Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-27
TRUCK ATTRACTION
AT AUTO EXHIBIT
Thousands of Business Men at
Commercial Night New
Club Attends.

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Thousands of business men from all
parts of the State and adjoining cities
last night thronged the First Regi-
ment Armory to inspect the excep-
tional exhibit of commercial vehicles
at the automobile show. CONNER
cial Night" as the occasion was des-
ignated, was one Of the best attended
since the opening of the exhibit. For
the dealers and auto agents 1t was
the busiest. because of the many or
| ders recorded and the large number
present who were interested In the
automobile industry.
The feature Of last nights attend
ance was the presence of delegation
of the embers of the New York Mo-
tor Truck Club. This organization
has been a potent factor In building
up commercial car business in this
part of the country. There also were
representatives OF many other lines
of endeavor, as we'll as representatives
of large manufacturing and jobbing
interests from all parts of the State.
The commercial car exhibition the
west side of the armory-was the OBJ
/ Ject of special attention. All types
car to the ten-ton automatic coal
truck, were on exhibition there. An
immense red tractor which Is on eX-
htbition in this section also was the
object of inspection by the thousands
who visited the show.
Although the commercial vehicles
were the object of special attention
throughout the evening, pleasure cars
came in for an extraordinary share
~ n IF 10y,
visitors, who had not been able to
attend because of the recent weather,
hearing of the success of Society
Night" were present. Statesmen and
auto agents spent a busy evening an
swering questions and explaining the
cars to the women visitors.
Great Rivalry Shown.
Great crowds surrounded the vari-
Gus demonstration booths and listened
to the explanations of the machines
on exhibition. There was great riv-
| airy among the speakers at these
booths to show up the superior fea-
! lures of their respective cars. At the
/ south end of the building the acces-
! sorry department attracted consider
/ able attention. Here many listened
the greater part of the evening to the
demonstrators and received samples
and souvenirs of the occasion.
A potent factor In the attenda nce
last night by business men from New
! York and nearby cities was that there
F., Is no commercial car exhibition in New
/ York this year. The Newark show is
| the only representative automobile
| exhibition in the East this season and
probably the only one that will be
| held here this year. Automobile men,
business men and many others inter-
ested in commercial trucks, as a con-
sequence, were present In large num-
bers to take advantage of the show.
Tonight will be Mayors Night.
Mayors and city officials of the ne rby
cities have been invited and many wi
attend. AS Mayor Jacob Haussling ie
out of the city, his secretary, Wilson
Vance. will act as the city execu-
tive's special representative. Mr.
Vance will be host to the mayors OF
the Oranges, Irvington, Monte air
! Bloomfield. Harrison, Belleville. Eliz-
| abeth Kearny, Nutle-' and other cities
and towns in the vicinity
Among the prominent guest:
entertained at last nights show
were the following: James M
Reilly, secretary of the Board o.
Trade; r. B. Mann, secretary of tbs
New Jersey Automobile Trade Asso-
b
dent Of the association, who just re-
turned to the city from Trenton
where he attended hearing on the
| auto bills; j. ]. Meyer, former agent
Auburn car, and Mrs Meyer, of East
Orange, who have just returned from
a trip to Bermuda; Captain Charles
Beardsley, of the First Regiment
Samuel A. Miles, general manager OF
the Automobile Chamber of Com
! xxyhn both tho Npu
York and Chicago national auto
shows, and Mrs. Miles; Percy M
Owens, eastern sales manager for the
Chalmers car; H. Pfeiffer, treasurer
of the Chalmers Motor Car Company
at Detroit, Mich. w. J. (Senator)
Morgan, well-known in automobile
circles, who recently returned from a
Western trip: M. w. Trace. OF
Phillipsburg; F. A. Hogan, of New
! ware, who visited Frank Crowley al
the Maxwell booth, and several
others.
Musical Program.
This afternoons musical program
will be as follows:
March. robin Hood" Losey;
valse. Vienna Beauties" Ziehrer;
popular airs, (a) "Sit Down. You're
Rocking the Boar (SchWartz), ID
There's a Girl in the Heart of Mary.
land" (CarrolD; American sketch
ION the Old Plantation" Marching
to the Old Camp Meeting" Dance
of de Old Folk" Coon Dance" vivid
the Old Folks at Home;" solo for So
prano, Venus Waltz" from "Oh. Oh
Delphine" (CarylD, Miss Mae Sutton
selection, Fortune Teller" Herbert;
overture, Raymond" Thomas; "a
Mohammenden Serenade," Mann;
Echoes from Scotland, intermezzo
Schmetterlinge," Steinwe; solo for
soprano, ITO Have. To Hold, TIC
Love- (BalD, Miss Mae Sutton; Sc
lection, "Sweethearts." Herbert.
Tonight's program will be as fol.
lows:
March, Second Connecticut Regi.
ment," Reeves; cornet and horr
duet, "A Night in Venice" Lucan-
toni Miss yelma Virgin and NJ SIS
Ardelle Dodge; selection, 1.-THE Rose
Maid" Gramchstadten; characteris-
tic, 1.-THE Baby Parade" Pryor; sole
for soprano, isle d'Armour," Ed