Evening journal., 1894-10-06
TIE LUCKY CONTESTANTS.
THEIR NAMES TO BE ANNOUNCED AT
THE EXPOSITION TONIGHT.

Another Cake-baklng Contest for Next
week-Monday, as Military Night, TO BE
Observed with Pomp and Ceremony.
Candy making at the show.
It would take heavier rain than that Of
last night to keep the people away from
the Food Exposition at the Auditorium
The interest in the affair grows aud the
management expects larger crowds than
ever next week. f. Knox, who has
the Jelly exhibit, right at the entrance,
has attended twelve food expositions
recently and he pronounces the Whining
ton exhibits the finest he has seen The
booths are more tsstefully arranged and
the exhibits are frst class In every parti-
culsr
One OF the most enj joy able features is
the playing of the Hungarian Orchestra.
Chairs have been arranged in front OF the
stage now for the accommodation of the
lovers of the strange and weird melodies
which the foreign musicians produce.
Last night the men left of their native
costume, and appeared in a neat uniform
Of blue and gold
A great deal of interest was centered in
the large, blue and white canopied booth
If James Morrow & Son last night
Cause the making of that tsffY dear to
the heart oFevery school girl, also her
older sisters-yellow jack
The Cleveland Baking Powder Com
pany gives away dainty little tea
biscuit, and cook books, containing
recipes by Mrs. Rorer, Marion harand
Fannie Farmer and other women
famous in the culinary line On
special occasions" the company shows
the same book, pTettily bound in gray
aud white, with gold lettering IL is
also shown at the booth what is meant
by 'hesping teaspoonful Of baking
/ powder
Bush & Company will put lathe in
| their booth early next week, and will
make vases aud rings Of its boraS soap
| At this booth is shown a curious fig soap
in bottles, for the washing Of hannels.
| This booth Is in charge Of airs. Hen
shaw, Of Washington.
w Fl Baker g. Co. had received nearly
fifty cakes MP to last night, as q result
Of their prizes offered for the best cake
made with uneir chocolate. A com mittee
consisting OF Mrs Valkhardt, of Chester,
Mrs Williamson and Mrs Paul Bright.
| Judged the cakes last night and decided
hat cake No. 26 was entitled to the frat
prize with No. 25 as a close second. The
names of the lucky contestants will
be announced from the stage to
night, and the prizes of So and 81 sc
gold pieces, respectively, presented
Favorable mention will also be made OF
other cakes submitted The same company
has offered prizes for similar contest, tc
be held next week 1t Is expected thai
larger number will enter than in tn,
present one To each contestant th'
company gives a cake Of the chocolate
and two tickets of admission to the ex-
position Sanders Brothers. former vii
mingtonians, are in charge of the booth
Monday night will be observed as mill
tRry night, and every effort will be useC
to make the occasion a memorable one
All the military of the city will be pres
ent, aud q delegation from Lancaster Il
also expected. IL is likely that severR
members Of the Philadelphia GrOcer'i
Association will visit the exposition
early in the week
The lecture Of Miss Cross on 'Diet 70
the Sick, was largely attended yester
day, many Of the professional nurses 0
the city being present. The children o
st. Michaels Day Nursery we're also II
attendance In her lecture Miss Cros
! used the cooking utensils Of v, Clyde
Sons, Of Philadelphia.
! E. .P. Jennison, OF the Hecker, Jone
] Milling Company, Of Philadelphia, VIII
owns a booth at the exposition, was a
! Interested visitor last night. The Dels
ware S@ngerbund has been invited I
! attend in body on Tuesday evening, an
T give selections.