The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-07
AUTO SHOW HAS
ITS BIGGEST DAY
More Than $4,000 Persons
see the Cars'a the
Palace.
THIS WILL BE "CIVIC" DAY

whcn il was said on Wednesday By
.re Automobile show folks that the at
,end,ucs at the Grand Central Palace
vas breaking records the statement
rss made ut the same time that the
average paid attendance daily M co.
600. This. 1t was learned yesterday,
was a count up to Z o'clock only. Actu-
ally the figures run o that n
recessarily they must II last years
total Of SOC. 900 paid attendance Is to
he equalled.
Yesterday. for instance. broke all
records In automobile show attendance.
no, only for the week. but for all auto
neople attended and from present indi-
cat ons the attendance for the entire
week will he far in excess OF 300. 900.
The increase In the number of women
VISITORS the past two days has been
cutie noticeable. due, no doubt, to the
fic. that so many feminine motor en-
,hu6 sts and some less enthusiastic
mes have heard about the numerous
cars fitted with new features that de-
,sht the feminine hcart-features such
as Indirect lighting In tho roofs OF
Irousines. aisleway seats, unique up
tolstery of modernist design, beauti-
nj colorings. &c.
Among those at the show yesterday
presenting the newly organised Auto
Mobile Reserve Corps were q. T. Bind
heu,el, chairman Of the National Com
nittee OF Home Defence Motorists, and
H. D.. Brandycc. both Of New York
,.ty, and Robert Bruce, representing
John ". Ross. president Of the New
York State Motor Federation. ON
cers and patronesses Of the American
Woman's League for Self-Defence. in
c'udlng Mrs. r. V. Browne, Miss I. r.
Lowber and Mrs. l.. G. Boardman. VS.
rcd the show. The American Defence
society was represented by former AM
basSador TO Germany David Jayne Hill.
who was elected to the advisory board
y, this society yesterday; also C.. S.
Thompson. Gushing Stetson and Assist
ant District Attorney Leslie J. Tomp-
k'ns, Cleveland Moffett. Julian Street.
Henry Reuterdahl. DR.. Lee De Forest.
capt. Lawrence Angel. Capt. Rupert
hughes. Paul Thompson, John Flavel
Hubbard and Joseph II. Colt. Others
Included Major-Gcn. John +. Organ.
capt. Lorillard Spencer. military secre-
tary to Gov. Whitman; cambridge
colby. Major-Gen. Leonard Wood and
lis stan. Major Allan l.. Reagan and
- ~ - pFN
Society people present yesterday in
e.uded James A.. Burden. NJ. Orme VIII
son. Jr., Robert Pruyn. Miss Claire Bird,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rich Steers, Thomas w.
Hitchcock. Worth!ng,on whitehouse.
Iioynal Boiling. John T.. Cowdin, J. Prem
zee Kellogg. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Fish, Jr., Livingston Short. Chandler
Bates. Hermann Oelrichs. George w.
Wren. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. John San
Htvl AFnGfArla ~ Mise INt1a-
beth Ha!ght. Miss Helen Clarkson. Evert
J. Wendell, Charles Dana Gibson. Miss
l"cne Gibson. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Renshaw. Miss Barbara Rutherfurd, W.
starr Miller. Richard Cambria. DR..
'ieorge Norton Miller. Mrs. william T..
Glyn. Miss Dorothes Kane and Mr..
md Mrs. William b. Dinsmore.
To-day will be "Ciyic Day" at the
show and Mayor Mitchell. Borough Presi-
lent Marks and numerous other munich
Al officials have been invited. To-
Ulorrow will be Pay Day"
A number of manufacturers repre-
'entat.ves win attend an illustrated ak
and moving pictures showing the Port
Nevark Terminal. which Is a subject OF
'atereet 10 many automobile makers.
y c. Hallock. the engineer in charge
u the port. will speak.
Prominent automobile racing drivers
we're at the show yesterday, among
'Hem being Louis Chevrolet, Eddie Pull
zen, Earl Cooper. Joe Matson and Louis
bisbrow. also a number OF the stars
- former days such as Joe Tracy, Al
cole, George Robertson and Joe Sey-
.nour. Earl Cooper mentioned that al
;hough Harry Stutz. builder of the
>tutz cars that finished first and Sec
md in numerous speedway and road
vents the past season. stated recently
H-2t ~ 1snttt anal ~ a. ..-sN
some other make OF car beat his record.
ne Stutz will not be missed in some OF
tie big events scheduled for the com.
season. Cooper owns one OF the
Ntutz racers which ne drove to victory
10 two big races during the pas, sea-
son and expects to enter the big races
4 1915.