Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-17
EXPOST|ONDRAWS
GREATEST THRONG
Record Crowd of 10000 See
] Industrial Show on
! Realty Night.

The largest crowd that has visited
i,,a,striaI exposition of the Cham
lar of Commerce during the week IL
bas heen in progress filled tue wash
sngton Auditorium last nlght; EHpo
sition officials announced at t,ie Tvs
of the evenings showing lias ~
tbronp that had passed through tne
two exhibition floors hao app W
mated 10000 persons. .+,rr
We'll before the s O'CLOCK startiilS
Aour hundreds awaited themselves Vi
the early opening of the doors IN an
ticinaton of a record crowd anu uy
tha time the night program was scheu'
,,led1to start several thousand persons
alreadv had entered the building.
Peal Estate Board Night was the
designation given the evening pio
gram. and the eXhlplts WHICH, s;.,r
20 rticular bearing on home pullolns
Ia the improvemerF of home sur
rnnndings came in for y ecial attention
fro,,, a crowd that, Despite lts size,
,,oda a careful and attentive tour OF
hoth floors on which the displays arc
nlaced. Makers of ornamental stone
p,rorly roofing manufacturers, the eX-
hihit Of the Employing Plasterers AS
ISOLATION and the Operative Plasterers
and Cement Finishers Interha'ioll1 ,
Association, Local SO, exhibitors ueai,
ing in real estate. and others engaseu
An various endeavors having dlrec.
~ i've on construction work as well
&C tho wide variety of efficiency de-
,,icas both gas and electric. for use
IN the home. were inspected by Vlsltors
to the show.
Inventor Gives Talk.
Emile Berlinger, noted washington
,x,nntor not only visited the exposition
,nst night but was prevailed upon
h,, M a Leese. president OF the Cham-
her of Commerce, to make a brle1 al
dress from station WMALs auoito
rum studio. Mr.. Berlinger was par
ticularly invited to take part In the
radio program since he has mace SUCH
rotable contribution to the progress OF
radio invention. In his address, ne
commented upon the movement to ex-
nand Washington industry ana gave II
his hearty Endorsement. He declared
Wa shington should have industry OF
the nroper kind, since 1t is necessary
10 the progress of any community ID
have adequate opportunities for earn
ing a livelihood
Following his address, Mr.. Berliner
inspected the exhibits and gave par
ticular attention to the booth OF the
Washington tuberculosis Association
In which he has been a leading ngure
FOR many years. This display has
been attracting considerable attention
FOR the many articles of handwork
which il contains 1t represents the
activities of the organization at the
Tuberculosis Hospital and in the pub
lie schools.
AS a special entertainment feature
of the exposition, Station WMAL gave
a two-hour program consisting Of
public denonst "ation # broadcasting
on the stage of IN" auditorium An
address Of we'com. by President
Leese Of the chamb~ opened the pro-
gram.
( Mr. Leese reviewed briefly the aims
of the chamber in holding the exposi-
tior and invited listeners-in to come
TO the auditorium during the next
three days on which the exhibition
will be in progress. He emphasized
the purposes of the chamber to aid
The development of industrial enter
prises which would be of decided
benefit to Washington and declared
The exposition had been chosen as an
effective means of throwing the sup.
port of this large civic body behind
the movement to assist local business
endeavor to grow.
Radio Entertainment.
Dorsey w. Hyde, jr.. secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, discussed
the advantages which accrue from a
program of industrial expansion. He
pointed to the pride which Washing
tonians take in their city as a reason
in itself for supporting a movement
70 bring desirable projects here and
assist those already established so as
to provide opportunities for employ
ment and generally contribute to the
general prosperity of the community.
The radio entertainment included q
program by Mrs. Walter Z. Hilton,
soprano; Dorothy Sherman Pierson,
soprano. and Mrs. Paul Bleyden. con-
celt pianist: dance numbers by Nc
Williams City Club Syncopaters: Sc
iections by the Hawaiian Melody Boys,
comprising Melvin Henderson, Clinton
M. Rollins, Charles Baum and Wood
Vile Brown, and offerings by Bell and
Christie. popular local entertainers.
The program, arranged by William
Il. Pierson, director of WMAL, closed
with an organ recital by Mrs. Nell Pax.
ton, organist Of Crandalls Metropoli-
tan Theater, who is giving nightly re-
citals on the famous auditorium organ.
The exhibit of the Bureau of En-.
craving and Printing, Washington's
largest industrial establishment either
public or private, is receiving constant
attention from the throng of visitors to
the industrial show. They marvel at