The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-26
AUTO CARNIVAL
IN MORRIS WILL
BE- BIG EVENT
M0rristOwn, Madison and Chat
ham lnterested-Takes
Place Oct. 10.
HOMES DECORATED TO
REPRESENT COUNTRIES
Fifteen Mile Run Through
Mountains on Plan of Mont
clair World Tour.

One Of the most elaborate automobile
carnivals which has ever been held In
this section OF the country Is being
planned for October 10, Q to 9 p. M, In
Morristown, Madison and Chatham, by
the international Touring Company,
the officers Of which are as follows:
President James H. McGraw. of Madi-
SON.; vice-presidents. Willard w Cutler,
James w. Caldwell, B. Ogden CHS
holm. Homer Davenport, Alfred G.
Evans, James A. Webb, Charles NJ.
Lun and II. s. Heitcamp; general
ager. Herbert Strong; secretary, e. p.
Holden. jr.; treasurer, Edward d.
Conklin; superintendent, w. Reginald
Baker; division superintendent, A. q.
Lueder, H.. B. Stopford; general ticket
agent, Melvin jackson: general pas
senger agent, H. d. Ogden; general
freight agent, Emory N. Faulks; gen.
eral advertising manager, Carroll b.
Merritt; master mechanic, F. A. Trow-
bridge; courier in chief, w. F. Day,
jr.; chairmen for Chatham, Mrs.
Charles M. Lum, Mrs. Frank l.. Kelly,
Miss Linda Phillips; chairman for
Madison, Mrs. w. w. Davis. Mrs.
Thomas II. McGraw, Mrs. C.sM Deck
CT, CIdlTIIlen lOT IL ~.
B. Tompkins, Mrs. F. c.. Blanchard.
Describes the Tour.
Herbert Strong, who Is taking an
active Interest In the success of the
carnival, gave the following descrip-
ton of the tour:
THE home of Calvin S. Wheeler, of
Chatham, will be decorated as Wash
ington, d. c., the national colors to be
used entirely. Here the traveller will
be welcomed by our President, who will
be 'dee-iighted' to see YOU. Uncle Sam
will show you around the Capitol,
where modest Puritan maidens will
serve you with pumpkin pie, crullers,
lemonade and all the sweetmeats of
the olden times. In contrast to this
a booth In charge of young ladies CO.'S
TUNED in the latest twentieth century
styles will serve o with all the
dainties and sweetmeats of the present
day. A G.. A. r. encampment will
attract your attention.. as VIII a'se a
band of gypsies, who Will be very
glad to tell your fortune or serve you
with their wares.
Leaving Washington. the next stop
on the tour of the world will be at the
home of C. NJ. Decker, of Madison.
This beautiful residence will be deco
rated as Japan, with myriads of chrys-
anthemums, and at night thousands OF
Japanese lanterns will add to the beau
ties of the dainty japanese maidens,
who will serve you with tea and rice
waters, baked by the native Orientals.
A Japanese museum will offer attrac-
'tions, as will also booths where you
may purchase all kinds of little Japan
ese trinkets as souvenirs of the tour.
Leaving Yokahoma and passing
Washington's headquarters, our tour
continues to NCo~nstantinople. The
grounds of l.. B. Tompkins will be
changed into a Turkish Midway, where
you will be able to purchase Turkish
delight and numerous little Turkish
novelties. Homer Davenport will ex-
hibit here his beautiful Arabian horses.
in charge of their native drivers, and
there will be a vaudeville show in
which a band of young Turks, dressed
In their native costumes. will do all
kinds of stunts to amuse you. You
will be charmed by the beauties of this
midway.
again entering the automobiles, you
viii be driven to the home of F. C.
VI oAlt tAN1 ~ 1ot
which you hear as you come near this
beautiful home will announce the fact
| that the bashful German maidens will
! here hold forth. Here genuine German
kaffee klatsch will be served, with the
most delicious coffee.
1.-THE next stop on the tou of the
world will be at the home of James II
! McGraw, of Madison. which will be
-. C~rt~ q nna.tftftf1 CnQn Mol
senoritas will do all in their power to
make your stay most pleasant at the
beautiful. city of Madrid.
Chop suey In Cbatham.
Reluctantly leaving Madrid, We are
whisked on to the beautiful nome
. Broadview, of James NJ. Clifford. Fair
mount avenue, Chatham, where the
genuine Chinese cooks will serve yot
with chop suey, made on the premises
The bamboo decorations of Pekin vii
be exquisite, and all kinds of Chimes
novelties will attract the traveler a.
he wends his way among the
booths filed with charming Chines'
maidens.
1.-THE cost of this ffteen-mile tou
through the mountains of beautifu
Morris County will be 81 for adults an
80 cents for children. Coupon ticket
will admit you to the tour at any cit
along the route. This carnival Is unde
the auspices of the Y. M. e. AS o
Morristown and Madison, and the Girls
Gymnasium and Boys Brigade, o
Chatham. and Is for the purpose o
raising money to carry out plans whicI
have been made for an extensive sea
son of young peoples work In this sec
ton. The committee expects to nav
20 automobiles to carry the tourist
around this route, and are endeavorin
to make it not only a financial sue
cess, but a carnival Of artistic beauty.
The tour around the world, held som
time ago at Montciair for charitabl
purposes was a great success and nov
autoists are looking forward to thi
one with a great deal of pleasure.
The New Jersey Automobile an
Motor Club have gone on record as ar
~lproving the plan and will notify all G
its members in Morris County of tn
affair and endeavor to cooperate wit
the committee In charge to make 1t
great success.