The Washington herald., 1913-07-01
AUTO WRITERS
HOSTS TO WATTS
Orphan Children Entertained
by Ride IN Machines and
Day at Glen Echo Park.
419 ARE MADE HAPPY
Are Whirled to Pleasure Resort Where
ALI Amusement Features Are
Turned Over to Them.

II poll were 10 De maze OF the orphan
institutions of the city to determine the
most popular man in Washington. II Is
certain that the honor would so to soma
member of the Automobile Writers AS
ISOLATION, or to Manager l. B. Schloss,
of Glen Echo Park. who yesterday
frightened the lives Of the waits with
an auto trip to the Maryland pleasure
/, resort.
More than four hundred children were
yesterday the guests Of the Automobile
Writers Association and Manager
Schloss. Washington automobile owners.
quick to recognize the charity in giyinS
the orphans a day in the open air. gen.
erously donated the use of their cars for
the afternoon. Sixty cars carrying CO.
pacity load were required to carry the
youngsters to Glen Echo.
The automobiles began to report to
the arrangement committee at the Dis
trict Building yesterday before noon and
as soon as they arrived they were dis
patched to the various institutions to
get the orphans and returned to the
Municipal Building. where the start for
Glen Echo was made as soon as the last
car load of youngsters arrived shortly
after o'clock.
The exact number of orphans who en-
joyed the outing yesterday was il9. They
were apportioned from the various instl-
tutions as follows: Jewish Home. p;
ST. Roses. go: ST. Johns. "a; Washing
ton City Asylum. lis; Bruen Home, lSO
and Episcopal Home, 60.
Manager Schloss Checrcd.
The trip to Glen Echo was made with
out accident and the orphans were met
at the gate by Manager Schloss. who
Facted as their host and placed all OF the
amusements in the park at their free dis
IT.. - Axrfnry
horses. the dip, and the roller coaster
to the hearts content. When the return
to the city was made about o'clock
Manager Schloss was the recipient OF
the youngsters gratitude. They fTanti-
cally cheered their genial host and
waved their pennants until the park was
lost TO sight.
Before the start was made for Glen
Echo each child was given a flag and
a generous package of candy. cakes. and
the other goodies dear to the heart OF
chiIdrn. Ice cream cones, pop. and pink
lemonade were supplied at Glen Echo.
Leaving the District Building, the route
was out Connecticut Avenue to the Zoo,
which was entered, and Rock Creek fol-
lowed. Passing through the Geological
grounds, the long caravan OF motor cars
continued through Rock Creek Park to
Chevy Chase. thence across to Tennally-
n,
and entering the Conduit Road via the
New Cut Road at the Reservoir. The re-
turn trip was down the Conduit Road to
Georgetown, where the cars were lib
Grated from the line and permitted to re-
turn to the various institutions
The committee in charge of the outing
consisted of Howard Fisk. Harry Duck
stein. William Ullman. S. S. Grogan.
Paul F. Cain. and Harry Ward. They
in Unrk hV
Kaufman and Mrs. Charles Goldsmith.
The committee is especially indebted TO
Rudolph Jose, of the Cook & Stoddard
Company. who donated the use of sixteen
cars for the afternoon.
Dealers Donate Cars.
The automobile dealers of Washington.
available cars, contributed more than 800
with which to purchase candy, cakes.
and ice cream for the youngsters.
Those who donated the use Of their
cars yesterday are as follows:
Sol Lansburgh. C. Royce Hough, E. s.
NARROW, Terminal Taxicab Company,
Mrs. G. i. Baker, DR.. H. n. Sisco, W.
Wallace Chiswell. Leroy Mark, DR..
James NJ. Flint. II. NJ. Crandall, Caleb S.
Miller, w. S. Mcdonald. Edward Tarring.
Louis Simon. John L. Weaver, Benjamin
W. Woodruff, Potomac Motor Car Com
pany, r. U. Geib. H. B. Leary, jr., T.
Lamar Jackson, Cook & Stoddard Com
pany 1.-TWO cars), c. H. Warrington.
Frank Stanton, S. A. LuttrelI. Cunning
ham Motor Car Company, Foss-Hughes
Company, Buick Motor Company, NJ
Brooks & Co, Edgar Orme, Henderson
Rowe Auto Company. Charles W.
Semmes two cars, Washington Auto
Company, E. C. Wagner. Charles
E. Miller. W. L. Offutt, L. C. Shattuck,
T. Leonard, ]. W. Shaffer. Auto Hiring
Company, r. f. Clements, L. K. Cain,
Automobile and Supply