South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-29
BIC ELECTRICAL
SHOW IS OPENED
Exposition Will be Free to the
PubIiC-HaS Many Inter-
eSting Features.

Of Electric Prosperity weeks expo
sition in the Inwood building, 3O9-
511 s. Michigan 81. 20 open the
doors 20 the public at noon today as
was planned. Through the day Mon
dag, crowds thronged in before the
window displays, especially that of
the Northern Indiana Ry Co. which
was IN operation at an early hour.
A national movement. South Bend
IS but one Of many cities which will
observe Electrical Prosperity week
with an exposition OF this kind DO
Il electrically is the slogan of the
exhibit, which includes every man
ner Of electrical contrivance on the
market. Not only electrical exhibits
are shown. but many local concerns
have booths in which articles Of
special interest are displayed. At
least 40 South Bend and outside com
panies have arranged displays for
the coming week.
Free To Public.
Each day at IL o'clock the doors
viii be opened. and the exposition
viii be free to the public from II IN
the morning to II in the evening. 1t
is planned TO end the show Saturday
at midnight.
Thousands Of dollars have been
expended in making the exhibits as
complete as possible. and hundreds
Of contrivances will Zoe shown. some
never seen by the average person
How electricity is applied TO nearly
every department of home or office
is one of the most interesting and en-
tertaining features of the exhibit,
which IS absolutely free to the pup
lie. Prizes, $500 worth, valuable
souvenirs. music and other enter
tainment will attract hundreds Of
people not only from this city but
from towns within radius of South
Bend to the gigantic exposition.
There are 26 displays to be seen
at the Electrical Prosperity week
exposition. ann each of these holds
a point of the greatest interest to
Inc average person. 1t is a revela-
ton to inspect the various exhibits
which have been arranged at such
great cost. and the success of the
affair is assured even at this early
date.
Electrical Prosperity week is the
idea OF the Society for Electrical De-
veiopment and is held primarily as
a good times event Boostins
business is a purpose of the idea,
which has made an enthusiastic
sweep from coast to coast.
South Bends interest in Electrical
Prosperity week was aroused by Of
ficers OF the Indiana & Michigan
Electric company, which is response
bie for the attractive displays. and
which furnishes power for running
the exposition. The great cost Of
building the exhibits and prepar-
ing the Inwood buildings spacious
first and second floors chiefly on the
South Bend concern. The Westing-
house Electric Co. and the General
Electric Co. are two Of the great
est concerns manufacturing electric
al equipment and both Of these are
represented at the show. The Fed
eraI Sign company is another out
side interest which has secured
booth rights at the exposition.
Furnished House Fixtures.
A feature of the show which will
attract all is the seven room house.
the house within a house, construct
ed N the second floor Complete
from basement to garnet. with gar
dens and flowers the bungaloo de-
signed by Freyermuth q Maurer
stands TO the LEFT of the second
floor stairway. South Bend con-
Germs are responsible throughout
for the beautiful interior and exter-
Tor as we'll. wall paper manufac-
tured By the Blake company here
has been used on the walls and al
ready has provoked much favorable
comment.
Stanley Cowles is the contractor
responsible for the construction OF
the model electric dwelling: lum-
Der was furnished by the National
Lumber Co; painting and decorating
was done ny +. W. Lower: hardware
furnished ~ G. +. Meyer < son;
plumbing by Thomas Williams: cleo
trio wiring. Electrical Construction
Co.; lights and fixtures, s. d. Mo-
ran: furnishings. drapery and rugs.
sailors Bros; mantel Staples-Hlde-
brand supply Co; floral decorations.
Boyer Floral Co.: table linen. silver
and china. Geo. II. WheelOck Co.
Here Are Exhibitors.
a list OF exhibitors follows:
Westinghouse Mfg. Co: Electric
Service Co; Franklin Electric CO.;
Geo. r. Lock & Co.: Central Electric
Co.. George Cutter Mfg. Co: Knob
lock-Hiedeman Co: Federal Slgn
Co; Colip Bros: Producers Union
Dairy Co. window displays-Shofft-
all Electric Car Co: Northern Indi-
ana Ry. Co. Union Electric Co:
General Electric Co: Indiana x
Michigan Electric Co. meter de-
partment: s. D. Moran: South Bend
Bread Co: South Bend Brick Co.
kale and BRYAN Co.: Elecric Con-
structiOn Co; Indiana & Michigan
Electric CO: The Ellsworth store;
Geo. Wyman Co. Lee Electric Co;
Upton Electric Washing Machine
Co; =. .. Salathie. electric cottage,
Moving picture show
Nights the building in which the
exposition is being held viii be q
blaze OF lights visible for blocks.
Strings Of globes have been thrown