Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-26
AUTOCROWDSON
STEADY INCREASE
SEVEN THOUSAND PASS THE
HAMBURGER ENTRANCE
YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF TRADE
SENSATIONS
Gossip of Days Events Along "Gaso-
line Row. in Its New, FairyIike
Quarters at the Auto
mobile Show

True to prediction, the 5000 mark set
by Saturday nights unprecedented at
tendance at the automobile show was
completely broken by yesterdays out
pouring. the number who visited the
big exposition hall during the day and
evening exceeding that number by at
least 2000 To be sure, the doors were
opened from 10 o'clock in the morning
until IL o'clock last night, which in a
measure accounts for the increase,
This attendance is not expected to
stand as a record, however, as it is
quite certain that today will strike d
larger attendance, while Wednesday
and. Friday will doubtless see an at
tendance reaching over 10000 for either
day.
Special attractions have been ar
ranged for these two days in question,
Wednesday being set aside as ''recep-
tion day. and Friday as society day."
On Wednesday, or reception day, the
dealers will play hosts to the visiting
ladies and their escorts by giving a
pink tea" diversion to the show.
Every dealer will spread a light lunch
con for his guests of the day and even
ing. erving tea, waters and other little
delicacies, and every one is expected 20
enter heartily into the occasion by
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ting and drawing up to the table,
The purpose of the diversion thus
planned is to make every one feel at
home, and. thereby relieve the show Of
its more formal aspect.
On Friday, or society day, the record
attendance is expected as it will un-
doubtedly mark the most spectacular
and the most refined display of the
week. 1t is expected that dealers will
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ing their already beautiful booths on
this day, with the addition of flowers
and dainty ribbons, and the whole af-
fair will take on the proportions of an
elaborate dress function.
Something rather mysterious for
Thursday is being planned, which is
apparently being held in strict secret
by the management until the details
are worked out. Not a whisper has
yet leaked out as to what stunt the
management has up it's sleeve, but if
arrangements can be perfected that
day will probably prove to be the fun
and mirth maker of the entire week.
1t was not many minutes after 10
o'clock yesterday morning when the
first arrivals for the days show ap-
peared at the box office, and from that
hour during the entire day and even
ing the stream steadily increased
reaching its climax after dinner, when
the evening crowds began arriving.
So great had the interest in the show
become that throughout the entire day
Sunday there were constant demands
on the part of the public to get into
the exposition hall, and it is probable
mat lOOO or more were turned away by
the closed" sign hung in the win
doWS of the Hamburger building.
One Of the delightful features of the
show is the musical attractions ar
ranged for the visitors. Two orches-
tras, one composed entirely of women
of marked musical talent. alternate
with instrumental pieces, while
throughout the afternon and evenine
a glee club, known as the Ellis QUAR-
tet, consisting of four male voices
passes from booth to booth singing
popular airs, and attracting crowd OF
listeners wherever they go.
One Of the keenest rivalries of the