The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-01-27
GOVERNOR and PARTY
AT AUTO EXHIBIT
Military Band Plays maryland, My
Maryland" As Executive Enters
Hall-Says Display is Credit To
Baltimore And State.

Last night the Governor attended
| the great automobile display, which
ends this evening in the Fifth Regi-
| ment Armory, Baltimore, and, in tow
of the show committee, made thor
ough inspection of the wonderful eX-
hibit. AS the State Executive enter
ed the big military hall the band
struck up Maryland, My Maryland,
and there was some cOmmotion on
the part of the great throng in atten=
dance when he was recognized. The
Governor and his escorts, Secretary
OF State Simmons, Emerson G. Har-
rington, Jr., A. w. Lockard, B. E.
harrington, Byron harrington and
Louis 3. heene, were relieved OF
! their overcoats and immediat alX
| went on tour of the booths.
Mr.. Harrington took great interes
in the exhibits and spent sometime
at each booth, where polite demon
strators made him familiar with the
intricacies OF the machinery. Dur
ing his tour of the building the Gov
ernor was i constantly bowling or
shaking hands with admirers. Ex-
pressing admiration at the splendor
of the exhibition, Governor Hsrring-
ton warmly congratulated the show
committee, saying that the SHOW was
a tribute to Baltimore and the State
Several OF the machines he admired
so enviously that the impression was
gained that the Chief Executive of
the State may prove to be a good
prospect for some dealer.
The crowd last evening was again
a large one, and it was with some
difficulty THAT progress was made
through the jams, which were caus-
ed i'll front of many of the choicest
displays. Society was represented al
most as strong as on the previous
evening, which was set aside for the
social element.
The influx of dealers from the Car
olinas, Virginia and throughout
Maryland is more noticeable this
year at the show than ever. Hun
dredS of visitors from other sections
have attended each session of the big
event. These dealers, DESTROYS Of be-
coming thoroughly acquainted with
every make Of machine are finding
the affair in the Armory an interest
ing study. Baltimore's annual ex-
hibit is the largest held south of
Philadelphia and it is necessary for
tASo uCoICio ILL MdIylduu,
Virginia and the Carolinas to jour
ney here in order to get line on
just what's what in the motor car
industry.
That the local show ranks in ev-
cry way right on the heels of those
held in New York and Philadelphia
is the opinion of a factory represen-
tative of prominent auto concern.
1t is this gentleman's opinion that
the local show committee cannot be
lauded too highly. Baltimore is
certainly in the big league of auto
mobile shows" he averred. "a grand
line of cars, representing all the
leading makes, are to be seen and
the decorations are of extreme beau
ty. The artistic manner in which
this feature was handled is certainly
pleasing. The dealers are, indeed,
proud to display their. machines un-
der such CHEEKY circumstances"
While the pleasure vehicles are
drawing the attention of the thou
sands in the Armory, incidentally the
agents of the great motor-trucks are
also having their inning. All the To-
cal dealers are conducting. an exhi-
bition of their machines separately
at their show rooms, as is advertis-
ed in the program of the Arms
auant while many are demonstrat
their trucks just outside the big d
itary castle. Others are taking.
their show rooms in touring Ct
those interested in motor-trucks.
is, indeed, regretted that there WI
no room at this years show for the
commercial vehicles. With the war
causing a revolution in this particu-
lar part of the motor industry the
trucks, too, are something to wonder
at.