Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-20
STAR OFFERS A CUP
Prize in Automobile Floral
Parade in September.
ELABORATE SILVER DESIGN
Glass of Car Will Be Decided
Later.
EVENT TO BE SURPRISING
Plan to Make It Finest Of Its Kind
Ever Held in This
Country.
EVENT TO BE SURPRISING

floral parade September 60 next a great
success The Star will offer an elaborate
~ designed silver cup az first prize in
one of the classes of contestants.
The order for the cup has been placed
and as soon as it is filled the hand
some prize will be placed on exhibition
at such place as those in charge of the
parade may designate Which class of
car shall compete for The Star cup will
be left to. the decision of the Chamber
of Commerce
Much interest is. being manifest ed
among automobile owners and other resi-
dents of Washington in the floral parade
which will be given under the supervision
of the committee on advertising of the
Chamber of Commerce. More than thirty
i've local cars have already been entered.
and the first outside car to he registered
Yesterday was that OF Manager Decide of
the Old Dominion Evergreen Company,
Fairfax. Va.
Numerous plans for making the pa
rade the greatest of its kind ever held
IN this country are being considered by
the Chamber of Commerce Car owners
from outside cities will be invited to par
tic1pate. and SPECIAL Inducements. in the
way of prizes and opportunities of dis
PLAYING their products. will be offered the
local merchants to participate in the
commercial section of the parade.
Like a Scheutzenfest Parade.
One plan. still in the formative state,
is TO have the merchants arrange their
machines after the style of the floats that
used to appear in the scheutZenfest pa
rades years ago. During these parades
each merchant displayed part of the
process of preparing his goods. and pies,
cakes. sausages and other articles We're
distributed 3 samples to the spect ators
along the line Of march
There will be meeting Thursday
afternoon at l:3V o'clock of the commit
tee having charge Of the ARA ngements
for the parade. Isaac Cans. who Is work.
ing enthusiastically for the success OF,
the project, will preside, and numerous
plans for charging the scope Of the at
fair will be discussed. The commercial
feature will be developed and auto de-
livery or commercial wagons are ex-
pected to have an equally prominent part
with the large touring cars.
A special committee, consisting OF "A
Leftwich Sinclair. r. G.. Dulin and W. s.
Corby. has been appointed to select the
prize which will be offered by the Cham
Der OF Commerce. As one or more cups
that the committee will select medal or
some other object.
Invitations to Neighboring Cities.
About 700 notices were mailed this
morning to members Of the Chamber Of
Commerce and at the committee meeting
Thursday the subject of extending invita-
tons to automobile owners in neghboring
cities will be taken up.
Chairman Cans has expressed himself
in favor Of this idea. and suggests mail
Ing invitations to Baltimore. Norfolk
Richmond and other neighboring cities.
Applications for entry continue to come
in. and 1t is expected that several hun
dred cars will be in line. as there is
plenty of time TO advertise the event,
and every one connected with the enter
prise is working with enthusiasm. Will
liam D. West. president OF the Auto
mobile Club of Washington. will act as
grand marshal q the parade, and Joseph
f. Stoddard as marshal. Maj. SyIves er
will have personal charge 0. the police
arrangements. and will ride as a special
guest in the grand marshafs car.
Pennsylvania avenue from 9th to 10TH
streets will be roped off TO keep the crowds
back. AS there is at presens no appro-
priation available fer this purpose. the
police department will supply the ma
terial, but the expense for labor will
proba bly, be-4aet by the Chamber Of Com
incTce
To Welcome Georgians.
Preparations are being made by The
chamber to offer assistance as H kind OF
headquarters and bureau of informa ton
TO about 100 sightseers who are coming
here from Savannah. Ga. on a special
excursion run b. the Southern railway
and Atlantic Coast Line.
The visitors will arrive sorne time to-
morrow and a telegram will be sent to
them on the train from the Chamber of
Commerce offering to furnish them any
information desired about the National
Capital This action. ii is thought. will
inaugurate movement of extending "a
welcome to visitors to the capital by both
the Chamber and the Board of Trade.
There will be Il meeting tonight Of the
committee on transportation and freight
rates Of the Chamber of Commerce, when
important questions on these subjects will