Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05

responding TO fire in IA suburban sec
ton. We're practically overcome by the
long run and steep grades and barely
reached the fire in time to prevent 1t from
spreading over a large area. battalion
chief, while responding to the same
alarm, was forced to leap from his buggy
and enter an automobile to complete the
run. his horse having become exhausted
by the long drive of over two miles Ac-
cording to Chief Wagner. had the fire
occurred in the summer time none of the
horses could have made the run, but
would have become exhausted Ell route.
Chief Wagner desires to have his depart
ment one of the model departments of
the country, and with this object in view
will urge the installation of automobile
trucks. engines and other apparatus for
the District
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/ President Lewis r. Speare of Boston.
Mass, was unanimously reelected Presi-
dent of the American Automobile Asso-
| citation at the first meeting of the new
board of directors for 1910, which was
held last week in New York city. Fifty
| of the directors were present at the
meeting. representing ten of the leading
| state associations n the country affiliated
with the national body. Mr.. Speare has
been prominent in automobile circles
throughout New England for many years.
! The list of officers for the new year
shows several important changes. The
confidence in the work of the secretary,
| Frederick II. Elliott, however, was manl-
| tested in his reelection for the fourth
successive year. A new office was Gre
ated i'll the board, that of the chairman
ship of the executive committee, ana 10
this position a. G.. Batchelder, one of the
best known workers in the A. A. A., and
at one time secretary of the association,
was elected. new man will head the
contest board for the coming year, SAM
~f a~l- tn
while new to this position In A. A. a.
ranks. is known to all motorists through
out the country. The newly elected OF
| ficers are as follows:
President. Lewis r. Speare. Boston
Mass; first vice president, Robert p.
Hooper. Philadelphia, Pa; second vice
president, Frank NJ. Joyce Minneapolis.
Mimi; third vice president. F. c. Donald.
Chicago. ILL.,; treasurer, H. A. Bonnell.
East Orange. n. j.: secretary, Frederick
II. Elliott, New York; chairman of the
executive committee. A. G. Batchelder.
New York; chairman of the legislative
board, Charles Thaddeus Terry. New
York: chairman of touring information
board, Powell Evans. Philadelphia. Pa. ;
chairman of contest board. S. NJ. Butler.
New York; chairman of good roads
board, George c. Diehl. Buffalo: N. Y;
executive committee. Gorton w. Allen.
Ga; John Bancroft, Wilmington, Del; j.
P. Coghl II, Worcester, Mass: A. d. Con-
verse, Winehendon. Mass; H. Z; Coffin,
Detroit, Mich; James T d Drought o1a Nil NIL
City. N. j.; G. II. Gillette. Hartford
Conn; Edwin S. George. Detroit. Mich;
Louis w Hill. st. Paul, Mimi; William
R. Innes. New York; A. H. Knoll. Buff
Mass: s. A. Niles, New York; William
Z. Metzger. Detroit, Mich; Oliver A.
Quayle Albany, ". Y; Alfred Reeves
New York: H. NJ. Rowe, Baltimore, Md. !;
| II. o. Smith, indianapolis. Ind; Paul G.
Wolff. Pittsburg. Pa. and Frank G..
| Webb, Brooklyn, n. Y.
| W. w Griffith and family made a
recent trip to Philadelphia via Balti-
more and Havre de Grace. The party
arrived in Baltimore Saturday evening
and left there Sunday morning, arriving
in Philadelphia in the evening Of the
| same day.
| A. d. ArTison, who was accidentally
| thrown from moving automobile, suf-
fering severe fractures to his left leg, is
/ slowly improving and is able to be about
| with the aid of crutches. Deep regret
| was expressed i'll auto circles at his
| misfortune.
| Charlie Bender, local representative
for the Standard Oil Company, evidently
had in mind the 500 600 600 fine against
| his corporation when he selected booth
No. - at the coming automobile show
| in Convention Hall.
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| II. f. Burgess made recent trip of
| about 1870 miles in his Washington baby
tonneau car. through Ridgevile and
Frederick, Nd. returning to this city
by way of Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs I. Pliny Moran are estab-
fishing records as long distance tourists
in their Packard car. Trey have recently
/ covered several hundred miles through
the state of Maryland. During the past
j week they enjoyed trip to Benedict
Nd, down on the Patuxent river.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Miller spent
| last Sunday touring the roads to Elkton,
Md. and return, in their Ford touring
| car. They report the roads in good con-
| dition for motoring.
W. III. Moses has purchased 1910
model - Peerless touring car. with
handsome equipment. The car is four
cylinder. thirty horsepower, and has a
capacity of seven passengers. The car
was delivered the past week.
~
Among those who purchased model L
Ford touring cars last week were ]. D.
Meyers, ii. Glenn Phelps and J. B. Pen
nington.
Charles f. Rupert made trip to Bal
timore and vicinity the past week in his
Washington tourabout.
Some motorists have the habit of tim
kering eternally with the monkeywrench
While an occasional Tightening of nuts
and bolts is an excellent plan. continuous
tinkering is. a ruination to threads and
| should be avoided.
In order to devote all of his time to the
sales business of the Dupont Sales Com
pany, 18th and q streets northwest r. A.
klock has resigned as manager of the
Dupont garage, 300 NJ street northwest
James +. Connolly has succeeded Mr.
| klock as manager. Mr.. klock, however
still retains his interest in the garage
business.
Driving Mora touring car, Mr. ano