Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-26
EVERY DAY A BIC
DAY At AUTO SHOW
1917 Exhibition Will Open
in the dupont on
Monday
FUN AND FROLIC
ADDED FEATURES

Every day viii be a big day at the
wilmington Auto Show, in the Hotel
dupont all Of next week. but Thurs
day will be the biggest day Of all. 1t
is to be officially known as Society
Day. and while this third annual ex-
hibition is to be a colorful spectacle
from the time it opens next Monday
morning, Thursday will bring forth
more color and life and gaiety than
any other day in the week.
All OF social Wilmington VIII be
out that day, it is safe to wager ana
while the attendance Is expected 70
be large. every day during the show
this will be a double ringer'-to use
a QUOT term. as applied to the show
visitors.
The fun and frolic that will take
place at the Hotel dupont next
Thursday evening will far exceed
that Jolly time during the show last
year which no one has forgotten, de-
spite the fact that Society Night
in the 1916 show is now so far away
No special days have been set apart
with the exception of Society Day
But. Of course, there will be special
music on each afternoon and even
ing of the show, different features OF
the exhibition itself daily and differ
erent crowds each day
It should be clearly understood
that despite the unusual opportpni-
ties offered in attending Wilmington,s
Auto Show. no admission is charged.
This is the OnR show in the country
which charges no admission. Inc
thought of the dealers here is that
they want everybody in this part OF
the country to see the show, ana
they don't want to put even small oD-
stacles in their way.
With only three full days remain
ing before the opening Of the show,
motor enthusiasm is in the air. j.
II. Nixon, chairman, and his associ-
ates. are being besieged with every
kind Of inquiry imaginable as TO the
hours during which the show will be
omen. the number Of cars 20 be ex-
hibited. the spaces which have all
been assigned to the exhibitors the
kinds OF exhibits, the duration OF the
show, etc
THESE questions are all courteously
answered, despite the fact that the
members OF the auto committee are
all busy men. Perhaps that's why
they we're selected to carry out the
old adage, IF you want to get a Trims
done. get a business man to do II.
The show will be open every day
from the business hours of the morn
ing to the wee sma' hours OF the
next morning. but the largest crowds
are expected in the afternoons and
evenings. when concerts will be given
nv Professor Harry Stausebach's or
chestra. specially engaged for the
show. There will be more than thir-
~ cars in the show. and accessories
galore. too numerous to count, al
most Each accessory exhibitor viii
have many little parts on display all
of which will be OF great interest
10 the show visitors. On the whole
the exhibitors will be very well sat
isfied with the spaces which have
been assigned to them and because
Of the layout of the lobby and the
ereen-room of the hotel. which give
no car any great advantage over the
other. as TO space assignment, II Is
believed that the dealers will be de-
lighted with their lot when the snow
onens. MANY times. cars have beer
given spaces i'm show before this
when tbe dealer was not satisfied al
first. but after the show was put OF
came TO the chairman and thanked
him for his consideration
ANY one in Wilmington who misses
the Auto Show next week-whethel
or not he or she has any particular
interest in automobiles-wil be miss
ing a rare treat. for. even to the per
son who never expects to own car
an exhibition of this kind makes
strong appeal through its spectacular
displays and environment. AT leas
10000 people are expected to vlsi
the show and this will include th'
majority Of wilmingtonians who arr
able in any way to get out