The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR U. S. ARMY SHOW
Motor Transport Corps Will
Have Great Array of
Motor Cars.

Just what did win the war has been
the subject of considerable speculation
ever since the armistice. Some say
food; others declare for morale" the
second line of defence; a stenographer
In Washington was heard to murmur
"typewriting." without making any
claims to exclusive glory, the Motor
Transport Corps of the United States
Army will lay the case of the automo-
tive vehicle before the public in unique
automobile show to be held on october
16. II and IS at the Ninth Regiment
ArTnory, Fourteenth street and Sixth
avenue, New York city II viii open
at p. NJ. Thursday, and on Friday and
Saturday will be open from p. M. to
IL p. NJ. This automobile show is not
q money making venture and admission
will be free, the opening night being an
invitation event.
Officers and enlisted men of the Motor
Transport Corps are all enthusiasm over
the project, which is to be purely edu-
cational and patriotic event to reveal to
the public the wonderful work done by
the Motor Transport Corps during the
war. 1t is the first time that the United
States Army has put on an automobile
show, and, unlike the usual motor car
exposition, will not display new cars, but
instead all of the types of motor vehicles
| used in crushing the Hun will be dis
played. Some of them have run more
than $4,000 miles, and have seen service
on the Mexican border before they were
sent abroad
Lieut.. T. b. O'Toole of the Motor
Transport Corps is managing the show,
and has the entire support of Lieut.-CoL
H J. Lawes, Motor Transport officer of
the Port of Embarkation, and numerous
other officers.
There will be numerous contests, in
which men from the various companies
of the 1900 enlisted men operating army
motor vehicles in New York city VIII
take part Tire changing contests and
contests In which teams. consisting OF
five enlisted men each will completely
assemble cars should prove most in
terestng. Handsome cups will be
awarded as prizes. There VIII also be
outdoor events, including despatch riding
races hill climbing contests, &c.
There will be some keen rivalry at
the show when the National League for
woman's Service Motor Corps and the
Woman's Motor Corps of America meet
in an interesting contest This contest
will be for ambulances of these two or
ganizations, and rules to govern il are
now being formulated by the army Off
GERS In charge. A silver cup Is to be
awarded to the winner. During the war
the work of these two organizations was
wonderfully efficient and each gained a
wide reputation.
Each organization will display an am
bulance completely equipped and
manned by a crew. and the contest Is
to be decided In ratio to the condition
Of the car and the output of money
expended up to and including the time
of exhibition, and the number of miles
It has been operated. The correctness
Of this data must be officially certified.
That motorized field kitchen which the
German Crown Prince used in the days
when he and his dad planned to eat
their Christmas dinner in Paris, which
plan somehow or other failed, will be
one of the features displayed. The
Crown Princes field kitchen Is to be in
operation too. but instead of PURIFYING
hassenpfeffer sauerkraut and wiener
wurst, &c, II will be in charge Of the
Salvation Army lassies, who will bake
doughnuts after the fashion that won
the undying praise of the doughboys at
the front In addition to the kitchen.