Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-15
OMAHA AUTO CLUB EVENTS
Eight Red Oak, Ia, Families Buy
Touring Cars on Coast to
Tour Home In.
CLUB MEMBERSHIP Is GROWING

Mrs. Jim Ashby and family and seven
other families, ell of Red Oak. Ia, re-
Gently returned from the San Diego and
San Francisco expositions via the Yellow
stone trail from Seattle, Wash. All seven
families journeyed to the exposition via
train and there bought touring cars and
returned by automobile. All eight fam
lilies used their cars for sleeping purposes
at night. having 30 arranged the front
seats that they could lower them on
hinges ana make a comfortable bed. They
report beautiful scenery all along the
Yellowstone trail and remarked concern
ing the almost entire absence Of sand
Quite q few protests have been entered
concerning the parking OF cars in the
center of the street at Eighteenth and
Douglas, business men In that vicinity
asserting they have trouble in finding a
place to park their cars, having to 60
two and three blocks out of their way
10 find a suitable place.
Catherine" II the smallest tourist reg
istered at the club room. She weighs only
two and one-half pounds. No, she IL not
a dwarf nor does she speak the human
language. Catherine" is the pet st.
Charles poodle belonging to DR.. and Mrs.
r. II. Cutsinger. Topeka. Kan. Cath
crimes" master registered for her and
she thanked her with two tiny banks and
then. tired out from the long trip, Cath
crime" curled up on one of the club
rockers and went TO sleep. Catherine
has been very much in the public eye
since we left Topeka" remarked Mrs.
Cutsinger. Personally we have never
seen a smaller dog, although we do not
claim that distinction"
We are walking to San Francisco from
Harrisburg. Pa" said z. @. olstot, who
with his brother. is out on the long
jaunt on a wager which is to be given
them II they reach the coast by Novem-
Der l.
The handsome automobile club pennant
given to every member bringing in a new
member Is bringing In on an average OF
five day. The pennant Is on black fell
and the letters are In Ak-Sar-Ben colors
the whole scheme making very desir.
able and beautiful decoration for an auto.
mobile. Every member should avail him.
self OF this opportunity to boost the club
good roads and touring in general BY
bringing In a new member and receiving
q pennant for himself and one for tn,
member brought In.
Membership Increasing.
4 WIN We reach 1000 members by fall?
smiled Secretary Powell. az he fondled
stack Of applications that would chok.
an elephant You bet we'll reach thai
old loo mark. The local motorists playeC
the conservative act on W. for a time. bu
after they checked us up and found W,
are giving just what we promised, anc
more, too, they are simply tumbling In
and affiliating in the great work we ar,
doing. Believe me, this club Is going tc
be one Of the clubs OF the city; and please
make that the all upper case letters"
j. ID. Youngman, president OF the
Houngman Real Estate company, re
turned from a motor Jaunt to the Mime.
sofa lakes and reports roads up through
TT. Dodge and Blue Earth In good condi
ton. 'Why, have heard complimentary
remarks about the Omaha Automobile
club away Up above st. Paul, in smal
cities the names Of which you would moi
recognise H0ms Of their citizens have
been touring and received valuable helr
from our club and are saying nice thingI
shout L. Fishing Il not the best, but
managed to land a dozen big bass every
day while at the lakes. Most of the lakes
have received scant patronage on account
OF the moist weather.
Our sinking fund for a future club
house is growing like a Jimson weed, -
remarked Treasurer Gould Dietz. TT Il
getting TO be more ana more OF a near
future possibility"