The Washington times., 1915-11-02
FOOD SHOW DRAWS
THRONG Of 10000
ON OPENING NIGHT
Washington Housewives and
Escorts Enjoy Full Meal In
Round Of Booths.
SERVICE IS THE KEYNOTE
Energetic Exhibitors Demon
citrate They Are Alive KeenIy
to Patrons Needs.

washinRton's housewives and their
escorts and little ones to the number OF
almost 5000 experienced the acme of
housewifely delight by partaking OF a
progressive meal that was 100 per cent
pure. from soup to nuts. each course
Of which they could watch somebody
else cook or otherwise prepare. as the
Guests Of the Retail Grocers' Protective
Association at the opening, OF the pig
food show In convention Hall last night.
Tho food show this wear Is not only
the biggest that has been held In Wash
inGton in years. and probably In the his
tory Of food shows. but the booths have
been so arranged that they form a
pretty color scheme. and permit Wis
itors to 20 from exhibitor to exhibitor
obtaining samples In such regular
order that. beginning at one end Of the
hall with the soup exhibit and working
around the four long lines Of pretty
stalls to the candy booth. q complete
meal may be enjoyed-without even
askinG for 1t.
Surpasses Expectations.
Tho opening Of the big food show
was far, beyond the expectations of Cen
erai Manager Perry p. Patrick. despite
the fact that Mr.. Patrick was fairly
optimistic throughout the long. weeks
OI preparation anu dTTdHBeHcut.
The great hall. the largest in the
city. Is rooted with soft colored
burting that reflects back the brill
liantly lighted booths. Red white.
and blue streamers are to be seen
everywhere, with here and there fes-
toons Of the national colors. Each
booth holder has been required to
build his booth In conformity to a
broad general idea which permits
originality in construction and decor
~ ~ mol 10 n lot N
mony in the carrying out of a big
color and lighting scheme. There are
seventy separate exhi ibitors OF food
products. and several special ex-
of fashions on living models: the
Christian Science reAding room, and
'.What-is-it?" the figure of a man
that bows and beckons and gestures
and yet puzzles everyone who sees
It to guess whether 1t is a live man
or wax fgure.
The most extensive exhibits were
those Of the washington Gas!ight Com
pany. which occupied the entire south
end Of the hall and the Potomac Elec-
along the northeastern side of the hall.
These two CORPORATIONS. with a large
force OF employees. displayed practically
sSsrythin. eve 1 they have We IN % stock to % assist
Loefner Provision Company. the
Cha apin- Sacks Manufacturing Company,
the Corn Products Refining Company.
tho Havenner Baking Company. Thom-
sons Dairy. and the Housekeepers' Alli-
ance were also provided with large
booths for the display Of their wares or
their methods.
Among Booths At Show.
The smaller booths. which were
smaller in size and not In the spirit of
the people who dispensed hospitality
frpv, than ial h,,t b.
Baking Company Of Baltimore the
Bludwine Operating Company. the Tri-
angle Vanilla Company. Harry Hoppe.
manufacturer Of butchers" candy; J.
F. Howard. c. r. Mueller Company. p.
O. Thomson & Co., C. A. Gambrill
Baines. Kirkman Son. the Fleisch-
mann Company. Mccormick & Com
pany. Martin Gillet & Co. B. B. Earn
shaw Bro: Fort Stanwix Canning Co..
& Sop: Genesee Pure Food Company
Hrothers Company, Hayier's, George rye
Washington Refining Company. ".
pany. Crescent Manufacturing Com
pany. Morris & Company. the Diamond
Match Company. Franklin Sugar Refin-
ing Company. Corby Baking Company.
Burroughs Adding Machine Company.
Kaffee Bag Corporation. the c. F. sauer
berg. Chalmers GelatinS. Chesa peake
and Potomac Telephone Company. the
Frederick w. Lipp Company. White
Cross MIX Company. Loose Wiles Bis
pany. Peck Bros. & Winch. Tolman
Laundry. Hardesty Milling Company,
New Method stove Company. Ranmell
Manufacturing Company. Of Alexan-
pany. Horton-Cato Manufacturing Com
pany. Franco American Food Company.
Bureau OF Fisheries
Shows "Grandfather" There.
President Ross P. Andrews. of the Re-
tail Merchants Association. who is a
sort of grandfather" to the show
President p. T. Moran. of the Chamber
Of. Commerce. and DR.. Harvey W.
Wilcy. the pure food expert. were the
special guests OF honor Of the show Off
cials last evening and were escorted
The. home economies department of
the show Is conducted by the House.
,otb nee and In leSture hall
cial topics will be treated each day.
The committee In charge Of this work
includes Mrs. Alice E. Whitaker. presi-
dent; Mrs; Howard l.. Knight. treasur-
W. D. Blgelow. Mrs. Appleton Clark.
r.. Mrs. II. b. r. Macfariand. Mrs. II.
y: Moss. Mrs F. /; Ransome. Mrs,
Susie Root Rhodes. Miss Georgia Rob-
ertson. Mrs. r. N. Waae, Mrs. Harvey
W. Wiley, Miss Ellen NJ Rugg, Miss
Ellen A. Vinton. Mrs. Richard b. Wat.
rous. and Mrs. Ella Henderson West.
Supervising Committee.
The show is under the direct super
Vision OF committee of the Retail Gro
GERS Protective Association. which in.
cludes: ]. II. Goodrich, president; c.
v, Sparrow. first vice president; j
Bayshaw. jr.. second vice president
A.. G.. Schmidt. treasurer; Perry p. Pat
rick. secretary; NJ. ]. Whelan, F. A
Dodge. G.. w. Slair. J. Brayshaw, jr,
il. q Haisht, II. T. Cover, l.. F. Lusby
J. f. Diggie. II. c. Robertson, II. e
Robertson. J. w. Ward. Otto Rupert
George C.. Altemus. e. F, Hall. Brooke
q Harry, e. T. Hunt. J. +. Schneider
W. H. Gotthardt.