Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-09
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Attractive Exhibits at the Pure
Food Show.
MANY VISITORS PRESENT
Convention Hall Filled Despite In
clement Weather.
GROCERs ARE CONGRATULATED
Addresses Delivered at the Opening
Last Evening by Mr.. Mcfarland,
DR.. Wiley and DR.. Woodward.

smell or Savory cooking and Immediately
their appetites grew. And the beauty Of
it was there were plenty Of samples to
satisfy the cravings Of the aroused appe-
tites. In spite of the rain there was
a heavy attendance and the big hall was
| filled with visitors from the time the
doors were thrown open until they were
closed for the night.
Decorations in the hall were arranged
| by NJ A. Singer OF New York. One Of Mr..
Singers representatives said this was the
largest attended exhibition he has ever
visited in his years Of experience.
The exhibit will end November 20. Dur
ing the ensuing two weeks it will be open
from 30 until $40 in the afternoons.
and from 7:3o until 1890 at night.
The Grocers Congratulated.
The show was opened by President III.
| l. Meader. who introduced as the first
speaker Commissioner Mcfarland. The
Commissioner congratulated the associa-
ton upon the successful result Of its
efforts, and upon its support of the
pure food laws. The Commissioner said:
Life wittily once said, To the pure
food expert all things are impure. But
that does not apply to the expert or ex-
perts, the great chemist of the Depart
over the world as the man who has done
more than any other man to purify our
| food products. He knows good tnlng
when he sees it, and especially he knows
that this food show is all right. we
shall be perfectly safe in taking any OF
your samples. and even in eating them
afterward. For myself and for the DIS
trict government. l congratulate the en-
terprising business men OF washington
who have with great labor and expense
organized this admirable exhibition. which
will interest everybody who eats. No
other exhibition would interest so many
people. l trust it may have the great
success which it deserves. and that 1t
may help to raise the standard Tor the
District of Columbia"
DR.. Wiley Commends.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. chief Of the bu-
reau Of chemistry of the Department OF
Agriculture. and DR.. W. c.. Woodward,
health officer of the District. also spoke.
Dr. Wiley said food shows were Of great
benefit to the public, because they could
come and see for themselves how food
was made: He said he was not ready iy
make bread as good as the kind mother
used to make" but he was sure the ma
chinery could turn out more loaves.
II am glad that this show is given"
the interest of purity Of food. 1t is help
ing to enlighten people as to wholesome
and pure food. I have been assured by
the grocers that everything here is pure
shall take a look around. and II find
anything that isn't, why I'll come down
here tomorrow and arrest all the grocers
IT trust this pure food show will be
the grand success that II deserves. and
the Retail Grocers' Association of WASH
ington has my heartiest commentator"
Health Officer Praises.
DR.. Woodward, chief of the District
health department. also spoke in high
praise of the grocers.
Il know Of no set of men," he said.
who are more earnestly trying to COM
ply with the pure food and health regu-
lations than are the members of this gro
GERS association. We have frequently
differed and clashed. but the best of
goodwill has always been maintained
between them and the health department
/ wish that all the 1 500 grocers in Wash
ington would join this organization that
Is striving so sincerely to carry out the
law, for the association has proved to be
a great help to the health department
am sure you will find nothing In this
exhibition that is not Of the highest
quality.
The speechmaking over. the visitors
turned their attention to the exhibits.
They saw bread made. ate shredded
wheat, ice cream. cakes and biscuit,
drank chocolate. imbibed temperance
drinks, took free chances on wheels Of
fortune. and had the time Of their lives
generally.
A Tour Through the Hall.
Going down the big hall. on the right,
the visitor will encounter the booth of the
Iistman Mill Company of La Crosse.
Wis, demonstrating Marvel flour. and the
Century Optical Company. which has an
important demonstration in its 1.-The.
w. s. Hoffman. representing the Heck
r-Jones-Jewell Milling Company. shows
the buckwheat, pancake flour. oatmeal.
Old Homestead flapjack hour and cereals
prepared for the market by his firm. Mrs.
l. Adams presides at the Fleischmann
yeast booth. where are served griddle
cakes and many other edibles I'm which
Fieischmann's yeast may be used to ad-
vantage. The Browning & Baines Com
pany has its Oriental coffee on dis
play. and Mrs. Ida NJ. Humphrey sees to
il that all who call at her stand enjoy an
excellent brew of the beverage. The Ben
nison Company of Boston, Mass. is dem
onstrating orange Juice and fairy floss
candy, and giving away large quantities
of both. Those who have never tried
Jell-O have a treat In store for them by
calling at the booth of this firm.
| Headley's chocolates are being exhibited
by P. p. Craft Of this CITY, The famous
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are being demonstrated by l.. Bryan and
| corps Of assistants. Mansfields chewing
gum is right next door. The grocers and
| other tradesfolk OF Washington have a
fine chance to see what a real up-tO date
| oil tank is like in the Wayne self-measur-
| ing oil tanks. Mr.. Collins is in charge
Next door is another Mr.. Collins demon
| strating novelties. There was a big time
| at the show when these Collinses. though
| related to each other, met for the first
time.
Breadmaking Demonstrated.
/ OF course, everybody stops to see the
big bakery demonstration at the south
end of the hall. 1t is being conducted by
the Bakers Association of Washington
| in order NO prove to its customers and
! the public in general that the bread fur
nislled here in Washington is prepared
under the cleanest circumstances posi-
ble Every bakery in the city has the
same system as is employed I'm minia-
| ture at the food show. How the crowd
| did enjoy the hot bread.
| Mayer & Co. of 7th street northwest
| have q big demonstration of their famous
| Stearns & Foster mattresses. Glenwood
! ranges and White sewing machines H.
1 D. Roche is in charge of the demonstra-
of Boston is demonstrating what a good
vacuum carpet cleaner is like.
Interesting Exhibits.
The booth of the Shredded Wheat Com
pany of Niagara Falls. n. Y. is one of
the very interesting places in the show.