The Washington times., 1911-01-09
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
/. TO ELECT OFFICERS
Many Candidates Out for
Position of President, and
Fight Is Expected.
By HARRY WARD.

The call for the annual meeting Of
the Automobile Club of Washington
was issued today by Secretary Elliott
p. Hough.
1t will be held Saturday evening" at
the Grafton Hotel, which is the win
ter residence Of the club. At this
meeting officers and members of the
board of governors will be elected for
the ensuing year, and a number Of
matters Of vital interest to the or
ganization will be considered The
coming meeting will be the most i'm
portant in the history of the club"
said Secretary Hough, "and II Il hoped
every member will attend" There are
number of candidates for the office
OF president, and the election prom
ises to be spirited one.
Some interesting facts and figures re-
garding the automobile show now in
progress in Madison Square Garden,
New York, under the auspices of the
Association OF Licensed Autouobila
Manufacturers, have been collected.
There are 101 motor-car exhibits, to-
getner with 57s accessory and motor
cycle exhibits, the combined value of
the exhibits being 1920, 900. The prices
or cars displayed range from $3.50 to
$lo,Ooo The total number of exhibitors
Is 67s. as compared with 81 at the
first show held in America in Madison
square Garden eleven years ago II Ia
expected 10000 people win visit the
snow during the two weeks of its ex-
istence, including $500 automobiIe deal
ers from all parts Of the country.
Howard Wilcox, Charles Merz, and
Don Herr. the Indianapolis racing
drlVers' are en- route to Los Angeles,
where they will pilot a fleet of national
racing cars on the one-mile board traclx
motordrome, which opens January Il
I8r a two days, meet. It is probable
snai aIter the Los Angeles races the
NauonaI team will go to San Francisco
and participate in the annual PortoIa
road race next month.
Leon M. Bradley, who has the reputa-
tion of being one Of the best live wire,
publicity men connected with the
automobile industry, has severed his
connection with the United States
Motor Company, and will hereaf-
ter have charge of the publicity
for the EMF Company, makers Of the
EMF and Flanders cars.
Automobile dealers of this city are
much in evidence at the automobile
show in New York. Among those who
are attending the show are ]. NJ. Stod-
dard. William Jose, E. H. Johansen, r.
c. Smith. John Hartman, A. Stanley
Zell, Clarence Barnard. Claude Miller.
Charles E. Miller, Harry Benner, Theo-
dore Barnes, jr.
Some effort was made last year to az
range an automobile racing circuit,
but the officials Of the three AS
hesitated to state to promoters
that meets must come in succession
and be closely knitted, falling to show
to the promoters the advantages of a
closely knitted circuit of meets. It is
possible some action along this line will
be taken during the several meetings
to be held in New York this month by
the Manufacturers Contest Association
and the contest board Of the American
Automobile Association.
The latest addition to the force of
Emerson & Orme is Peter Becker, who
Is well known in the automobile trade
Of this city.
Among the recent purchasers of Wash
ington cars are Howard Mitchell, c. p.
Baldwin, and Malcolm Mitchell. A
landaulet will be delivered,
next week to Admiral John MCGOWAN.
The car Is upholstered in leather and
broad sloth, with regular touring and
Limousine equipments.