Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-26
RECEPTION
AWAITS AUTOMOBILES
Munsey Run Tourists to Be
Given Good Time in
Washington.

| The Munsey automobile run is nearing
| its end.
Thirty-five travel-stained cars. with
their 119 tourists. drivers and officials, are
scheduled to roll into Washington at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon on the last
lap of the long journey, which began In
Philadelphia fortnight ago and which
has extended through most of New Eng
land and the middle Atlantic states.
When the tourists reach this city they
will be given rousing reception. Already
scores and scores of automobilists are
planning to join the receiving party.
They will meet the incoming travellers at
the Soldiers Home. From that point they
will accompany the tourists to the front
of the Munsey building. where the much
tried cars will cross the finish line.
Plans of Reception.
Members OF the receiving party in their
automobiles will assemble in front of the
Munsey building at 3 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon, and in a body proceed thence
to the Soldiers Home. The route re-
turning from that point, following the in
formal reception. will be through 1st
street to N street: west on n street TO
New Jersey avenue: thence to 1st street
northwest: south on 1st street to Penn
sylvania avenue. and west on the Avenue
to the Munsey building.
Among the members of the receiving
party will be Commissioner rudolph.
Richard Sylvester. chief of ponce; Will
liam F. Guide. president of the Chamber
of Commerce; Henry l.. West. president
Of the Columbia Country Club: W. r.
DuvalI president of the Automobile Club
of Washington; John X. Heyl. secretary
of the same organization; r. I. Graham.
president of the Commercial Club, and
Arthur j. Dodge of the National Press
Club.
After crossing the finish line the cars
which took part in the run Will proceed
to a garage, there TO undergo careful ex-
animation by the judges.
For three days the tourists Will be en-
tertained in the city. Several clubs, IN
Guiding the Commercial. the Columbia
Golf. the Automobile and the National
Press clubs, will open their doors TO the
visitors.
Pleasure trips to points of interest in
and about the city will be features of the
entertainment. Announcement of the win
ners in the run and 1.-THE distribution of
the prizes will occur Monday.
Munsey Run Observes Speed Laws.
wILKESBARRE, Pa, August 26.-The
thirty-five cars in the Munsey historic
endurance run left this city for Wash
ington at o'clock this morning.
The noon stop will be Selins Grove,
Pa. The distance is lis miles.
Excessive speeding will be penalized.
Cars will have to keep within the time
limit
When the cars left here fourteen of
them were credited with perfect scores.
The night control will be at Harrisburg,
Pa. The run will end at Washington
Saturday.
OF the twenty-four contesting entries
the fourteen which still have a perfect
score are:
Columbia, No. 2; driver. G. NJ. Wagner
Washington, No. 5; driver, A. G. Carter
Washington. No. 8; driver, w. D. Arri-
son.
Ford. No. s; driver, Charles z. Miller.
Corbin, No. IL; driver. A. T. Bailey.
Brush. No. IA: driver, d. L. Mccoy.
Regal. No. Is; driver. A. w. La Roche.
Enger. No. II: driver, Harry Frisch.
Cino, No. %: driver. Walter Donnelly.
Standardization, No. "a; driver. l.. II.
Shaab.
Maxwell. No. 25: driver. Harry E.
Walls.
Kline Kar. No. 81; driver. c. c. Fair
man.
Matheson, No 80: driver. d. A. Hail.
Ford, No. "a: driver, James Cherry.