Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-18
DISCUSS EVENTS
FOR AUTO SHOW
Parade on Opening Day Of Show,
March |, In Streets Here
MANY PRIZES TO Be GIVEN
Decorations From Philadelphia
Auto Show to be Used at
Local Exhibit
MANY PRIZES TO Be GIVEN

At the meeting of the Perth Amboy
Automobile Dealers Association last
night two important matters were dis
cusSed and planned for in connection
with the monster automobile show
to be held in the auditorium the i'll st
week of March. One of these is the
great street parade and the other a
dance. The dance will be a fancy
affair to be held on March 8, the
Monday night following the close of
the show. Music for this affair will
be by the same orchestra that fur
nishes the music for the show.
The parade as planned will be one
of the greatest motor car events ever
seen in this section. The parade COM
mittee consisting of j. Arthur Apple
gate, chairman; John J. Powers.
Frank Brylinski and William Cowell
have already decided on four prizes
amounting tv $3.50 to be awarded to
the various cars in the line of march.
The prize money has been divided as
follows: SIS for the most original
decorated car, $25 for the second most
original decorated car; 500 for the
most beautifully decorated car and
$50 for the second most beautifully
decorated car. Automobile dealers
cannot compete for these prizes
The Police Department has been in
vited to lead the parade with their
new Dodge Brothers touring car.
Mayor Frank Dorsey and the Board
of Aldermen are being obtained TO
act as judges of-the event. Mayor
Dorsey has already. informed the
committee of his willingness to be one
Of the judges. Efforts are also being
made to have the governor and his
staff as well as mayors of all nearby
cities present on the first day of the
show and to take part in the parade.
Chairman Applegatc, of the parade
committee, said tcday that the parade
will assemble at City Hail Park at 3
O'clock and proceed through all the
principal streets of the city. provid-
ing they are in such condition that an
automobile can. use them. The parade
will >bA held, rain or shine, snow or
blow. and every person in the city or
vicinity who owns a car Of any de-
scriptiOn is urged to take part in the
parade, There will be many divisions
in the parade. such as pleasure ears
commercial cars, trucks, etc. All ears
in the line of march, 10 matter in
what division may compete for the
prizes, except the cars In the auto
mobile dealers division.
All merchants and business houses
OF the city are asked to decorate
their stCl eS on the day Of tao parade
so that the city may have a gala ap-
pearance on that day. lie Is expected
by the parade committee that several
hundred automobiles will be in line on
the day of the parade.
Beautiful Decorations For Auditorium
No efforts or expense has been
spared in planning for the deco"a-
tions of the huge auditorium where
the show is to pc held. The commit
tee in ch@rge Of this part Ct the shcq
has Obtain d Laegren Brothers, he
decorators of Elizabeth. to change the
large building into a suitable place
to display the finest cars in America.
In order to do this Laggrann Brothers
have succeedd in obtaining the deco
rations used at the Philadelphia au-
tomobile show, and these will be
placed in the auditorium shortly.
These decorations will be very elab-
crate, the ceiling and side walls Will
be covered with electric blue satin,
while the other trimmings about the
hall will be mostly OF yellow and black
with other colors intermingled to
make the proper blend.