Evening star., 1927-11-06
GROCERS TO STAGE
Today FOOD SHOW
Retail Dealers Plan for EIab-
orate Exhibit to Open Wed
&
b nesday Evening.


The annual food show staged by the
Z Retail Grocers' Protective Associa-
ton of the District will be opened at
the Washington Auditorium Wednes-
day evening and will continue each
afternoon and night for 10 days. clos.
ing November 10. According to
. plans announced yesterday by John
Brayshaw, president of the associa.
ton, the show this year will be on
much more elaborate scale than here
. tofore.
Nearly 100 exhibitors have made
reservations for booths, and many
: hundreds Of exhibits of foodstuffs will
| be on display. While many unusual
features are being planned for the
afternoon and evening programs. Mr.
Brayshaw said, the food show will be
largely on an educational basis. Be-
sides the latest type food products
which will be displayed for the in.
/ spection of housewives, there will be
many new and tasty recipes to be
demonstrated for the benefit OF youth.
full cooks and others interested in new
/, dishes. The public will be offered
samples of the finished products in
j.. these demonstrations. which will be
prepared by experts.
Show an Annual Event.
The food show is presented annu-
aAllv by the local grocers' organization
IN order that the buying public be
afforded an opportunity to meet the
factory representatives Of large food
manufacturing concerns. These rep
resentatives are to explain the details
OF the preparation of their commodi-
ties and to suggest best methods of
the food preparation and their uses.
=: The entire flower floor of the Wash
ington Auditorium will be occupied by
: the exhibition booths.
The health and happiness Of babies
and children of the land especially Is
: dependent upon proper nourishment,
based upon proper food selection and
: preparation, in the opinion OF promi.
T1ent baby specialists and dieticians,
officials of the show point out. For
this reason they had decided that one
of the extra features of the food show
will be baby contest, which will be
7 held each ~lt'rnoon at o'clock.
: Jules to Govern Contest.
= Any baby over l year and under 4
years Of age may be entered in the
contest, for which there will be no
admission charge. The b. .es will be
presented on the stage at the west end
Of the auditorium floor, and the
-healthiest. happiest or otherwise most
; popular baby is to be selected by the
applause of the audience. The winner
will be presented a two-dollar and "a
half gold piece. The contest is spon.
= sored by the Franklin National Bank.
On the last afternoon the show the
grand prize-winning baby y.l be Sc
lected from among all previous win
ners. The first contest will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
sr Manufacturers to Take Part.
The following manufacturing con-
/ Germs will be among those represented
9 at the show: J. C. Harding Co, Inc;
Schultz Mayonnaise. Havenner Bak-
cry, Fishback Co, John II. wilkins
Co. Breyer Ice Cream. w. II. Hessick
Co., Washburn Crosby Co. Plezall
{ Cookie Co.. Van Camp Products Co..
Richard Hellman Co., Browning &
Baines, Inc: Colgate & Co., Harry l..
Carpet Co, Wilkins-Rogers Milling
Co.. Royal Distributing Co.. Continen-
tai Baking Co., Walker Hill Dairy,
Cheek Neal Coffee Co. A. Loffier Pro-
vision Co.. Chestnut Farms Dairy,
Joseph Tetley & Co., Inc; Kirkman &
son. National Electrical Supply Co..
NJ. E. Swing Co.. Samuel G. Palmer
Co. Inc; Briggs Packing Co., Harry
l.. Hussman Co. G. F. Sauer Co, Nc
Corn1ick & Co, Anheuser Busch, Inc;
Noxzema Chemical Co., National Bis,
cult Co, Iroquois Co. of Washington,
Frigidaire Corporation, Whitman Ward
: & Lee. Brewer Snyder Co.. Arthur
Sign Co.