Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21
GREAT. AUTOMOBILE SHOW
OPENS SATURDAY NIGHT
Work Of Converting Drill Hall Into
Southern Garden to start
Wednesday,.
EXHIBITS BEGIN TO ARRIVE
Latest In Body Designs and Motors
to Bo OH View at Grays' Armory.
Special Events Are Arranged for
Each Night.

Each Night.
Work OF converting the drill hall in
the Trays Armory into Southern gar
den scene. In preparation for the au-
tomobile show to be held under the
auspices OF the Richmond Automobile
Dealers Association. will be started on
Wednesday and completed late Thurs
day, General Manager NJ. ID. Stone an
bounced last night. Plans for the
decorations call for the most elab-
crate display said TO- have been ever
attempted in Richmond.
Richmond dealers and distributors
were advised yesterday by the manu-
ltctnrers that exhibits from the New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore au-
to'nobile shows would be shipped di-
rect to Richmond BY express, and
these are expected In Richmond early
this week. The special show cars will
DC hoisted into the armory immcdi-
atcly on their arrival. and Will be
quickly rolled into place. Every ex-
htbit will be IN place early Saturday
IN. readiness for the opening of the
SHOW on Saturday night.
General Manager Stone said last
night that more than $1,000 people
from all sections Of Virginia we're ex-
pected to attend Richmond's first an
nual automobile show. in addition to
the local attendance. Important bust
VIII be considered during the week
when dealers from throughout the
state VIII be in Richmond. The ques-
uon or good roads will also be given
serious consideration.
WORK or PREPARATION
IS BEING RUSHED
Headquarters OF the Richmond Au-
tonobile Dealers SHOW. in the Jeffer-
son Hotel. presented lively appear
ance yesterday and last night The
real work of preparing for the big
event had begun. General Manager
stone Kept his corps Of assistants on
tne run. and lost no time himself.
Posters were mailed These posters
arc marvels OF show-p art. Moth
ing in theatrical circles has surpassed
me one-shcet announcement OF the auto
sho" =, is in several colors-pink,
Drown. blue and purp!e-and so won
ueriully harinoniZe3 and contrasted
that the erect Is striking without be-
ing slaring. or course. a pretty girl
ana an automobile occupy the prin-
tipa part Of the picture. and both are
well worth looking at
There will be lots of them at the
auto show said Manager Stone. both
pretty girls and handsome cars
ihcre arc lot Of folks who won
der why people viii 20 to an auto
snow" They talk OF other attractions
as tf other attractions arc necessary
no more needed than vaudeville per-
rormancc AT a horse show. The people
20 to see the cars and the show exc
hibits are we'll worth seeing.
The wonderful body combinations.
the striking chassis displays. where
'he cars are stripped Of everything and
tn" working of tho motors transmits
"ions and dincrcntials are visible are
so wonderful TO most folks they never
get tired OF looking at them
WILL. HAVE HIGH-CI.Ass
MUSIC EACH NIGHT
You can get some idea how popular
motor shows are when the attendance
at the New York show Is mentioned
The average attendance was above
10000 day. The last day. I believe.
more than $1,000 people paid admis-
sion to see the show. and In New York
they do not even have music a. an add
ed attraction.
I'VE. however, will have Il band a nd
II Will be composed OF the highest
class musicians that can be obtained
The main repertoire will be Hawaiian
dance music and that means popular
stun. That orchestra Is going to be
hit. Every player is n solost. and
before the show Is a day old you are
going to hear that orchestra talked
about.
We are going to reserve a space for
dancing. We could have sold it, had
sold It in fact. but finally decided It
would be better to reserve the space
for dancing Every night before the
dancing starts there will be prone
made. and that will be well worth re-
viewing.
The decorative scheme has been
tdescribed already. 1t Is a palm garden
Eof the South Sea island variety
& "Of course Chamber OF Commerce
night will include all the business or
gaHiZations affiliated with that body
Tuesday night we have named mill
tary night in honor OF the First Regi-
mcnt. the Richmond Grays and the
boys now at the border, for none OF
us forget the Blues, the Howitzers the
Signal Corps and the Engineers, al
though they are far away. As the
Grays are the only troops that could
attend on military night. save the
<colonels on the Governors staff, We
have added the good roads feature 10
Tuesday night. II may be that plans
1 for the completion of the Richmond
Il Washington highway will be arranged
q on this eventful evening.
COMING
FROM OTHER CITIES
"Wednesday night we have christ
cncd sister cities night, because dele
cations from Norfolk. Petersburg.
Fredericksburg, Alexandria, Char
lottcsville. Roanoke. Danville, Staun-
ton, and even Bristol have made ar
engagements to come to the show
Thursday will be society night espe-
cially for the 400 OF Richmond. Fri
BETTER THAN SPANKING