Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
SPECTATORS LINE STREETS
Official Score Not Yet Determined
by Judges.
MANY PERFECT SCORES MADE
Tourists to Make Headquarters at
New willard for
Three Days.

Official municipal welcome was accorded
| the automobiles OF the Munsey tour who
| returned TO Washington yesterday after
noon. when the 11S dust-laden drivers and
passengers were met by seventy Washing
tonians. among whom was Commissioner
Rudolph. In clean cars that contrasted in
freshness with the veterans Of the road.
When the stay-at-homes NIT the trav-
eiers near Soldiers Home at 4 o'clock II
was difficult to distinguish one tourist
from another for the thick coat of dust
| that had settled on the linen-coated mo-
florists. The cars, too, were all one color
from dust.
Tourists Dust Covered.
Clouds Of dirt had accumulated on ton
neau, hood and numbers. The huge signs
bearing the name of the machines had to
be thoroughly cleaned before they became
readable.
Official scores had not been made
public last night. The cars have yet
to be examined by the judges in order
that any technical defect may be noted.
The following machines. however,
finished with perfect scores. according
to the unofficial verdict: One Columbia.
two Washingtons. two Fords, one Cor
bin. one Brush, one Enger. one Cino.
one Stoddard-Dayton. one Maxwell. one
Kline and one Matheson. Four cars
were withdrawn, one disqualified and
| ten penalized.
Each OF the seventy receiving cars
was periodically garnished with
American flags and had been thorough
ly cleaned and oiled before IL was
started to take part in the parade
which preceded the tourists to the
Munsey building. At o'clock this
great swarm Of vehicles started in
single file for Soldiers Home
Dispatch cars. official cars. cars for
| prominent citizens and mere pleasure
| cars composed the procession, which
bowled along without hindrance. AZ
the first sweep around Soldiers Home
many tourists were already waiting
| They had come in a bit ahead OF
schedule time.
Cheers were exchanged as the long
| line OF decorated machines passed the
| tourists. In a moment the receiving
cars, after skillful maneuvering, were
lined in double columns along LIST street.
The Welcoming Party.
In the official cars which extended n
| formal welcome to the tourists were
Commissioner Rudolph, Maj. Richard
| Sylvester. William F. Guide. president
of the Chamber of Commerce; Henry L.
West. president OF the Columbia Coun-
try Club: w. 3. Duvall. president OF the
Automobile Club Of Washington: John
X. Heyl. secretary Of the same organi
cation: +. c. Graham. president of the
Commercial Club. and Arthur j. Dodge.
president of the National Press Club.
There was no speechmaking-merely a
handshake all around. The word was
given for a start back to the city. This
time. in double columns. the receiving
automobiles led the way. followed by the
dust-covered veterans of the trip.
The unusual procession brought hun
dreds of spectators to the curbstone. The
entry into Washington was In the nature
of a triumphal march.
The parade brought up In front OF the
Munsey building, where the automobiles
dispersed. During their three-day stay
in Washington the tourists will make
their headquarters at the New Willard.
The touring cars and the 10 men which
they carry left Harrisburg early yesterday
morning, followed by the cheers of many
citizens. Several hours OF speeding
brought the tourists to Frederick. At >
o'clock they were in Baltimore.
Most of the cars made the last relay
to Washington by o'clock. Several rush.
ed through the suburbs a few minutes
later.