The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-08

John n. Aleop and Jay Lewis have
been appointed a committee or two
to look over Professor Moses STEMS
programs for the automobile show
the week OF February 17th-22d. in
elusive. Evidently the show commit
tee has decided the question whether
a band is a better orchestra than
an orchestra " a band
Boosting the show.
u. +. Woodall, of the boosters
committee. makes this announcement
in the Journal:
Manager T. r. Hutchinson, OF the
Richmond Automobile Dealers Show
association, has closed contract
with Professor Moses Stein for the
Stein orchestra TO furnish the music
at the coming auto show to be held
the week of February 10th. Tho or
chestra. composed of local talent, is
one of the best in the South, and is
engaged following AFR. Hutchiaon's
declared intention Of using local tai
ent in every department OF the show
possible. Practically every inch OF
space in the spacious building has
been contracted for, with many APP
plications for what little Is left.
A. big advertising campaign is 20
be inaugurated shortly, and every
person within several hundred miles
of Richmond will be informed as to
the vast scope of the first big show
ing OF automobiles and accessories
ever held in this city. The contract
for the building has already been
closed and the rental paid in advance.
Instead OF starting the show with a
debt hanging over 1t, the doors will
ba opened with everything paid right
up 10 the minutes and "a surplus In
the treasury.
Sounds good. doesn't n9
savannah Gets Big Races.
Says a New York dispatch
Representatives Of the Savannah
Automobile club mot the Motor Cups
Holding company executive commit
tee yesterday in the sscluston OF the
Automobile Club OF America and made
arrangements for the holding of the
Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup races
In the Georgia city somewhere be-
tween November !, 1918, and Feoru-
airy rs, 1914 Tho latter date was
set in order that a meet might be
arranged for February II things were
considered proper, That liz TO say.
there is 8 new hotel being built In
Savannah and the members OF the
Savannah Automobile club do not
purpose To ignore tUAt~ ne races
are to be held on a ten-Inile circuit
with only four turns in IL.
There were present yesterday from
Savannah Harvey Granger. r. {. Bat
tey, 4. w. Solomon. Judge Huh and
Judge Mott. Henry Sanderson. Col
gate Uoyt and Henry b. Anderson
represented the Motor cups Holding
company and arranged matters In the
absence In Europe Of w. X Wander
bilt. Jr.
One Of the savanrahians said yes
terday no mention was made % Mi
wsukee. n may be msmbered that
the Motor Cups Holding company
gave sanctions to Milwaukee last year
and that the Wisconsin folks have
not yet settled with the drivers in the
Vanderbilt and light car races.
Before Savannah gets the races for
sure next time the approval OF the
Automobile Club Of America for the
Grand Prize, and Of the American Au-
tomobjle Association for the Wander
bilt Cup. will have TO be got savaa-
nah has had the Grand Prize three
times before and the Vanderbilt once.
Milwaukee q Little Late.
MILWAUKEE,, Jan. milwaukee
does not propose 70 let Savannah win
the 1918 Vanderbilt cup races by de-
fault, according 10 & statement OF
sraues- ger RaYY nu6Hia