The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-13
A. A. A. NOTES.

The most recent addition to the
membership list OF the new District
OF Columbia automobile club is
charies A. Watson. Mr.. Watson. who
- popularity known as "SkeetS" and
VINO is one of Washington's pioneer
motorists. Is today. as he has always
been. ready and generous supporter
OF every plan designed to better mo-
torins conditions
Joseph Il. Trew. veteran Washing
ton automobile dealer, who. as the
iocal agent for the REQ. is today en-
Joying his greatest success as a seller
or motor cars, was among those who
joined the new auto club last week.
John c. Wineman, known far and
wide as a good tailor and who amuses
himself spinning along the highways
and byways OF motor car travel in
his automobile. is another ardent mo-
torist who Joined the local auto cluo
recently. Mr.. Wineman is contemplat-
ing motor tour for next month that
VIII take him west to Pittsburgh,
thence to Niagara Falls. the Adiron-
dacks. the Berkshire hills, the New
England coast. New York city. Allan
tic city.sand Philadelphia, from which
city he will proceed 10 Washington.
Mr.. Winemans entire trip will be
planned for him by the clubs touring
bureau
When Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard, ac-
cOmpanied by her little son and
daughter, left Washington last week
in her Cadillac touring car to motor
over the roads to the Stoddard's sum
mer home in the New Hampshire hills.
She carried with her road directions
covering every inch CO the highway
between the National Capital and Lake
Sunapee, supplied by the touring bu-
reau of the local auto club.
II. NJ. Clendenning, manager of the
American Auto Top Company. who
drives an Oakland speedster. manlfests
his club enthusiasm in the fact tina,
he has an A. A. a. emblem on each
side of his cars E-shaped radiator.
While hardly a day passes that does
not see several new names added TO
the clubs roster, Monday usually is
the banner day This is attributed TO
the fact that many persons motor on
sunday who do not obtain full en-
Joyment from their trips because they
start out without the proper amount
OF road knowledge and before the end
OF the day resolve to be prepared for
the next excursion. Many frankly
state that they experienced road
trouble and that brother motorist
displaying an a. A. A. emblem gave
them two forms of friendly advice
Among those who Joined between .
and IL o'clock last Monday morning
were Joseph +. Randall. John n.
Swartzell. Geoffrey Creyke. Meyer
Lewis. Joseph B. Wilson and Alphonzo
o. Tingley.
The clubs map-making department.,
presided over by A. g. Seller. is an
impelling attraction for visitors to
headquarters in the Riggs Building
Club members seeking touring infor-
nation upon their arrival at head
quarters, are taken in charge by f.
l.. Ferguson. famed in motordom as
the director of the several GlIdden
tours, who is at the head of the clubs
touring bureau. But Mr.. Ferguson is
with quite problem in
holding the attention of the visitor
who spies Mr.. Seller at work on new
maps. 1t is amusing TO observe visit
ors edge slyly over to the map-ma ker's
Ia bic and il is seldom that one leaves
before he has made minute exam
ination of the new map being worked
out. The map in the making seems
to have a curious fascination for the
motorist. why, is hard to say. Per
haps ii is because, after he mas nao .
taste of motor touring, his system be-
comes inoculated with an irresistible
road travel germ that Crys necessarily
for new roads. With many motorists,
h!ghway-seeking is pleasure, with
others IL seems TO be a mania. The
next time you visit club headquarters
watch yourself watching the map
maker