The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-11
SHOW
UNDER WAY
AND 5 DAY
Visitors from Near and Far
Crowd Streets This After
noon, Ideal Weather.

Today was big day in Hammond
Under a warm March sun crowds
1ammed the streets this afternoon.
drawn downtown by the greatest Dol
lar Day the merchants have ever had
and the first matinee OF the automo-
bile show.
The stores have seldom held such
crowds and the shoppers were in read
ernest seeking the advertised bar
gains.
At the automobile show they divided
their attention Between the entertain
ment. admiration Of the decorations
and displays and the business of de-
Gliding what make of car to buy.
1t was Red Letter day in the bus
mess district and one that viii he
hard to beat in the future
Big Crowds at Opener.
The automobile show opened last
night auspiciously with an attendance
o. nearly thousand people and ear
~ in the evening the first sale was
made by Fred Dempsey. Mrs F. S.
Betz being the purchaser. The car
was a Milburn electric
Mr.. S. Hare. manager of ColIissi-
mos Arrowhead Inn brought his grand
| opera troupe of entertainers from
Burnham and their program was
greatly appreciated.
The Arrowhead Inn singers were
directed by Maestro Minutolo. and the
group of voices comprised Miss A.
Barbieri soprano; Mrs. D. GiacobeIIi.
soprano: Miss Coletta Ryan, soprano;
Mr.. @. Franschini. tenor: Mr.. G. Gia-
cobeli. baritone and Mr.. W. Piccolo.
The numbers rendered wer cas- fol-
lows:
'sweethearts." from Maytime
sextette from Lucia.
Funiculi- -Funiculi
Dear Old Pal of Mine
Quartette. from Rigoletto.
AFrancesa Neapolftan.
All Artists.
The appearance of the singers at
the auto show was complimentary and
due to the generosity and good will
OF Mr.. Collissimo. 1t was arranged
through the Messers George and Leo
Knoerzer- This evening Mr. CoIIissi-
mo will send a delegation of his rag
time singers. AS he has company
of eighteen entertainers at his cafe.
the show is assured good entertain
ment so long as Mr.. CoIlissino's cen-
erosity continues
It can be said of the company who
sang last night that they are all art
lists
Young's Orchestra.
An orchestra led by Barney Young
playing the latest musical successes
will be heard throughout the show.
Director Young and his son Ed are
playinyygy yviolin. Fred Leverenz.
cornet; Jim Ward. saxophone: Pat Gil
ger. drums. and Miss TiUy Bishop.
late of the orchestra with the Hearts
OF the World" piano
So much for the entertainment.
show a Wonder.
The show itself is a revelation and
thorough metropolitan. The exhibits
arc not only attractive but very inter-
esting and the assemble together with
the lavish decorations, makes a very
attractive picture
The show can best be described as
smart The dealers are not only show
ing the 1919 models in autos but the
spring fashions in mems clothes
One of the stunts OF the show is
staged by Brown and VOORHEES,. who
suspend an auto from the ceiling on
inner tubes of Kelly Springfield tires.
The most striking thing tbout the
atmosphere at the show last night
was the goodfellowship of the deal
ers. Instead of a friendly rivalry that
might be expected. they all worked
together with one object in view and
that to make the visitor glad he was
there Dealers didn't seem to care
particularly about making sales but
more about making friends. They
seemed more concerned whether you
were having a good time than wheth-
er you wanted to buy an automobile.
electric motorccle. tires or accessor-
les
II the reader is told in detail about
each exhibit It VIII take some Of the
pleasure away from attending the
show.
One thing the public is urged to re-
member. The admission fee of TWEEN
ty-fve cents goes to pay the Liberty
Hall debt which is over thousand
dollars. Otherwise the show would
be free. It was only on that consid-
Grafton that the directors of Liberty
Hall would rent it for the show and
they represented at the box office
BY DR.. Sharrer, II. A. Lampren and NJ.
NJ Towle.
Chief Of Police Austgen and Fire
Chief Mil were on the Job in person.
Don't forget tonight-Collissifno.s
ragtime singers. accompanied by
jazz band at the Auto Show.