Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-07
women
TO Be ADMITTED FREE
Need Not Pay Admission to
See Exhibits at National
Food Show Tonight.

woman a free pass, good for tonight, ad-
uniting them to the National Food Show
of the Retail Grocers' Protective Associa-
ton. which opened last night at Conven-
ton 4-all for a two-week session. The
management has announced that the
privileges of the show are extended to all
of that sex who can display this creden-
tial.
Five thousand tickets. marked good for
Monday only many OF them not used
last night because of rain, will be ac-
copied today and tonight. Despite the
weather. however, 1900 people, indicated
by the turnstile records, came and saw
and went away loaded with samples last
night
The educational value Of food shows
was insisted upon by DR.. Harvey w.
Wiley. chief chemist, in a speech which
Woodward also made an address, dis
cussing the crusade in the District of
Columbia for sanitary conditions wher-
ever food is offered for sa e. Frederick
A. Dodge, president Of the Retail GrocerS'
Association, introduced the speakers.
Remarks by DIR. Wiley.
DR.. Wiley, the pure food advocate.
warned those who came to obtain food
samples that they were losing opportu-
nifty for increasing their store of knowl-
edge regarding things good and fit to eat,
il that was the sole purpose that brought
them to the food show. Nevertheless, the
greater part Of the visitors found it
agreeable and easy to assemble many
samples offered them by the exhibitors
without charge, and great bundles were
carried out OF the hall. The show was
well patroniZed. The floor was crowded
during the entire evening.
The exhibit Of the Districts department
of weights and measures, presided over
by Asst. Supt. George II. Howe, at
tracted much attention. as 1t has at pre-
vious food shows. It has come to be a
feature of the annual event
Here are ito be found displayed all the
cheating paraphernalia of dishonest deal
ers in foodstuffs, seized by the sealer
in the course of his inspection Of shops
and stores. Short-measure cans, boxes,
bottles and boxes and trick scales which
and explained for the ediflcation Of the
public. SO that they may know and avoid
being taken in by similar devices.
Butterine Bust Of Taft.
A mammoth cheese. butterine bust
Of President Taft, and a lighthouse built
Of bags of salt were artistic displays that
interested children and grown-ups. The
cheese weighed Loo pounds and was
made last summer. All the milk supplied
in one day by 24S cows went into it. A
local department store has purchased the
cheese, where it will be cut and distribut-
ed after the food show has closed.
The butterine cast OF President Taft is
a good likeness. The head Is Of heroic
size. Near it is a butterine model Of the
White House. revolving light tops the
lighthouse of salt. Wooden steps enable
visitors to penetrate to several tiers
above the base.
An exhibit of diseased meats by the
Department of Agriculture is educational.
tuberculosis beef and cholera infected hog
meat.
Samples of teas. coffees, breadstuffs,
cheese, crackers. jellies and yardsticks,
given away plentifully. There were 600
exhibitors, each with a display more or
less attractive.
Unique Guessing Contest.
A unique guessing contest is one of the
attractions in the booth of the Capital
Dairy Company of Columbus, Ohio An
electrically operated jumping calf leaps
about spasmodically, and the persons
guessing nearest to the number Of times
1t will jump during the show will re-
ceive cash prizes. The bust Of President
Taft and the model of the White House,
both built Of butterine, are in this BOOTH
An East Indian scene of flowers and
hospitality marks the Dwinell- Wright
Company's show, where White House
coffee or orange pekoe tea is dispensed to
all who call there. These drinks are
prepared in a model kitchen. Those who
care to stay longer than The time con-
sumed in cup of tea or coffee may at
tend the lecture on the Far East, which
goes on continuously with the aid OF a
stereopticon.
Borden's Condensed Milk exhibit is in
| charge Of a corps of experts who are
ready to give any information regarding
the products of the Borden's Condensed
MIX Company. and at the same time
give samples to those who are inter-