The Washington times., 1911-11-05
DR. WILEY TO OPEN
NCAP|TAL FOOD SHOW
Ny TOMORROW NIGHT
Manufacturers From All
Over the Country to Be
Il Represented.

sy4 With DIR. Harvey w. Wiley scheduled
.nto make the opening address, to be
followed by d. J. Callahan, vice presi-
I dent OF the Chamber of Commerce, and
a Or. William c. Woodward, Health Of
:, ticer of the District, the National Food
Show will open at Convention Hall at
y 80 o'clock tomorrow night.
~,,h The finishing touches on the electrical
!. displays and decorations were made to-
day. Tonight and tomorrow the tardiest
Of the exhibitors will have their goods
In place. and when the doors are opened
tomorrow night Washington will be
e permitted to witness the biggest and
most varied assortment OF foodstuffs
. ever gathered in this city.
The exhibition will consist of articles
: ! put out by the leading manufacturers
and purveyors of foodstuffs In the
United States. The show will be under
the direction of the Retail Grocers' Pro-
tective Association, of which Perry p.
= Patrick is the manager.
Dual Purpose.
soi The show opening tomorrow night is
10 be held for q dual purpose-to edu-
sn cate the public regarding the selection
OF pure foods and to give the con-
3 sumers an insight into how the purest
y articles are made and handled, and to
bring them in closer relation to the
~ manufacturers.
~ An army of carpenters, electricians,
painters, and other artisans has been at
(, work at Convention Hall for weeks, get
= ting that mammoth auditorium in shape
II Tor the show. Tomorrow night will find
fits appear ance more pleasing than ever
the structure have been obliterated, and
r,a regular ''spotless town." or food
= show city beautiful has arisen.
Il ferent Arms rms represented re- e nat at. the % show. @
q Carload after carload of samples have
! been shipped to Washington, and are
banked mountain high in the big build
sfproducts. you will buy them always in
( the future" Is the belief of the mant-
facturers. and for that reason samples
flsare to be placed In the hands of the
thousands Of visitors.
s. To Give Demonstration.
s2 or great public interest is the exhibit
OF the Department of Agriculture. The
work Of the department toward insur-
ing pure food to Americas millions will
be shown. The department also will
give demonstration Of the nutritious
! values Of foods. The Bureau of Animal
tseIndustry has installed a large refriger-
II ator, in which .meat in it's various stages
= from purity to disease will be displayed.
80 A list Of the exhibitors at the show
4
z ssiica's foremost foodstuffs manufacturers
& and dealers. Mccormick & Co., of Bal
timore. will have on display the Bee
Brand havoring extracts, spices, and
.r teas. Vanilla beans of various grades
sa.end kinds: curiosities In the way Of
S-f1utmegs, and a dozen other interesting
specimens Of the raw material from
which their products are made will be
displayed.
. The c. F. Sauer Company, Of Rich
mond, Va, will have a demonstration
Of fiavoring extracts. Other exhibitors
will be the New Method Stove Com
pany: w. r. Bowen, hardware: Golden
q Co., Minute Tapioca Company, Harry
B. Cook, macaroni. noodles, and Flash
Metal Polish. and Browning & Bro.
coffees. g. #-,
The show will be open during the
afternoons and evenings for two weeks.
The doors will open at 1:30 o'clock in
the afternoon, and remain open till $50
o'clock. They will be reopened at 1880
o'clock, and will remain open for three
hours.