New-York tribune., 1921-11-13
Hudson County
Car Show Opens
Doors Tomorrow
Annual Exhibition of
Jersey City Dealers 10
Run Throughout Week:
Capacity Crowds Expected

Jsysey City again Will demonstrate
IA position as un automobile center,
and the Hudson County Automobile
Trade Association will come into it's
avn with the second annual display of
.he members of that organization in
the 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City.
Everything is ready for the doors to
swinr open tomorrow afternoon Mt
t.ao o'clock. Tae snow will continue
throughout the week.
Thirty~six spaces have been taken by
nassenger car dealers and FIVE spaces
hv commercial car dealers. This number
was all that could possibly have been
squeezed nto the armory floor. In all
shlrty-five different makes of passenger
ears will be displayed. the manufac-
turcrs cooperating to the extent that
every desler will show the latest mod
els Of open and closed cars, the major
itv Of these coming direct from the
factory.
The decorative scheme devised for
the srmory Is one of the most beautiful
ever seen at dealers exhibition
George A. Trahan, in charge of decora-
rions. has taken for his theme Paris
ian garden, and so we'll has he COM
cleted his plans that the familiar out
Grated The ceiling of the armory will
he converted into "sky" by the use OF
thousands of yards of blue bunting.
while hundreds of electric lights will be
installed. adding brilliance TO the scene
Rows Of apple trees in blossom will
adorn the main floor, and the huge
chandeliers will be decorated with
apple blossoms and ether foliage. White
picket fences, dividing the booths, will
further carry out the garden effect.
Edwards to Open Show
While the public will be admitted to
the show tomorrow afternoon, the
formal opening will not take place
Edwards, Governor of New Jersey, will
deliver an address. and Frank Hague,
Mayor of Jersey City, also will speak.
Monday will be known as Governors
Day, in honor of the chief executive of
the state. Other days on the program
are: Tuesday, November Is, Hudson
County Automobile Club Day; Wednes-
day. November 16. Chamber of Com
merce Day; Thursday. November II,
Elks' Day; Friday, November 18,
Masonic Day. and Saturday. November
s1e, Closing Day The Automobile Club
Z of Jersey City will hold it's dinner on
Tuesday evening.
: One of the features of the display
will be the tea garden. which will be
located on the balcony in the rear of
the building. Society women will be in
charge and refreshments will be served
afternoon and evening. For the first
three days of the week the women's
auxiliary of the 4th Regiment Infantry
Post will be hostesses. Mrs. Henry
Lohman jr. is chairman of the COM
mittee. For the last three days the
Queens Daughters will serve, under the
direction of Mrs. Robert Norton.
Twenty-Five accessory concerns have
taken space, and while all of them are
not primarily Hudson County concerns,
practically all have branches in north
ern New Jersey.
The committee in charge of the show
consists of E. Henry, chairman: Everett
W Cox and E. Homan, as we'll as the
officers of the Hudson County Automo-
bile Trade Association, as follows:
E. E. Hallinger, president; A. R. South
worth, president; H. V. Lehman,
treasurer; W. E. Elder, secretary, and
Duncan Stuart, recording secretary.
Fred ". Payne is manager.