Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-11
THE GRooERs TO PARADE

THE GROCERs TO PARADE
Associations First Grand Food and
Health Rxhibit-Their Stores Close
at Noon To-Day-The Crowds and
Interest Unabated-PrizesA Awarded.
The life at the food and health exposi-
ton continues spirited. The zeal of pat
rons in making the rounds of the different
booths, viewing the attractions, tasting |
and sampling the various commodities and
beverages so freely bestowed is undated.
In fact, though yesterday was the seventh
day of the big exhibit there seemed to be
no diminution Of the throngs in attend
ance, and also when the hour came for
Mrs. Rorer to lecture, the rush of ladies to
hear 1t told of the speakers success in In
teresting an audience, and showing how
cookery as an art may be made more and
more attractive. This afternoon the New
Haven Grocsrs' association appears in a
body at the exposition to form for short
street parade, and all of the members close
their stores at O'Clock to-day for the day,
to give all their help q chance to take in
the exposition, and also that the associ
alton may thus suitably commemorate the
success of it's first grand exposition.
One of the most popular men at the big
sents Lincoln, Leyrus & Co.'s famous
Union club coffee. Mr.. Fowler's regular
headquarters are at the Hartford empo
rum of this noted and enterprising bust
| ness house. He has, during his short stay
here, formed the acquaintance at his booth
of a large number of our prominent and
influential citizens.
A great center of interest Ia the cottolene
booth, so:ably and successfully presided
over by Mrs. J. Avis Bright, representa-
tive here at the exhibit of N. K. Fairbank
New England Office ia at 224 State street,
Boston. Here at this large and tasteful
booth ladies flock daily, and thousands of
doughnuts, cooked on the spot, have been
eaten at the booth, showing the merits of
cottolene, and cottolene seems to be king,
for it has won thousands of enoomiums
!. from the ladies as most superior ad-
junct to good, wholesome cooking.
} The award of prizss for the best
! cakes shortened with ootolene has been
made. There were nine competitors, all
New Haven ladies' The first prize, hand
some silver cake basket, was awarded to
Mrs. Loveland, 81 Spring street, New Ha'
l ven; and the second, set of silver fruit
knives in case, was awarded to Mrs. F. 4.
, Pickens, 435 Elm street, New Haven. The
committee of awards was Mrs. Rorer, the
gifted authoress, who lectures on cookery
; at the exposition, and two other ladies. Ir
: the salad oil booth, an adjunct of the cot
tolene booth, over 5000 sample bottles o.
: salad oil, highly refined cotton seed oil
t very superior for salad making and may
onnaise dressing, have been given away
j during the exposition.
t At the Baker cocoa booth two youns
ladies tastefully attired alike dispense thi
!, | famous standard cocoa, the merits of which
9 are recognized the world over, and which
4 has been before the public as highly 81
f perior and wholesome article for Ill years
Y The Baker Co. has made exhibits at min
:. similar expositions this year. Several o
o the expositions were held in southern
l. states and one, as is well known, is il
e progress in New York city and it is to rul
2 four weeks.
a Butler, the famous pop corn man, who's
|. booth and revolving patent pepper attract
3 crowds, has just closed a very successful
a season at McMahon & Wren's Pleasur
d Thomas, had successful branch institu
n ton at Savin Rock last summer.
70 The merits of Hecker's buckwheat ar
3 very admirably shown at the first booth fac
ing the main entrance to the srmory. He1
thousands upon thousands of cakes froI
~ Hecker's world renowned buckwheat hav
been baked and served to patrons, mostl
is ladies, by the very polite colored walters
>, and the very efficient manager of the boot
10 is interchangeable in taking care of th
10 interests of the concern he 30 well repre-
n sents.
!. The United States Baking company
h exhibit has commanded big share of pull
II lie attention and ia one of the most a
q tractive features of the show.
d The bevy of expert young Typewriter
i at Mr.. Downs caligraph booth are keI
ia constantly busy showing the merits of tt
n latest improved caligraph machine an
n witnessing it's rapldity of execution.
a One of the best audiences that ever vi
a. tied an affair of the kind in this city a
"a tended the food and health exhibition
f. the armory last evening. Mrs. Rorer, tt
h popular lecturer, gave very interestin
-. lecture on the subject of t'Drawing an
p p TRUSTING of Poultry" She showed h
~ audience by practical experiments how I
a. dress and cook chicken neatly and exp
70 ditiously in various ways.
at To-day at 8 p. m. che will lecture Q
W Marketing" A side of beef will be CT
y. up and explained before the audienc
Mrs. Rorer will also show the best piec,
for different kinds of dishes and how
use the so called inferior pieces.
% oday, as above stated will be 'grooer
I'd day." most of the stores throughout IL
It. city will close at p. m.
ia At 3 p. NJ, the grocers and clerks, eae
adorned with badge will parade tt
Ve streets and let our Columbian visito
ae know that the great exhibition is in pr
ne gress.
st The exhibit financially is an assure
ar success, and all the exhibitors EXPIRE
es themselves as more than pleased wit
&c their treatment in this city, both by IL
is officers and the public.