The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-24
AUTO-AERO SHOW
TO OPEN TONIGHT
Conver tion Hall Exhibit One
of the Best Ever
Collected.
By HARRY WARD.

Tonight will witness lie formal open
ing Of the National Automobile and
AeronauticaI show at Convention Hall
The exhibits are all in place and, when
the doors are opened at O'Clock to-
night, Washiugtonians viii have an Op-
portunity of inspecting one of the
greatest collections of automobiles.
seroplanes and supplies that has ever
been seen in any city south Of New
York
The committee. headed BY " Clifford
Long has Iabored faithfully fo- two
months to make the show big success.
and they feel that they have given a
trade exhibition orthy of the city.
Under the direction Of General Manager
b r. Johnson. all former efforts Of
show promoters IN striving after su-
PeT1Or decorative effects have been out
classed BY the splendid combination
worked out by the decorators
The massive exhibition hall has been
transformed into a bower OF beauty as
a proper setting for the many splendid
types Of machines that have been
brought here from the New York and
Philadelphia shows Uniformity has
been the keynote in the decorative
scheme. while the lighting effects Leave
nothing 10 be desired
Exhibits In Place
The exhibitors have been working for
the last three days TO get their gx-
hIbits IN place and they have succeeded
beyond the most sangUine expectations
Of the managers This is a pleasing de-
parture from the practice Of former
years, when belated exhibitors were al
lowed TO use the hammer and saw long
after the Opening Of the show.
Veteran show gOers, who were prIvi-
legged to view the show this afternoon,
were unit in declaring the display
outstripped anything ever before at
tempted in Washington 1T will be a
revelation TO those who have attended
former shows in Washington was the
consensus Of opinion expressed Two
months Of time and energy, thousands
OF dollars, and a great amount Of de-
tail work have been necessary 10 bring
about this result Never before has
there been such an overwhelming de-
msnd for space as tins year II would
have been an easy matter 10 have sold
many thousand additional square feet
OF space had Convention Hall been
larger As a matter o. fact no building
IN this city is large enough TO acCOmmO-
date the exhibits Of all those who wish
I'd 10 display their goods
The show viii open this evening at
from 10 a m Music viii be furnished
by an orchestra band and many Of the
exhibitors have arranged 20 give away
aLtra CtIVe souvenirs One of the SDp-
CiaN features of the show viii be a
notable collection of aeropIanes and
elders in al sized models. together
with numerous miniature machines.
This branch Of the show has been ar
ranged by H Chadwick Hunter who
has delved deep into the aviation cues
uon- The aeronaUtical section Is sure
10 be center Of attraction
Mechanism on View.
A number Of exhibitors have succeed
cd In Getting the factories they rep
resent TO send their entire New York
show exhibits TO Washington Polished
CLASSES, ''cut-oUt'' GLASSES, and the
mole important parts OF the mechanism.
such as crankshafts. gears. and pistons.
VIII be found at nearly every stand
By these means prospective buyers are
given good idea OF the cars mech
aDism-
The Automobile Club OF washington
viii keep open house during show week
The club has q very attractive booth
near the aeropIane section and the
officers have arranged 10 be present
every evening 10 welcome visitors.