Globe democrat cooking School by Mrs. Robert Nelson, 205 Brackleigh Lane, Florissant (left); Mary Kitchens, home economist for Frigidaire Corporation, who gave the food demonstrations; Andra Mclaughlin, ballerina of the Hollywood Ice Revue and Miss Virginia Peterson, 338 Fairlawn Ave, Webster Groves.
Morning session guest chef was Michael Wolff of Stymie's Cocktail Lounge and Supper Club. Looking at his culinary handiwork are, from left: Robert R. Jeffe of Union Electric Company, Mrs. Gene Martin and Mrs. Martin.
Birdseye view of audience and stage while cooking is demonstrated by Miss Jessie Marie DeBoth. On the stage are kitchen appliances showing GE stove, clothes washing machine, refrigerator and unknown wares. Prizes are displayed by Rino and Spry Contest and GE: these include a large ribbon is wrapped around a GE [General electric] Stove and include about 50 baskets filled with cleaning products and women's shoes.
Audience shows the front row with four nuns and the second row shows a women who appears to be bored. Some women are taking notes. It appears all are women except for the roped off section for the first four rows that includes 3 men. Caption reads, "Part of the crowd of more than 4500 women who attended the second big program in the Globe-Democrat's tenth Annual Cooking school at the Washington University Field House yesterday afternoon. The school is under the direction of Miss Jessie Marie De Both, well-known cooking and home economics expert."