The sun., 1919-01-12
DEALERS TO MEET
DURING AUTO SHOW
Auto Men Will Discuss Co.
operation-Gardcn Dec
oratiOns Planned.

The largest convention Of automobile
dealers from al, sections OF the United
states and many parts OF Canada will
cake place at tho nineteenth annual
Automobile Show in Madison Square
Garden and the Slxty-ninth Regiment
Armory February l TO Is.
The National Automobile Dealers As
ISOLATION, which IL calling this conven-
ton for the purpose of securing greater
cooperation among dealers and futher-
ting their mutual interests. IL receiving
the cooperation OF the Automobile Deal
ers Association OF New York city, under
the auspices OF which tho nineteenth
annual Automobile Show Is being held.
Charles NJ. Brown, president OF the
,atte- association, Is chairman of the
committee which Is arranging the big
dealers get together gathering. The
meetings will be held In a suitable place
not far from the Armory and Garden.
and will take place during both sessions
o! the show. the passenger car section.
February to s. and the commercial
section. February 10 to Is.
When It was found that the space
IN both buildings was Inadequate to
accommodate all OF the prospective ex-
hibitors In both the passenger car and
commercial car sections Of the show
,hs SHOW committee set about to ind
n means for arranging more space. and
nv this Encouragement space beneath
the balcony in the Arrnory Will be
available for accessory exhibits TIE
Encouragement will permit some add
tional space for the passenger car sec
ton in the Armory. about SUFFICIENT
for four more exhibitors. This space
IN all probability will be contracted Tor
within the next day OF two.
Madison Square Garden is TO have
a UNIQUE color scheme and the treat
rnent of the balconies Is somewhat In
ysnioua Projecting from the first
balcony around the entire arena Will
be a roof or cornice OF Spanish tile.
Thi, cornice will be two and half
feet In width and supported by brackets.
The tiles will be green and an Hum
snating scheme will be Installed be
meath this narrow roof The waIls
shout the main arena floor will have
alternate panell,nE and large mirrors
(which Sill give the effect OF greater
area and the portion beneath the bal
cory will be illuminated with indirect
lighting The color scheme is cream
and white, with certain shades OF blue.
The pillars which rise to the girders
about the Garden will be decorated in
blue with white lattice work, and forty
eight old English wrought iron lanterns
wi, hang from them. Near the base Of
each pillar baskets OF foliage-hansing
vines and fiowers-vill be placed. The
second balcony Is worked out In three
shades OF blue with white lattice work
and at either end of the Garden will hang
huge blue French curtains. All OF the
visible walls OF the entire building will
be covered with buzz material or painted
IN buff tnts.
As the visitors enter the Garden they
will pass through the lobby flanked on
either side by series OF pedestals and
pergolas hanging with smilax. The
walls Of the lobby are latticed. with mir
rors alternating, and at the entrance 70
the arena are three large arched bowers
hung with laurel roping and their bases
adorned with neatly trimmed bay trees
Straight down the centre OF the main
arena is a series OF arches separating
the exhibition spaces. At the top of the
srohes will be shown the name OF the
exhibitor in Illuminated signs.
patriotic color scheme is the keynote
Of the SlXty-ninth Regiment Arnory
decorations The rear wall OF the build
ing will have sunburst OF red. white
and blue forming a huge semi-c!rcle
Between the rows OF exhibits Will extend
G wide arbor effect. with trel'ised vines
and flowers. cypress trees VIII FORM q
feature of TIE decorations. From The
balconies garlands and floral baskets vii
hang, and the chandeliers will be Clus
ters Of foliage, the illumination being
provided by 500-watt nitrogen lamps
Illuminated glass signs will reveal The
name OF the exhibitor.
The armory Is TO contain an interest
Ing passenger car body display dur!nf
The fist week and commercial body eX
nibit during II" second week. A mum
Ter of the expensive passenger carr
which formerly We're exhibited at TIL
automobile salon IN the Hotel Aston vii
be In the armory. and there will be SOM
fine examples 81 custom bodies and riCl
coach work, as well AS the rcgular stool
bodies. Application 10. space In eithe
or both sections OF the show may b
made with the Automobile Show Com
,nittee, Hotel Woodward, Broadway an,
yf,ty-fifth street. New York city.