Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
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OF CAPITAL PLANTS
Secretary Doak Opens Indus
trial Exposition in
Auditorium.

Representative products of Wash
ingtonis unobtruSive industries were
stretched out in colorful array at the
Washington Auditorium last night, as
more than 5000 persons attended the
opening OF the seventh annual Indus
trial Exposition of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce. The show will
continue throughout this week.
The display of the Capitals DIVERSE
ned manufactures was formally opened
by Secretary OF Labor William N. Doak
at Gas o'clock, with q radio address
broadcast from the Auditorium floor by
Station WAGAL. The speaker was In
troduced by Isaac Cans, chairman OF
the Reception Committee for the expo
Sition.
las an oficial OF the United States
Government, indorse this exposition
as q representative picture of what
Washington is doing industrially," Sec
rotary Doak declared. There are many
industries in Washington. and it is
equally essential and good to know that
in spite of their activities they have not
in any way eclipsed the beauty Of our
great Capital"
OaueO lily OF beauty
Mr.. Doak characterized Washington
as an example of a city wherein beau
ty and utility go hand in hand
beauty presenting itself at every turn
while industry works quietly and re-
tired Washington, he said, is city
of rare beauty, and never will be soiled
by the hand of trade.
THE National Capital is essentially
governmental city Mr.. Doak said,
with commandingly beautiful struc-
lures. 1t was not within the intention
of the founder of the city any more
than it is the intention of the members
Of the Chamber of Commerce to make
this town a great manufacturing COM
munity like other cities Of our land.
AT the same time, the products of
the industries of Washington reach All
parts of the world. The craftsmanship
of the citizens OF the Capital is worth
lily demonstrated by this exposition and
by the demand for the products"
Crowd Too Large.
Interest at the exposition centered
about the first public demonstration of
arranged by the Jenkins Television
Laboratories OF PaSsaic, N. ]. This
demonstration. which it is planned to
hold each night Of the show from 9
to IL pm, attracted a crowd too large
to handle at last nights performance,
with the result that the exhibit was
closed before the program was COM
pleted. The throng crashed through
guard rail and was in danger Of
damaging the reception instrument
when the management decided to call
the demonstration of.
1t is planned to attempt q new
method of showing television during
the remainder OF the week so the man
asement can better cope with antici-
pated crowds
The work of c. Francis Jenkins. in
ventor Of televiSion, also is represented
in the inventions exhibit Here sew
eral early models created by various
Washington inventors have been ar
RANGED In an interesting display. made
possible through the cooperation of the
War Department and the Smithsonian
Institution.
Interest also was manifest in the
new $500, 900 and 81 900 600 treasury
notes displayed in the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing exhibit. The
process of plate printing also was
demonstrated in this exhibit. Delicate
instruments and mechanisms marked
display set up by the Bureau Of
Standards.
The exposition Will be open each dav
this week. from 2:30 10 1890 pm
Tickets are available gratis from the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce or
from any OF the l25 exhibitors.