The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-07
MOTOR BOAT SHOW.
National Exhibit to Open at the Grand
Central Palace.

When the doors OF the Grand Central
Palace, at Lexington avenue and Forty
third street, New York, open to
admit the public tonight to the
national motor boat show the interior of
the huge building will present a spectacle
that will far outela ss anything that has
been seen in the palace before. Blazing
electric lights, bright, artistic decorations
without garishness, and q generally ap.
parent unity of effort to beautify will
greet the visitors eyes, and even the ex-
hibitors will readily overlook ii IL the
first long glance Is at the artistic beauty
of the tout ensemble rather than at the
exhibits which brought 1T INTO being. This
years motor boat show is noteworthy in
many respects. 1t Is the only national
motor boat exhibition that will be held
in New York city; and the industry in
general has so deeply appreciated the
event that the exhibits in number, quality,
and also In their representation Of the
state of the allied arts. will leave nothing
10 be desired. So well have the buildsrs
and manufacturers backed up the enter
building to be had will suffice, and the
exhibition Is more than sturdy enough TO
stand alone. Statements to the contrary
notwithstanding, the show has no. conuec-
ton whatever with the sportsn1ains show,
or. for that matter, with any other ex-
hibition-it Is, purely and simply, the ma
tlOIdI MOTOR DOdl ana eISiuG SlVHs
Distinguished naval %oricers. Soldiers,
statesmen, diplomats and others whose
names are familiar around the globe nave
indicated their interest in the show by ex-
pressing their intention of being present,
either at the formal opening tomorrow
night or during The following week. 1t
may be safely said that the eyes OF the
principal powers are on the show, TOT
there will be representatives, official or
otherwise, of almost every country in the
world. and In many cases these represent
tatives have received instructions to make
special official reports. on what they see.
The following gives some idea of The cali
bre of the gathering that will see the show
open tomorrow night:
Rrigadier-General Frederick p. Grant,
coionei Harvey c. carbaush. Colonel John
w. Pullman. Colonel II. B. Osgood, Colonel
p r. Harvey, Colonel William Fl. CO.
s @sgys; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G SfSTgs f T.
George $, Grimes, Colonel + E; 4llsn.
Admiral Casper r.. Goodrich. u. S. N;
Lieutenant Bricker, Y. $: N; Captain W.
]: Baxter; Y. s. nj; Naval Constructor
BERT = M aGfsr'f &. g. s. M! n; colonef Panl 81.
G. Murphy. u. S. M. Corps: Major and
Q~uartermaster ]. M. Carson, jr, U. s. A.;
tn1oneI z Q scott C, H a q Canaan !; N +
z. Roller. U. S. N; General James S.
Clarkson, Surveyor of Port of New York;
D.. van Bnren, Captain j. w. willer, Cap
tain Frank H. Newcomb, u. S r. c. s.;
Hon. James r. Howe, Congressman John
J. Fitzgerald. N. Lucien Bonzom. acting
French Consul general; Lui5 Ferreira de
Castro, Consul General of Portugal; Con-
sui General FL Salvador. Hon. Bird s.
Coler, Colgate Hoyt, William Barclay Par
Carroll, Henry A. Bishop, Owen Garrison
Willard, Captain c. H. Mcclellan, Gilbert
T. Rafferty,, George Austin Morrison, jr..
A. ]. Hemphill, Lieutenant r. II. Hender-
son, u. s. N.