Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
WILL CLOSE TONIGHT
BIG FOOD SHOW SOON TO BE AT
AN END.

The exhibition this evening will mark
the close Of the Washington food show.
which has been held in Convention Hall
for the past thirteen days. 1t has proved
to be one great success, both from the
standpoint of the exhibitors and that OF the
visitors. Additional sales have been the order
Of the day and evening, and great interest
has conferred in the numerous and hand
some showings made by Washington firms,
as well as those from out of town. Small
but attractive souvenirs given away to the
visitors added to the interest of the at
fair. 1t is expected that this afternoons
and tonights attendance will be record
breaker.
The quaintness of the arrangements and
the novelties to be found everywhere in
the big hall have given the show the ap-
pearance of a Christmas bazaar. and the
large attendance of children and young peo-
pie caused the show to be termed family
affair." The exhibitors each provided for
the entertainment of the young, anticipat-
ing the need of amusing them while their
mothers were busy arranging for purchas-
ing or ordering whatever was ON sale. That
1t was winter outside was almost for
gotten last night, in view of the many
crickets that chirped about the big hall.
thanks to the Bradbury Piano Company.
who volunteered to give them away. Huge
bouquets of candy were carried by every
body, and paper geraniums with real per-
fume were on every mans lapel and
every lady's belt Dolls. toys, paper novel;
ties and mice were among the other things
given away.
Where the Crowds Assembled.
Crowds were always in front of the ex-
hibit of the Prodigy Carriage Company,
whose buggy to be voted away tonight
elected the admiration of lovers of driving.
The Bradbury Piano Company representa-
tives were kept busy answering all sorts
of questions relative to the $3.50 Webster
piano which will also be given away to-
| night. The decision in each case will be
announced at 10 o'clock.
The Loeffler Sausage and Provision Com
pany, the Chaplin Sacks Company OF the
velvet kind fame, Bordens Condensed
Milk, the A. G. Hermann Company, with
soft drinks and free lead pencils; the Corby
| Brothers greatly decorated booth, and all
the other exhibitors each made showing
that will not soon be forgotten by the
| housewives who visited the great show.
All were unanimous last night In praiSing
the excellent manner in which everything
was conducted. There was enjoyment for
everybody, not hitch occurring to mar
the pleasure of the evening.
The Rounds Ladies' Band of fifty pieces
furnished musical entertainment during the
evening, the visitors applauding many
| pieces. Occasionally a couple would try to
dance, but the floor, strewn over with
paper. sawdust and cardboard boxes, made
terpsichorean festivities impossible.
The Star Booth.
Another interesting feature of the show
| was The Star booth, where score or more
of lamps were on exhibition, and where
attractive telephone pads in japanned iron
were given away to all telephone sub
scriters. Needless to say, the large supply
| of these pads was exhausted long before
the signal for the closing of the hall was
given
Sausages on woodpicks, facetiously termed
fortunate possessors, and delicious coffee
and candies helped in adding to the pleasure
of both old and young, many Of whom had
been there many times before and will I'M
doubtedly so again this afternoon and even
ing to see that none of the good things
escape them.