Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
DRIVE E[ECTR|CS
TOPH|LADELPH|A
Members of Vehicle Associa-
ton Start Trip Via BaHi-
more in Vict0riaS.
REGULAR STOCK MODELS
OPERATED BY AMATEURS
Convention at the Quaker City Ex-
pected to Prove Interesting
and Instructive.

Several members of the Washingt on
section of the Electric Vehicle Associa-
ton of America motored to Philadsl-
phia yesterday to attend the fifth an
nua1 convention of that organization,
which is to open tomorrow and to con-
tinue for three days.
Tho trip is being made in two Baker
electric victorias. the passengers being
T. S. NARROW, chairman. and c. NJ.
Marsh. secretary. of the Washington
section; W. r. Hart. jr.. and ]. ]. Bar
tram. members of the association. They
left this city yesterday morning at Z
o'clock via the misunderstanding
boulevard.
The trip is unique. in that it is the
first time that regular stock models
driven by amateurs have attempted an
event of such a long distance. The
electric received boost" ut Balti-
more. where stop was made for
luncheon. In the afternoon the journey
was continued to Havre de Grace, via
Towson. Nd, where last night was
spent. The machines were put "on
charge for the night
Start for Wilmington.
Early this morning the tourists con-
tinued over the Perryville- Elkton road
toward Wilmington. which they expect
to reach at noon. where the batteries
will be given another boost This
afternoon the start on the last leg of
the 160-mile run will be commenced,
and II all goes we'll the drivers will pull
into Philadelphia this evening. The re-
turn trip will be made next Thursday
by the same route.
The. Electric Vehicle Association of
will formulate plans for an extensive
educational movement calculated to ex-
plain the technique of the industry to
central station operators. manufac-
turers, representatives and agents This
will represent one of the largest edu-
cationa1 movements ever undertaken
in the automobile field. 1t Is expected
that the paper by F. c. Henderschott,
chairman of the committee on education
Of statesmen of the National Electric
Public in the Field and Use of the Elec-
trio Vehicle" and the report by NJ w.
Alexander. chairman of the educational
courses committee, also chairman Of
the educational work for the General
Electric Company. will lend consider
able impetus to this movement, which
will be well under way by the middle
of the winter.
F. N. earle Has Paper.
F. Nelson earle, who possesses wide
knowledge of electric vehicle applica-
lions. will present at the convention
what will perhaps be the most complete
paper on special applications of the
electric vehicle that has ever been
prepared.
He will show a large number Of in
teresting and instructive photographs
and stereopticon views. The results
brought out by Mr.. Carries paper will
be revelation to many.
Tho garage and rates committee OF
the Electric Vehicle Association, John
F. Gilchrist, chairman, Is preparing an
unusually interesting and complete re-
port, supplemented by a map indicating
the electric vehicle charging stations
along the route of the Lincoln highway
from New York to San Francisco. to-
gether with similar information for the
tributary roads.
Arrangements are being made to
drive a number of electric vehicles
both passenger and commercial, from
coast to coast over the Lincoln high
way in 1915.