The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-28

Either one OF these two shows which
celebrate the twentieth anniversary of
the industry-the truck show of sew
enty-odd makes. or the passenger
display Of eighty-four makes-would
BY itself be larger than any preced-
ing show; and in addition 2sS markers
Of accessories will exhibit at both
shows.
Besides new and graceful originali-
ties Of body and chassis design. will
be seen at the Grand Central Palace,
for the first time many new mechani-
cal improvements and cunning eff
cheney devices perfected by automo-
tive engineers to save the motoring
pablic's time and rGbney. and to make
motoring a still greater convenience
and pleasure. These improvements
have been achieved in spite OF the i'm
mense postwar demand for all makes
Of automobiles. The result is that
there will be a type OF car for every
individual taste and pocketbook.
Small Changes Attract.
In looking over the new produc-
lions one Is impressed with the great
attention to the smaller items of
equipment, to such things as doors
and door handles. cowI boards. in
struments and rendering. Changes
Of this sort are not costly and are
made much more easily than one
involving the making OF a new ex-
pensive die. In the desire to give
the car a semblance OF newness the
body has been attacked and there
is a bewildering array of ''concep-
tons"
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have adhered to the basic lines
This body has a high hood. usu-
ally with an angle at each side. the
line of the angle meeting the top
j edge Of the body. Hoods have more
louvres. windshield supports are
| more substantial and shields are
much in evidence and a few con-
Germs have taken up small built-in
side pieces attached to the wind
shield This form will undoubtedly
he, standard equipment in a few
years.
The. Palace will surpass its own
record as to pleasing novelties of
decoration. Garlands Of smilaN and
greens will bring the scheme into
and suggest the approach Of spring
At the entrance the incomer's first
glimpse of the interior will be
through a frame of bay trees and
floral masses.
nlace SplendidIy Decorated.
Each exhibitors display will be en-
closed by a white railing supported
by white posts capped with brown
The big windows that light each OF
the four floors are curtained with es-
recially designed fabrics. But the
piece de resistance" of setting viii
be the tapestry panels. set at regular
intervals along the walls. They de-
pict fanciful scenes Of English coun.
try life. done in the old English man.
nes. They bear coats-or-arms. and AT
the top is imprinted the name of the
nearest exhibitor.
The makes Of cars exhibited are
Holmes. Templar. Cleveland. Allen
American Beauty. Anderson, Apper
son. Auburn, Biddle. Briscoe. Buick
Cadillac. Case. Chalmers. Chandler
Chevrolet. Cole, Columbia. Comet
Commonwealth. Crow EIkhart, Davis
Detroit Electric. Dixie-Flyer. Dodge
Brothers. Doris, bort, EIcar. Elgin
Fiat. Fergus. Franklin. Grant, Haynes
Hollier. Hudson. Hupmobile. Jackson
jordan. King. Kissel Kar. Kline Kar
Lexington, Liberty. McFarlan, Mai.
bohm. Marmon. Maxwell. Mercer
Metz. Milburn Electric. Mitchell. r. 4
W, Monitor. Moon. Nash, National
OAKLAND. Oldsmobile. Pontiac. Over
land. Owen-Magnetic. Packard. Paige
Peterson. Peerless. Pierce-Arrow
Premier. REQ. Roamer. Saxon. Sayers
Scripps-Booth. Standard. Stanley
Stearns-Knight. Stephens Six. Ste
vens Duryea. Studebaker, Shutz
velie. westcott. Willys-Knight, Win.
ton.
s A. Miles Is manager OF the Ma
tional Automobile Shows; this show
being given under the auspices of the
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. The committee in charge
Of the passenger model display is as
follows: John n. WHY'S, WHY'S Over
land Company. chairman: Fl. G. Root
Westcott Motor Car Company; Harry
NJ. Jewett, Paige-Detroit Motor Car
Company.
show Has Social Aspect.
Show week will be sprinkled geher-
ousiy with social affairs and import
.onlobiIe men and members and rep
representatives of associations al.
led with the automotive industry. On
Monday. January 5. the Rubber Asso-
:iatton Of America will dine at the
Waldorf Hotel. The annual dinner OF
the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce will be given on Tuesday.
January s. at o'clock, at Hotel Com
modore.
Wednesday. January 7. will be q
busy day with a luncheon and meet
ing OF the National Automobile Show
Managers Association at 12:O: a
luncheon Of the professional session OF
the Society of Automotive Engineers
at O'Clock: the twelfth annual ban
duet of the Motor and Accessory
Manufacturers Association in the
grand ballroom of the Hotel Com
modore at 40. and carnival night of
the Society of Automotive Engineers
at. O'Clock at Hotel Astor. The So
ciety of Automotive Engineers will
have a luncheon on Thursday, jan
uary 8. at / o'clock and its annual
banquet at Hotel Aston that night
at Z.
These organizations will also hold
numerous business and technical ses-
sions during Automobile Show Week.
The truck display floor at the
Eighth Coast Artillery Armory Is So
large that workmen who laid the
new concrete floor for the show
rude from one part of the armory to
the other on bicycles.
Transportation problems equally
vital to farmer. business man, truck
owner and operator will be discussed
and solutions suggested at the High
way Transport Conference of ma