The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-02
THE BIG ARMORYTHR0NGED
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL OPENIN" FOOD AND HEALTH ExPOsITIoN'

\ Look About the Buiiding-Ths Formal
 Opening of the Exhibition Last Evening
 Mayor Sargent Delivers an Address Of
 Welcome. 'rg |
 The great Food and Health exhibition opened last evening and under the most auspices. In fact. the big exhibit opened in the afternoon. for the place was then besieged by ladies and others who wanted to see the show. and scores of admission tickets were taken at the door. Everybody Is de- lighted with the show. General Man ager Chidsey is right in saying that this exhibit Is to far surpass the first one, and that is saying good deal, for the first one was, as all remember, great success. It was surprising suc- cess when 1t is recollected that Is was a new and untried venture in New Ha- ven, but MT. Chidsey's faith and conh- dence was largely. rewarded and the New Haven Retail Grocers' association came out ahead financially, despite the big outlay and big risk taken. The present exhibit Is costly one also, but the risk Is not great, as applications for space for exhibits literally poured in this time without invitation or eff fort. All the space Is taken, despite the fact that there are thirteen other food and health exhibits in progress in the United States. The show Is a more brilliant one than the first one was. The decorations are finer and more beautiful. The armory looks fine, with its special decorations. and some of the booths are charmingly adorned. AS stated above, people flocked to the arm ory yesterday afternoon. but the booths were not then all finished, and the noise of hammer and saw sometimes was heard. There was other music in the air, however, that of the Philharmonic orchestra of twenty pieces, which was stationed in the front gallery. Its mu- sic is excellent, and its daily conce.is will be greatly enjoyed. There is a host of exhibits, as will be seen by the following list,
 Bryan, Miner 6 Read; c. B. Knox, gelatine, Rumford chemical works; w. K. Fairbank & Co.,; Bradley, Damn & Darlington Co.,: H. J. Augur. art; National cash register; American Ce- real Co.j Cleveland Baking Powder Co. . c. B. Hires & Co.,, root beer; Curtis Davis & Co.,, Welcome soap; J. Torrey Mfg. Co.,, Stovene; New Haven Baking Co.,, Krone Bros, fruit; M. G. Thomp- son, optical goods; Register Publish ing Co.,; Hygeia Ice Col R. W. Bell Mfg. Co.,, Washington powder; S. H. Street 6 Co.,, self-ratsing buckwheat; Williams & Carleton, root beer" New Haven Gaslight Co.,, gas stoves; Rurity Dried Fruit 6 Cleansing Co; Boston baking powder: Washburn-Crosby Co.,, flour, White Rose Mfg. Co.,, washing powder; Nash, Whitten & Co.,, salt; J. w. Beardsley' Sons; Chocolat Me nier; D. G. Leonard g. Sons, maple sugarI w.. H. Thompson. confection. cry; Pettijohn Food O.. cereals: Ply mouth Rock Gelatine Co.,; Genesee Fruit Col, M. s. Aver & Co.,, coffee; C.. J. Atwood, confectionery; F. G. Butler, pop corn, Stoddard, Kimberly & Co. J. Mathieu, glass blowerI Mea1ine Co.,, soaps; Peck Bros. & Co. '1's a1s'S
 s. H. Street & Co. have with their customary enterprise one of the most attractive booths, and last evening the ladies in attendance there were serving to all corners plates of their delicious buckwheat cakes made frol44 Streets Perfection Buckwheat; also sampies of Wheatine in dainty saucers, and last, but not least, cakes made from grand mas pancake four. The ladies at this booth in attendance are Mrs. Amy Bab- son, Miss Williams, Miss Haines and Mrs. M. D. Bassett, the latter of whom presided at the grandma department in appropriate attire for the occasion. There was great demand for the cakes. Nothing is sold at, this booth; buyers are referred to these grocers for the goods. ',
 Farther along is the display of the New Haven Gas Light Go. Here Miss Chandler, Brooklyn, N. r." lady, pre- sides and shows just how nicely the cooking is done with the aid of the Gas company's stoves so popular.
 Near here is the ample confectionery of Meriden gentleman. MT. Thompson also has g. fourishing confectionery manufactory in Meriden, and is also a great dealer in ice creams there. His array of confectionery is very fine, afd
 attracts universal attention. MT. Thompson Is like MT. L. D. Chidsey, an East Haven boy, born and raised in the old town. His father was the late Leverett Thompson of East Haven, and his uncles were Messrs. o. B. Thompson, Merritt Thompson and Will lett Thompson, all well remembered old East Haveners. MT. Thompson went to Philadelphia when a young man and learned the confectioner's art. He is prospering greatly in his business, and is about enlarging his main factory in Meridep. Attendants at his booth are his wife, Mrs. Thomp- son, his brother, MT. Thompson, all of Meriden, and MT. Barnes of New Ha- ven. "-,
 Augur of Church street has outdone himself in artistic work in his booth. It is a. gem, 8 bower of beauty.
 Bryan, Miner & Read had number of distinguished visitors at there big booth yesterday.
 Bertault of New York displays in a very. commodious and Lonesome booth samples of the famous chocolate-men- fer, and young ladies hand forth sam pies of the chocolate in pretty cups and saucers to all corners. The ladies at- tending are Miss Niles of New York city, Miss Shepard and Miss McCann of