The Washington herald., 1914-03-08
About People You Know
Along Automobile Row
BY l.. G. CHEW.

Owing TO the severe, winter weather
which last week prevented a large num-
Der of motor enthusiasts from visiting
the salesroom3 Of the Potomac Motor
Car Company, and inspecting the new
1914 Ohio Electric models on display there,
Manager Arthur Foraker has decided TO
extend the time OF the opening. and the
exhibit will be continued throughout this
week The salesrooms will be open every
evening this week until 10 O'Clock.
Announcement has been made that ].
f. Hall has been appointed sales man
ager Of the Cole Motpr Sales Company.
The company has temporary quarters at
1ils Fourteenth street. and will shortly
open salesroom on Connecticut avenue.
where full line of Cole cars will be dis
played. Hall has a host OF friends In
automobile circles who will be glad to
learn Of his promotion and wish him
success.
Miller Brothers Automobile and Supply
House report the sale of the following
Ford cars during the past week. Runa-
bouts to DR.. NJ. F. Cuthbert, DR.. James
F. Mitchell, John ]. Odenwald, F. II.
McAdoo. Grove Lime and Coal Company.
Remschel Auto Sales Company. two.
Touring cars to John NJ. Lyell, three; ].
c. Clark & Sons. three. and Remschel
Auto Sales Company, four.
At a luncheon given Friday and At.
tended by Joseph NJ. Stoddard, r. Bruce
Emerson. John Bartram, Z. s. NARROW,
George Weaver. and c. NJ. Marsh, IL was
decided to issue a call for a meeting OF
the Washington members of the Electric
Vehicle Association of America There
are at present about twenty members of
the National Association in Washington
and it was the opinion of those present
that with this number as a nucleus II
would be possible TO form a local branch.
The National Association having a.
membership of over 600 members was
formed about four years ago to promote
the efficient use of electric vehicles for
both commercial and pleasure purposes.
Ii is proposed TO hold branch meetings
once a month. which will be addressed
by an authority on some particular SUBJ
ject pertaining to electric vehicles and
their use. The organization meeting will
be held on the 18th of March and il Is
hoped that the president of the Electric
Vehicle Association will beSpresent.
Anyone with rain insurance for sale is
advised TO communicate with the India
napolis motor speedway. The manage
ment, for the fourth successive season, is
looking for some Individual or syndicate
to guarantee IL against loss in the event
that inclement weather makes necessary
the postponement of its next 5oo-mile race
from Saturday. May: 90. to the following
Monday. To date there have been no
takers on the proposition. 1t is the
eternal fear OF the speedway hackers
that some day nice shower will ruin
their meet Three times they have been
fortunate with never even a cloud to mar
the occasion. The next time may break
the charm.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Automobile Trade Association was held
in the Offices of the Buick Motor Com
pany last Tuesday afternoon. President
Joseph Stoddard presiding, and with but
two members absent. Secretary Martin
stated after the meeting that many mat
ters of importance were discussed and
that the association is making big plans
along the line Of correcting some of the
evils now existing in the automobile
trade. the details of which will be given
out at a latter date.
Applications for associate memberships
were received from the following firms,
all of which were accepted:
Motor News. Irwin T. Donohoe. Ma
tionaI Electrical Supply Company. p. Nc
Reynolds & Sons, United States Tire
Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company. Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company, and the Miller-Dudley Com
pany.
Orphans Day. which in the past has
been conducted under the auspices of
first one association and then another,
but which has always been largely con-
tributed to by the individual members
OF this associate will be conducted in
the name Of the Auto Trade Associa-
ton this year and it is planned to make
the day a memorable one in the lives OF
the orphaned tots. June l was named
as a tentative date for the celebration
Bob Martin, manager OF the local
Buick factory branch. left last night for
Flint, Mich, to confer with the powers
that be relative to an additional allot-
ment of the new 1914 models. Already
enough orders are on file to exhaust his
original allotment. and in order that he
may have more than desk room for sale
at the local salesroom when the spring
season opens "Hustling Bob" will en-
deavor to persuade the factory to double
his allowance.
Il have been converted to a See |
America First enthusiastic since riding |
a motorcycle" says II. E. Jameson, who |
has been enjoying tlfe sights around
Spokane, Wash, awheel.