The Washington times., 1913-09-12
MORE CARS NEEDED
FOR BIG JOY RIDE
Up to YOU to Aid in Giving
Old Ladies of Homes Pleas
ant Afternoon.

Every time The Times makes an ap-
peal for an automobile II means YOU.
II you happen to have one, or il ii II
possible for you to enlist your friends
in the work Of supplying machines for
The Times automobile ride for old
ladies' September Is.
Perhaps you have had a delightful va
cation and have said that you are sorry
for those who have not been able to
get away for the summer. Here is a
csrfectly good chance to feel sorry in a
most practical way-the best way in the
world to show whether or not you are
really sorry or Just "blufing." 1t Is In
the power of everyone who owns a ma
chine or knows some one who does, to
give q glorious whole bright out-of-
doors autumn afternoon to some old
lady who has had to stay In the city
who has probably never been In a ma
chine but very, very few timse In ner
life, II at all.
Letters which come in to The Times
ONCE from the homes and institutions
are answered by the matrons in charge,
and do not convey much OF an idea or
the Joy of the proposed guests of The
Times, but in the individual letters
which Miss Murdock has received, the
real stories are revealed intimately, and
what would be an ordinary occurrence
to almost everyone. looms un - great
bi1 capitals for the old ladi, For
instance:
Would Enjoy the Ride.
In one letter from an elderly woman
not in an institution, casual mention
was made of the fact that she would
greatly enjoy the ride, since she had
not been much of any place for more
than ten years, and had not been in q
conveyance or to any resort of any
kind for twenty years. She Is sure thar
she would enjoy the ride-little wonder!
wouldn't you? Another letter said:
80 am in some doubt as 70
whether or not ! should try to go, for
have been alone for SO long tnal ain
no longer very entertaining, and have
almost forgotten how to tax and act
number of people Of my own age, It is
too rare a pleasure to refuse"
And SO they go on. Each letter car
RES with ii some confession SO naively
made and SO unconsciously spoken that
it reveals the whole story OF loneliness
and neglect in a nutshell
Automobile offers come in very slow
ly. The old ladies are doing their part
nobly, but automobile owners are either
very thoughtless or very, very busy
Perhaps some of them think that the
needed, but this is not yet the case by
any means. When il is. notice will
be made Of II in the paper.
william Lyles Ofutt, of Co Chase,
has offered his four-pass"'l car.
which Will perhaps accommodate five
small ones-unless more offers are
made when there will be no need OF
crowding or discomfort. Simon kann.
of the firm Of 9. Kann, Sons & Co.,
sends the following letter:
Dear Miss Murdock: "
I have just returned and find your
card Of September 4 awaiting me- It
will be q pleasure to loan my car on
September IS for such q worthy purpose.
With best wishes. sincerely.
SIMON KAHN,
Ross p. Andrews. of the paper COM
pany OF that name was among the FIRST
to serd word that he would place his
car and chauffeur at the disposal Of The
Times on September Is.
Joseph Strasburger, owner of the
Family Shoe Store, has offered his car.
Charles E. Johnston and z. c. Rogers
have both offered their cars.