Evening journal., 1915-05-12
About $50 Men and Wo-
men in Three-Day Auto
Run Guests Over Night
ENTERTAINED AT THE
CITY CLUB RECEPTION

MANNERS Of the Motor Club OF ia.
n'e,'i'S. - thcir families we're guests
1v,in,inpton over last Night anu
thororghlv enjoyed themselves W hhc
y, mis- civ. They left this mornins
for west Chester on their homoWaru
mn highly pleased with the hosplN
ahlc manner in which they were Gu
,ertained While they had headquar-
,ors a. the Hotel dupont, there were
oSo Of the visitors. and they W.
scattcred around the various hoieis vi
A. c,tv over night The harrispurb-
- Mad sixtv-seven automobiles III
hcir sociability and publicity pro-
~oesion Their three-day run is
lo,.lr as we'll as focusing attention on
t1arr;abure as a live city. me haI-
rishnroers came from Atlantic Clty 10
Wilmington yesterday afternoon.
rhev made the trip across the river
gron, Pennsgrove on ferryboat LONE
Reach and we're received by the JOINT
committee consisting OF r. b. Grlheh-
herr chairman; william f. Metten' 90
senb III Wilson, John w. Loud ana
walter l.. Butler. representing lhe
chamber of Commerce: J. II. Nixon,
chairman: w. l.. Hammond anu
Charles IL. smith, Jr, representing
Inc Automobile Association; Dr. II.
pucLmaster and William Baxter
II representing the Auto Drivers AS
ISOLATION. -,
Each car was checked off and each
occunant given Blue and COLD
badge with the shield Of Delaware at
lached. Wilmington pennants In blue
ana cold colors we're also used 10 'rlm
he cars. II required two boat loads
~ hiring ALI the entries over Iney
we're first lined up along Fourtn
street wharf to Fifth and walnut
streets. -.
Lead by w. l.. Hammond president
Of the Delaware Automobile Associa-
finn. and Motorcycle Officers koblh-
son and McElroy, they we're taken on
tour through the city and surround
ing country The following route was
traversed: Up Fourth to walnut 10
Sixth, to French, 10 Sixteenth TO the
Park Drive. to the Rockford wafer
Tower and return-through Delaware
avenue 10 Washington street Ihey
went over Washington street bridge 10
Concord avenue, TO Market street, to
tn Hotel dupont, where they dis
missed.
Last evening they were the guests
of the City Club and we're entertained
nv a vaudeville show and other fea-
lures. Many of the Harrisburgers
also went down into the grill room
and enjoyed an informal dance during
the evening.
There will be seventy-three prizes
awarded TO the entrants Of the run on
their arrival at Harrisburg, many OF
which will be given by Wilmington
lans.
Statistics will be compiled at Har-
risburg. and the list of lucky en-
trants announced there on Friday az
tcrnoon.
Wilmington trophies will be given
BY the Rotary Club. Ainscow's Cafe
Hofhrau House. Postles Auto Broker
age Company, Willard Il. Davis, du'
Ront Fabrikoid Company, Wilson Line
delaware Automobile Association, Ho
X ell dupont, New Hotel Merritt.
n The motorists assembled at Elev
: enth and Market streets. about 7.3l
o'clock this morning and proceeded
on their run. They left for Yves
Chester BY way OF the Concord turn
pike. From there they will go 4
Downingtown, to Coatesville. to Ian
W aster and then to Harrisburg. II /
~xheir expectation to arrive there a
,llW5out O'Clock this afternoon.
odd Following are officials cars an
their occupants:
4 Pilot car. Hupmobile, George T
Proud.
Pathfinder, Hudson-6. Frank Hor
ling.
Pilot car, No. 2. stutz, Edward Ho'
pert
Pacemaker. cadallac-S. J. Clyd
M.ton.
The other registered entries are:
I. w. Dill. Hollier s: f. B. Bose
Cadillac; John c. Orr Cadillac; b.
Wright, Chevrolet: II. c. Slower, Al
bott- Detroit: w. II. Schue. Chalmers
J. 3. Clay, Ford; f. II. Bomgardne
Cadillac: /. W. Dill. Republic Trucl
j. S Elliott and Co.. Chalmers: e.
Manning. Hudson; c. S. Basehoar,
d. S. Packard; II. d. Delmotte, Cad
lac 8 w. G. Starry, Oldsmobile;
l.. Keeney. Herf-Brooks; T. H. Bofa
Hudson: j. c. Soutter. Cadillac;
o. Horting. Hudson; c.. M. Forne
Overland; J. J. largest, Jr, Pullman
Mrs. Cora L. Britten. REQ; Hui
Schutzenbach, Chalmers; Howa
Grove, REQ; James II. Lutz, j
Lewis: S. F. Hauck, Chalmers; st
phen S. Dowhouer. Interstate; T.
Wfldermuth. Hupmobile; John
Mergenthaler. Chalmers; c. II. Wen
eel, Pullman: J. II. Benfer. Hudson
G. B. Zech. Buick; Fred Brya
Buick; p. r. Rooms. White; Harry
Myers. Cole: George b. Hess. Cas-
Jay n. Hursh. Regal; l.. NJ. Vent
National; Union Sales Company. In
Hupmobile; Harry II. Hess. Hupm
bile; f. Z. Campbell Cadillac; o.
Eshenauer, Packard II. B. La
Buick: w. II. Shetron. Overland;
r. Orth, Cadillac; Howard W. Bak
National: George L. Smith. Chew
let: j. H. Williamson. Overlan
George c. Hoffman. Cadillac; Nor
Yoffee. Cadillac: Conover and Nc
ring. Brisco; f. ]. Plover. Studebaks
c. b. Slope. Overland; George
Kunkel. Overland; r. II. Forney, c;
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