The Washington herald., 1911-11-07
HUGE CROWD HEARS
DR.. HARVEY WILEY
Chemist Gives Plain Talk at
Food Show Opening.
DIR. WOODWARD ALSO SPEAKS
Health Ohlcer Refers to the CRU
sade Against Unclean Groceries.
short-measure Cans, Bottles, and
Boxes shown by the District.
Mammoth Cheese Attracts.

Formally opened with an address by
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the Fourth Ma
tional Food Show of the Retail Grocers'
Protective Association began a run of
two weeks last night and before the box
office at Convention Hall was closed
more than 1900 persons had passed
through the turnstiles
Uncle Sans most famous pure food ad-
vocate, speaking to several thousand
persons, delivered some plain advice,
couched in plain language. mingled with
few rare witticisms and characterized
by the pure food smile"
DR.. Wiley said that food shows are not
given for the purpose Of distributing
samples. He declared that all who came
out Of idle curiosity or simply for the
collection Of an assortment OF gifts were
losing money. He asserted that food
shows afford valuable educational ad-
vantages and referred to sample giving
as merely incidental to the chief purpose.
Tribute to Retailers.
DR.. Wiley was introduced by President
Frederick A. Dodge, OF the Retail Gro
GERS Protective Association. The chief
chemist was followed by Health Officer
Woodward. who made brief reference to
the crusade against unclean groceries in
the District.
"On behalf Of the Retail Grocers' Pro-
tective Association" said DR.. Woodward,
II invite the public to inspect the grocery
store OF any member Of the association,
go down in the cellar. and look around
and examine the ice boxes"
While DR.. Wiley maintained that the
distribution OF food samples was but in
Of
show, the majority Of the thousands Of
visitors who thronged Convention Hall
seemed to disagree, for the sample CIV
ing began early and continued late
Nearly every person who left the hall
carried a huge bag, bulging with all
sorts of samples.
A certain element who needed DR..
Wileys advice crowded about the eX
hibit of the Department OF Agriculture,
where diseased meats were on view IN
refrigerator show cases. While l. was
not very pleasant to gaze upon tubercular
beef and hog meat bearing cholera
marks, the exhibit served its purpose Of
teaching the consumer how to distI-
guish healthy from diseased meats.
, Short Measures Shown.
Assistant Sealer Howe, in charge Of the
exhibit of the District department OF
weights ana measures, one OIL Ine DuS-
lest men in the hall, showing visitors
short-measure cans, bottles, and boxes
which had been confiscated. There was a
varied assortment of these short measures
with which crafty dealers have been
swindling consumers.
From the viewpoint of the curiosity
seeker a mammoth cheese weighing
200 pounds was the most interesting
exhibit This cheese was made last
June. All the milk that could be taken
from 24S cows in one day was used in
the manufacture Of the huge mouse-bait.
The cheese has been sold to a Washing
ton department store, where II will be
cut and distributed after the food show.
Visitors first entering the hall came
face to face with a bust OF President
Taft, modelled from butterine. The head
is as large as a keg. and the likeness
Of the model to the original is a tribute
to the skill Of the sculptor. Near the
bust is a butterine model of the White
House.
One of the most striking exhibits is
with a revolving light but few feet be-
low the roof. Wooden steps enable visit
ors to mount several tiers above the floor
level.
1t was announced by Manager Perry
Patrick that all red-haired women in
Washington will be admitted free to the
show tonight. The white tickets dis
tributed for admission last night also will
be received tonight, as the rain prevent
ed thousands from attending the show.