The Detroit times., 1916-12-02
day Tabernacle
Will Provide Ample
Accommodations
BUILDING TO
BE REMODELED
Has Been Rechristened
the ID. A. ID. A. Audi
tOrium

Men VINO As az LHe mead or me
biz automobile snow which viii D.
teld IN the u A. d A auditorium
OF Griudley Fold. ian 20 to IL
next. 80 not hesitate 10 say that the
exhibition will De one OF TIE great.
eSt X not The very creates, thar
has ever been held on the continent
without doubt tt viii ~ th, biggest
event ot its kind the west mas ever
seen.
Oficsrs of the De,roit Automobne
Dealers association. after having
purchased the Billy sunday taber.
nacle immediately got busy with
the city authorities 20 make II pos
siole 20 use the building Friday
morning the announcement vas
made thai the permission Of the city
tui,drug department, had a. length
hem obtained and hat the show
would surely be held az scheduled
IN the tabernacle. renamed the y A
d a auditorium 20 suit the needs Of
the purpose FOR which u has now
teen dedicated.
The board cf Director Of the 1850
citation. which viii have charge of
The greaj vehicle exposition. consists
% w Gordon president Charles
+ Baker. vice president 4. 7. Zeck
cndorr. treasurer. " ] Bomb. sec.
re,ary. and George y Franklin. II
h Shuar 81 manager.
Building To 5e Remodel.d.
As soon "a the permission Of the
city authorities WAS obtained 20 con-
duct the exposition IN the big frame
building The board Immediately
7 started 20 maze plans The build.
ing wiil be vastly improved within
'he next month 20 that It's best
friend UIll have dlmculty IN recog
mixing the familiar structure. Tho
exterior VIII 30 covered With tar
paper 10 maze i' a1soiutely weather
lrOof new ha- wood floors will Lc
lard inside steam heat ull be In.
siaileda With heating plant outside
% ne building. and there will DO
the most elaborate system or illum.
mating he ingenuity %; the lighting
experts can conceive
One ak feature ~ no anair will
De the decorations n "a promised
that they will 10 az extensive ana
as novel az any ever seen a. an
event % this character. and the ma
terials used In beau,Ifyine The great
hall sill be frepro0f Members of
he committee declare That what is
now an unsightlv shed will become
as beautiful ss fairy bower. as
safe az a jail and the mos, adequate
that has yet been employed for an
automobile show In the west
Another hing that viii help 20
make tho annual event success is
the central and accessible location
~ the auditorium, together with tho
TACT that 'herc are better parking
facilities Tor automobiles than hsv@
been possible A. any other show ever
held In Detroit
Shows Need of Auditorium
u is said that as soon as the
show II over the building viii DO
wrecked. but it is believed that agi-
tstion will be- started again toward
tho erection of permanent build
!ng large enough 10 handle such un-
isrtakings. With three such big az.
fairs as the Sunday campaign. the
Allies bazaar and they automobile
show following each other IN quick
succession. n II believed 10 furnish
a good object lesson for thr need Of
permanent structure capa BILE Of
housing ambitious expositions.
The entire northern side OF The
auditorium is to be rebuil, ct once
There will be a wide entrance with
a covered approach and paved
driveway leading IN from both
Woodward and Cassaves. From
both avenues there will be beautl.
fully lighted drives. 40 that weather
conditions will not interfere witt
those who wish 10 attend the great
automobile exhibition.
That the show is bound - be a
success is Indicated by the fart that
all OF the space reserved for mem.
bers of the association has already
been contracted fo- There is much
room left. however. and this will be
allotted amoung the non-members at
n meeting 10 be held In the Detroit
, Athletic club next Monday svenirg
At o'clock. Already application &
for space have been received Ir
such volume "a 20 indicate that
large as n IL. every available inch
of exhibition space in the vast build
ing will have been ;sken long before
the doors are thrown open on the
opening night
Manager shuart told rhs Times,
Friday, that AZ least 100 individual
exhibitors had made application fol
space and these embrace manufec.
tnrers of automobiles, parts, acces-
sories. fuel and everything that goes