The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-22
Munsey Party Arrived In
Montpelier This Forenoon
TO FIND HUGE CROWD OUT
Streets Jammed with People cOngre-
gated to See Novel sight--PeOple
Demonstrative All Along the
Route.

Montpelier was an automobile town
fof q certainty to-day, from the first
peep Of dawn to the time when the visit
ing Munsey tourists said goodbye for
the remainder Of their days trip OF l02
miles from bethlehem, n. IT,, to Burling-
ton on the l,550.mile endurance run.
Their stop in Montpelier was for dinner
and to permit the visitors to see the
parade Of the Automobile club Of ver-
mont, which had its midsummer run to
Montpelier to greet the Munscy tourists.
The start Of the tour was Philadelphia,
and the destination is Washington, D. c.
After the Sunday rest at Bethlehem
IN the White mountains, the party start
ei from that place early this morning,
the pilot cars leaving at $3.50 and the
remainder strInging along an hour and a
half later. The pilot cars, an +. NJ. f.,
driven By Leo Oldfeld, and a Selden,
driven BY Jack Harrington, arrived in
Montpelier at 9:20. The route was by
way Of Littleton, \. H., and St. Johns
bury.
All along the route the people were
enthusiastic, congregating by the road
side and cheering the cars as they came
along This was q novel experience for
the Nunsey-ites, for ii was the first time
ia the tour that they had been received
with so much enthusiasm.
They received an even more pleasing
greeting in Montpelier. The streets Of
the city were crowded with people, and
there were automobiles at every hand,
probably as many as q hundred strange
ears being there, besides the local ma
chimes and the Munsey cars. Across
lower Main street was a huge banner,
bearing the words. Montpelier We'll
comes tire MunseY Tourist and the Auto
mobile Club Of Vermont Many Of the
stores and the public buildings were dec
GRATED with flags and bunting. The
trains of the forenoon had deposited
their tArongs Of people into the capital,
too
The first cars were surrounded by curi-
ous people as they halted. The Selden
autograph car was one Of the strong
features. Il bears the signatures Of
about hundred mayors and other Off
cials Of cities through which the tour
has been run. One Of the first Is Mayor
Rayburm Of Philadelphia. Governor
Prouty Of Vermont and Mayor Dawley
of Montpelier added their names to-day,
and space was left for Mayor Burke OF
Burlington to add his name to fame to-
night.
Another interesting sight was the
Thomas car, which won the round-the-
world race and is now driven by Mr.. Mill
ler, who also drove the ear on its mem
orable trip The Thomas ear bears the
scars of its trip aud IS plaearded with
travelling marks from many countries.
Some little Brush cars. bearing the Off
cial photographers, also pleased the
crowd because of their diminutiye size.
Following the confetti trail left by
the pilot cars, the automobiles began
To arrive in Montpelier at about II
o'clock After the press car came the
Columbia. Louis Strang,
the famous driver, came near the front
in a Pierce Racine ear, and the remain
der Of the % ears were close after
They were checked on their arrival by
The official checker, ]. A Hampstead,
and then parked about the city. Later
their drivers and passengers had din
ner.
Among the well-known drivers were
Ross Henwood Of Ohio, Walter Donnel-
lv. Fred Cassel OF Boston: John ]. Cotfey,
Jack Harrington. J. r. Walsh Of WASH
ington, A. G. Carter Of Washington, D.
Il. Mccoy, Harry Fitzgerald, Clarence
Lemar and Harry Wallis.
Secretary S. s. Ballard Of the a. g V
was one Of the busiest men IN the world
AZ usual, and the others on the receiv-
ing end were not fur behind. The pa
rade was little late in starting this
afternoon. Ii formed on the Berlin side
Of the river and at the blast Of the
buole proceeded down Main to School
street. to Elm, Pearl, Vine, Summer,
Spring. Main, Court, State House
grounds, Bailey avenue, State to Main,
where it broke up, except for the dec
GRATED cars.