Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-09
STAGE SET.
MOTOR
SHOW HERE.
THIS WEEK
Fourteenth Annual Automobile
Exposition Classic Throws
Open Doors Tomorrow;
Prosperity of Industry.

Omsha's 18th annual Automobile
show which opens tomorrow after
noon in the Auditorium and con-
tinues all week, shows that the mo-
tor car industry is back on a post
war basis.
An aggregate of 100000 is the
value of the motor cars shown by
90 exhibitors. Models of 81 makes
of cars will be on display.
This weeks exhibition of automo-
biles will impart to the middle west
that Omaha is the center of one of
the greatest automobile territories
in the world. Officials of the show
expect thousands of out-of-town
visitors to attend.
Oleson's orchestra will furnish
popular and classical music for the
show.
Contrary to a general custom in
past years, no passes for admittance
will be accepted at the door, except
from dealers.
Monaay opening Night
Monday night has been assigned
as opening night. Tuesday night
will be featured as farmers night
A varied musical program will be
conducted on Thursday night by
the Trinity cathedral choir of so
voices, under the direction of Ben
Stanley. Augmented orchestras in
ever part OF the auditorium and an
mex will also take part in the pro-
gram.
The army and navy will be rep
resented in large numbers on Friday
night. Saturday night will be
marked with music and closing ex-
ercises of the show.
This years assortment of auto
mobiles proclaims the grandest ap-
pearance of motor cars. ever pro-
duced. Models of nearly every
known make of car will be on dis
play for the thousands of persons
who are expected to attend the
show.
Officials of the Omaha Automo.
bile Trade association, under whose
auspices the show is being held,
announce unusual surprises for the
public,
Over 200 Cars Shown.
Sixty exhibitors will show 21l
cars in all styles of beauty and serv-
ice. The large number of booths
and imposing setting of decorations
have made it necessary to enlarge
the area of exhibition. land a num-
Der of cars will be displayed in the
Annex, directly off the main floor
Even the stage has been reserved
for models.
Automobile trucks will be exhib-
tied in the basement.
Stage All Set.
Decorators worked all last night
putting finishing touches on the
booths and main floor, Transforming
the whole interior into royal
Pompeian pavilion for this weeks
grand occasion.
Thousands of lights, set in huge,
pendant lamps, light the scene and
illuminate stripes of alternate pur-
pie. yellow, green black and red
rising from the balcony railing to
the quantity decorated canopy cell
ing.
Around the walls, under the bal
cony, frieze of Pompeian dancing
girls, weaving a gigantic garland
of ribbons, forms the principal dec
Grafton The stage, changed into
marquee, is eeiled and walled with
the same material'as the roofing OF
the canopy in the main hall.
Annex to Mccaffrey Building.
A covered walk has been con-
structed between the Auditorium
and the second floor of the McCaf-
frey building across the way to the
south. This annex is decorated
similarly to the interior of the Audi
torium.
The basement, where trucks and
heavy machines are on exhibition
has a decoration of flags of the al
lies. Booths are separated by rib
bon barriers.
The general effect of the decora-
tions is dazzling to the eye. Taste
and elegance characterize the whole
The scheme is one of great beauty.
In general, the entire display OF
cars is marked with variety, beauty,
elegance of construction, and COM
fort that will interest the visitor
and satisfy the prospective buyer.