The Washington herald., 1911-11-05


Convention Hall tomorrow night, atT:So
o'clock, under most auspicious circum-
stances. The exhibition has been staged
by the Retail Grocers' Protective Asso-
citation, under the management Of Perry
P. Patrick.
The show will prove a liberal education
in foods-their nutritive value, intrinsic
value, and all that is choicest and best
for the American table.
It is a new scene that will greet the
show patrons at Convention Hall to-mor-
row. The old architectural lines of the
structure have been entirely obliterated'
and in its place has risen Food show
city beautiful" where all Washington
may go and enjoy the choicest viands-
free. The sixty-odd firm exhibiting In
the show have brought carloads OF goods
to the National Capital, for distribution
gratis to all who attend the exhibition.
Address by DIR. Wiley.
At the opening tomorrow night DR..
Harvey w. Wiley will make the opening
address. DR.. w. c. Woodward, the Dis
trict health officer, has also accepted an
invitation to speak at the opening.
D. J. Callahan. first vice president Of
the Chamber of Commerce, will make an
address. as the representative OF that
trade body, and there will be other men
prominent in the business and profess
sional life of the Capital seated on the
speakers platform.
or great public interest in the display
will be the exhibits of the Agricultural
Department, which are being set up to
demonstrate what a great work the de-
partment Is doing in assuring good food
to each and every citizen. The depart
ment will have a large demonstration on
nutrition, showing the relative values OF
all foods. The Bureau Of Animal Indus
try has installed a large refrigerator,
showing diseased meat in all its stages,
together with certain features of the meat
inspection work. The department will
also show bromide enlargSments and
certain features from the dairy division.
Many Unique Exhibits.
The Capital City Dairy Company will
have a unique exhibit OF butterine. A
large-size representation of the White
House, and a bust OF President William
H. Taft will be shown, done in butterine
by a sculptor. This FIRMS booth will also
contain a jumping calf. The person that
guesses nearest to the number OF times
that the calf jumps during the progress,
of the show will be given a valuable
prize.
]. T Kraft & Bros. Company. OF
Chicago, Ill. will display and give away
packages Of their famous brands of
cheese. A thousand-pound cheese has
been made specially as a centerpiece for
this display. Approximately 1900 gal
Ions of milk were used in its manu-
facture. II was made last June, when
pasture and other conditions were favor
able, and has been shipped to Washing
ton in the drum in which 1t was made.
1t has been pronounced by chemists as
the most perfect cheese ever made.
The booth of the Borden Condensed
Milk Company will be a center of at
There will be a very comprehensive dis
firm is conducting a baby show at its
ington hopefuls have already been en-
tered in the contest. which will close
November IS. Valuable prizes
are to be awarded.
The Worcester Salt Company will dis
can be distinguished by an electric light
house
The havenner Baking Company. of this
line of cakes and crackers.
Mccormick & Co. will have on
display Bee brand havoring extracts,
vanilla beans of various grades and
in their original shells and coverings.
from the spice-growing countries Of the