The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-02
THIRD EDITION.
FooD hSro<IrION OPENS.
The First Display of Its Mind Ever Seen
Here. Many Pretty BOOTHS


Wilmington's first food exposition
openeu In the auditorium last evening
aid IL the exhibition ls az well pat
ronized as 1t was the affair will be
grand success both to the manage.
mont and exhibitors. The building
never looked as pretty and never did
II betore contain 80 many booths aud
attractive displays.
The exhibition WAS made as an expe-
riment OF what Wilmington could do,
and the result Is that the display is the
largest ever held outside OF the larger
cities. where the exhibitors can make
their displays without goiug away
from their home offices. The number
OF Wilmington business mon who have
made displays IL gratifying feature
When the exposition opened the
scene was one OF life and beauty. or
life because of the large crowd of men
and women which throngeu the build.
ing and examined and tasted the pre-.
pared foods. OF beauty because of
the taste exhibited In the decorations.
The colors are ali splendidly blended
and therefore to judge which Is tho
prettiest booth would he an impossi
bility. The light rs reflected by many
electric lights added beauty to tho
scene. The booths are tastefully ar
ranged In position. which plan was
conceived OF by the management for
the first time here As to the plan o
construction William ID. Mullen de
serves all credit.
The exercises incidental to the cuen.
ing of the exposition were begun at
$50 O'Clock. The reception commit
tee comprised-Robert II. Deverell,
Adam j. Lang. Daniel W. TAYLOR, Thos.
=. Lawson Linton Smith, William L,
Frank, Winfield s. Qulgley, Alfred ID.
Warner. Candy W. Brown. Alexander
J. Hart, William Lawton, William II
Lloyd, Samuel }. Dennison. J. Travers
Jonos. Edgar M, lioopes, w Scott
ferhon. A. j. kooeh, Colouel Robert
81, Floyd George Carter, Jerome b.
Colonel Robert NJ. Floyd presided
and introduced Lewis &. Nandegrlft
es the speaker of tn evening.
Colonel Floyd In presenting Mr. Van
degrtft spoke briefly OF the origin OF
1000 exposition5, their object and the
ADVANTAGES to be derived from them.
MIR. Nandegritt spoke briefly. lie
welcomed those in attendance to tho
exposition and spoke of the credita
Die display which had been made.
Ihe exposition Is a success. and, com.
pared with the Worlds Fair, is us
Rreat for Wilmington as the Worlds
Fair was Tor the world. Pure food is
necessary. anu thsre is no better way
TO show the advantages of pure TODD
than by such eXposltions.
Colonel FLOYD on behalf of the mana.
gers. thanlted William b. Mullen. IT.,
the head of the executive committee,
anu Lewis W. Buckley, the general
manager OF the exposition. lie then
d 'Ulared The exhibition open.
THE DIFFERENT DISPLAYS,
Tho exhibitors are. Trenton Cracker
Co, Trenton, n j.; 1atnall Il Co, Wil.
mlngton; Bensdorf's Cocoa Co, Hol-
Land; Rumford chemical works, Provi.
dencs. X. l ]; Hecker. Jones, Jewell
Milling Co. New York; James Morrow
and Son, Wilmington; Williom Lea and
Sons Co., Wilmington; William Law.
ton. Wilmington; john I. buchanan,
Baltimore; Germea Jr.. Breakfast
Co, New York; Werkel and Smith
Spice Co., Philadelphia.
Martha Washington Buckwhnat Co =.
New York; Thomas Roberts Stevenson
Co. Philadelphia; Knox Iielatine Co.,
Johnstown, n, j.; Henry A. Fry & Co,
Baltimore Brick Mincemeat Co.
Cossaoks, n. Y; Washburn Crosby Co.
Minneapolis; American Cereal Co.,
N. " Corner Grocery Store Co., Phn.
Rdelphia; American Snow Bali Ma
chine Co.. Baltimore, Quaker Self
raising Buekwheat Co., n. Y; Welsh
Grape juice Co. Vineland. N, j.; v
Slsdd 4 s9ne, Philadelphia; Smith &
Painter WILMINGTON; Haughey n
Cardinclli Wilmington; Cleveland
Baking Powder Co, New York WILL
mingtou Coal Gas Co, Wilmington.
Pettyiohn Breakfast Gem Company.
Ban Francisco; National Popcorn Com
pnny, Lynn. Mass. QuigIey 4 Mullen
WILMINGTON; Kelley Il Co, Whining
ny V1ntr .
Va. and Philadelphia; Worcester Salt
Company New York; Charles Warner
Company, Wilmington; W. " j. Lang,
Wilmington; Dragon Run Barles. vii.
mlDgtoni Howard Brothers. Chester.
Miscellaneous. L. Hanna, caterer
Walter Carroll. special space; Edison
Automatic Machine Company OF New
York; Household News Publishing
Company, Philadelphia; l.. Il. Blyiis,
floral stands Parkinson Kitchen Ia.
be Company OF Philadelphia.
The booth of the William Lea &
Sons Co Is tastefully arranged. and
everyone who stopped at 1t were fur.
nished with samples OF the cakes
baked A picture OF this Company'e
barrels q Hour. and painted by Mrs.
George w. Sparks. attracted much at.
tention. owing to its reallsin.
Smith d Painter Of this city and the
WEIGH Grape Juice Company of Vine
land. n. j.. both have handsome
booths and gave away samples OF
their wares.
An attractive display was that of a
meat shop, where the sausages
sorapple and meats we're all made Of
candy.
The Wilmington Coal Gas Co. made
an attractive display OF gas stoves and
gas lights.
Heekers Buck wheat booth. with
Manager Jamison in charge. was also
an attractive one, and bu ikwheat cakes
In abundance wero given out.
William Lawton made display OF
household articles and ventllating ap.
parRtus. The big building is being
ventilated with fans and motors fur.
nlshed by Mr. Lawtou. and it Ia wei
ventilated.
Quigley Il Mullen have an attractive
display of canned goods. otc., in the
centre Of the big building. They
showed their faith In the success OF
The exposition by taking tho largest
space which could be rented.
The exhibit of the Charles Warner
Comptny Is appropriately sche .uled
As Food for Thought" The exhibita
cover wide range. There Ia coal to
modify the rlgors OF an arctic winter
and there Is leo to cool The fruits
huids and heated atmosphere of tile
and mortars of tlneness and rough.
moss. of colors and tonKhness to SUIT
every possible building enterprise
these are shown IL the raw cement
stone, in tho burned cinder in thu
ground powder, and in the joints O
ornamental Uriekwork.
Huwari BROTHERS OF Chester make
display OF odd orchard vinegar" an,
"whlte vino" which they furnish sam
pies Of. The vinegar is of cXceIlsn
quality AMI the pretty maids In at
tsnihnce take your orler and Gelivo
II to your residence In any quantity
Stop ut the booth and taste tile pro
duct.
Music during the evening was fur
pished by tho Royal hungarian or
ohestra. The program for tonight is
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D. lhtcrmezEO Gayaterra RustIrtua.
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waltz. "hOhiu Hood. kuve
D. Golden Key Polka -,..,....Sllyeruer
Miss E. VI. Cross. OF Washington
Will give lectures on cooking ever
Tomorrow will be Turk
rhs Day, She viii talk about tomatoes
lndh4Q curry, rice aud mRhlRbe. lie
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