrial!zes in fixL·d inn· . tment trust certifIcates of C!>tahlished reputation . Th e · lrader at this time is Tru stee Standarc! Oil shares which is founded lmnn securities of thirh·-nn<' lcadint.r di~·; rJ _ end-pa~·ing Standard Oil companies. As a ll of these underh·i nl!' s~·c11ritic·s ar<' liqed on the Kew. York Stock Ex~·hange. it is emphasized and the prire IS gm·erned In· daih· ~ew York n1arket quotations. · · · ~{iss Ruth Royer of Los Angcle . has arrived on the north shore for a month's visit " ·ith Miss Ruth McDmn·ll l>f 709 Maclean avenue, Kenilworth. on MIRALAGO Sheridan Road at the Lake in No Man's Land between l<enllworth 'and Wilm·tte