USE OF ARMORY REFUSED FOR AUTOMUBILE SHOW
Administrative Board. After Hearing From Major Bright, Re
vokes Permit.
HIGH ARMORY MAY BE USED
Board Expresses Willingness to Co
Operate, Provided Military Re
sponsibilities Are Not Interfered
With?Aldermen Favor Show.
The Board of the First Regiment Armory,
Seventh and Marshall Streets, for the
automobile show, scheduled to open on
January 27, was denied yesterday afternoon when the Administrative Board
revoked the permit granted to the
Richmond Automobile Dealers' Association. The board's action was based
upon the statement of Major J. Fulmer
Bright, commander of the Guards' Battalion, that he was absolutely and unalterably opposed to the use of the
armory for any commercial, charitable,
religious and social purpose.
As a remedy for the dilemma in
which the automobile dealers find
themselves, the board extended to them
the privilege of using the Blues'
Armory, Sixth and Marshall Streets.
Representatives of the association expressed considerable doubt whether
they would be able to use the Blues'
Armory, although Building Inspector
Butler said that he thought that it
could be utilized for the exhibition.
The board promised the motorists
every possible facility at the disposal
of the city in equipping and using the
Blues' Armory. 