New-York tribune., 1921-01-12
Public Interest
In Auto Show
On the Increase
Four Floors Of the Grand
Central Palace Thronged
Both Day and Evening;
Trade Meetings Open
Annual Dinner Is Held
Dodge Bros Luncheon
Hears of Election of F. ].
HAYNES as New President

Annual meetings of the automobile
trade and engineering organizations
ehsracterized the business phase of the
Tventy-first National Automobile Show
Yesterday, which was known as Auto
motive Engineers Day. Interest of the
public in the show itself was in excess
q that of Monday, the four floors OF
the Grand Central Palace devoted to
the exposition being thronged through
out the day and evening by thousands
Of local and out-of-town patrons.
The annual dinner of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce,
shcw is held, took place last night at
tee meetings Of the organization
earlier in the day. The automobile
fratsrnity derived much encouragement
from the remarks of Francis H. Sisson,
vice-president Of the Guaranty Trust
Company, who analysed the economic
conditions confronting industry and
predicted q speedy return to normal
buying. James Schermerhorn, pub
Usher Of The Detroit Times, was an
other speaker who viewed with optim-
ism the outlook for the automobile in.
dustry.
Automotive Engineers Open Sessions
The Society of Automotive Engi-
neers, representing the highest tech
nical skill in the industry the country
over, also began its sessions yesterday.
The society meets at the Engineering
Societies Building, in West Thirty
ninth Street. In the evening an aero
nautic session was. held. Glenn L. Mar
tin presiding Technical phases of
airplane construction and aviation were
discussed by C. D. Hanscom. F. W.
Caldwell, Grover C. Looming and Major
Thurman H. Bane. The soc;ety's an
nual business meeting will take place
to-day, followed by the annual carni-
val, which begins at $3.50 .. m. at the
Hotel Astor, and is the society's social
event of the year.
The Dodge Brothers contingent. the
largest delegation from any single au
tomobile company to come here for
show week, numbering more than Il
thousand dealers, statesmen and off,
GERS Of the company, held their sixth
annual dealers luncheon at the Wal
dorf Astoria. Announcement was made
at the meeting that the directors, meet
ing in Detroit, had just chosen Fred
erick J. Haynes to be president and
general manager. Mr.. Haynes was in
tC0QUCeQ t0Su as Lue new nedQ OIL Cle
Dodge Brothers Company. Howard B.
Bloomer, chairman of the board OF di-
rectors, telegrapned the news. with
congratulations to Mr.. Haynes.
Herbert Leads Employees Band
A feature of the Dodge meeting was
the Dodge Band, made up Of Dodge
employees, who, under the direction for
the moment of Victor Herbert, played
Dodge Brothers March," which MIR.
Herbert composed as q tribute to the
late Horace NJ. Dodge.
Seven hundred persons were in at
tendance last night at the annual din
ner of the National Automobile Cham
ber of Commerce. Those present in
Guided prominent automobile manu-
facturers from various sections who
are here attending the show.
Francis H. Sisson, vice president of
the Guaranty Trust Company, in an
optimistic address, said that good
times were ahead for the automobile
industry. He said that because Of the
enormous cost involved in the main
tenance of armies and navies all coun-
tries of the world. with their economic
welfare at heart, should agree on q
program Of disarmament.
Another speaker was James Scher-
merhorn, publisher of The Detroit
Times. Colonel Charles Clifton, presi-
dent Of the chamber, presided.