The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-02
REvUEBIGFEATURE
EXHIBIT ISSUCCESS
Large Attendance AT This
Event Last Night
SONG ON PROGRAM
Great Display Of Motor veti-
cIes Admired BY the
Crowd

1T is unsurpassed by any auto
show Of the northwest"
That was the concensus of opin-
ion as expressed by a number OF dis
trict and factory representatives in
regard to the Mankato Automobile
Show which got off on the right
foot. yesterday noon and ended the
first days exhibit in blaze OF
glory last night.
One of the largest opening crowds
that has ever attended auto show
in the northw est, flowed into the
spacious Armory early yesterday
evening In a continuous stream un-
til at nine o'clock standing room
was at a premium.
Officials of the Mankato Automo-
bile association in charge of the
show reported this morning that ap
proximately 2,100 persons attended
the big exhibit and entertainment
last night and that 400 visited the I
show during the afternoon. u
The success of the opening day OF
the show surpassed ALI expectations
of the officials and dealers in auto
mobiles. The main floor of the Ar +
mory, with its large beautiful dis
play of new model cars from a road
ster to a sedan, seethed with mass
of shifting humanity. The large bal
cony, surrounding the main moor on Z
three sides was packed to its capa
city long before the entertainment
of the evening began. by people whok
we're DESTROYS of getting seats Of
vantage to witness the style revue (
and other entertainment on the prof.
gram.
The throng attending the showt
last night seemed to be- made ttp{
Largely of out of town visitors. man.
az ziso4f arrived sdsSi eSfiyrs yeseerdas -
take - the IarEe n1an1lfa ez
hibit il the various STORE ~ ]IIsl Z
being featured In M8uk1to Week
by the Mankato Advertising Eoral)
of the Civic and Commerce. assf
citation.
Wonderful Show-To BE Sure
There was one general remark
that seemed to be the popular ext
change of greeting of all persons 81
the show.
It's wonderful show, isn't it,"
The remark was usually followed
the wonderful decorations placed,
throughout the large building. Sew
eral district and factory representa-
tives ofIvarious cars, declared EN-
phatically that 1t was the most
beautifully decorated show that they
had attended anywhere In the north
west.
Its mighty fine show said CT
w. Jacobs, a representative OF thf
Pence Auto company of Minneapolis,
demonstrating the new Buick chas
sis built for show purposes by the
Pence company which Is on display
at the Buick booth OF the Lloyd
Scott company.
cts a mighty pretty show" de-
clared r. L., Samuel, district repf
resentative of the Chevrolet auto
mobile. 1T Is one of the biggess
west. | have attended a great man.
shows but have never attended onS
that has been prettier and more neaf
than the Mankato shows. From the
present indications the show hera
will surpass anything in this sector
Of the country for this year.
There seem to be good bunch
If boosters among the local dealers
They are live wires. and are doint
great things for the automobile in
lustry."
'It's wonderful, that Is the bes5
hat can be said for the show" re-
marked l.. Carey, district represeni
tative of the Minneapolis branch o.
the Studebaker car Just take /
look at that crowd. L have neves
seen 2 more promising attendance sr
any show have been at this wear.
Just came from the Sioux Falls dis
play and it didn't come near II
this show. Comparativef
speaking it is the equal, if not bet
ter, than the large Minneapo1i,
show"
The Style Revue
Every point OF VANTAGE for view
Of the stage was sought by the aul
1ience when it was announced al
nine O'Clock. that the style revue bi
The Fred w. Kruse company was q
take place Models from New YorH
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis AMI
Mankato displayed the seeming UNI
suits. dresses, coats, frocks AM
bathing suits.
The : revue featuring the lates
modes and fashions of popular wog 4
mems apparel for 1928 that werl !
taken from regular stock Of tn s
Fred W. Kruse store Opened wit
suits Of two and tire
pieces Every one of the beautifI &
from little Miss PhyIlf
Johnson of7MsnkatO to Miss Evs
Strohm. the 100000. model peaut
we're stunningly clothed in the COS Il
tune suits which is the FASHIONABLE 81
thing for wear this year. The 81 n
demand this year for women's weat
will be the costume suits OF two an
three pieces on account OF the gree /
demand for closed cars among ar
tomobile users during the preserl j
lime.
The costume suit STYLES were tot
owed by tailored suits of varfolI 1
styles. which brought murmurs II
from the large number ~ 4
women in the large audience. Sporf