The Detroit times., 1914-01-17
18TH AUTOSHOW
OPENS AT FORD
BRANCH TONIGHT
Record Breaking Exhibit is
Promised at Newly Arranged
Automobile Palace
SOCIETY NIGHT WILL
BE FEATURE OF WEEK
Bands and Singers VIII Enliven
Crowd on Three Floors
Exhibits Numerous

Many innovations are 10 be intro
duced for the Thirteenth Annual Auto
mobile show OF the Detroit Automobile
Dealers association which opens to-
night at the reconstructed Ford
branch building, Woodward and the
Boulevard.
The association at an enormous ex-
pense has reconstructed the first three
doors OF this immense structure ana
under the able direction OF the dealers
there has emerged show building the
like or which was never before seen IN
Detroit.
The three floors have been created
into yeritable palaces OF beauty. finely
decorated and particularly we'll fitted
for d shog both inside and outside.
The floors are all alike in size, and
there are no hooks and crannies. Lhe
location or the building Is ideal.
The exhibits are IN every instance
we'll placed and are more numerous
than last year and more varied tor
there are gas pleasure cars TO the
number OF 81, electro pleasure cars TO
the number OF six. cyclecars number
ing six, commercial vehicles, both gas
oline and electric-driven, numbering
IA. and one motorcycle exhibit The
accessory exhibitors number an even
score.
Detroit's show ranks next 10 New
York and Chicago, the largest show or
the country, and IN the number Of It's
car exhibitors.ts ahead, while the COM
mercial car exhibit Is exclusive. as
other shows have barred the CONNER
cial car this year.
In the past Detroit's show has rank
ed third in the country, and for 1914
II holds its proud position. The only
two events that surpass Detroit In
interest are New York and Chicago,
and both OF these are national shows
and exhibit many cars not made OF
sold in Detroit. the ID. a. ID. A. Sc
cure the cream oil the exhibits, all or
the best in fact and none OF the poor.
Those who attend the thirteenth an
nual show will find conveniences In
the electric elevator or lift which VIII
carry several score people al time
to the upper floor and return immedi-
ately for another load. No time TO
reload at the top viii be taken as no
passengers are 10 be carried down.
This show feature was decided upon
only at a laTe hour, but will add TO the
convenience OF and the comfort OF the
visitors. The management also ar
ranged AT late hour for restaurant
to be installed on the third floor.
. Another innovation at the thirteenth
annual show will be orchestras on
each floor andst the bands OF Schme-
mann, Ben Shook and Frankensteln
will serve 10 liven matters very con-
siderably. There VIII also be vocal
selections by wellknown vocaIists
both OF Detroit and of other cities.
Miss Grace Remley Close. the Toledo
singer, who arrived recently from Mi
lin Miss Mae McElliott, OF Mime
-apolis; Signor Giuseppe Bartolotta,
theNfamous Italian tenor; Harold Jar
Wis, 81 Detroit, and Detroit's favorite
singer, \and Mrs. r. A. Littleteld Will
oblige. Some will appear on special
nights. Mr. Jarvis will sing society
night.
Thursday night has been set aside
as society night, and Oh that night the
admission will be ST. This is also an
innovation for Detroit, and the special
night was set at the request OF many
society people OF Detroit who had at
tended like evenings at shows In other
cities. In New York society night
brought out the leading people of the
city and surrounding country and the
attendance was record-breaker, New
York daily papers described at length
the costumes of the prominent society
lights who were present.