Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
|READY FOR FOOD SHOW
Great Exhibit Will Open To-
morrow Afternoon at 100.
EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT
Decorations of the Hall Harmonious
and Beautiful.
DR.. WILEY TO MAKE ADDRESS
And Commissioner mcfarland Will
Open the Show-Immense At
tendance Is Expected.

There is one thing in which every man,
woman and child in the world is inter-
ested, and that is food. The kind of
food they get worries some people What
they are able 10 eat and what they are
not able to eat is the question that wor-
ries others. Many are so taken up with
the question Of getting any old food at
all that they have no time to bother
about what kind it is. But all classes of
persons will be interested in the display
Of food products that will be put on ex-
hibition at Convention Hall for two
weeks, beginning at 1:3O o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, at the National Food Show
and Industrial Exposition of the Retail
Grocers Protective Association of the
District.
Few things that are good to eat will be
absent from the show. The exhibition
stalls have all been engaged and the
show promises to he one of the prettiest
and most interesting of its kind ever held
in Washington. In addition to exhibits
from all the leading wholesale food stuff
producers in the country, which are at
tractive enough in themselves, the com
mittee in charge of the show has arranged
a uniform decorative scheme fairly daz-
zing in its beauty.
Harmonious and Beautiful.
Many an exposition has been spoiled
by a lack of harmony in its decorations
Booths that are pretty in themselves ap-
pear grotesque when claShing in color
scheme and general outline with those
near them. Such disastrous results have
been forestalled by the managers of the
National Food Show.
Those who are familiar with successful
exhibitions will recall that the exhibitors
were required to submit plans of their
booths to the management beforehand. In
keeping with this management the Retail
Grocers' Association procured the serv-
ices of a prominent decorator and de-
signer to build all the booths. No ex-
pense has been spared in producing har-
monious whole. and, while the booths will
be the finest examples of the decorator S
art, they will be less expensive to the
exhibitors. The lettering over the booths
will be In gold, on white background.
The fact that the show is given by the
Retail GrOcers Association assures its
general excellence and success. The asso-
citation has given two shows, one in LOO
and another in 1905. The average at
tendance upon each show was more than
10000 and there is little doubt that
those figures will he doubled this year.
All Are Pure-Foodists.
The members OF the association are
strong advocates of the pure food law
and have always maintained a high BUSH
ness attitude, which has been demonstrate
ed in vigorous action taken against MEM
beers who have offended In the matter of
underweights, etc. They are taking a
Keen pride in the show ana wa leave
nothing undonc to increase the reputation
OF their organization by the manner in
which they handle the exhibition.
One of Washington's most popular
hands will furnish music during the after
moons and evenings while the exhibition
is open.
Many OF the exhibits promise to be UNI
usually interesting. There will he bake
shops and kitchens of all sorts in opera
ton Teas, coffees. chocolates and other
beverages will be brewed and served hot
to the spectators. \ modern. up-to- date
laundry will he seen in full swing A
bank where money can he changed.
checks cashed, drafts drawn and where