The Washington times., 1914-02-07
SOCIABILITY TOUR
TO INCLUDE CAPITAL
Prominent Automobile Men Ar
ranging Journey Along Ocean
Through Mountains.
BY HARRY WARD.

Washington will be included in the
itinerary OF the proposed ocean, lakes
and mountain tour being planned by
prominent automobile men. The run
$ expected to start the last Of March
or the first of April and will be in
The nature of a sociability run without
contest rules. The promoters are Z.
=. Ferguson. who was referee of the
Munsry Historic Tour and a noted
automobile pathfinder: Senator" w.
=. Morgan, originator of orphans,
automobile day." and Eddie Korbel, OF
NfT TEe ffhH ifiaerurv y the tour will in
ciude Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
iugton, Pittsburgh. Cleveland, Clncm-
nStu, Chicago. Detroit. Buffalo, Ro-
chester. Syracuse. Springfield, Boston,
Hartford Bridgeport and ending III
New York. Automobile clubs in these
cities viii take part in the run.
While the committee in charge OF the
affair. which is expected to be one OF
The biggest automobile events ever
Iun, has not completed its plans,
enough progress has been made to in
sure the success of the tour. Sociability
iEns have attained great popularity
among motorists and the one now pro-
posed will afford participants an OPP
pOTtunity to tour a large section OF
the. country under happy auspices.
The Washington Motorists AssOcia-
be aSked to devise some form Of en-
tertainrnent for the tourists during their
stay in Washington.
The Washington Automobile Dealers
Association will hold a meeting We'd
nesday night in the salesrooms of
Emerson & OTme for the purpose Of
winding up the affairs of the recent
automobile show. A large attendance
of members is expected by President 7.
Oliver PRODIGY, as many matters of in
aerest will be taken up. Reports will
be made by the chairmen of the vari-
Dus committees, and the work of the
association during the next few months
will be outlined.
Bruce Emerson will leave tomorrow
for Richmond, where he will give a
number of lessons to Mrs. Henry c.
Stuart, wife OF Governor Stuart, in the
art OF driving an electric automobile
Just prior to the inauguration Of Gov
ernor Stuart, his wife purchased a De-
5roit electric duplex drive car from
Emerson & orne, of this city. The
machine is said to be one of the finest
EVER turned out by the Detroit electric
malcEfs- It is upholstered in gray silk,
and is equipped with many little con-
Neniences that add to the pleasure of
electric car enthusiasts:
Joseph b. TreT, sales manager of the
Overland Washington Motor Company,
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks, is reported to be much improved.
It is expected he will be able to resume
his business activitieS with in the next
week.
The latest purchaser of a 1914 Dc
troiter touring car is Secretary Of State
William Jennings Bryan. He pur-
chased it from the W. L. Smith Com
I,any and the machine is a handsome
addition to the SecretaTy's feet of cars.
il is finished in black with blue panel
md equipped with electric self-starter
and electric lights.
Mrs Eta T. Taylor. wife Of Con-
Sressman Taylor OF Colorado has placed
a n order with Emerson & Orme for 4
Detroit electric forward-drive, clear
vision broughar. The machine will be
finished in blue with blue morocco up
ErlstCring.
Ore hundred and five thousand miles
in two years is the actual record made