Evening star., 1909-07-18
AUTO OWNERS ALERT
Prompt in Entering for the
SEPTEMBER Floral Parade.
SUCCESS SEEMS ASSURED
Many Makes of Cars Already
Represented.
THOUSAND BLANKS MAILED
Desired to Have Business Cars a
Strong Feature of Chamber of
Commerce Pageant.
MAILED

The picturesque pageant. the automo-
bile floral parade Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, promises to be a complete
success.
The printers ink on the entry blanks
had rot yet dried before Chairman T. R.
Spence of the committee on entries and
classes had received twenty-three entries
for the event
The prompt responses indicate that
owners of autos in the District are alive
to the situation and will give "a long
pull, strong pull and a pail all togetll-
er. as the saiorman would express IT,.
TO make the procession one of the big
gest and prettiest affairs of the kind
that ever happened in the wide domains
of Uncle Sam.
Mr. Spence is the most optimistic man
III this matter that can be found the
membership roll of the chamber. The
receipt of the "skiddoo'' number of en-
tries in less than a day after the entry
blanks had been mailed indicates to him
that success is assured.
The entries represent all manner of
cars and as to the flowers, well, it may
be necessary to draw upon the country
for miles around for a sufficient supply
OF the beautiful and fragrant.
Commercial Cars Desired.
The first car entered was the CONNER
cial car of l.. II. Landwehr. 1t is a
Brush. and ii led the committee to hope
that many more commercial cars may be
placed upon the list Indeed. Mr.. Spence
said it was desired to make business au-
tomobiles strong feature of the pa
geant Mrs. T. B. Spence was the second
TO apply for d place in the procession
She is taking great interest In the COM
ing event, and has entered her Waverly
electric.
Arthur c. Moses was also one Of the
early ones to get into the parade with
a cup winner, magnificent Stearns tour
ing car. and Robert Callahan entered his
Thomas roadster.
Up to last evening more than 1000 entry
blanks had been placed in the mails, and
1t is expected that tomorrow will find
Chairman Spence fairly overwhelmed
with entries. The members of the Cham
Der of Commerce alone will receive 700
of the blanks
isaac Cans. chairman of the commit
zee on advertising of the Chamber of
Commerce. under whose auspices the
parade will be conducted, said yesterday
ttat the next meeting OF the committee
Will be held at 80 O. clock next Thursday
AFTERNOON instead of Wednesday,. as had
been announced. tt is expected that MANY
ut-"f-town people will attend the event
and witness a spectacle on the broad
pennsylvania avenue and other thorough
1afeS silch as has seldom been seen in the
United States. d. j. Callahan, vice chair
man of the committee on TRANSFORMATION.
will endeavor to obtain reduced railroad
rates for all who desire to visit Washing
ton on the day OF the parade, Septem-
ber 80.
List of Entries.
Chairman IT. B. Spence has reported the
following entrants and the type of car
they will present:
l.. II. LandWehr. Brush Commercial.
Mrs. T. B. Spence. Waverley Electric
William Orme. Matheson.
Robert Callahan, jr., Thomas
l.. ID. Moore, jr.. REQ.
Mrs. l.. ID. Moore, jr., Waverley EIec-
trio
Harry Kite. Palmer-Singer.
Matthew Trimble, jr, Oldsmobie
Q. j. De Moll. Buick
Pope Automobile Company, Pope Hart
ford
l.. D. Moore, ir.. Palmer Singer
William D. West. Maryland.
cuno H. Rudolph. Baker.
Motor Car Company, Hudson Roadster.
George Elkins Reed, jr.. Brownie Kar.
Rudolph &, West Co., Buick
Lillian NJ Miller, Ford
A. 3. Duin. OIdsmobile.
Arthur c. Moses. Stearns
John +. Maury. Maryland
John h. Heyl, Maryland
Z. b. Merick, Cadillac 30
j. B. Sperry, Chalmers Detroit