The Washington times., 1909-07-23
Prizes to Be Awarded in the
Chamber of Commerce
Pageant Coming Fast.
Question of Finances for Adver-
Using Meet to Be Considered
at Meeting Wednesday.

Eight cups are practically assured
for the Chamber OF Commerce automo-
bile floral parade, which win be held
September 80
At a meeting yesterday of the cham
Der committee arranging for the event.
it was announced that four Washing
ton newspapers had offered cups. IN al
dition TO trophies donated by the Cham
Der .of. Commerce and Saks & Co.
A letter was received from President
J. II. Small. of the Board of Trade,
stating that that organization was con-
STEERING offering cup. Chairman Cans
of the committee announced that an
other is in sight which probably VIII be
offered before the end of the week.
As q result of the information laid
before the committee, it was practically
determined to create a class IN the
pageant for every cup offered. with
eight awards now in sight, the parade
probably viii have two more divisions
than originally intended. 1t is consider
ed likely that there may be as many
as a dozen divisions in which prizes
viii be awarded.
Three Hundred Cars.
The success with which the committee
has met in the matter OF awards now
makes certain that the parade viii be
carried out on a large scale. and that
500 cars viii be entered is generally
accepted as the minimum estimate.
Although 1t practically had been de-
termined before, the committee finally
decided yesterday that no entrance fees
in the parade shall be charged. This
means that every person owning a car
and desiring to compete In any one, or
all, of the classes may do so without
mourning any expense, at the same time
making himself eligible to win one OF
more OF the handsomest cups ever Of
fered in a floral show held In Wash
ington.
When the committee took up the
| questions Of roping of the Avenue. OBJ
tanning music and advertising the event
out of the District, it discovered yester-
day that it would need a considerable
amount OF money to do these things
| The propositions were considered gen
| orally, with the result that il was de.
| termined TO make the rOplng of Of the
/ Avenue as thorough as possible, to OBJ
/ tain the best music that can be had
| and TO advertise the event systemau
| CallY throughout Eastern ana SOuLueFI
| cities, and the States near the District.
The working out Of a financial plaT
4 to carry out the three projects was
/ postponed until the next meeting Of th'
! committee.
Philadelphians Interested.
| That Philadelphians are interested il
the parade and probably viii have sew
| eraI cars entered in II was stated boil
| by Mr.. Cans and T. B. Spence. chair
| man of the committee on entries an,
classes, who returned yesterday from
/ that city.
Mr.. Cans read letters to the commit
| tee from Automobiles In Richmond
Annapolis and Baltimore, saying tina
| those cities probably viii be repre-
/ scented in the pageant.
TWO new subcommittee were created
/ when Chairman Cans appointed Majo
| JudsOn as chairman OF a committee OF
/ parade and order. Arthur G. Moses wa
/ named as vice chairman Of the com
/ mittee.
Lester y. Moore was selected as chair
/ man for the committee on tires, which
/ are to be awarded as second prizes +
/ ". Miller was chosen as vice chairman
| Commissioner Henry L. West wa
| unanimously elected vice chairman o
the general committee on arrangements
and In this capacity, viii serve as vic
| II was decided TO have the executive
Weekend Excursions, Baltimore an,