Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25
BY HOWARD FISK.
ALTIMORE, Md, +

ALTIMORE, Md, February Pa
The curtain rung down tonight
on the most successful pleasure
car exhibition ever held in this
city, carrying off the honor of
being one Of the largest automobile shows
of the year. The show concluded tonight
after a f1ve-day run, being a record
breaker both from an attendance stand
point as well as number Of sales made.
Bright and early tomorrow morning the
work Of dismantling the hall will be
commenced and the first three days Of
next week will be devoted to the display
Of commercial vehicles of every descrip-
ton.
The 1912 show is being held in the Fifth
Regiment Armory by the Baltimore Auto
mobile Dealers Association, Inc, and I'M
der the auspices of the Automobile Club
Of Maryland. The committee managing
the exhibition this year started out with
the determination to make it one OF the
finest In the country and equal to the
New York and Chicago shows. In this
there is little doubt but that the commit
tee succeeded, judging from the lavish
manner in which money was expended In
the decorative features and the favorable
comments expressed. The national show
held in Madison Square Garden. New
York, last month, had nothing on the
Baltimore show, even though 1t carried
larger line of accessories and displayed
larger number of motor cars. The Balti-
more show was spectacular from every
point Of view. To begin with the display
Of pleasure vehicles covered 5000 square
feet of floor space in the massive stone
armory, which is the largest single room
Square Garden the floor space is much
smaller and for this reason the several
tiers are enlarged and utilized for the dis
play Of cars and accessories.
AS an indication of the increased inter-
est in motor vehicles the number of cars
on exhibition last year was Ito, While TINS
year there were over 200 in display. Each
individual booth was allowed it's own
taste in the arrangement of the machines,
but the general display could hardly be
improved upon: The avenues and booths
were marked with neat white pillars,
| topped with electric signs Of black and
white, showing where the various makes
Of cars were to be found.
| One Of the features of the show this
year was the electrical display. From the
center of the ceiling was suspended a
| dome-shaped reflector, like great in
verted bowl, and under it hung chande-
| ler resembling very much huge PIN
cushion, filled with diamond stickpins. 1t
contained over 500 Tungsten bulbs, each
/ Of seventy
| From the outer edge of the dome broad
steamers of bunting were stretched In
| alternate colors of green and white. AT reg
ular intervals above this canopy strings
of observation-disclosures bulbs were
stretched. At the four corners of the big
| drill hall were erected large torches, add
| ing to the brilliancy of the scene Around
the gallery were to be seen flags Of all
nations draped in groups, at regular in
| tervals. The emblem of the Automobile
| Club of Maryland, representing the wheel
| of an automobile. stood out in bold relief.
| The fact that Washington did not hold
a show this year was probably responsible
| for large number OF motorists and resi-
dents Of the National Capital journey
| ing over to the Monumental city to take
! in the display. This was particularly
true Wednesday. which was known as
washington day. in honor of the Auto
] mobile Club of Washington and unafhli-
ated motorists, and society night" which
occurred Thursday night. The latest mod
els, with improvements right up to the
minute attracted large crowds from
Washington. and that they thoroughly en-
| joyed the show was seen by the keen in
| terest which they displayed in the exam
nation of the 1912 models. number of
| prospects who came over were taken
| care Of by the Washington representa-
| tives, who were found at the various
booths along with the Baltimore agents
| for the same make car.
| AS an indication of the value Of such
| exhibitions residents and dealers came
| from all of the territory adjacent to Bal
| timore in order to get a line on the new
| makes and models. Some came from