The Washington times., 1915-05-29
Automobile Notes

That following the crowd" Is a
popular pastime with Washington
motorists these days. is APPARENT In
the large increase in the membership
lof the District Automobile Club
| which followed the publication In
The Times OF last Saturday OF the
| names of those who had Joined the
club during the week previous.
The week just closed was the busi-
| est yet experienced at club headauar-
out the week a steady stream Of ap-
plicants poured into the clubs Of
ces. Many Of these were In tmmedi-
ate need of general or special tour
Joining. so they stated. lust to help
the cause along But to all who
came the success with which the
formation of the club Is meeting and
the length of the membership list
In addition to the splendid list of
names presented last week. the fol-
lowing are members of the new club:
w. p: THOMPSON, Elmer E; Covert.
ming. H.. Larme Brown. G. E. Mat
theWs. C. L. iMarlatt, Rudolph Jose,
a. J. Tholl, George E, Martin. Mrs.
O. o. Foster. 1hunlow White. Ameri-
NJ. Bohrer, w. G. Brantley. John
Meyer Davis, Fred J. Gauntlett.
William B. Jackson. John A. John
ston, George Dexter Kehoe, Bowman
H. McCalIa, nr.. William B. Mason.
Edgar Richards, William Schliemann,
stoddard. 81 ID i'.Md0G and Jules % E. % Henderson. so "
The above list includes only those
applications received up to last
Wednesday evening. A further list
Will be presented in The Times next
Saturday.
DR.. Charles w. Cuthbertson, who
Joined the club a few weeks ago. ex-
poets to start on a motor trip to the
San Francisco fair about the middle
Of June: Accordingly, an automobile
route giving the maximum of travel
comfort and leading through the great
scenic country Of the West including
Yellowstone en- route and the Grand
Canyon returning. is being prepared
of the clubs touring bureau. Mr..
Ferguson Ia especially fitted for this
work. having made transcontinental
tours over seven different routes.
Irving T. Donohoe, the prominent
Washington automobile accessory deal
er. was among those who Joined the
club during the past week.
Mr., and Mrs. .Geoffrey. Creyke. who
recently Joined the ranks Of motor car
owners. were among the visitors to
club Headquarters last week. 1t took
Mr.. and Mrs. Creyke about two
minutes to make up their minds that
what they. as automobilists, need. They
are now members.
While requests from washingtonians
section Of the United States are re-
ceived at the clubs touring bureau. the
greatest number Is for the route to
the Berkshires. known as THE Tour
ldyllic." During the past week no
less than fifteen requests for this route
were received.
Those who doubt the enthusiasm with
which the new club Is being received
should look about them when. on the
mobiles are now wearing the A. A. A.
emblem on their radiators.
Arthur Thon probably is the most
enthusiastic member Of the new or
ganization. Incidental to a call at club
headquarters for the Washingtor-New
York route. he asked for four appiica-
tion blanks, stating that he had that
a desire to join the club. and that he
intended to make it easy for them to
have their desire gratihed.
Among the famous cars wearing the
A. A. A. emblem Is the powerful APP
person pathfinder owned by E. B. Terry.
1t was In this car that Mr.. Terry, ac-
companied by Howard s. Fisk. recently
broke the Washington-New York run
ming time.
That the woman motorist Is the rule
rather than the exception is evidenced
by the large number who have Joined
the club. Miss Hlda Fletcher was the
most recent woman applicant for mem
bership.
Bob Martin. the Buick master for
Washington and Southern territory. left
the city today for an extended visit t.
the Buick factory.
Tho Fritz Reuter-. Hotel property en-
lower Pennsylvania avenue, which Is
reported to have been purchased by
Henry Ford, of Detroit. for the site Of
a sales branch. is rapidly losing its old
identity. Wreckers and architects have
been at work for several weeks.