The Washington herald., 1913-12-07
AUTO SHOW PROSPECT
BRIGHTER Than EVER
Hard Work by Committees Broadens
Scope fof January Exhibit of
Motor Vehicles.
PREPARE ANNEX FOR OVERFLOW

With Jhe appointment Of the show COM
mittee and the standing committees for
the exhibition OF the Washington Auto
mobile Dealers Association in Conven-
tion Hall January 10 TO p, the affair has
taken oT a business-lil,e aspect. which
is proving very gratifying to the men,
heCs OF the organization. Every COM
mittee is now hard at work and much
is being accomplished In connection with
the next annual display.
The interior decora tions this year will
he entirely different from previous shows.
The side walls. rafters, and roof will be
completely hidden beneath a canopy Of
gold and white. Thousands of electric
lights will be used in the ceiling for IL
Eliminating the big auditorium. and these
lights will be supplemented with those
along the aisles which will hang from
the white columns, marking the spaces
of the various exhibits.
The ceiling will be draped with festoons
of evergreen. Baskets of flowers VIII
constitute the decoration at the highest
point in the ceiling and extend from one
end of the hall to the other. At the
north end of the hall the band viii be
located during the afternoon and even
ing concerts.
Particular attention will be given to the
floor covering this year, which VIII, IN
terial. which will provide suitable set
ting for the machines on exhibition.
All of the latest products of the manu-
facturers will be displayed at the show.
Provision is now being made to take
care of any overflow in an adjoining
building In that event the bridge con-
Meeting the hall with the building former
ly occupied by the District National
Guard will be closed in and entrance
made TO the building in this manner.
number of truck manufacturers have
applied for space.
The show committee this year is COM
posed of T oliver Probey, chairman;
Charles ". Semmes. r. Bruce Emerson,
Arthur Foraker Irving J. Henderson, F.
=. Sibbald. J. H. Johnson. jr.. E. A. Gar
lock. Leroy Mark. and II. A. jerks.
The standing committees are as fol-
lows:
Music-F. c. SibbaId. chairman; Leroy
Mark. and Irwin 7. DOnOhoe.
Press-T. O. Probey. chairman; Charles
W. Semmes. and r. Bruce Emerson.
. SpaCe-Irving J. Henderson. chairman
Arthur Foraker. and ]. II. Johnson. jr.
Reception-Arthur Foraker, chairman;
r. Bruce Emerson, Irving ]. Henderson,
George T Howard, Charles W. Semmes,
H. A. jerks. W. +. Meyer. J. Ed. Chap
man. Andrew Loffier. J. II. Miller. Rob
ert II. Love. ]. T. Rose, Irwin 7. Dono-
hoe. Elliott P. Hough. J. V. Harrigan,
y s. Stinchcomb, and Howard G.
kneessis
Cafe-J. II. MiIkr. chairman: John
Sterrett. f A. Garlock, and Charles
KlOppmeyer.
Observation-Disclosures w. Semmes. chair
man; r. Bruce Emerson, Arthur Foraker,
and T. Oliver Probey.
The show committee has arranged for
new exhibitors buttons this year. de-
sign has been approved by the commit
tee, and each of the exhibitors will be
provided with the emblems on the open
ing date.
Chairman Probey has called another
meeting of the exhibitors and members
of the organiatiozn for Wednesday even
ing next. when further reports will be
submitted by the various committees.