The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-05

A small army Of carpenters, electric
ians and decorators worked Gll last
night arranging for the opening this
evening of the Food Fair" at the
Hawley block. corner OF Main and
Tenth streets, and the large floor space
has been converted into a spectacle
most pleasing to tho eye. Booths, var
led in design and color, with displays Of
dainty food products, have been ar
ranged In typical exposition ORDER and
this novel venture is destined to
achieve the success scored In many
other cities.
The fair will open this evening at 8
o'clock with simple and fitting exer-
cises. The preliminary feature will be
musical numbers by the International
Ladies Orchestra, of ten pieces, and ad-
dresses By Mayor a. 7. Sweeney and
City Clerk Thomas o'BrIen, jr. They
will speak from a stage on which will
be seated other city and county officials.
and at the conclusion OF the formal
programme the fair will be on In full
blast.
Nearly all the floor space has been
taken up with exhibits and more entries
are due to follow. There was great
rush yesterday In erecting and decora-
ting the booths and 1t VIII keep UP to-
day until everything is in apple pie or
der for the opening. The building has
been wired for electric lighting pur-
poses, and the Examinations will shed
an added beauty to the very artistic
decoration of the general interior. Each
booth is trimmed In separate color
combinations and palms and flowers af-
ford nice relief.
The exhibits consist Of hovoring ex-
tracts; cereals, such as Mothers Oats"
and Friends OATS Enox's gelatines;
yorkshire Relish" condensed soups
and canned baked beans: preserves,
pickles, catsups, sauces, prunes, refined
molasses. currants, coffee, chocolate,
baking powder and other table delIca-
cies and staples. Besides the foods.
there will be shown articles useful in
the home, such as improved water fl
tiers, cement to mend china, etc. AT
each booth VIII be demonstration, who
will make coffee or dessert while you
wait" and serve samples of his particu
lar exhibit, while innumerable souve-
Mrs win be distributed to the lady pat
rons from DAY to day.
The amusement features will not be
lost sight of. There will be the gypsy
village, where the future will be re-
vealed by the science OF palmlstry; a
glassblower will turn out beautiful
ships with sails, flowers and other con-
celts in glass; dealer in oriental j'wel-
ry with many novelties in engravings;
an optical parlor; card writer; and
last and greatest. the ladies' orchestra,
said to be n most proficient organ!za-
ton, every member being a sololst, and
their programmes will contain the best
In popular and classical music. An
other novelty, an electric coffee mill
grinder will arrive in few days.
A committee OF the Wheeling Retail
Grocers' Association of Wheeling, Ben
wood and Moundsvllle. under whose
auspices the fair is given, last night
made partial arrangements for special
days at the show. They adjourned to
meet again next Monday evening and
will plar additional features If the sue
cess of the affair warrants them. All
the special days are for next week and
are as follows:
Monday Wheeling grocers' day.
Wrdnes luy-Benwoo grocers' day.
Thursday-MoundsvIlle grocers' day
suturday-Children's day.
The souvenirs to be given away on
Children's day viii include Easter eggs
The reception committee Of retail gro
GERS, appointed last week, will receive
visitors at to-nlght's opening.