Evening star., 1927-03-19
CHILDREN TO VISIT
EXPOSITION TODAY
Many Students Expected to
View Industry Show.
Closes Tonight.
With another increase in the crowd

With another increase in the GROVE
recorded last night, the Chamber OF
Commerce Industrial Exposition
which has been in progress at the
Washington Auditorium for more
than a week approaches its last show
tngs this afternoon and tonight Win
Attendance figures far in excess OF
any previous event.
~EXposition officials forecast record
attendance for tonight, and II even
the usual increase over the first eight
evenings is recorded, it is expected
that more than $4,000 persons VIII
pass through the Auditorium between
s O'Clock and the closing hour, Whlch
will be about midnight.
The greatest afternoon crowd also
is expected today, since school chli-
dren who have been invited to attend
the earlier showings. will be able to
go to the exhibition, since they are
observing the usual Saturday holl-
day. The hall will be thrown open at
2:30 o'clock.
Harper Speaks Tonight.
Z. Dedication Of this evenings pro
gram to the Merchants and Manutac-
t,lrers Association is expected TO bflnG
dut a large representation of that or
EAnlZ3IlOIl III W IOSC DNAi'Nii
Harper will deliver an address Whlch
will be broadcast.
I E,xnectation of q huge crowd to-
night is based on the fact that there
Till are many who have the ADMISSION
tickets distributed widely by eN-
bibitors and the Chamber of Com
rnerce and who as yet nave not
Visited the Auditorium. The lntereS.
which the array Of exhibits nave heIo
for those who attended early IN the
show and who in turn brought other
persons TO see ii on later days, eA-
nosition officials say. should set the
record tonight in point of numbers.
There have been innumerable express
sions to officers and members OF the
chamber from persons who nave
visited the exposition and came away
impressed with the great variety OF
enterprises represented and the IN
formative exhibits which they pre-.
pared. The pleasing appearance OF
the two floors of the Auditorium on
which the exhibition is being held also
from it's visitors.
X observance of Red Cross night
last night was marked by crowd
which exposition officials stated as
having exceeded 10000 persons. Be
cause of the designation OF the eve
ming, visitors gave more than uSual
attention to the Red Cross booths
which occupy one entire side of the
auditorium floor. Maj. Gen. George
Barnett, former commandant of the
Marine Corps and chairman of the
District of Columbia chapter of the
which was broadcast by Station
American Red Cross, gave an address
WMAL.
\ The international significance of the
exposition was discussed by DR.. Leo
s. Rowe, director general of the Pan
American Union, in an address also
broadcast from the exhibition hall.
z Capital Is Greatest.
Washington today is the greatest
national capital" said DR.. Rowe.
'Its international influences radiate
through America to Europe and Asia.
and one does not need to be a prophet
to assert that in the years to come
Washington's influence as a nationa.
capital will increase.
H"The commercial importance of the
city, however, must bear proportfonate
relation to its place in world affairs,
and for that reason / believe that 1t
should go forward commercially as 1t
is certain to advance in other ways.
Washington today is a most desirable
residential city, and that is a charac-
teristic which should assist in it's
economic development"
DIR. Rowe pledged his cooperation
to the Chamber of Commerce lin
bringing the commercial Importance
OF Washington to the attention of the
rest of the United States and the re-
publics of this continent" He con-
graduated the chamber in behalf of
the Pan-American Union, and ex
pressed the hope that future exposi-
tions would continue to surpass those
that preceded.
IndOrses Exposition.
Gen. Barnett indorsed the industrial
exposition as "a splendid example of
the energy and resourcefulness of the
business men and women of Wash
sngton.
The Red Cross executive outlined
briefly the lines along which that or
ganiZation is working. He pointed to
the misconception which many per-
sons have that the Red Cross is only
an institution to be of service during
war" He declared that any one with
such an idea would be surprised to
know the amount of peace-time work
accomplished. with volunteers busy