Evening journal., 1894-10-02
THE EXPOSITION OPEN.
Well-pleased Crowds View the
Tasteful Booths.
OPENED BY SPEECHES AND MUSIC

The Hungarian Orchestra In Native Co.'S
tune an Unique and Pleasing Feature.
Miss Cross to Give Daily Illustrated
Lectures on Cooking, Beginning This
Afternoon,
The opening Of the Pure Food Exposi-
tion at the Auditorium, last night. was
auspicious, and the crowd was as large
as mad been anticipated for the first
night. 1t was a well pleased crowd, and
justly, for no pains have been spared by
the msnsger and exhibitors to make the
exposition all that it should be
The booths are arranged with excellent
taste. the home exhibits making q good
showing among the foreign ones Il was
noticed that the booths where the little
hot cakes were given away attracted the
most people. still it was amusing to
notice the reluctant air rybody as
sumed on accepting the morsel, even
though all had been patiently waiting
their turns to receive it
0ne Of the most noticeable booths was
that Of the Charles Warner Company IL
Is at the head of the centre aisle and Is
diamond shaped with canopy top The
roof is brown and yellow, with d big,
graceful palm at the very centre The
panels ara OF cement, in colors, and
bricks are also used in its construction
Ropes of smilax are also used in the
decoration. There are exhibits of ice
and coal, and big eoolen OF ice water,
which is constantly surrounded. Two
handsome busts OF Alssno cement are
slto shown.
The William Lea and Sous Com
psny s exhibit is large and handsome
one The booth is drapsd with blue and
In the centre is dark background on
which is painted barrels OF -four Of a
| certain brand There are also shown all
sorts of cereals, and delicious little hot
cakes were given swRy
w. & ]. Lang has an eccentric little
/ booth, but artistic withal 1t Is drsped
with yellow and white. aud cakes aud
crackers Of al shapes and description are
/ fastened against the beams.
The second booth on the left Is that OF
| Florist Bayliss. 1t is drsped In light
shade Of grsen and has his nams outlined
in evergreens at the back. He shows q
fue, If somewhat small, collection OF
ferns, palms aud begonias Of Rex and
other varieties. BE has a magnificent
specimen Of the phyrnum, with Its long,
graceful beautifully variegated white
aid green leaves
Qaigley & Mullen had fine exhibit OF
GAINED corn and tomatoes, In one of the
centre booths It was arranged aa
pyramid, with the natural vegetables
forming the bases. Their booth Is also ii
the shape Of large canopy, in red
white and blue The top shone With
silver stars, and around tho top drapery
are several American eagles, done in gold
IL is the most patriotic like booth at til,
ex fosition. A full list Of the exhibition
follows:
Trenton Cracker Company, Trenton
Tatnall & 90, Wilmington; Bensdorf
osos Company, Holland; Rumfor,
Chemical Works, Providence; Hscker
Jones, Jewell Milling Compsny, New
York James Morrow & Son, Whining
ton; William Lea ana Sons Company
Wilmington; William Lawton. vii
mlngton John T. Buckman, Baltimore
Germea Jr., Breakfast Company. New
/ York Werkel and Smith Spice Com
pany, Philadelphia; Martha Washington
Buckwheat Company, New York Thoma
Roberts Stevenson Co, Philadelphia
Knox Gelatine Company, Johnstown. NJ
: Henry A. Fry & Co, Philadelphia
Smith, Hospel & Co, Baltimore; Bricl
Minc.meat Company, Cossecks, N. Y.
WsshbuIn Crosby Company, Minneapolis
American Cereal Company, New York
Corner Grocery Store Company, Philadel
phiR; American Snow Ball Machln
Company, Baltimore; Q iaker Sci
raising Buckwheat Company, New York
Welsh Grape Juice Company, Vineland
. I ~ q. u.
Smith & Painter, Wilmington; HaHghe
& Cardinelli, Wilmington; Clevslan
I, Baking Powder Company, New York
Wilmington Coal Gas Company, WI
I mington; Pettyiohn Breakfast GEL
Company, San Francisco; National POI
corn Company, Lynn. Mass Quigley
Mullen, Wilmington; Kelley & Co
Wilmington; w. II Baker & Co. Wir
a chester, Va, and Phi adelphia; Wor
, eester Salt Company, New York; Charlie
3 ]. Lang. Wilmington; Dragon Ru
dairies, Wilmington; Howard Brother
Chester.
The exposition was formally opsne
sblut 80 by Colonel Robert Mitche
Floyd He introduced Lewis c Vandt
grift, WHO welcomed the visitors Co
+. daily il brief, interesting address
The executive committee is compose
Of William D. Mullin, Jr, William
Phillips, Robert d Morrow, William
h Martin and Henry F Dure, Jr.
y Those on the reception committee al
Ia D. Warner, Winfield 5. Quigle
y William Lawton. Linton Smith, r
" Deverell, T. j. Lawson, W. E Fran
" I. ]. Lang, D. w. Taylor, C w. Brow
w. H. Lloyd, S J. Dennison, E
e Hopes J. T. Jones, George Carter, v
iies s. Vernon, j. B. Bell, A. j. Kooc
Colonel R NJ Floyd
e, Ode of the most pleasing features vi
.e the playing of the Hungarian Orchestr
y The men wers in native picturesque CO.
tums, and played good music under Il
as leadership of Leo Summer. The orchest
=, will play every afternoon and evenir
sss during ihs exposition. The orchestra
e. seated on the s@ge, which is profuse
decorated with @rge, handsome palm
Re ferns, begonias aud various other folia
10 plants.
ID Among the we'll known persons pre
ent were noticed Mr.. and Mrs. E,
rs Warner. Mrs. Frances S. Garrett, Mr.
d. Lewis G. yandegrift. Miss Helen Garrei
Colonel and Mrs Enoch Moore, SEQ
=; Townsend, j. Leslie Carpenter, Mi
81 Nellie Dure. Miss Bessie Dure, N