The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
COMPLETE HOME
 WILL BE FEATURE
 OF HOUSING SHOW
BridgePort's Good Housing Ex- / position Will Be Opened on
 Saturday, April 8.

When the doors of the Casino are thrown open for the Greater Bridge ports Good Housing Exposition, on l Saturday, April 8, owners and prospec- tive owners of homes in this city and it's suburbs will have before them a, fine opportunity of. ascertaining what l they should use in the construction and equipping of their homes. The list of exhibits will be widely varied and comprehensive, taking in the range of construction material, heat ing, lighting and sanitation systems and all that is essential to comfort i and beauty in house building.
 The number of inquiries made at the headquarters of the Exposition, 209-211 Meigs building. furnish album dant proof that a record breaking pumber of residents have determined large percentage of these are waiting for the Exposition before they sign their construction and equipment con tracts, as they look to the big housing show to acquatnt, them with what is best in the line of their needs.
 One of the feature exhibits of the Fix position will be a complete three-room house built by. the Frank Miller Lum Der company In both the interior and exterior construction and deeorat- ing the company is using the mostS up- to-date materials. The rooms will be
 
 walking through them in order to ex- anime the construction materials at close view.
 Builders, dealers in construction ma terialss manufacturers of seating ap- paratus, lighting fixtures, plumbers supplies and all the other adJuncts of well equipped home, as well as dec- orators, wall paper dealers and deal CTS in furniture and other interior ac- eessories, have recognized in the Ex- position a direct and forcefu1 manner of presenting the merits of. their wares to homo owners. They realize that t , Exposition, coming on[ the eve of thet greatest building boom that Brfd dgeport has ever. known, is timely in the9extreme and h; possibilities of great benefit to both parties to each construction contract.
 The Exposition will be useful not only to home owners, but to rent-pay- ing tenants as well, for it will ac- quaint every visitor with what ought to be in the house in which he lives, wheth er he owns itsor not.
 One of the sections of the Exposi- ton will be devoted to interior fur nishing and decorating and here again the period of the big show Is timely, for it directly precedes the opening of the house-cleaning season, during which many changes in furniture wall paper, decorations and painting are made This section will consist of a reception room, a living room, a morn ing room, a bed room and a library all furnished and designed in man ner with the purpose Of giving fn- struction toA housewives in the meth ods by which charm and individuality in the home are secured.
 One of the educational purposes of the Exposition will be served by the exhibit contributed by the City Plan Commission and Engineer E. Schrewe. These will consist of water color sketches and models Among them will be several showing how. bv reason of unscientffic building. prop critics in certain sections of Bridge port have depreciated in value Others will show how defects in grouping of houses in sectain selected districts of this city can be remedied at but slight cost to the owners and the values of their holdings enhanced. One exhibit will be of a group of homes, on a plan applicable to any manufacturing city, the cost of which will not exceed s3 01ol This is designed by MT. schrewe.
 The period of the Exposition will be from April to April 15, both inclu- slve. Each afternoon and evening there will be entertainment for the. young as well as for adults. The man agement has planned to make the big Casino, with it's decorations and cleo trical effects, a scene of beauty. in ad d1t1on~ to which there wilt daily af- ternoon and evening concerts by the e,,1' Wheeler & wilson band of 21 pieces, which will have assistance of a baritone soIoist of national fame The electrical features will he of greater magnitude than anything ever before seen here.