Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-01

Covered with the dust of many states
and strung with pennants of many
colors. big, high powered motor car,
piloted by mere slip of Il girl, poked
it's long, mud despatched nose into the
National Capital last Tuesday after
noon at 18th and II streets northeast.
Turning the corner into II street it
hesitated while the Uttle lady at the
wheel looked about inquiringly. Sud
denly she leapcd from the car and
ran toward an approaching automobile.
10000. oh. you. please stop" she
cried. at the same time waving her
arms in the air
The driver stopper his car. Miss Sem
aphore climbed onto the running board.
Excuse me for delaying YOU, she
said quite naively, but I observed the
A. A. A. emblem upon the radiator OF
your car, and being fellow member l
stopped you for directions to club head
| quarters"
He glanced sharply at her car. Out
from the travel stains of the big auto
mobile shone like beacon the three
AS set in their oval frame.
He extended his hand. "Wclcome TO
the National Capital" he voiced. Per
nit me to introduce myself. 1 am an
A. A A. road logger and on my way to
Headquarters Consider me at your
| service"
Upon the arrival of the party at the
Riggs building, auto club headquarters.
she introduced herself Miss Margaret
Fairchild of Seattle, Wash, and her
| companions as the Misses Hilda and
| Freda Lyman and Mrs Walter Harvey
and daughter Louise, all of the same
city.
Miss Fairchild stated that the tour to
the east had been made over the north
ern route, and that they had already
r,In n
the North Atlantic coast. Several days
will be spent in Washington. during
which period the various points OF IN
terest near this city will be visited.
The party will return to the Pac1nc
coast via the southern route. visiting
the Grand Canyon, thence to San Diego,
Los Angeles, San Francisco. Portland
and Seattle. Their journey west will be
mapped out for them by the touring
bureau of the local club.
| MY membership in the A. A. A. is the
best investment I ever made. Miss
Fairchild enthusiastically told the auto
editors OF the local newspapers who
haunt club headquarters seeking motor
value to me on this trip. ! am sure
this tour would have been impossible
but for the aid rendered me by A. A. a.
clubs
1--WE are pretty well acquainted with
the merits of the 4. A. A. replied one
| of the newspaper men and have Il
great deal of respect for the great
| work it is doing for automobilists; but
our hats are off to Miss Margaret tair-
| child, the gamest automobile driver
Barney Oldf1eld not excepted-that we
ever met and we wish her a safe and
pleasant journey home. We're all
mighty glad to know you, Miss Fair
child Good bye
Mrs Harvey, who is chaperoning the
party. stated that Miss Fairchild is
but seventeen years old and that she
has been a driver of motor cars for
several years. Miss Fairchilds father
cific northwest and owns five high
powered cars, all of which were Sc
lected and are driven by his intrepid
daughter.
| Among the motor tourists-individ-
ual members of the A. A. A. or mem
bers of some automobile club affiliated
with the national organiZation-whc
headquarters during the past week
were:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Turner ant
William Turner. jr.. of Omaha, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Parry. Harold
Parry and Miss Josephine Parry o.
Omaha. Neb.
Charles A. Hanson. Charles Hager'
man. J. NJ. DUNCAN and G. Trac.
Rossmore of Atlanta. Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Higley Of Hart
ford, Wis.
Benjamin B. Myers and his two sons
Herman and Edward. of Pittsburgh, Pa
Henry G. Worley and Samuel A. Mil
lard of Los Angeles. Cal.
Those who question the sanity of a
transcontinental motor trip that in
cludcs the use of a two-wheel trailer
along with seven-passenger load
| would change their opinion had they
been in the office Of the local automo
10 oil, L..
Pedlar dropped in for information abou
the Yellowstone trail. Mr.. Pedlar will
leave Chicago early in August for
trip to Yellowstone National Park
which was opened to self-propelled We
hicles today. Each seat Of his seven
passenger touring car (Which is o.
medium horsepower and sells under
$4,000 will be occupied. Trailing i
will be two-wheel. pneumatic-tiret
cart, carrying a complete camping out
| fit, including cooking utensils and table
| service for the crowd, and baggage.
| This is not an experimental trip fo
Mr.. Pedlar. 1t will be his seventh triI
via the open road to the west. He is al
| familiar with most transcontinenta
| motor routes as Washingtonians ar.
with the Maryland boulevards
II anticipate no trouble whatever, un
less l strike an unusual amount o
| rain. said Mr. Ped1ar. This is highly
improbable. for the northwest trails
have little rain after the middle o
! June.
4 Next season you will note big in.
| crease in the number of transcontinen
tai cars pulling trailers It's the onl,
sensible way to travel for those wht
| want to minimize the expense. Car.
| now average three passengers Tha
| means from two to four seats vacant
This ratio is popular because, it i.
pointed out, there must be room FOL
baggage. BY adding trailer you car
carry a complete camping outfit ant
all the baggage you need. The added
convenience more than offsets The
slight additional gross cost, while the
cost per passenger is cut more thar
! half.
! AS explained by Mr.. Pedlar the trailer
is hooked on to the rear axle by means
| of universal joint. The pneumatic
| tired wheels are the same size ano
tread as those of the car. The univer-
sal joint insures the trailer positively
| following in the tracks of the ma
chine. Weighted down with luggage
and camping outfit. it holds well to
| the road
| Like others making their first trip tc
local auto club headquarters for road
| information, Mr.. Pedlar was surprised
to learn the completeness of the data
at hand. Not only was he informed OF
| the condition of the roads that com
| prise the Yellowstone trail, but he was