The Washington times., 1913-02-11
MOTOR CARNIVAL
GETS FLYING START
ON OPENING NIGHT
Visitors Swarm Different Show
Rooms to Inspect New Mod
els in Cars.
By HARRY WARD.

Members of the automobile carnival
COMMITTEES tOuay are 5eirG CoHgratu-
lated on the flying start tho carnival!
received yesterday. Not only was TIL
parade, which inauCurated carnival
week, success. but the crowds that
throngeG the various salesrooms las
night gave substantial evidence THAI
The week would be productive of much
business. From the time the dealers
turned on the lights last night in the:r
respective establishments until II clock
crowds oi motorists and prospect. e
motorists. together with their wives.
daughters and sisters. thronSed the
salesrooms.
Each store was an automobile show
IN ttsef, being decorated IaVishly ard
having music, souvenirs and other in
teresting things tha. attract the crowds
10 motor car shows. A handsome sill
yer loving cup mas been offered to
the dealer having the best decorated
salesroom, The judges expect to hav"
hard time selecting the winner. aS
many of the dealers have gone Il
great expense in decorating their
salesrooms.
Motors for Visitors.
Each dealer participating in the carni-
val has a number of cars standing in
ITOIl VI HIS sure " ldhS NISltO!S u
the various other salesrooms. This is
popular feature of carnival week as ii
enables visitors to inspect all the stores
with little trouble.
II. p. Leary, jr.. claims to have made
the first sale of carnival week. Early
yesterday morning while the decorators
were putting the finishing touches to the
decorations in the Leary salesr"om.
Mrs. y. A. Brigham entered and five
minutes later departed as the owner OF
a $40 Mitchell touring car.
At the new salesroomS of the Com
mercial Automobile and Supply Com
rany. visitors were greeted by Col. W.
G. Long, John Hartman. Jesse Cook and
Bernard Eckstein a complete line OF
Studebaker models is displayed in one
of the largest and best decorated auto
mobile STORES in this city.
Makes Bid for Cup.
The Overland " Washington oMtor Com
psny is making a strong Did for the
cup to be presented 10 the dealer having
the best decorated salesroom. The Over
land store has been transformed into
an old-fashioned Southern garden Moss
covered trees, smilaN and vines make
the place a miniature fairyland. in
the rear is a rustic wall and stone gate
over which rises the moon, casting a
silvery light. Visitors were loud in
their prai or the effect produced
Assisting entertaining visitors are
President X. {. ST7ith. Sales Manager
Joseph 4. Trew. Lester u. Moore. jr..
John Hall, {. =. Whit and Charles
Felter.
The Buick saieSrooms on Connecticut
avenue have been Transformed into =
bower of beauty, palms. ferns. potteG
and cut flowers having been used lavish
lT in decorating the store. The e>3Od
points in Buick cars are explained to
visitors b., Manager Robert H. Martin.
Brooke Nyce. Stanley Horner r. p
Haskin, +. NJ. Wallace, J. d. Sharp
and Harry Brummelkamp.
New Models Inspected.
o'dsmobiie cars are displayed at the
salesroom Of NJ. T. Pollock and large |
crowd of visitors were out last night !
inspecting the new models The sales |
room is Handsomely decorated and their |
ere souvenirs galore for visitors Mr.. |
follock'S assistants are Harry HartunS |
and Robert Miburn.
A cut-out Cadillac chassis. operated |
by a storage battery. is the feature of |
the display of cars a. the salesrOom of |
the Cook & I'd Comparv The 4
store is decorated with palms and cut |
flowers. and a complete line of Cadillac .
and Baker electriCs is on exhibition. [
Joseph NJ Stoddard, George Weaver !