Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-22

The following we'll known Washing
ton motorists Joined the District of
Columbia Automobile Club during the
past week: Howard L. Wilkins, Harris
n. Brown, Henry c. Stein. E. B. Smith,
H. E. Sands, DR.. Robert Scott. Lamb
James o. C. Roberts. Allen P. Marlin
and Frederick E. Torringford.
Among those for whom the clubs
touring bureau planned motor trips
during the past week was H. c. Rober-
son. Accompanied by his family, he
left Washington last Wednesday to
tour New England. The Robersons will
journey to Boston via the inland route
and return by the way of Newport and
the shore route. They expect 10 De
away three weeks
En- route from Crescent City. Fla,
to Rutland VT, K. NJ. White and w. F.
members of the Crescent City Automo-
bile Club. affiliated with the A. A. A,
visited local club headquarters last
week. Assistant Touring Director
Seller routed them from the National
Capital to their objective.
According to Mr.. White the journey
to this city was made without serious
mishap. The worst roads, he said, were
encountered in his own state. Ihe1r
itinerary included atlanta. Ca: Green's
ural Bridge. From the latter point they
| followed the Shenandoah valley pike
| to Frederick, then to Washington:
"The trip through the Shenandoah
valley was the most enjoyable l have
ever TAKEN" said Mr.. G1ynn.
With Atlantic City as the objective.
a party of motorists headed by MISS
Eleanor Day at the wheel of her big
Pierce-Arrow touring car, left Wash
ington this morning for two-week
sojourn at the famous seaside resort.
The party included Mr. and Mrs. Day
and the Misses Margaret c. Calhoun,
Alice r. Beaver and Rose S. Stafford.
While it is the intention of the party
to maintain permanent quarters at At
lantic City, side trips to Cape May and
other Atlantic coast resorts are con-
temp1ated.
Miss Day, who is member Of the To-
cal automobile club. is enthusiastic
motorist and one of the youngest motor
car pilots in the country. Her skiilful
handling of the big. high-powered
Pierce is amazing. Maps for the trip
were supplied by the local club.
Once more the touring bureau of the
local automobile club has come forward
with an innovation that has made de-
cided hit with District motorists. This
is in reference to the souvenir post card
of the route to Mount Vernon which
was sent to every member OF the local
cluD. Inc ue !NdHu JOC lHlS map WIN
its detailed description of the route to
the home of Washington. was so great
that the first printing was soon eX-
hausted and the second edition is al
ready more than half gone.
Following the plan of giving local
automobiIists something which can be
called real service in the way of road
and route information, the touring bu-
reau has planned a series of these maps
showing popular routes for Washing
M NM he issued
will be the route to Fredericksburg,
| Va, in strip form. 1t will have all
| the important mileages and will show
every turn in the roads
E. l.. Ferguson, touring director of
| the local automobile club, returned yes
terday from a motor trip through New
England. He was impressed with the
number of foreign" cars-particulariy
and points west Of Ohio-on the high
ways During a drive from Boston to
Wilmington he counted no less than
| 500 cars bearing license plates OF states
| between the Pacific and the Mississippi
and fifty-eight from Washington.
The great increase in the number OF
visiting motorists in New England this
year goes to show that the automobilist
| will go where there are good roads. "
said Mr.. Ferguson: Ever since the
| the right kind Of highways they have
been enriched by the expenditures Of
motor tourists. However, this year the
number Of road visitors has increased
to an extent hardly dreamed of by even
England states are being amply re-
warded for investing in permanent
highways"
number Of the American Motorist, the
| official organ Of the local automobile