Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-19
Council Bluffs
WELCOME FOR AUTOTOURISTS
City is Preparing Elaborate Recep.
ton for Travellers.
ALL COMMITTEES MEET TODAY
Business Houses Along Pearl, broad
way and Main Are Requested 20
DecoFate-Bahquet we'd
y nesday Night.

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The Glidden tourists and a large num-
Der Of autoists from all parts Of the state
and many from out Of II will be in Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Wednesday night and members
OF the Council Bluffs Automobile club,
through the efforts of which this city
was selected as the point Of control for
July p, are anxious that the people Of
this city should realize the Importance OF
such an event. II is desired that the bust
ness houses along Broadway, Main and
Pearl streets be suitably decorated as an
outward evidence Of welcome to the visi-
tors.
DR.. Donald Macrae, president Of the
Council Bluffs Automobile club said yes
terday, 'what better advertising could
Council Bluffs receive than being made
the point of. control for this endurance
contest which Is being watched the coun-
try over. The work OF the club in secur-
ing the selection Of Council Bluffs as the
stopping place for the Glidden tourists
next Wednesday night is something the
people Of the city should appreciate and
show their appreciation by decorating their
stores and places. OF business along the
principal streets, I hope this will be done
during the next two days. Let everybody
turn out Wednesday evening and give the
Glidden tourists q rousing welcome"
DIR. Macrae, president Of the Council
Bluffs Automobile club, and chairman OF
the executive committee having in charge
the arrangements for the entertainment
Of the Glidden tourists has called a meet
ing of the chairmen OF the subcommittee
for 1890 p. m. today at the Grand hotel.
The chairmen Of the several subcommit-
tees are J!.G wadsworth. finance; j. C.
Mitchell. railroads; A. c. Graham, park
Qua ofraat IGokstnet ~ ~ Cta-vart I ala
Manawa outing; e. II. Doolittle, general
reception; Charles A. Beno, decoration; H.
A.. Searle, automobiles; Major @. II. Rich
mond, special police; v. E. Bender. pub
licity; e. w. Hart to meet Denver auto
lists.
The banquet to be rendered the visiting
autoists will be held at the Grand hotel
at 8 O'Clock.
The first cars in the Glidden contest are
expected to reach the eastern limits Of the
city about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and
the route through the city will be or
Broadway to Pearl street and thence dowr
Pearl street to Bayliss park, around which
on First avenue, Sixth street and Willow
avenue, the autos will be parked for tn,
night. These three streets will be CLOSED
to vehicle traffic whileN the autos are her,
and will be policed by a number of specia
olAlCeT5 uHueT the QFSctOn OF maJOT tlCn
mond, chief of police
The auto tourists on reaching Council
Bluffs viii be taken to Nanawa. provided
time permitss land Will be afforded al
opportunity 20 take q refreshing swim il
the lake after the days travel.
The cupan Of the autos in the en-
durance contest viii be housed Wednesday
night in the special train of Pullman cars
which will leave Fort Dodge Wednesday
morning and accompany the tourists foi
the remaindsaof the. tEp-to Kansas City.
Bayliss park and the business streets ir
the central portion of the city are to bt
strung with electric lights and merchants
will be requested to keep their stores and
places OF business lighted until 10 O'Clock
Wednesday night.
DIR. T. B. Lacey, president Of the lows
State Automobile association, in his bis
9O-horse power Winton, and Wiley Hafer
in a STANDARDIZATION, will go from her
to Fort Dodge to meet the Gliddenites ant
escort them to Council Bluffs Wednesday
They expect to leave here tomorrow ant
will stay in Fort Dodge over night.