Evening star., 1926-01-10
ANNUAL AUTO SHOW
PLANS UNDER WAY
Local Dealers Propose to
Make 1926 Exhibition the
Greatest Ever.

Preparations for the annual Wash
ington automobile show are well un-
der way by local dealers, who are
planning to make the 1926 exhibition
one to be remembered by motorists of
the National Capital.
This years display will be staged
in the Washington Auditorium from
January 80 to February g. Plans for
the event call for greater number
and variety of exhibits than ever be-
fore. The larger space that will be
available in the auditorium as com
pared with the old Convention Hall
makes it possible to enlarge the eX-
hibits and place them to more ad-
vantage.
The entire auditorium building will
be given over to the show. Exhibits
will be placed in the exhibition hall.
auditorium floor, assembly room and
committee rooms. All seats will be
removed from the auditorium so that
maximum space will be available to
exhibitors. Show space will be pro-
vided in the center of the exhibition
hall and the auditorium floor as well
as at the sides of these large halls.
Special Entertainment Features.
To make the 1926 show stand ont
as a distinct advancement over the eN
hibitions of former years. plans are
going forward to make the affair as
enjoyable and instructive as it can be
made. Special entertainment fea-
lures are planned by the show com
mittee, whence comes the announce
ment that among these attractions
will be music by Meyer Goldman's
Orchestra in the exhibition hall and
organ programs in the auditorium.
Rudolph Jose, who has headed the
general committee in charge of this
annual motor exposition for several
years. again is chairman of the 1926
committee. Assisting him are
Raphael Semnes, Spencer B. Curry
Frank q. Stewart and j. NJ. Dugan
Washington dealers will have the
advantage of seeing the New York
automobile show, to be held from
January 8 to 16, before holding the
local show. A large Washington del
egation will leave for New York today.
travelling there in a special Pullman
car. The local dealers are planning
to study the national show for ideas
to be introduced in the exhibits here
and will arrange for bringing some of
the choice features to this city.
Following the national show, many
OF the Washington dealers will visit
the Philadelphia exhibition scheduled
for January 16 to %, and later the
Baltimore exhibits from January %
to 80.
Automobile shows have come to be
.. landmarks in motor progress de-
clared Chairman Jose, discussing the
prospects of the local event. when
ever held they have awakened unusual
interest, not only on the part of car
| owners, but prospective automobile
owners and even persons who do not
expect to own car in the immediate
! future.
| "Set the Fashion"
! In the days when they ushered in
the annual models. they. as it were.
! set the fashion for the succeeding l.
months. But with the passing of the
practice to bring out new models at
the one time in the year, interest in
the annual exhibition, to the surprise
| of many in the business, has not
Waned. Instead, the public continues
to respond with increasing attention.
| THE annual show" Mr.. Jose point
ed out, serves the valuable purpose
of affording the public an excellent
| opportunity to see the latest develop
ments of the automobile industry at
| a glance. They could have this op-
! pOrtunity otherwise only by lengthy
| travels, by factory inspections or a
| great number of visits to widely sep
| arated showrooms. In the show the
industry brings its collective achieve.
ments to one point and make it pos
| sible not only to see them with a min.
imum of time and effort, but in such
I a way that much is learned by com
parison. The Washington exhibits
will be well worth seeing The com.
mittee in charge is aiming to outdo
| it's previous efforts to provide the
| National Capital with motoring ex.
| position that will be worthy Of the
| Nations chief cjty''