Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-15

orphans. and the little ones were shown
about the exhibition with scrupulous care
and given samples and goodies enough to
warrant their belief In a premature Christ
mas day. Another feature of the after
noon was the baby show, held under the
auspices of the Borden Condensed Milk
Company, under the immediate direction of
Mr.. Burton G.. Many. There were about
dozen contestants and the rivalry be-
tween them ran SO high that it was not I'M
til the last two or three votes had been
cast that the award Of prizes could be
made.
Award of Prizes.
The prizes were finally awarded as fol-
lows:
First price, silver cup-Virginia Poole. six
months old. daughter Of Mrs. l.. A. Poole,
the Princeton Flats.
Second prize an account in the Peoples
Savings Bank-The fve-months- old son of
Mrs. Lillian Worden, 1414 Conklin street.
Third prize. an account in the Peoples
Savings Bank-The f1ve-months-old son of
Mrs. a. H Gregory. sO6 North Carolina
avenue southeast.
Fourth prize, an account in the Peoples
Savings Bank-Frances Sherry Anderson,
twenty-months-old son of Mrs. w. j. An
derson 1909 Pennsylvania avenue.
The first prize given by the Borden Con-
densed Milk Company in this city was won
by Miss Ferda Oppenheimer eight months
old, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max OPP
penhetmer of G12 0 street northwest. The
prize consists of a handsome silver cup
about twelve inches in height, suitably in
scribed, and will be treasured by the re-
cipient in after years as her first conquest
Miss Ferda Is a handsome baby Of excel
lent proportions and as good natured as she
appears to be. She received majority
Of the votes cast at the first baby show
held at the food exhibition Tuesday after
noon last.
Wednesday Miss Eta Carpenter, 1924 18th
street northwest. was awarded Il special
prize as being the handsomest young lady
to visit the Ice cream parlor OF Freeman
& Bennett during the day.
The voting contest for the most popular
lady demonstration in the show, conducted
by Messrs. Freeman and Bennett closed
last night with Mrs Zeidler In the lead
Miss Everhart second and Miss Clark third
The contest will last up to closing time
Saturday night, and the winner will be
awarded IS gold piece.
Supplies Inexhaustible
1t would seem that the supplies laid in
by the various firms that are exhibiting at
the show are practically inexhaustible At
the conclusion of each evening the booths
appear to be about cleaned out, but each
day sees renewal of the stock and another
generous outlay of samples This is partic-
ulariy true of the exhibits of the Cliouot
Club Company of Millas, Mass, with its
show of prime ginger ale; the Scotch Hop
Ale Manufacturing Company, with a show
of non-alcoholic hop ale: the James Heekin
Company, which makes a speciality of Kin
Hee coffee: e. o. Whtford & Co., with its
speciality of red clover butter, butter that
betters the bread" the A. j. Deer Com
pany, coffee distributors; the exhibit of
twenty-mule team borax; the D-Zerta Com
pany, with its beautiful exhibition Of fancy
gelatines; the Diamond Crystal Salt Com
pany the National Electric Supply Com
pany and the Bowser Company's exhibit of
self-measuring oil tanks; the Pin Money
Packing Company, which puts up vegetables
all ready for the making OF soups; the
Loeffier sausage exhibit which is conducted
in connection with butternut bread. and
which, with that of the N. Auth Company
and Weinberg bread. does land Office bust
ness in supplying hot sausage sandwiches
to endless lines of hungry sightseers; the
Oronoco whisky exhibit; A. G. Hermann's
attractive showing of various sodas ginger
ale and the like, and a score Of others va
ried in their wares and exhibits.
Other Attractions.
Two exhibits which are attractive while
not exactly in keeping with the remainder
of the show as pure food exhibition. are
those of the E. Morrison Paper Company.
under the direction of Mr. Sherry and the
r. p. Andrews Paper Company, which have
attractive showings on either side of the
hall. The Columbia Ice Company also had
a novel feature last night In two huge cakes
of ice. in the center OF one large bunch of
flowers and in the other pleasing combina-
ton OF fruit, frozen in in such a way as
to preserve every line and feature GUIDES
flower exhibit still retains a remarkable
| freshness, and the delightful perfume from
It Is distinctly noticeable on entering the
hail. c. and s. ice cream is one of the
| features Of the show, and the various booths