Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-22
Council Bluffs
TOURISTS TO STOP
Fifty Cars Will Be in Council Bluffs
Night Of July FL.
PLANS FOR ENTERTAINMENT
Banquet In Pavilion at Lake
and Reception at EIks' Club
House acknowledgements
tees are Appointed.

That Council Bluffs is to be the official
stopping place OF the Glidden tour auto
mobilists on the night Of July q has been
confirmed in a letter received by George
S. Wright from Frank 3. Hover, chairman
of the contest board of the American Auto
mobile association. The letter received by
DIT. 7. B. Lacey, president Of the Iowa
state Automobile association late Saturday
night was merely a copy Of that sent to
Mr.. Wright by Mr.. Hover. Mr.. Wright was
in Des Moinss Saturday and did not arrive
home until about midnight Sunday, when
he found Mr.. Hower's letter awaiting him.
The selection of Council Bluffs as the
point Of control for the Glidden tourists
on the night Of July n lie due to the ef-
forts Of Mr.. Wright, who made a trip to
Buffalo to confer with the board Of
directors Of the American Automobile as
soication. Mr.. wright's persuasive elo-
Quence and his personality" according to
Mr.. Hover, carried the day in favor Of
Council Bluffs and it is now up to the
members Of the Council Bluffs Automobile
association, the Commercial club and the
citizens generally to carry out the prom
Uses of entertainment made by their spe-
cial envoy, George 5. Wright.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon of the
Council Bluffs Automobile association,
which was attended by several members
of the executive committee Of the Com
mercial club and others, plans for enter
tanning the visiting autoists on the night of
July 81 and the morning Of July % were
formulated and a number Of committees
appointed.
Each car in the Glidden contest will con
tain four occupants and as it is expected
there will be about fifty entries. this will
make 200 visitors to be entertained. Besides
these It is expected there will be between
fifty and 100 other autoists here on that
night from different parts of the state.
From Fort Dodge a train of PuIlmans
will the tourists to the end OF
the tour and the men occupying the con.
testing cars will sleep in these at night, sc
hotel accommodation will only have to be
provided for those accompanying the tour
lists.
The contesting cars, It is expected, will
reach Council Bluffs on the night Of Jul.
21, ftom 8 o'clock on, although Mr.. Hover
in his letter to Mr.. Wright, says he hope
they will reach here about 8 o'clock in tn,
afternoon.
The visitors will be taken to Manaw il
special motors, where they will be ten
dered a banquet at the big pavilion. TIL,
club house of the Rowing association will
be thrown open to them, as will be tn,
club house of the Council Bluffs lodge o
Elks. The town is to be deliberately decor
ated and the autos will be s~tatione,
around Bsyliss park. which will be prop
erly policed.
EEa-.- IN 4 - 1T
roads to run excursions from nearby point
so that the people of this section may hav
an opportunity to see the tourists an
} their autos.
The following are the committees ap
pointed yesterday:
Executive committee: DIR. Donald Ma
crae, jr, chairman; j. G.. Wadsworth
Charles r. Hannah, jr,; C. T. Stewart, Dr
7. ?. Lacey, Thomas Metcalt, Earr
S%esIrlsi George Van Brunt' George $
Finance committee: j.. 6. wadsworth
H, w. Binder V. E. Bender, H A. Quinn
D. Macrae, jr.; Thomas Metcalf, DR.. H
Z. Jennings George S; Wright. H, H. Va
Hannah, Jr.; DR.. T. b. Lacey.
Railroad committee; J: c. Mitchell, job
, @. @. Smith, A. +. Eiwell, Miss Clar
, Barton, George S. Wright.
Park and street lighting: A. c. Grahan
Mayor Thomas Maloney, ]. c. Jensen
; Otto Skodsholm, DR.. Donald Macrae, jr.
j. r. Hollenbeck, E. E.. Hart, S. S. Elliott
: To arrange with the Elks for entertain
ment: Charles r. Hannah, jr.; Fran
Children. T. Davis.
Lake Manawa committee: c; T. Stew
art, Emmet FINLEY, c. r. Tyler, c. N
Harl, r. II. Lougee, Harry Haas, j. +
Wilcox. C. Hafer.
General reception committee: e. H. Doc
q little. d. e. Stuart, DR.. T. b. Lakey, d.
: d. Macrae, jr. and Mayor Maloney, wit
. power to appoint subcommittees
Decoration committee: Charles A. Benz
1 Thomas Metcalf, Roy Wilcox. A. c. Ora
ham, a. +. Hunter, l.. c.. Empkie, j. +
Resented, NJ. A. FINLEY, Henry Sporting
Lyman Shugart.
, Automobile committee: II. A.. Searle.
A. Bertschy, DR.. II. b. Jennings, Harr
Van Brunt, Oscar Keeline, Thomas Farms
worth, +. Anderson.
Special police committees: George Il
. Richmond. b. NJ. Sargent, Louis Zurmueh
len. DR.. H. a. Reichenbach. A. L. Ems
liSh, +. J, Day.
Publicity: ". f. Bender, c. p. F. Froon
- w Whittier. John II. Clark, Jr.; c, N
Committee to meet Denver autoists: =
w. Hart, George Van Brunt, Fred Empkit
Sporting & Trlplet's automobiles are eel
tainly in demand. on Monday and Tue,
day last week they sold to William Cassie
l of Nicola. Ia, n four-cylinder forty-hors,
power machine; H. NJ. Thomas Of Hardi
township, a four-cylinder forty-horse-powe
< machine, and to the Graham Avenu
Grocery and international delivery au,
l wagon, and to I. Mucci OF Council Bluff
an International auto wagon. Mr.. Muc,