Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Capitals Automobile Show
+ Seems in Fair Way to Be
Financial and Artistic
Success.

A long-felt want in the local automobile
fraternity was filled last week by the
organization Of the Automobile Dealers
Association of Washington, Inc, which
was launched under most suspicious cir
cumstances. The organization will con-
duct the coming automobile show to be
held in Convention Hall. February 3-S,
and has perfected all arrangements for
that event.
The officers of the new organization are:
President, T. o. Prodigy: vice president,
Charles w. Semmes; secretary, E. A.
Garlock; treasurer F. c. Sibbald; board
Of directors, Arthur Foraker, ]. H. Mil
Ter. Irving J. Henderson, r. B. Emerson
and ]. H. Earle.
The association has announced the ap-
pointment of the following standing COM
mittees for the ensuing year: Committee
on bylaws, ]. H. Earle chairman; F. w.
Robartes, Irving ]. Henderson, Charles
w. Semmes, E. A. Garlock and j. H. Mil
Ter. Committee on membership: r.
Bruce Emerson, chairman; E. A. Garlock
and c. w. Semmes.
The board of directors has also elected
the following officers and board of gov
errors to manage the coming automobile
show: Chairman, I. o. Prodigy of the
Michigan Motor Company (Michigan);
vice chairman, c. w. Semmes of the
Congressional Garage Company WilcoO;
secretary, +. A. Garlock of the Imperial
Motor Company (Motz tires). and treas
urer. F.. c. Sibbald of the Michigan Motor
Company. Board of governors: Arthur
Foraker of the Potomac Motor Com
pany (Marmon and Woods electric), j. II.
Miller of the Miller Company (Stutz), r.
OOcomobile), l. ]. Henderson of Hender-
son & Rowe Inc. pullman, Little d
Chevrolet, j. III. Earle (Oakland), T. La
mar Jackson (Stevens-Duryea) and r. B..
Emerson of Emerson & Orme (ApperSOn
and Detroit electric).
Much Interest Manifested.
The reception committee for the show
will be composed Of F. w. Robartes.
chairman; R. B. Emerson. 1. ]. Hender-
son, Arthur Foraker, j. H. Earle and
Charles w. Semmes.
Judging from communications received
from r. o. Prodigy. chairman of the
Washington automobile show committee
of the Washington Automobile Dealers
Association, who is at present In Detroit,
the interest created in the local show Is
of such a. character as to guarantee the
greatest exhibit ever seen In this section
Of the country.
The entire manufacturing interests are
lending their aid in every department,
tor car exhibitions. and the value thereof
must have the fullsand direct appreciation
of all concerned The trend OF the pub
lie in general is to delay placing its
orders until show time, when it can
measure up the different products side by
side and make it's choice under such ad-
vantageous conditions.
Insures Financial Success.
Now that the show has been taken over
by the local dealers association the sue
cess has been doubly assured. Chairmen
for the different committees are now
hard at work arranging the many minute
details necessary for such an elaborate
affair.
From a financial standpoint the number
of contracts already, signed for space in
sures a profit even at this early date.
Artistically the show viii be salon de
luxe. The plans adopted will turn the
convention hall into veritable bower OF
beauty. Each space will be marked off
with pillars joined together by lattice
work, with the names of the cars en-
blazoned across the front Every other
pillar will be surmounted with Pants,
the intervening one being topped with a
huge electric bulb. In addition to the
usual lighting of the hall, 1000 extra
lights will be installed. A subceiling
constructed of parti-cOlOred material
thoroughly fireproOf will conceal all Cir
ders and trestles.
The reception committee is now con-
sidering plans which will not only be
unique, but have great Importance to
the automobile industry in general. At
the meeting which is to be held Tuesday
evening In room 2Oj Woodward building
full report of the different committees
will be received and acted upon.