New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
AT WORK In GARDEN
PREPARING FOR MOTORS.
Display of autos Keeps Committee
Busy Before Opening.

Even now the work OF Preparing Madison Square
Garden for the annual automobile show has been
begun in those parts Of the building not in cur
rent use. although the show does not open until
january IS From next week on the work will be
prosecuted vigorously. the big Garden being given
over entirely the carpenters, designers and dec
orators. The amount of detail in connection with
the annual automobile show is vast beyond All or
dinary conception The fact IL that the work IS in
progress for months before the opening and those
in charge of IT busy every minute until II is
For these big events ths Association OF
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers has found
small committee Of hard workers most practicaoIe'
and thus there are only four members OF the show
committee. including President Clifton. ex-ofrieio'
There is one new face the show COMMITTEES
this year and a second new one prominent In con
nection with the show work. The new member OF
the committee is E P. Chalfant. the new general
manager of the Association OF Licensed Automooie
Manufacturers. and the new man associated Win
the committee work is Coker F. Clarkson, the new
head OF the Association Of Licensed Automoohe
Manufacturers publicity department The others
of the committee are the same last year-Colo-
mel George Pope chairman; Charles Clifton and NJ
l. Downs, secretary.
To the ability of these men Is due the success
and 1nagnificence of the big show. Charles Chrton
is as prominent figure as any in the industry. ne
being treasurer of the George n. Pierce Company
and president OF the Association Of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers With all the annlauohs anu
activities those positions imply.
Colonel George Pope is a landmark In tho lnous-
try having been for years the treasurer OF the
Pope Manufacturing Company He has been CHAIR
man OF the Association of Licensed Automooile
Manufacturers' show committee for three sue
cessive years.
Edward P Chalfant has been identified with the
automobile industry since January 1905. although
he previously in the tire business He was sales
manager and a director Of the Waltham Manu-
featuring Company until he called to the sRPst
Of general manager OF the Association OF Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers.
VI. L. Downs. secretary Of the committee, has
been identified with the automobile industry since
its inception and has been in every branch Of IT,
to managing some big runs For the last five
years he has been with the Association Of Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers and has attended TO the
detail work In connection with all the licensed
shows.
Coker F. Clarkson. the new head OF the Associ-
alton Of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers pub
lcity department, is lawyer who found q
greater interest in engineering matters. and from
electrical experimenting he stepped into the
Associa ton of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
as secretary of its mechanical branch. which
post he retains with his one Mr. Clarkson in
his younger days did newspaper work He is a for
mer president Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Motor Club. being a graduate Of the first
Young Mems Christian Association motor class
He is the compiler Of the Association OF Licensed
Automobile Manufacturers mechanical digests and
handbooks and the general statistican OF the asso
ciation