The Washington times., 1910-01-09
Popular Motorist TO Succeed
West as Head of Local
Auto Club.
ORGANIZATION HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Fifty-hye New Members Are En-
rolled During 1909.
Other Notes.
By HARRY WARD.

BY HARR4 WARD-
H Chadwick Hunter. one Of the best
known motorists n this city. is today
president OF the Automobile Club Of
Washington. His election took place
last night. and at the same time other
officers were elected as foIOws- John
X Heyl, vice president; Elliott p
Hough ecreta-y-treasurer- Joseph Il
Fafconer. captain: David J. DUNCAN,
Lieutenant and ". :. DuvaU, Louis A.
Dent. William ID. West and w. HamiI-
ton smith. governors
The meeting was well attended and
much interest was taken in the pro
ceedings. In submitting his annual re-
port retiring President West called at
tention TO the rapidly Increasing mum
Der OF automobile users in Washington
and 10 the enormous amount OF interest
being taken in the use OF the motor
vehicle by nearly al classes Of people.
He called particular attention TO The
Frank A. AIungey reliability tour from
Washington TO Boston and return and
70 the automobile floral parade given
by the Chamber Of Commerce on the
tour These affairs cost the promoters
a large amount % money" said PreSi-
dent West and they tend 10 very
EredLly increase interest TN the autOmo-
bile, not only in Washington, but
throughout the cOuntry- The club
should benefit by this publicity in in
creaSinE its membership"
Reports submitted by the secretary
and treasurer showed the club TO L-e in
a fOurishinC condition Fifty-fIve new
members were admitted during the year
Several important amendments 10 the
by-lz-VS were adopted. chief Of which
was the consolidation Of the office OF
secretary and treasurer
In eleCtinS AIr- Hunter to the uresf-
dency, the club has paid a fitting trfF-
ute 10 man who has done much 10 a5-
vance the interests Of the Capital mo-
tOr1srs- He has always been on the
JOB when there was work In do and
the motorists are assured their interests
VIII be well guarded during ms admins
tration-
A striking feature OF the automobile
show TO be held In Convention Hall dur
ing the week beginning January o. VIII
be a comprehensive display Of aero
planes. It IS anticipated there. win be
shown several types unfamiliar 10 the
Washington public. The warner In
strument Company viii show a Curtiss
flying machine equipped with 20 Warner
6erO-mSIer. The machine IS a duplicate
OF the one with which Glen CurCiss car
red on the international hOuors at the
Rheims aviation meet, thus bringing
the next meet TO this country Another
exhibit OF interest VIII lie the BerIIner
monOplane, which viii proba bly, have its
initial fight before the opening Of the
show Il Is also hoped 10 have the
Orme, Suidley, Christmas. and Smith
machines, all local productions, on eZ-
LlbitiOu- Each OF these machines en-
body unusual features and IF all six are
secured Dy the snow management the
Washington public VIII have q good Op-
VOrtunity TO become intimately aC-
ouainted with aerODianeS- In addition,
there viii be displayed several EIiders.
together with aeroplane engines and
parts The War Department has as
sured its support by contributing a war
balloon, while the Weather Bureau VIII
ri1lIs Instruments used IN meteorological
observations The ae-OILGue division or
the show viii be under the direction OF
II. Chadwick Hunter II = MS mteu-
ton TO suspend the fUll-SiZed aeT0Dlaues
ana models from the ceiling OF CCDEel-
ton Hail. while the engines prUpeIIers- |
and other structural parts VIII be To-
Gated on the floor OF the hall AIr.
Hunter has had many surprises since
he has taken charge OF the aerOuautical
section OF the snow or one Lllug ne
found there are at least Jhirty-five men
IN this city who are hard at work de
VeiOpinE air craft OF one sort or an
visible evidence OF ENashugtOn's activity /
in the new science Of aviation said AR
Hunter This science practically had /
its birth here through the experiments
Of Prof. Samuel p Langley
The REQ exhibit at the automobile /
show in New York attracted a vast I
amount OF attention, according TO Les
Washington, who attended the show. [
zone of the practical features Of the /
f0ur-cyIfnder model was a device by I
means OF which the shifting lever Is /
locked into neutral position said Nj /
Moore "A bracket Of special design 4
s inserted so IS to catch the lower part /
OF the shifting lever which IS made Sc
cure by small paddock IElS permits .
moving the car anywhere ia the garage {
and yet makes Il impossible 10 drive I
the machine without unlocking the /
shifting lever"
r c. Wilson, Of the wilson Company, (
has returned from New York, where he I
attended the automobile snow 1t was
q splendid display or cars. sS1ld -lE. WIZ
son, and the NUMBER OF sales Ila4e I
served 10 emphasize the fact that 1910 IS 4
-oiuE to be ~ banner year The Am2rl- j
can SfuuIex exhibit attracted wide (
spread attention, and the many new
features Of the 1910 models resulted in \
the sale OF eleven cars during the /
week
The Association OF Licensed Automo-
bile AIauuTactUTers has admitted a \
number of manufacturers TO member
ship curing the past week Among them 4
are the Hupp Motor Car Company,
the National Motor Vehicle Company.
York Motor Car Company Dayton Mo
Tor Car Compaus-, and NordylSe & Mar
Rsn Company
The E r. Thomas Motor Company en-
esTfained last night at dinner q large /
company Of men prominent in the auto \
mobile world The dinner was given at i
the Automobile Club of America and /
: interesting feature was the pTeSeu-
11tiou OF the New York TO Paris trophy,
which was won by a Thomas car.
Miller Bs others Auto and Supply Com
Dauy report the sale and delivery Of a
Ford town car 10 Charles NinshaU and 4
q Ford touring ca TO +. 8. Thurston-
num.,CT OF automobile dealers left /
for New York today 70 attend the au-
fomObiIe show Among them were J. NJ I
SrOddard. T B Sps1ce, w c Long, and I
~. d West Otht rs who viii 90 over
for the show later In the week are F. \
II Johansen. John y. Fister. Frank 4
Fovd. Rudolph Jose. Jack Sperry. FL 4