Evening star., 1915-09-12
Auto Excursion Through Mary
land and Virginia Starts
Tomorrow Morning.
BAND TO ACCOMPANY
100 BUSINESS MEN
Two Day Outing Is Expected to Win
Trade for the Capital
Retailers.

With Save Money-Buy IN WdsHihe-
ton" as their slogan, about 100 business
men of Washington are to leave at
o'clock tomorrow morning for a Two
day auto trip under the auspieces OF
the Retail Merchants Association
through more than thirty cities ana
towns of Maryland and the Virginlas.
The purpose of the trip is to be two
fold: First, to tell of the retail buying
facilities of the National Capital to the
citizens of the points to be visited, and
secondly to extend a special Invitation
to come to Washington the week OF
September 81 to October 2. when the
c. A. r. encampment and official fall
buying carnival will be in progress.
Many pieces of advertising matter are
to be carried along for distribution at
the various points. The business men
also will carry with them large quanti-
ties of souvenirs for dlstr1outlon.
The start is to be made from the 11th
street side of The Star building at
promptly s o'clock. Members OF the
party are to assemble in their cars at
this point not later than 1880 O'Clock.
Secretary Columbus of the Retail
Merchants Association has had pre-
pared a number of cloth signs bearing
the Save Money-Buy In Washington
slogan which are to be attached to the
cars. Two large signs are to be at
the Merchants Band of ten pieces.
Route of Run.
The trade boosters will proceed up
Pennsylvania avenue to the White
House, and thence north on 18th street
to Massachusetts avenue to Dupont Circle,
and out Connecticut avenue to Bradley
lane thence to Wisconsin avenue, and
then out the pike to Rockville, where the
first stop of the trip will be made.
The pilot car is to be driven by Il. NJ.
Thayer, and with him will be Howard
s. Fisk, automobile editor OF The Star,
who will determine the pace and keep the
boosters on schedule time.
At each point on the itinerary a stop
will be made so that the business men
NAV boost for Washington. While the
boosting is going on. the band will give
a concert. At Frederick MONDAY dinner
will be served 1t is expected Hagerstown
will be reached at about Z o'clock in the
evening. The boosters will then parade
about the city. An official entertainment
by the Hagerstown authorities is to be
provided for them. The party will spend
the night at the Hamilton Hotel, and will
start the following morning after an early
breakfast on the remainder of the trip.
At noon dinner will be served at Win
chester 1t is believed the boosters will
reach Washington about 10 o'clock Tues
day night.
Itinerary of Trip.
Following is the itinerary of the trip:
Bethesda, Rockville. Gaithersburg.
Neelsville. Cedar Grove, Damascus,
Clagettsville. Ridgeville, New Market,
Frederick, Braddock Heights. Middle
town, Boonsboro, Funkstown. Hagers-
town, williamsport, Falling Waters,
Martinsburg Bunker Hill. Winchester,
Berryville, Cast1emans Ferry, Smokers
Gap, Bluemont, Round Hill, PURCELL
Vile. Hamilton. Clarks Gap. Leesburg,
Dranesyille, Colvin Run, TysOnS Cross
Roads, Lewinsville, Mclean, Langley.
Firms to Be Represented.
The following individuals and firms
are to participate in the trade-boost
ing trip:
r. P Andrews. r. P. Andrews Paper
Company, stationery and supplies. 727
18th street northwest.
]. j. Bartram. Bartram's Electric
Garage, New Hampshire avenue and NJ
street northwest.
Sons, boots and shoes. 1116 7th street
and s13 Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Louis Boyer. .jr. Union Garage. C
Joseph Berberich, jr., r. Berberich's
Sons, Boots and Shoes, s13 Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and 1116 7th street
Brook Boyer, Union Garage, G street,
9Th and 7th streets northwest.
B. NJ. Bridget, Parker. Bridget & Co..
mems and boys outfitters, 9th street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
c. r. Brown. jr., Thomas ]. Fisher &
Co. Inc. real estate, 73S 18th street
northwest.
Walter Coates of the advertising
stan. The Evening and Sunday Star.
Charles J. Columbus. secretary Retail
Merchants Association, Star building.
Corby Baking Company, bread and
cakes, 2301-7 Georgia avenue north
west.
C. W. Curtis, Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company. s24 54th street
northwest.
John c. Detweiier. Judd & Detweiler.
Inc. master printers, 420 11th street
northwest.
James c. Dulin. Philip T. Hall, Inc.
shirtmakers and haberdashers. 1411 F
street northwest.
and glassware, 1915 F street north
west.
Erlebacher's, ladies' speciality house.
1910 r street northwest.
Howard Fisk. automobile editor,
The Evening and Sunday Star.
William F. GUIDE. Guide Bros, florists,
1914 F street northwest.
p. T. Hall. P. T. Hall, Inc. shirt
makers and haberdashers, 14l1 F street
northwest.
George E. Hebbard. tailor 1912 F.
street northwest.