The Washington times., 1916-01-27
Arcade Auditorium Expected To
Be Packed From Moment It
Is Thrown Open.
COUPONS ARE DISTRIBUTED
Housewives viii Be Given Rare
Opportunity to Learn Real
Science.

wsshington housewives are grow ing
more and more rnthus iastic over the
cooking school and rurc food exposition
which The Times and Mcclure publ!ca-
tons will bring tr the National Capf-
tai next week
Judging from the great number Of ad-
mission coupons distributed by local
grocers, the capacity of the Arcade
Auditorium, where the exposition is to
be staged, will be taxed each day and
night shortly after the doors are opened.
This exposition will give housewives
and others q rare opportunity not only
to learn the most scientific and eco
homical ways Cf preparing food. but
chance 10 familiar iZc themselves with
the pure food Jnuvement which origin
ated with Prof. Lewis e. Allyn and
which made tWSticld. Mass, famous
The Eurt food phase of the exposition
IL an education in itself and no ,ne
who eats food should fail to see the ex-
hibts and demonstrations and learn
the nutritivc raluc of different .oods
and the many means adopted to adulter-
ate and dope food products.
Even More Interested.
AS great as their interest is in the
MANUFACTURED food products. however,
the housewives of Washington are even
more keenly concerned about the cook
ing school which will demonstrate the
simple and economic way to prepare
viands for the table
Cooking is the most incessan: task
that confronts the housewife today
Three times a day and 365 days a year
this being leap wear adds Just three
more meals-women are called upon to
perform the task OF preparing some
thing to eat for themselves and their
families. Kitchen work Is as perpetual
as the days on the calendar. through
sunshine or storm. winter or summer,
Sundays and weekdays. Nature de-
mands that man shall eat. and man
deSSenas upon woman to be, fed.
the rolling of this cd world a little
nearer heaven as have our ministers"
says Sherwood p. Snyder. who. with
Mrs. Snyder conducts the cooking
audience at this exposition For
centuries women have regarded
Kitchen work as drudgery. and it Is
Just that IL IT is not done scientificai-
10 show the housewives of America
the simple. best and cheapest way to
prepare appetizing and wholesome
meals. 1t is further designed to show
kitchen work is when done properly
1t Is pleasure to Mrs. Snyder and
myself to work in our demonstrating
Kitchen. and 1t should be q pleasure
to the average housewife to prepare
meals. 1t is just a question of get
ting the proper equipment. the proper
viewpoint. and knowing what to do
and how to do it. That is purpose of
our cooking school-to teach the
housewives just these things"
Conduct Baking Contest.
Prof Snyder and Mrs. Snyder not only
give instructions and demonstrations.
but they test their pupils at the end of
the course by conducting a baking con-
test. On the last dav of next weeks
Times-Westficd Pure Food Domestic
Science School and Household Appliance
Exposition. Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder will
judge all the cakes. pies. bread, and
rolls baked by the entrants in the con-
test. They will also award several hun
dred dollars worth OF the most modern
ana up-to-date kitchen appliances.
When they pass judgment on cake.
pie. roll or pastry. they will explain why
they reward and why they do not The
woman who did the baking will learn q
great deal by asking questions.
vi OF the cakes. pies. bread and
rolls submitted in the contest will be
turned over to some worthy charitable
organization in Washington after the
Judges decisions have been made. The
housewives of Washington will there
fore have an opportunity to compete
for most acceptable and valuable re-
wards for their skill as cooks and at
the same time aid deserving charity
in Washington. The name of the char
itN orGanizatian VIII be announced sew
eral days before the baking contest is