Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-09
Short Stops at Each Town.


distributing souvenirs and are boost
ing for Washington the band will give
a concert. At Frederick midday dinner
will be served. The trade boosters
will reach Hagerstown in time for
supper and will spend the night there.
Monday night probably will be one
which Hagerstown will remember for
a long while. There will be band con-
certs galore. a parade is to be but one
of the many ways in which the trade
boosters will impress upon the minds
of the residents of HagerStOEn that
Washington wants their business.
An early breakfast ais to be served
the following morning, and about s
o'clock the return trip will be started.
The second days itinerary will include
the following points:
Martinsburg, Hamilton,
Winchester, Leesburg.
Berryville, Dranesville.
Bluemont. IewinSville,
Bound Hill, Langley,
Purcellville, Washington.
Midday dinner is to be served at
Winchester. and later in the day stop
will be made for supper.
Will Be Welcomed.
Secretary Columbus today received
word from W. r. Lucas, president of
the Winchester Chamber of Commerce.
that committee of representative
business men of that city has been ap-
pointed to welcome the Washington
mans when they arrive there. Mr.. Lu-
cas- asked that when Martinsburg is
reached he be notified by telephone.
The committee will then board auto
mobiles and start out from. Winchester
to meet the trade boosters en- route.
Secretary Columbus said today that
an expert mechanician will be carried
along to attend to any trouble that
might be experienced by any of the
cars He will ride in a car at the end
of the line SO that he will be sure not
to miss any machine that meets with
engine or some other auto complaint.
The route which has been decided
upon will provide a trip of about 1872
miles OF this all but about thirty miles
will be over macadainized roads. The
remainder will be over dirt roads,
which are said to be in good condition.
At the various points to be touched
during the trip the trade boosters will
extend something more than general
invitation to visit Washington. They
viii urge that the residents of the
Nearby towns of Maryland and the vir-
ginias endeavor to visit the National
CaDital the week of September q to
October .. This will be G. A. r. en-
campment week and also will be the
week of the official fall buying season.
In addition to the entertainment fea-
lures to be provided in connection with
the national assembly of civil war vet
Grams, the stores of Washin rton Will
offer attractions that will be out of the
ordinary. Already arrangements are
being made by several establishments
for big fall buying sales"
Bristol Visitor Here.
That the auto trade boostings trip is
attracting attention was evidenced to-
day by visit made to Secretary Co
lumbus by ]. W. Ulmstattd, president
of the Retail Merchants Association of
Bristol Tenn. Mr.. Ulmstattd said that
his association Is planning similar
trip to be taken within the next month.
His visit to Mr.. Columbus was for the
Iurpose of ascertaining just how ar
rangemerfts for such trip should be
made Mr.. Ulmstattd, who is in WASH
ington on business trip: was invited
to attend the weekly luncheon meeting
of the credit mems section of the Retail
Merchants Association at the Raleigh
Hotel today. Mr.. Ulmstattd is the credit
manager of a business establishment OF
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