Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-03-18
PURE FOOD SHOW BEING HELD THIS WEEK
# PROFITABLE AND SUCCESSFUL EVENT
BIZ WOMAN'S CLUB
OF THIS CITY; COOKING
CLASSES CONDUCTED AS A
FEATURE OF SHOW.

GLASSES CONDUCTED AS A
FEATURE OF SHOW.
Just what the liberal merchants
who have been exhibiting at the
Pure Food Show this week will get
out of the advertisement thus given
them will remain for them to dis
cover later, but certainly the cooking
classes conducted as a feature OF the
show have had the full worth of their
investment both in profit and pleas
ure.
Mrs. H. E. Williams has proven
herself an organizer of splendid abli-
ity to get the enthusiastic support OF
the club women and the merchants
in such successful way. Mrs. q. r..
Kicker, as president of the Woman's
Club which is sponsoring the show,
has displayed admirable energy and
wisdom in the assistance rendered at
every step of the enterprise. Com
mittees we'll chosen and the right peo-
pie solicited for cooperation placed
the operation of successful food
show and cooking school on a solid
basis from the outset. Mrs. Kicker
took occasion at the opening of the
cooking school on Monday to publicly
thank many organizations and firms
who had given signal aid, naming the
Odd Fellows, who are donating the
room, the Christian Church for the
use of chairs, the Home Furniture
Company for the use of kitchen cab
met and table, Hussey and Bowles
for the electric stove, the newspapers
for the publicity, the U. d. C. for
postponing their meeting day and the
merchants for their splendid cooper
alton. especially those who make at
tendance attractive by the distribu
ton of their wares, or souvenirs daily
to ali who visit the booths. A very
nice advertising booklet used for
notes in the cooking school enlisted
a large number of merchants.
Booths
Hussey and Bowles have "Kitch-
en- of Your Dreams" in which every
electrical appliance that gives COM
fort and delight to the housewife is
exhibited. Souvenir gifts from this
booth have been light bulbs and
pipe cleaning preparation called ono
Soot," for those using the coal and
wood stoves.
The Sparks Milling Co. are dis
tributing small sacks of their Ring
Leader and Repeat flour from the
Isler Grocery and Produce Co. In
this booth Mrs. Louis Keim has de-
licious baked products from flour,
both biscuit and cake, which is served
to their visitors The Morning
Joy Coffee is served with crackers
and relish and it is also on sale by
the Woman's Club at the regular
price of so cents and second pound
is also added free. Henard's May
.onnaise and Picnic Relish are served
and also given away.
.ented product in Douglas, are on ex-
hibit by Mr.. J. c. Brewer and sample
bricks given s-yay by the hundreds.
The Rogers Stores, the A. & P:
Stores, ShafersE Southern Bread and
Cake, Blocks Candy and Crackers,
have attractive booths dispensing
dainty edibles and Boxer coffee.
The Fitzgerald Creamery exhibits
delicious "Home-Made Butter" to
honle folks.
The Fitzgerald Coca-Cola Company
is especially generous with favors of
useful articles besides the free serv-
ing of cold drinks by the glass or bot
tie. The Emory Bible Glass also has
a booth and BradshaW's Music Com
pany furnishes delightful music from
their Orthophonic Victrola every
evening at the close of the cooking
school.
Mrs. C. M. Wise was chairman of
decorations for the booths.
Cooking School
The largest cooking class ever as
.sembled in the city have enjoyed the
daily lessons from $3.50 to $50 each
evening under the efficient and at
tractive instruction of Mrs. Stanfield
of Atlanta. Mrs. Stanfield has her
temporary kitchen on the window
platform and with the aid of col
ored maid makes rapid and skillful
demonstrations on the electric range
kindly provided by Mr.. Hussey.
There have been nearly a hundred
ladies in attendance including some
from Ocilla and Douglas several days,
and the expressions from the class
have been very enthusiastic over the
peasure and the benefit the lessons
have given.
The program Of teaching has been
Monday, quick rolls and various uses
of biscuit dough. Tuesday, cake.
Wednesday, meats and vegetables.
Thursday, salads and party "fixings."
Friday, request day.
Community Night
A special invitation was extended to
both men and women to come out on
Thursday night which was to be Com
munity Night. Admission was free and
refreshments from booths were also
free. The Bradshaw Music Company
prepared to entertain with radio or
with orthophonic victrola. Cakes will
be for sale that have been made
by the members of the cooking school
not amateur efforts at all, but the
best product of we'll known cooks.
The primary object is as named, for
a community night with general
good time.
The Pure Food Show comes to an
end on Friday evening when the last
visitors leave the hall. The Woman's |
Club who sponsored the affair hopes
to be left with net fund after all
expenses are met. Whether large or
small profits accrue the club feels !
that the en.z4x rise has been well
worth while - Individuals and firms
thst had & - in it have received
ss,sandiG h4nnTS.S.