Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
WILL Be BRILLIANT
Exhibition, Which Opens Febru-
ary 2, III Hotel du Pont Ball
room, to Surpass All Pre-
deceSsorS.

Wilrninrton's Automobile Show for
1920 which is to he held IN the ball room
of the Hotel du Pont February to m
elusive is going to rank side hy side with
any show planned in cities twice thc size
of Wilmington Shows of former years
will he outrivaled in every respect and
when the curtain is drawn on the ball
room the Wilmington Automobile Trades
Association and the members OF the show
committee will see an ideal for which they
have all endcayored to bring about
reality.
The work of the various committees
was reported finished at luncheon meet
ing head by che show committee IN the
Hotel du Pont yesterday. ! he only work
yet TO be undertaken is the allotment OF
spaces which will be announced during the
present week John -. Thompson ar
chitcct is drawing floor plan OF the bau
room for the committee and no allot-
ment can he made until tins Is finished
One Of the many features OF the show
this year viii be the artistic arrangement
OF al exhibits. Since there are no premium
spaces to l,r had the committee on floor
arrangements is planning to place each
exhibit in the most advantageous loca-
tiou. so that the visitors may scrutlnlzo
every angle of the automobiles on dis
play.
l..
whose hands rest the entertaining fca-
lures, have engaged an orchestra for the
entire week. Concerts will be held csch
afternoon and evening THIS will be sup
pIimcntcd bv some of tbe hast vocal talent
obtainabIe iu Wilmington II Is the ann oi
this committee to put ON real surprise
feature each evening, which viii TIC oi
equal interest 90 the visitors at the show,
as well as tn the distributors and sslos-
men who are working on the floor.
The 1920 show viii be the first effort
OF the Wilmington Automobile Trades
Association 10 nut across q paid show.
Admission Of so cents. which will .nclude
the war tax, will he charged each day
during the week. but in return for this
The public il promised something more
than an automobile show. The committee
have spent hundreds OF dollars in excess
of the appropriation for any previous
show in its endcavor TO give Wilmington
ians an exhibit which viii compare favor
ably with the "soIons which proved so
popular in New York during the early
winter.
The hotel bali room will he lavishIy and
appropriately decorated. Each exhibitor
Is planning special features in his own
exhibit for the comfort, convenionoc and
pleasure OF his customers friends and
prospects and this fact. coupled with the
entertainment contemplated, will make |
each visitor not only want 20 spend the |
entire evening IN the hall room, but viii !
want TO make him return evening after |
evening.
Every dealer in Wilmington Is getting on /
edge SIS the time for the show approaches, /
Entries far IN excess Of these anticipated |
have been received and provisions have /
been and are being made TO properly take
care of every legitimate distributor IN the
CITY.
The haIl room Of the Hotel du Pont
could not be made more ideal for such an
event Wiimington's show, without =
doubt will be far ahead OF anything pos
sib.e from the point of heailty and when
one stops to consider the makes Of cara
carried by the local agencies the quality OF
he exhibits Will not be wanting
One Of the chief drawbacks cf the
New York and Philadelphia shows has
been the crowds IN attendance. The pros
pective buyer was not Afforded an Oppor-
tunity 10 inspect the machines on the
floor or talk business" with the sales
men. The car owner could not go into
details with the added features Of the 1920
models.
The committees IN Wilmington have
made provision 80 regulate the crowds IN
attendance at the show and the floor
arrangements have been so laid out that
no confusion whatever should result. The
crowds can make 2 circle Of the room. see
every exhibit and the exhibitor L afforded
sufficient space to bring all persons inter
csted on all four sides Of his machine to
make minute inspection.
A separation Of the csr and asscsSory
exhibits viii relieve another sOurrc for
confusion. All accessory exhibits will be
shown in the old lobby and this viii be
ooen to the public, free of charge, after
noon and evening, E.ntries for this part OF
thc show have heen coming IN rapidly
during the last few days and it looks as II
this part Of the show viii DC almost as
large as the passenger car exhibit
Guy r Ford Of the Overland Whining
ton Co, who has had charge Of al out
door advertising, has made plans to pla-
card every town within a radius OF IS
miles down through the State, and it Is
hoped that the show VIII be mecca for .
the out-of-tOwn visitors .