The Washington herald., 1917-02-25
AUTO SHOW Will open
NEXT SATURDAY night
Two Bands Of Music VIII Be Stationed
on Each Floor-Throngs Expected.

The Districts automobile show opens
In the Union Building next Saturday
night and continues for one week.
Toward the latter part Of the week
exhibitors will begin moving In their
displays. and by early Saturday after
noon everything will be In place for the
opening OF the show at o'clock that
evenins. The show hours during the
week viii be from II o'clock in the morn
Ing until 1880 o'clock in the evening.
except Monday afternoon, March &.
when the exhibition will not open until
o'clock In the evening.
In ADDITION to the passenger elevator,
! the two big freight elevators in the
building will be used for transporting the
visitors to the third and fourth floors Of
the building. on which floors the exhibi-
tion will be held. The fourth floor will!
\ be given over to pleasure cars ex-
clusiveiy. while on the third floor, in
addition to accessories. there will be u
number of trucks on display.
Space on Lower Floors.
The decision to admit trucks was
not made until last week, when, due to
representatives Of this city, it was agreed
that they would be given space on the
lower Of the two floors. In this manner
the truck exhibition will not interfere
at all with the pleasure car display.
There will be two bands of music, one
on each floor. An ample stairway pro-
vides means Of getting from floor to floor.
The elevators, as they take people up.
will follow the idea OF the New York
show and stop only at the top floor.
Visitors will have to walk to the lower
ioor. and from there back to the street
floor. Tickets will be taken up before
entering the elevator. Due to the fact
that II Is to be held during inauguration
time, many of the local dealers who are
exhibiting, have invited their subdealers
! to meet them at the show. discuss plans
for the spring, and arrange for car ship
ments. 1t is customary for the dealers
at this season of the year to get in touch
with their territory and take up these
| matters with the various agents as they
visit their cities. Conditions will be re-
versed this year. however, for the deal
ers will want to attend the inaugural
| ceremonies and take in the automobile
show at the same time.
Easily Accessible.
Pennsylvania avenue is the main thor
oughfare of the city during this period
when the city is filled with visitors. and
the fact that the show 10 to be held
in a place 50 easy to reach from this
thoroughfare insures that there will be
\
Washingtonians will also be out in force
There is hardly a family in the city who
during this time will not have some
one visiting It. Washington has many
attractions for the visitor, notably the
different government buildings, but this
year. due to unsettled conditions. no one
! is allowed in these buildings without a
! permit. and permits are issued at the
present time only to those who have
business to attend to. While the theaters
I will no doubt be filled to capacity al
every performance during the week, an
automobile show always holds interest
for almost everyone. whether or not he
owns a machine. People like to see the
latest in motor car construction. and even
though perhaps some have already at
tended a motor car display this winter
| they are ready to visit another. fol
as the circus Is to the small boy. SO Ii
the motor car display to his grown-uI
brother; he does not want to stay away,
for he might miss something.