Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
GOV. FIELDER
WILL Be INVITED
TO AUTO SHOW
Mayor Raymond Also Expected
to Attend Exhibition in
Local Armory.

If the program is carried out as
being arranged by Manager {. Louis
| Fitzgerald and his associates, the
automobile show to be held in the
First Regiment Armory from Feb
ruary 10 to 26 will not only be the
biggest display of automobiles and
accessories ever held in the State,
but will be a week of interesting
events participated in by persons
socially and politically prominent.
Among the prominent visitors who
are expected to be present is Gov
ernor James F. Fielder, who will be
, invited TO make the address at. the
opening of the show. While the gov
ernor has not yet been invited to be
present at the show, it was decided
at recent meeting of the entertain
ment committee. of which A. V.
Hamburg is chairman, to urge him
to be present when the doors are
opened on Saturday, February 10.
According 10 members of the COM
mittee there is little doubt that the
governor will fail to come, as they
claim he is much interested in auto
mobiles and things pertaining to
automobiles.
Monday night will he known as
Mayors Night, and Mayor Thomas
l.. Raymond will act as host to the
mayors of the surrounding munici-
palities who will be invited to at
tend the show. The following day
being Washington's birthday, a spe-
cial program is being arranged con
sisting of a series Of musical selec-
tions to be rendered during the after
noon and evening. Miss Mae Sutton,
the soprano, has been engaged by
the management and will render sew
efal solos during that day
AS has been customary at previous
shows, Wednesday will be sci aside
as Society Night. There will be some
special features for the visitors on
that occasion, but as yet they have
not been announced No advance,
however, will be made that night in
the price of admission
Motorists to Have Club Night.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the whole week and one
which is expected to be very largely
attended by motorists is Club Night,
TO be celebrated on Thursday eve
ming. Officials of the New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Club, who will
have their headquarters in the
armory during the show, will act as
hosts to the visiting motorists, of
whom there are expected to be sew
eral thousand from the various clubs
throughout the State as we'll as some
from New York and possibly Penn
sylVania.
In view of the Importance the bust
ness vehicles have assumed in cur
rent affairs, Friday will be known as
commercial vehicle night. a large
part of the show will be given up TO
displays OF various types of CONNER
cial vehicles, and business men who
are interested in learning what is
best and latest in transportation
units will have every opportunity of
doing so at the Newark show. The
members of the Motor Truck Club Of
New Jersey, which is made up of
owners of power vehicles, will be the
guests of the management on that
night.
Saturday night will be closing
night, and Manager FitzGerald said
today that when taps are sounded
for the close of the show. it is be-
1;eYed it will mark the end of the
most successful exhibition of its kind
ever held in this State.
Entries have been pouring in on
the management all week, and pres
pnt Indications point To the fact that
there will be a demand for more
space than is available at the
armory, which is the largest one in
the State.
In addition to the list Of cars al
ready announced. entries were re-
ceived this week from Detroit Cadil-
lac Motor Car Co, Cadillac; Greene
Motor Car Co, Studebaker and Loco
mobile; Bonnell Motor Car Co,
Dodge & Haynes; the Winton CO.,
Winton; Ellis Motor Car Co, Pierce
Arrow; Packard Motor Car Co,
Packard; Oldsmobile Co, Oldsnlo-
bile; Paddock-Zuei Motor Car Co.,