New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
State Executive Will Lead
Over Full Line of
Parade OH Oct. q.
TROPHIES TO BE
SHOWN THIS WEEK
mayors OF many Cities Have
Been Invited TO Visit New
York for Celebration.

When comm ttcc from the New
York Commercial Tercentenary Com
mission, including Colonel Louis An
min Ames. Commissioner William j.
Lee and =. a. Norman. visited Gov
cruor Clynn az Albany last Tuesday
and extended the commissions formal
invita- OF 20 rim 10 participate in the
tercentensry automobile pageant on
.he night OF Wednesday, October 2s,
the Governor not only accepted and
agcoed to review the pageant from
the Court o. Honor. but to ride in the
parade over the full line OF march as
well. lie atyo viii be accompanied by
his military STAFF.
Mayor Mitchell and numerous other
high officials have been invited TO ride
in and review the pageant, including
Secretary of Commerce Redheld, Sec
re.ary o. State Mitchell May. General
Nelson A. Miles. Mayor Preston Of
Baltimore and the mayors Of numey
Cug other cities.
1hrodEh the courtesy Of the Auio-
mobile Club OF America. a reception
will be rendered tie Governor by thu
commission at tho clubhouse on the
evening of October 20. following the
pageant. This reception will be one
of the largest ever held at the A. T..
A and will bring together many per
sens OF prominence.
Numerous beautiful trophies 10 be
awarded in the automobile pageant
were purchased by the Automobile
Auxiliary Committee during the last
few days. A state commission has
guaranteed prizes for the most attrsc-
lively decorated cars and trucks 10
the valuation of $1,000. Some of the
prizes, such as gold medals, are being
made to order Others are being do
mated by business houses, automobile
accessory concerns, hotels, etc
The trophies already bought have
been placed on display at the commit
tees headquarters at the Automobile
Club of America, and during the com
ing week will be displayed in the show
windows of several automobile dealers
on Broadway.
Many entries IN both private owners
and dealers sections CT the motor
pageant have been fled at hesdquar-
ters The committee wishes 10 max.
il clear to prospective entrants who
are owners Of pleasure cars that the
divisions for rUnabouts and touring
cars have been arranged as Tar as pos
sible to give all entrants fair chance
In the competition.
Prizes are not to be given for the
most expensive decorations, bat will be
awarded for the most attractive and
artistic. A large number OF the floats
mounted on motor truck GLASSES will
be seen in both the automobile pageant
and the commercial, industrial and his
torical pageant three days later.
The automobile committee has en-
larged the scope Of competition for
decorated store windows during the
| period of October is to 81, inclusive.
for which trophy valued at 500 il
offered. Merchants of all classes on
or within one city block OF the line OF
march must first register their entry
at PAT West saith St In addition to
these any automobile dealer, garnge.
accessory store or repair shop in New
York City, regardless Of street locs-
ton, may compete by registering n
the same manner.
The Fifth Avenue Association has re
uuested its members to illuminate and
specially decorate their store windows
for the pageants, and the Harlem
Board of Trade has done likewise. Sec
tions of Fifth av. and Broadway over
which the parades are to pass will be
illuminated during the period OF the
celebration.