Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11
5000 At OPENING
OF INDUSTRY SHOW
Capital Exposition Offers Va
riety of Exhibits on Enter
priSes Here.

| With representatives of official
| Washington in attendance and high
! officers of the Army as the special
guests of the evening, the third annual
| industrial exposition sponsored by the
| Chamber of Commerce was formally
opened last night at the Washington
Auditorium. Approximately 5000 per-
sons made a tour of the exhibition
during the first evening, according to
officials in charge.
Placed in a tasteful and attractive
setting of rich hues, the displays which
have been assembled by approximately
100 different industrial and commercial
establishments as well as District and
Federal Government institutions, were
accorded the admiring attention of
steady throng that had begun a
round of the booths nearly an hour
before the opening hour Of o'clock.
Both floors of the building were well
filled when the show was formally de-
clared open by M. A. Leese, president
of the chamber, who delivered an adj
dress of welcome, which was broad
cast through WMAL.
Variety of Exhibits.
Every exhibit attracted it's onlookers,
according to its particular appeal For
every one there seemed to be some
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terest. Housewives found electric re-
frigerators, bakery, dairy, laundry ana
cleaning exhibits as informative as
they We're attractive. Street car and
bus riders were given motion picture
rides" or shown models of the service
equipment. Displays of electric or gas
using equipment, oil-burner heating
plants, and many other devices for
home comfort were besieged by the
crowd that kept milling through the
auditorium until even after the closing
hour of IL o'clock.
The special feature exhibits likewise
drew considerable attention. On
lockers were amazed to see the valu-
able articles of jewelry of clothing that
were shown by the Post Office Depart
ment as specimens of material that is
lost in the mails. The Bureau of
Standards interested visitors to its
booth with a view of various instru-
ments of precision. The Naval Gun
Factory likewise displayed pictures
and models of it's equipment and initi-
ated the unknowing into such exper-
fences as gun sighting or the loading
OF huge shells into great pieces OF
armament. Numerous articles as
beautiful as they are useful COM
manded attention at the booths of the
T..
Washington tuberculosis Association
and the Walter Reed, Naval and Mt.
Alto Hospitals. The Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing had some of it's
expert printers operating hand press
used to print money and securities
before the introduction of the power
press. OF special interest to Washing
tonians was the District National
Guard booth.
Guests Tour Exposition.
Special guests were escorted through
the exposition by President Leese.
committee; Vice President Ivan c.
Weld and Director A. l.. Stern.
Brig. Gen. Samuel ID. Rockenbacil,
commanding the district of Washing
ton, after tour of the booths, gave a
brief address which was broadcast.
Gen. Rockenbach declared that he had
been not only deeply interested and
entertained by his visit to the Audi
torium. but that it had been a revela-
ton to him. He said he had never
known that Washington had as def
mite trade phase to it as commu-
nifty as the exposition had revealed to
him.
Mr.. Leese in his address officially
of the enterprise sponsored by the
Chamber OF Commerce Is education.
The whole movement of which this
exposition Is an outstanding factor rs
aimed at educating the public to the
point of working toward the industrial
expansion of Washington along lines
that will be distinctly beneficial to the
plans made for enhancing the beauty
of the Capital City" said Mr.. Leese.
I'VE of the chamber believe con-
fidently that, il we can make residents
of Washington give more thought to
the means with which the city can be
advanced materially, there will be
given great and powerful impetus to
the movement to upbuild industry and
commerce in the city which is the
very heart and lifeblood of the Ma
ton"
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr., secretary of
the chamber. outlined for radio list.
eners the chief features Of the expo
sition. A concert by the Army Band.
by Capt w. J. Stannard, was
given during the greater part of the
evening. 1t was followed by an organ
recital on the famous Moller organ by
Mrs. Nell Paxton, organist for the
Crandall theaters.
Tonight has been dedicated to the
Navy. The music will be contributed
by the Navy Band Orchestra under the
leadership Of Lieut.. Charles Benter,
The exposition will be open the re-
mainder of this week and all of next
week every afternoon from 2:30 to S
o'clock, and in the evening from to
II Wclock. 1t will be closed Sunday.
Schools have been especially invited
by the exposition management to view
the displays during the afternoons.
since a majority of the exhibits are of
a definitely educational character.
illustrating industrial processes, show
ing the uses of many domestic devices,
and informing visitors of the highly
specialized work performed by several
Government establishments.