Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-11
.CARN|VA! WEEK
IS OPENED
LATEST MODELS IN LINE.
Crowds Visit Beautifully Decorated
Salesrooms on First Night of Ex-
hibiticn-One Firm Makes Display
Look Like Fairyand by Lighting it
From a Rising Moon.

Both the Cadillac d. Baker elecLflcs
are exhibited by the Cook e. Stoddare
| Company during the carnival week, al
tier showrooms, 1l34-40 Connecticut
| Avenue. The showrooms are decorated
| in keeping with the magnificence oil
these beautiful quarters, and every
> thing is being done to assure all Wis
ijors hearty welcome.
j. NJ. Stoddard is being assisted In
( receiving by Rudolph Jose and Geo
| n eaver, Two Of the best known and
| most popular men in their line in the
country.
Both the Cadaillac and Baker cleo
! tlics are shown in full line OF all
models, in addition to which the pub
IL has Il chance to view the perfect
service plant maintained by this firm.
lit is one of the most up-to-date and
perfect of any of its size in the coun-
try.
Miller Bros, the oldest of Washing
Itt rs automobile dealers, show the
ever popular Ford as their exhibit.
Claude and Charles Miller are on hand
IT, welcome their guests. Originality
| lin decorations is the keynote of their
Il splay.
Ford cars in this section have been
t. ken care of by this firm with a
iit;.orourhness that shows the perfect
system that characteriZes every
l;h.anch Of their extensive business
THE service plant is complete ma
cline shop, having as well an up-to-
Gate paint department, so that Ford
ic Hners may be taken care of in all
particulars.
w. c. Long. chairman of the auto
robbie carnival, ushers in the event
with the opening of his spacious and
new showrooms at 819 Fourtecrtl1
! street, northwest.
: SludeEakers are shown in every
complete model made. Never before
; in the history of this well known car
, las there been noticed such wonderful
improvements and as many desired in.
novatiors.
, Robert H. Martin, branch manager
, Of the Buick Motor Company, is IN
charge of the carnival week exhibit al
i, handsome new showrooms, located
( :: 1926 Connecticut Avenue.
4 complete line Of both Buick plea,
T sure ears and light delivery wagons
!. IN the floor. The wonderful success OF
; he Buick car in this territory is moi
: o,one due to The standard qualli1ca
: ions of this car alone, but also to INK
S il.asrling qualities of Manager Martn
\ The Disco starter and combination
electric side and tail lights are a tea,
: tire this year.
Maxwell, Rambler, and Mitchell car!
: far mthe exhibit Of IL. B. Leary, IT.
!: =. his brand new showrooms, l"Z
!; Fourteenth street northwest
: The showrooms handsomely deco.
! rated and electric efforts added, MAKE
: IN attractive setting for the new MOD
4 els.
!; The Mitchell cars this year include
$ FIVE models, bulls on three chassis. Inc
: Mitchell line appeals to users OF al
:. ,,,o+or rorc
( The Rambler will be shown in all Its
( non,,lar models. Mr.. Leary takes
!; particular pride in MS service de-
! nartment, which is we'll justified, there
{ bv giving his clientele service un'
!: equaled. -,
Four hundred automobiles on pa.
! rade Yesterday opened Automool'e
!. C,,rnival week in Washington.
!. The parade attracted thousands OF
: citizens to the sidewalks along the
!: ronte Pennsylvania Avenue was llnee
!: F-om Fourteenth street to the Peace
I: Monument four deep, and the rest Of
! Tho route was crowded with pedes
I t,ians and automombles.
|: The cars on parade were the lates
I; models of their. types, except th'
( overland cars, which showed the e eve.
: 1,,sion of this popular make from l9o
< r. the present day. The former moae
& vac niIotcd by two "Rubes" in straw
= hats and boots in trousers, ana PROVED
!, the comic hito the day.
|: More than 400 cars took part IN tn'
& ;, rade, including the Abbott, Franklin
( Stewart, Buick, Baker, Cadillac chal
s mers, Columbia, Hudson, Hupp- Yeats T;
& Tord Gambler, Maxwell, ;m;tenei'