Evening journal., 1894-09-28
At The AUDITORIUM.

The Exhibitors OF the Food Exposition
Pushing the Erection of Their Booths.
All WIN he Finished In Time for the
Opening Monday Evening.
The Auditorium to dsy presents scene
Of excitement. Busy workmen are rush
ing about, express wagons are being un
loaded with goods for the exhibit and
every one is on the move. The floor is
chalked out into spaces and sbon q
number OF the booths Of exhibitors in the
First Annual Food Exposition will be
erected The hall Is even more spacious
than Manager Buckley anticipated and
there will be ample room for the many
visitors, as well as every facility for a
perfect display By the various exhibitors
Every arrangement has been made for the
safety and comfort of the public Large
ten foot aises will lead down the full
length OF the hall at the Sides smaller
aisles Cross the floor and every exit will be
left open. The stage will be artistically
drsped and set with palms and greens.
The contract Tor furnishing the floral
decorations has been awarded TO l. Z
Baylis.
The cooking lectures will be dell vered
in tue balcony which has been seated
with opera chairs all facing towar ds a
large platform on which Miss Cross will
demonstrate There will be accommoda
tion for nearly FIVE hundred ladies' In the
lecture room. Que feature to be com
lnented upon will be the method OF CON
ducting these lectures. No one will be
admitted into the balcony until fifteen
minutes before three o'clock, aud the
lectures will be promptly commenced at
three. This will give all an equal chance
TO obtain seats and no one will have to
come and sit about awaiting an oppor
tunity to hear these lectures an hour be
fore the time
After each lecture, Miss Cross will re-
main to answer any questions and TO
permit the ladies to test the articles pre-
pared. This lady made a most pro.
nounced success in Chester where she
delivers lectures every afternoon this
week at the Chester Food Exposition
/ She is said to resemble Mrs g. 7 Rorer
in her manner of lecturiug and works as
she talks. This is knack that most
cooking lecturers would like TO cultivate,
but few have the ability She is a slender,
cultivated lady Of rare charms Of manner
and speech. Her knowledge Of cookery
/
cannot be surpassed in this country and
she is undoubtedly the coming lecture !
in this line
Among the firms who had decorators
at work at the hall yesterday and whose
booths will be ready by o-night are the
/ following: The William Lea & Sons Co
Of Wilmington; w. II Baker & Co.
Winchester, Va and Philadelphia; the
Martha Washington Flour Co, New
| York city; the Charles Warner Co
Wilmington; Smith & Painter, Whining
ton; w & J. Lang and others
President Mullen and the executive
committee have arranged a program oil
| speaking for the opening night. The
Royal Hungarian Orchestra comes on
from the East Sunday night. Many Of
the large displays come from Chester,
aud in order TO have them here in time
Manager Buckley has secured special
baggage car and 1t will be loaded with
goods and booths at Chester late Satur-
day night after the exposition. and will
come through at day-break Monday
morning. Plenty Of help and number
of trucks will be waiting at the depot
for the goods and booths and they will
be rushed to the hall and put up.
nc ooAtAaOt AuA bohlhS SvWA anu uuV
ting up those booths has been given {,
the Floral Exchange of Philadelphia
under the direction of H. O, Geiger
This will be very responsible under
taking as the exposition must be opened
on time Monday night It will be sue
cessfully carried ou and everyone Will b
surprised when they visit the hall tha
night. There is no question that It will
be opened on time and with every bootl
IN place and in working order. rhl
Office Of the management Is now at tn
Auditorium and all exhibitors shoul'
spply there for information relative &
space and goods.