The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-05

beef extract and coto suet. Beef tea
is served to visitors.
G., Bushnell & CO., wholesale Srocers,
show the finest grades of coffee and
canned goods.
Huckin's soup of different varities
will be served everybody from one
booth. A little further along one can
get for desert a dish of delicious jun
kett pudding,
Still there is more to crafty the
visitor. Sips of Van Houtons famous
cocoa, and tea OF the London Tea COM
pany, and bites of delicious Parker
home rolls and bread made from the
Washburn & Crosby flour; and also at
another booth, raised with Horsford's
baking powder.
Are you stlll hungry? Go TO the
booths, where delicious dishes Of Quak-
er oats and Cooks faxed rice, both
mildly prepared, are served.
John N. Champion makes a hand
some display of flowers.
Among the other exhibitors are NAL
ley, Nelly & Co, the Vacuum Soap
company. Several Edison Photographs
are located in different parts OF the
armory,
The opening yesterday was most aus
picious, and Mr.. William Potter, jr,
manager of the Meet Me-at-the- Barn"
exhibit, said that out of forty food and
health exhibits that he had attended in
the last fourteen months, not one had
opened as successfully and auspiciously
as the New Haven exhibit, except one
held at Portland, Me.
More than one thousand delighted
people viewed the exhibition Of exqui-
site statuary shown by the electric
graph system at f. M. Brown &, Co.'S
stores yesterday. The statuary en-
braces some of the finest examples of
ancient and modern art from the great
galleries of the old world. The exhibit
ton is free to purchasers OF any amount
| from five cents upward.
| The formal opening of the exhibit
took place last evening in the presence
! of at least fifteen hundred people, who
various booths.
| AT s o'clock the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION headed by platoon of police
and the Old Guard band, arrived at the
armory and were escorted to the speak
ers' stand.
Manager Chidsey acted as master OF
ceremonies, and in q happy manner in
| PRODUCED President Howe for q speech
who said, in part: I'VE are here to-
night to celebrate the opening of the
third annual food exhibition, which,
am proud to say, eclipses anything OF
the kind heretofore attempted. l want
as president of the New Haven Retail
| Merchants association, to thank the
man who is heart, head, hands and feet
! devoted to the success of this exhibit
| tion-Mr Lewis d. Chidsey. Such ar
affair as this should encourage the peo-
pie and the merchants of the city. In
connection with this exhibit we have
to-day begun the Merchants carnival
which will last all week.
This carnival is the outgrowth Of
the Merchants day. inaugurated by us
last May. 1t affords the people Of the
surrounding towns and villages an ap
portunity to visit our city, see what
our merchants have to sell and all al
very low cost, because of the reduc.
ton in the railroad fare. This city is
the metropolis of Connecticut and eX,
GELS all the other cities of the state
in almost everything but retail trade
and we must accomplish this end anG
make New Haven the leader in every
thing.
This Merchants carnival day caus
ed considerable inquiry to be made by
people throughout New England, ant
this very week the city of Lynn, Mass
has begun a carnival week.
I,iT !, y
has opened SO auspiciously here to
night, will be of great benefit to tht
people the retail merchants and th'
manufacturers Of New Haven and vi
cinity.'
i Other speakers were Lieutenant Gov
ernor Dewell, Mayor Farnsworth, Con
gresham n. D. Sperry and Alexande
Troup,