Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-21
PURE FOOD SHOW Is
GREAT ATTRACTION
BEVY OF PRETTY GIRLS PRE-
SIDES AT BOOTHS
Electrical Displays lllumine Massive
Tent in Fiesta Park-VaudeVille
Feature Is Amusing to
the Crowd

Radiating with light that rivaled the
quality of the exhibits. the first biennial
pure food snow opened last night in
two large tents at Fiesta park. a large
crowd attended the opening last night
and were entertained by nearly 200
young women who demonstrated every
conceivable food down to miniature
pickles, which many carried away as
souvenirs. The electrical display IN
itself was worth seeing, many OF the
booths being elabOrately outlined win
colored lights for the first food SHOW IN
Southern California. Products reach-
ing to Pennsylvania were shown, and
the men and women left laden Win
samples of the various booths.
In d second big tent a continuous
vaudeville show was going on, with a
thousand seats. This was quite an at
traction and proved very amusing,
The ground space of the two tents is
2g. 600 feet, and 1900 feet is occupied by
the exhibits. the remainder being for
the accommodation of the people.
The booths are each 10xl0 feet, and
humber ffty-five exhibits fifteen oil
which occupy from two to four booths.
All the booths but three were sold last
might. BY today everything will be
completed and in fine running order.
Each booth is beautifully shown and
the foods tastefuly arranged.
Pretty girls made the booths attrac-
| tive and e..tertainingly told of the good
qualities of their exhibits.
Upon entering the large tent the mag
Bifeent display of electric lights
| showed the goods to the best advantage
and soon the spectator was in the Whlrl
| of excitement in passing from booth to
and
ing on an interesting trip around the
different booths, each seeming the most
beautiful with wide range of displays
| from the more ella borate and magnlfl-
cent down to the little grocery store.
Attendants of the booths gave samples
to the visitors and many left last night
tired but happy with their arms filled
many mysterious little bundles which
were to be explored in the homes
WHY'S brass band and the Hawaiian
sextet from the Alexandria grill fur
nished music during the evening and
gave entertainment to the many VINO
did" the rounds.
In the vaudeville tent a miniature
theater had been arranged and at
tracted a large crowd. The continuous
show will DC given during the eXhlpl-
ton hours. The program is largely
comic and promises to be full or enter
| ldlIlnleIl.
John M. Snyder of Cleveland, Ohio,
with his able assistants, designed the
tooths in an artistic manner. He has
won national reputation in this line OF
work. having designed and executed
many of the leading booths in the large
eastern cities. His assistants have built
many of the booths in the Los Angeles
show.
The show is under the auspices Of the
Merchants exchange, composed OF the
Groeers' association, Butchers board of
trade and the Hay Dealers association.
]. F. Paulding, secretary of the Mer-
chants exchange, is the manager. as
sisted by Walter Hempel, advertising
manager o. the association, who will
have entire charge of the affair.
The show will continue daily from 2:3O
to 1880 p. m. until May 2. The vaude-
Vile performance will be going on dur
ing that time. with change of attrac-
tions. A nominal admittance charge
will be made which will include admis-
sion into the vaudeville show.