Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

was an indirect one, no special road be-
ing taken.
After a pleasant run through the park
along Beach drive We entered Zoolog1cal
Park, crossing small stream just after
entering the gates, and departing through
the Adams Mill road entrance. at Cal
vert street. The remainder of the trip
was down Columbia and Connecticut ave-
, nues through the speedway around the
White House ellipse, and back to the
starting point. The distance, as stated,
was about thirty miles, which was COW
cred. In a leisurely manner, in about two
and a half hours.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hilborn and Bert E.
Hilborn left yesterday in their new 19l2
self-starting Everitt Six for the Pa
cific coast. They will motor to their home
in Spokane. WASH in easy stages, making
numerous stops en- route. From Wash
ington they motored to Philadelphia,
leaving the Quaker city this morning for
New York. From there they will continue
northward to Albany and take the north
ern route to Buffalo, Toronto and De
troit. At the latter city they will visit
the officials of the Metzgar Motor Car
Company and spend few days sight
seeing. Later they will leave for the west
via Chicago. Bert Hilborn, who will pilot
his family, is a former newspaper man.
During the past winter he has resided
with his family in the National Capital
Paul Barnhart of this city accompanied
the party as lar as, PuIldQelplid
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Saturday. May 49, has been selected by
the Automobile Club of Washington as
the day for the "sociabiIity rum, which
will start from the Capitol and conclude
at the clubhouse on Georgia avenue.
ICY" Grogan. a former automobile
writer OF this city, has Joined the sales
staff of George E. Meeley, the tire man.
nd uyi1l ho in, the
National Capital.
Dr. Charles R. Collins is the latest pur-
chaser Of a Columbia shaft-driven cleo
trio, delivery being made few days ago.
William P. Barnhart left Tuesday on a
trip to Boston, where he expects to re-
main several days.
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Joseph NJ. Stoddard returned Thurs
day from New York, where he delivered
a 1912 6-"66' seven-passenger Pierce-Ar-
row touring car, fully equipped. to Harry
F. Norment. formerly resident of this
sence from the city he visited the Cadil-
lac plant at Detroit.
With Col. Cliff Long as chairman of
the entertainment committee of the
Automobile Club of Washington, the
ment during the coming summer. includ-
ing the shad bake at Marshall Hall
April %.
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Gov. Wilson of New Jersey proved that
he is a friend of the motOrist when he
signed the fifteen-day exemption bill for
tourists, last week.
The clubhouse of the Automobile Club
Of Washington will be thrown open for
the reception Of motorists Sunday, April
IA.
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]. E. Macdonald, formerly branch man.
ager of the Locomobile Company of
America, resigned last week to accept
position with large automobile con-
Germ in Philadelphia. His successor has
not as Yet been announced.
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The many friends of Wallace C. Hood,
sales manager of the MetZgar Motor
Car Company, will regret to learn that
he is still seriously i'll with blood poison
ing at his home in Detroit. Mr.. Hood is
well known in this city, where he was
engaged in the automobile business for
several years prior to going west.
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