The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
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Closely following the application Of
Cyrus Townsend Brady, the noted au-
thor. for membership in the A. A. A..
came the application of Henry W. Saw
age. internationally famous theatricaf
manager. and Arthur j. Norris mill
lionaire philanthropist
The following well-known Washing
tonians became members OF the club
during the past week. Wallace B. AL
len. William E. Luckett, Richard W.
Henderson, Reuben Cook. r. W. Bulk
ley, w. F. Woolard. r. F. Watson, ana
lie Roy o. King.
In donating a handsome and costly
cup and lending his name to the
Sheepshead Bay automobile races.
vincent Astor made it condition
that the race be run under the rules
OF the contest beard of the A. A. A.
rms was expected in view of the
fact that Mr.. Astor has long been a
member of the Metropolitan consulate
OF the A. A. A. sister organization
OF the District of Columbia club.
NOW that most of Washington's mo-
tor tourists have returned home for
the winter season, the full strength of
the local motor club is becoming an
parent. Handsome motor cars wearing
pright. SHINING a. A. A. emblems upon
their radiators are the rule upon the
city's streets these days, rather than
the exception.
Very few Washington motoris,,
know that each month members of
the local club receive in the clubs Of
fetal publication the most recent
touring information acquired by
Americas three foremost road-loggers,
auto road-map makers and touring au-
Bruce. James HEM
street. and +. L. Ferguson.
IL would not be too much TO say
that there is not a phase of touring
that these men are not familiar with
and that there is not a touring place
in the United States that a least on.
of their number has not visited. Fer
guson. located in the Washington Of
hceS. has seen more field service than
his conferees. He has personally con-
Quoted more pathfinding trips, mir
lionaire motor jaunts and reliability
and endurance runs than perhaps any
other individual in the country In
this work Hemstreet is a close sec
ond. II
1t was Hemstreet who won the ad-
of Emily Post. special
writer for Golfers Weekly. when he
nonchalantly said "Yes'um'' and be-
gan to push his pencil across a map
without further ado when Miss Post
visited A. A. a. headquarters and ask
ed II she could obtain a motor route
10 San Francisco. Until she met Mr. |
Hemstreet, Miss Post had been led
20 believe that definite information
lpon the subject she had in mind was
l minus quantity.
In - Tr1
Post told of her difficulties in pro-
curing necessary data for her trans !
continental trip up to the time she |
applied at A. A. 4. headquarters, and |
he ease with which she obtained II |
here. Her story made Hemstreet ia
nous overnight. |
Bruce is best known as prolific |
writer on motor touring and has di- |
'ected a countless number of tourists |
through the famous motoring places |
# the North Atlantic coast.
The store Of information upon mo- |
oring subjects which these men pos
sess always is at the disposal of |
members of the District Club. AS they |
lcquire new knowledge it is written |
md pictured in the clubs official pub
ication, a copy of which goes to each |
member.
During the winter the American |
Iotorist devotes much space to tell
ng of the touring experiences of A.
\. \. members during the summer.
According to officials of the local
motor club. the automobile route out
# Washington most discussed at the
present time and the one concerning
which the largest number of inquiries
re received is that between the Ma
ional Capital and Fredericksburg.
"a. This road also comes in for more
evere criticism than any other high
way in this section. Much of this
they say. is well deserved.
'ut not all of it is based on correct
remises.
In discussing the subject with the
the subject comes up at
east once a day-Touring Director
ferguson states that in most in
tances the btterest complaints come
rom those who have not followed the
outing as recently prepared and is
ued by the club in double postcard
orm. He said:
"Our route card shows both the
and unimproved stretches
or the entire distance and calls par
ocular attention to the one especial
Y bad spot of about 100 yards in
,nsth just this side of Chappawamsic
reek in Prince William County.
THE survey of the route shows the
blowing: Improved highway for the
rst twenty miles. and then 1.6 miles
Z poor to fair including short stretch
f rough down hill. narrow and be-
ween earth banks; then improved !:
Dad past the penal institute and :
trough Occoquan. with a total Of 4.5
lilies, and then an acute angle turn :
made to the right onto a poor
Iretch of one mile. |:
"It is at this turn that many 60 :
'rong. Straight ahead there is a sign
n a tree reading "Richmond" The :