Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-01-29
FOOD FAIR.
now IN FULL SWING AT HAN
COCK HALL.
p,nsER AND BETTER THAN EVER, THE
GENERAL VERDICT or THE
FOURTH ANNUAL.

,rds Of previous years. There were over
, qo0 people in Hancock hall yesterday
afternoon.
The decorations are OF livelier tone
than those OF last year--more light, more
color - and have hit the popular taste.
1,nanese lanterns electrically lighted,
Ispanese parasols and silk flags, among
which the State flag is conspicuous, are the
rredominating features of the deaora-
iions. The galleries are facediwith golden
hunting, with wreaths and evergreen.
The booths, without exception, are very
attractively arranged and the larger num-
her OF out-of-town exhibitors than in
nrevious years adds to this interest of--the
exhibition. ssas
..-- - OPENING EXERCISES. - -.
rWhen the doors were thrown open at %
O'Clock Monday afternoon there, was q
good-sized crowd in waiting, and the hall
vas we'll filed for the opening exercises.
orened the food fair, was confined to his
home by illness, and his place WAS ably
filled by President Robert J. Alley, OF the
University Of Maine.
Roy C. Haines, secretary OF the food
fair committee and its chief booster,
introduced President Alley, who said in
part:
zone Of the great achievements OF the nine
tenth century, was the understanding of
the importance OF agreement. The most
important idea OF preceding centuries
seemed to be disagreement - something to
quarrel about. In the nineteenth century the
people began to realize the Importance of
fnding a common ground, something they
could all agree upon, aud then matters of dis
agreement faded away.
'sThe present century bids fair to be a
century in which men viii realize more fully
than ever before the importance of unity.
All progress is bound up together; II is i'm
possible for any man 10 progress very far
by himself. or for any business to progress
very far independent of all other business.
when your Merchants association ar
ranged for this exhibition, or fair, ii was
simply an indication of the carrying out in a
material way of the very idea that must
characterize this century. II it simply ex-
tends this gospel of cooperation - the idea
that depend upon each other; unity of
purpose and unity Of interest - it viii be of a
value TO the city, county and State greater
than II is possible for any body to estimate.
Ellsworth is to be congratulated upon hav-
ing an association willing to take the work
and worry upon Itself TO arrange the food
fair
DR.. Alley then officially declared the food
fair open, and tapped the gong that gave
the signal for the flashing on OF the electric
lights and the playing OF the "Star
Spangled Banner" by the orchestra.
THE EXHIBITORS.
The booths at the fair are arranged on
the same plan as for the last two years
flush with the front Of the gallery on both
sides OF the hall, and with broad flight
OF steps up the front Of the stage, giving
room for several booths there.
The first booth at the right OF the en-
trance is that OF "Mapeline", with Miss
V. L. Merrill in charge.
c. l.. Morang's department store &C.
cupies its familiar corner, with a most at
tractive display. Miss Carrie Baker and
Ralph Brooks are in attendance.
The N. K. Fairbanks Co. has the adjoip-
ing booth, demonstrating cottolene.
James S. Goodway, of Portland, is in
charge, with Miss Annabel Smyth as
demonstration.
Keilogg's corn-fakes compliment the
Ellsworth food fair by making its first ex-
hibit OF this kind in Maine. I. o. Bon
ney, lr., is in charge, with Miss Catherine
FOX as demonstration. j. f. O'Brien, of
Boston, eastern sales manager for the
Kellogg people, was one OF the interested
visitors at the fair yesterday, and declared
himself well pleased.
The Walter Baker Co. makes its fourth
exhibit here, and clinches its title to
recognition as the Ellsworth food fair
iayorite. The company has given an en-
conragement 10 the fair that has gone a
long way toward making 1t the success
that II Is. Rollo r. Mitchell is in charge
TINS year, with Mrs. Chickering and Miss
Peck in the familiar Walter Baker cos
TUNES, as demonstrators.
j. A. Thompson, exhibiting Lowell &
eoveii chocolates, has the same booth as
IN previous years. She is assisted by Miss
Hannah Holmes and Fred Shea.
Clarence l.. Pratt and Harold l.. Hooper
conduct the amusement corner, with
games and prizes, from Bower d Bartlett's
society coffee TO poodle-dogs and teddy
bears.
armour d Co., with Ii. T.. Loveland in
charge and Mrs. Kingsbury as demon
strator, have an attractive exhibit on the
stage. G. t. Jones, of Boston, eastern
sales manager for the Armour concern,
ana John Wilson, manager of the Bangor
branch, were among yesterdays fair visi-
Tors Mr.. Jones was especially pleased
with the fair, pronouncing it all it was
suVertised, "the biggest little fair in all
New England
Inc corner grocery store" is conducted
W Inc fair managers, with Miss Mary
a. Leighton in charge. Here prizes given
" various merchants are disposed OF.
- L. Morang exhibits q Ford touring