Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-23
AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITION
T0bE HELD IN FEBRUARY
Dealers Organize to Carry
Through Plans for Exten-
sive Display in Capital.

An automobile show to be held in
Washington this winter was decided upon
at a meeting of many automobile deal
ers last night at Eckstein's cafe, 1412
New York avenue northwest.
The exhibition will be held in Conven-
ton Hall the week beginning February
IS, according to present plans. It is ex-
pected to eclipse the show Of last winter.
which, up to that time, was the finest
display ever witnessed in this cit~
The show will follow the big New York
and Philadelphia exhibitions, and will
probably be enlarged by exhibits from
these cities.
The meeting was called to order short
ly after s o'clock by William jose. w. c.
Long was elected temporary chairman.
Every dealer present was called upon ZOE
brief views on the subject, nearly all
favoring the project.
Officers Are Chosen.
A permanent organization was then
formed for the purpose of promoting the
show, with officers as follows:
W. c. Long Of the Commercial Auto
and Supply Company, chairman; John II.
Thomas of the United Motor Washington
Company. secretary; ]. w. ST. ddard OF
the Cook & Stoddard Company, trels-
many: T. s. Johnston Ct the Buick Mo-
tor Company; T. b. Spence OF the Pope
Automobile Company, Claude Miller OF
Miller Bros Auto and Supp n use.
CORPORATION and William Jose OF the
National Electrical Supply Company. d.
rectors. The officers and the board were
elected unanimously.
Miller and adopted that only automobile
accessories and supplies be permitted to
be exhibited. Space was then reserved
by the respective dea ers as the names
were called by the secretary The NUMBER
Of cars to be shown will approximate lou.
comprising about nfty-nlne oiHerent
makes
A number of dealers unable to be pres
ent last night have signified their IN
tention to take part in the exhibition. Inc
next meeting will be held December l,
when the drawing for spaces will take
place.
Exhibitors and Exhibits.
Those who have decided to exhibit and
what their displays will include are as
follows: Emerson & Orme. Apperson,
Regal and Detroit Electric: the Luttreil
Company, Packard: David Hendrick.
Thomas and Interstate; Congressional
Bailey Electric: Selby Company. Paige
Detroit; Buick Motor Company. Buick ami
Buick Trucks; Carpenter Auto Company.
Mitchell and Babcock; Barnard Auto
Company. standardization and Courier;
Motor Sales Company. Moon and G. ]. G.;
Commercial, Auto and Supply Company,
EMF. Flanders and Studebaker: REQ
Motor Company. REQ; Pope Automobile
Company, PopeH Hartford. Everttt. Mathe-
son and Waverly Electric; United Motors
washington Company, Maxwell. Columbia
and Columbia Electric: Mil er Bros, Ford,
Velie and Owen; NJ. T. Pollock, Oldsmo-
bile: Carter Motor Car Corporation. Wash
ington Terminal Taxicab Company,
Amplex. Cole and K-R-I-T; Theodore
Barnes & Company. Pullman: Simms
Motor Company, Haynes: Zell Motor Car
Company. Hupmobile. Chalmers. Peerless
and Stevens-Duryea: Locomobie Com
pany of America. Locomobile: the Cook
& Stoddard Company. Cadillac. Pierce
Arrow and Baker Electric: Rudolph &
West Company, supplies; National Elec-
trica' Supply Company. accessories; Bal
timore Buggy Top Company. tops and
Frank Tickling Company. supplies: Lee
roy Mark. automobile insurance.: Stand
ard Oil Company. lubricants
The question Of management of the
after long discussion. to have the board
Of directors submit report at the next
meeting
Those present at the meeting included
S. A. Luttrell. Royce Hough. c. w. Ben
der David Hendrick. Richard Covert, c.
w Semmes. E. L. Wilson. Frank Boyd,
]. A. Muehleisen. w. D. West. f. H. Jo-
hansen. H. e. Leary. jr., Elliott Hough.
James Orme. e. Selby. Bruce Emerson,
w. r. Emerson Louis Stevenson. w. D.
Cronkhite. r. S. Johnston. F. w. Powers.
A. D. Carpenter. Clarence Barnard. Will
liam Jose. ]. 8. Larccmbe. ir.. w G..
Long, Frank Stewart. B. F. Hall, T. B.
Snence. George Weaver. Louis Weaver.
John r. Thomas. lie Roy Marks. Charles
E. Miller, Claude Miller. David Weaver.
a. Gary Carter. l.. P. Do-sett, Theodore
Barnes. T. C. Sims. A. Stanley Zell. F. A.
Sibba!d. Harry Ward, Raphael Semmes,
G. A. Welker b. Holland. Louis c. Carl,
n. w. Mclean 3. w. Woodruff. Julian
F. Barnes. Frank Tickling. ]. w. Stod-
dard. j. s. Mcdonald, George Mills and
W. C.. Duvall.