The Washington times., 1909-09-16
MAY CHANGE ROUTE
Of FLORAL PAGEANT
Failure of Some Merchants
To Give Aid the
Cause.
FINAL EFFORT MADE
FOR MORE ENTRIES
One Hundred Automobiles On the
Lists, But Committee Wants
Higher Number.

Forty-two hundred letters went into
the mails today addressed 70 as many
owners OF automobiles in Washington
extending them a final invitation 70
enter their cars In the Chamber Of
Commerce automobile floral parade
which viii be held Thursay, September
30
With practically all plans for the big
pageant worked out so that prospective
s entrants Of cars may understand under
what conditions they may compete in
Z the parade. It is believed that the com
mittee's last invitation will result In
e the entry list being syelled to 500 or
more cars by the time the event Is pull
ed of.
T. B. Spence, chairman Of the commit
tee on entries and classes, at last
nights meeting Of the general commit
tee. presided over by Chairman Isaac
Cans, announced that the entry list in
cludes more that 100 cars which viii
participate IN the parade. The list viii
close September 3, so that the commit
tee may have FIVE days in which to ar
range the cars In the various classes Of
the parade in which they are entered.
Compliments Are Many
Last nights meeting of the commit
tee turned out 70 be something of A
love feast, in which members Of the va
rious subcommittee complimented each
other on their work and made jubilant
speeches based upon their belief that
the parade Will be one OF the biggest
successes OF its kind ever pulled of in
the East
Chairman W. T. GsIliher. OF the A.
nance committee, made report which
won him applause The gist OF It was
that he and his colleagues had raised
sso5.5O OF the $1,000 the committee had
started out after, and all indica tons
pointed to the remaining 800 being Sc
cured without much difficulty
Coming close on Gallihers report
chairman Cans announced for Joseph
Strasburger. chairman of the subcom-
mittee on illumination. that that com
mlttee had closed a contract for a two
hour illumination OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Between s and 10 o'clock. the night
OF the parade.
The Illumination Of the Avenue has
been feature that has been much dis
cussed by the general committed since
II was FIRST decided TO hold the parade,
ana the decision TO hold 81 means that
$500. -' u >'''''''
Route May Be Changed.
A little diversion from the routine
of the committees regular business
d came toward the close of the evening
when a member suggested that ner-
chants along Pennsylvania avenue. who
were TO receive the most advertising
through the parade. had contributed
less toward the committees financial
resources than merchants on other
streets IN the Capital.
Discussion followed upon this point
IN which numerous other suggestions
were made. one thing that, IL Tie ner-
chants on the Avenue did not care 10
contribute propOrtioually to the com
;nittees funds, the route of the uaradei
should be changed so that Il would re-
tur non F street Chairman Galliher
explained that the rcaSon Avenue roar-
chants had not contributed their share
was because thew have not Vet been = IS
thoroughly approached as merchants
on other streets. The canVaSsing Of the
avenue viii be carried out along more
elaborate lines this week
A few bouquets were thrown at Wash
ington newspapers and the press in gen
eral by Col Arthur =. Randie donor OF
one OF the cups in the parade. who ex-
pressed himself as beng I'm favor OF the
event being more generally advertised
outside the city. Colonel RandIe said
that the local papers had been doing
more than their part toward making
the event a success. He EXPRESSED a
his belief that Il would be n good thing
~ 10000 could be raised 10 advertise
washington prominence az the hnan-
cial. diplomatic and social center OF this
country In All the papers Of the United
states, and that he PEI sOnally would
give $1,000 toward the fund
Advertising Always Paws.
Il know that It pays to advertise"
o he declared. ''The newspapers blaze