Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
AUTO SHOW PLANS
ARE Progressing
Cooperation Is to Be Slogan
of Dealers.
PRELIMINARY REPORTS
ARE VERY ENCOURAGING
Three-Fifths Of Floor Space Has
Been Allotted-Program
to Be Elaborate.

Cooperation is the slogan of the
W ashlnston Automobile Dealers Associa-
tlon. which has in charge the details for
the annual automobile show to be given in
Convention Hall. January 10 to "a. This
new feature of the organization, which is
just year old, was deeply impressed
upon those who attended the Oyster
feast last week given by the association
to the automobile trade of the National
capital. Several of the speakers of the
evening selected this as the theme of their
remarks and were warmly received.
Preliminary reports of the progress of
the show We're made, and from the present
outlook the affair will be record breaker.
At the meeting last week twenty-three
automobiles of various makes, including
three truck lines. were represented. This
included several not in the show last year.
Begins Attracting Attention.
With the automobile show less than
two months off the motorists of Washing
ton are commencing to turn their atten-
ton to the forthcoming exhibition which
will be held in Convention Hall, from
January 10 to "a. inclusive. The show will
follow the exhibitions to be given in Phil
adelphia and Cleveland, the dates of these
affairs being from January 10 to II.
Up to the present time three-fifths of
the show space has been taken and the
dealers who have selected their spaces
are now devotng their time arranging
for the show cars with the manufacturers
whom they represent in the National
Capital. The past week witnessed the
closing of the contract for the program
which is expected to be the most elabo-
rate ever issued for a show of this char
acter in Washington.
The decorations this year will be of a
different character than last year and
many new features will be introduced
The electrical effects will be on a larger
scale than ever before The arrange
ment of the several aisles has been COM
pleted and the diagram of the hall has
been issued in blue print form.
To Announce Committees.
The affair this year will again be given
under the auspices of the Washington
Automobile Dealers Association. While
the various committees have not been
appointed the work is going along
smoothly. At an early date the various
committees will be announced by the
chairman of the show and then the
smaller details of the exhibition will be
"oiht Out with the OBJECT Oh
success in view.
Each of the exhibitors wiz be present
ed with handsome badges. entirely new
in design from last year. The officers of
the association now have this matter
under consideration and will shortly let
| the contract for them. They are sub
stantial in character and can be re-
| tanned souvenirs of the occasion
Among the exhibitors this year will
be several makes of cars which We're not
on display at the last annual show. Dur
| ing the past week a number of local au-
| tomobile firms became associated with
the Washington Automobile Dealers AS
! ISOLATION and announced their intention
| of displaying their line of cars this sea
son. 1t is expected that during the pres
ent week the membership roll In the as
| ISOLATION will be enlarged by the addi-
/ car field.