Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-14
GL|DDEN|TES GET
HEARTY WELCOME
ON ARRIVAL HERE
Local Auto Men Escort Tourists
to Motor Clubs
Headquarters.

The Glidden tourists, who are making
the automobile endurance run to Jack
%sonville, Fla, and who changed their
route SO as to come through Newark
at the chest of the local motorists,
backed by the STAR, received a hearty
welcome from the members of the
Newark Motor Club, the Board of
Trade and N. j. Auto and Motor
Club when they reached this
city today. The local auto men
formed their machines in line in front
of the Motor Club headquarters, at s45
Broad street, and proceeded in a body
to the Harrison bridge at Bridge street.
AT this point the tourists were picked
up after being escorted there by the
members of the Automobile Club of
Huds~ county. In the first car were
Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia;
Charles ]. Glidden, of Boston. donor of
the trophy, and Robert p. Hooper, OF
Pennsylvania, president of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, and Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson, who will be
the guest of Governor Smith in the
run across the State.
Escorted by the Newark Motor Club
members and their assistants the tour
lists rod to the clubs headquarters,
where they were welcomed by Mayor
Haussling. Then they proceeded south
on Broad street to Clinton avenue, and
thence to Elizabeth avenue, where
they were reviewed.
In this 1,400-mile contest from New
York to Jacksonville there are eighty
four cars officially entered. The only
entrant from this State Is j. c. Bren-
nan, of 1856 Clinton venue this city.
The G~liddenites, headed by the New
ark reception committee, proceeded
from the bridge to Broad street, and
halted in front of the City Hall. All
along the line spectators i'm auto
mobiles and on foot cheered the tour
lists. AT the City Hall Mayor Hauss-
ling officially welcomed Governors
Hoke Smith and Woodrow Wilson, and
the party continued to Clinton avenue.
Through Clinton avenue to Elizabeth
avenue they continued, while hundreds
of a~utomobilists in their machines were
lined up on either side of the thorough
fares reviewing the tourists.
The contestants will have luncheon
at Trenton and stop over night in Phil
adelphia. The next stop will be Gettys-
burg, Pa.
Headed by a car bearing Chief of
Police Corbitt, Sergeant Thomas Con-
nell and Sergeant John Mcconnell.
eighteen cars filled with members of
the welcoming party led the parade
through Broad street to the southern
section of the city. Among those who
greeted the Gliddenites we're: Recorder
w. e. Turton, of %Irvington, president
Of the Newark Motor Club; Mayor
Jacob Haussling, DR.. Charles A. Talbot,
Commissioner p. J.. Ryan, of h Board
of Works; ]. H. Wood. president of the
Associated Automobile Clubs of New
Jersey; II. A. Bonnell, secretary n
treasurer of the same club; w. s..
Thomas, editor of the Motor Record;
Curtis r. Burnett, president of the
Newark Board of Trade; James M.
Reilly, secretary; Frederick T. Ward,
Harry B. O'Connell, Board of Works
commissioner; r. j.. GoeraSe, Lee Otto
lengui, Michael Levy, Edward Kenny,
speaker of the House; Waters B. Day,
T. G. Kempf, George +. Eveland, Will
lam Roberts, lHalsey Day, Albert S.
Koenig, L. H. Robertson, F. A. Crosel-
mire, g. H. Walters and family, of
East Orange; Mrs. w. e. Turton, Mrs.
H. A. Bonnell, Miss Edith Shea, D. C.
Reynolds, vice-president of the Newark
Motor Club; Richard c. Jenkinson and
Louis S~chlesinger.
Acknowledgment of the hospitality
shown the tourists by the local men
came in the form of a letter today to
James M. Reilly, secretary of the
Trade Board, from Robert P. Hooper,
president of the American Automo-
bile Association. The Board of Trade
is sincerely thanked by President
Hooper for securing the permission for
the tourists to pass through New Jer-
sey without obtaining licenses. The
action shows that the business men in
New Jerseys largest city are in favor
of unhampered interstate travel, de-
clares Mr. Hooper.
On Wednesday, october rs, some of
them will finish their long journey at
Jacksonville, Fla, and the best per-
formers will receive the prizes of the
eighth national reliability tour.
The team of three that makes the
best showing will receive the trophy
presented by Charles G.. Glldden, by
whose name this tour generally is
Known. The individual cars are COM
peting for cash or plate valued at 5000.
The start vas made at $50 from the
corner of Fifth avenue and Thirty
ninth street. The first away were
three cars of the Tarrytown team and
the others followed as fast as they
could fall into line. The first stop to-
night will be at Philadelphia.