The New York herald., 1920-01-08
ENGINEERS DAY
At MOTOR SHOW
Men Who Design Cars to Look Over
the "Other Fellows Creations"
Critically.

Popular interest in the automobile show
Increases in a constantly rising tide.
While men in the industry are holding
rheir business and professional meetings
making plans for the record year that
1900 already promises to be. the stream OF
car owners, present and prospective con-
. tinues to flow into Grand Central Palace,
where the passenger cars are on exhibit.
and the Eighth Coast Artillery Armory,
where commercial cars are being shown.
Today has been set aside on the show
calendar as Engineers Day. time to do
q. honor to the men who are largely respon-
siole for the practical success of the
motor cars. The day was ushered In
joyously last night. when fifteen hundred
members of the Society of Automotive
Engineers and their friends celebrated car.
nival night at Hotel Astor. During the
day the last of a series of important pro-
fessional meetings scheduled by the soci'
ETY. for show week will be held, a luncheon
will be given at one o'clock and at sever
O'Clock the society will be hosts at a din
ner at Hotel Astor Charles e. Mitchell
president of the National City Company
and Major Arthur Bles. late British ad
ministrator at Cologne under the army OF
occupation, will speak; Major Bles viii
discuss The Myth2of German Intellectual
Superiority" and Mr.. Mitchell will have
much of interest to say on matters Of vital
concern to American commerce and in
dustry.
OF all the makes exhibited only about a
half dozen lack some DISTINGUISHING mark
on the front of the cars. These vary. from
picturesque emblems suggested by the
n designs
adopted merely for ornamental effect
The Ternplar models carry two trade
,marks-the we'll known cross on the mo-
N'neter and Knight Templar. Packard
" distinguished by an aeroplane on a
shield; Premier by the figure ''1"; Stutz
by the famous scarab wings; Moon by a
crescent; Columbia by the head of, the
goddess. and Lexington by the minute
man. Mercer cars bear a conventional
shield. The name of Roamer is pressed
INTO the metal of the radiator.
tashions in colors remain conservative.
The American public does not readily
adopt conspicuous color schemes even in
dress, and the prevailing tones of bodies
are black, dark blues and olive greens or
battle ship gray.
Many makers indulged in scarlet wheels
on sports or touring models, however and
crimson Pierce-Arrow, a bright green
oidsmobile, a wine colored Packard with
scarlet wheels and cream colored velie
are displayed. Chassis models consistently
draw large crowds. Expert demonstrators
never lack audiences. In one or two ca ses
exhibitors have moved the chassis on dis
play to the back of the booth because the
crowds gathered about It obstructed the
view or the cars. This intelligent interest
in the mechanics of the automobile augurs
well for popular appreciation of the many
problems still to be faced by the industry.
|, mo u-ux.
continue 10 be well attended, as business
men are convinced of their value The
general subject of this afternoon, I'm the
Matter of Service" will be discussed by
Roderic- Stephens, Stephens Fuel Com
pany; Ralph c. (Rognon, president Automo.
tive Service Association of New York; H.
w. Drew, Packard Motor. Car Company.
Tonights session will be devoted to a
discussion of Aids, to Motor Truck Eff
ciency." Papers will be read by c. II.
Quereaux, Troy Wagon Works; Alfred f.
Masury, chief engineer International Mo-
TOR Company. and George H. Pride presi-
dent Heavy Haulage Company.
"Profiting by the experience of sales
men In other lines. the statesmen at the
show are not permitting the personal ap.
pearance of any one who displays an in
terest in their cars to determine the
amount of attention they should receive -
said William Parkinson, at the Stutz
booth, yesterday Statesmen who have
adopted this policy reported yesterday
that it resulted in sales to persons who
from general appearance were not quail
lied TO buy cars but who. when satisfied
that the cars in question suited them
promptly made offers of full payment 10
assure early deliveries. Many people are
visiting the show this year. 1t is said, be.
cause OF the difficulty experienced in OBJ
taining delivery cars last season and with
the hopes that early orders will result In
deliveries before spring.
Meetings of the advertising managers of
the National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce and the Board of Directors of the
Motors and Accessory Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION are also scheduled for today.
Last night was the occasion of the twelfth
nnual banquet of the Motor and Accessory
Manufacturers Association at the Hotel
Commodore.