The Washington herald., 1915-08-22
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The following well-known Washington
motorists Joined the District Of Column
bis 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 Q.
c. Roberts, Allen p. Marlin. and Fred
erick E. Torringford.
Among those for whom the clubs tour
ing bureau planned motor trips during
the past week was II. c. Robertson. Ac-
companied by his family. he left WASH
ington last Wednesday to tour New Eng
land. The Robersons will journey to
Boston via the inland route and return
by the way Of Newport and the shore
route. They expect to be away three
weeks.
En- route from Crescent City, Fla. to
Rutland. VT. X. NJ White and w. F.
Glynn, residents of the former city and
members of the Cescent City Automobile
Club, affiliated with the A. A. A. visited
local club headquarters last week. As
sistant 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. Their
itinerary included Atlanta, Ga. Green's
boro, n. C.. Lynchburg. Va. and Natural
Bridge. From the latter point they fol-
lowed the Shenandoah Valley pike to
Frederick. thence to Washington.
THE trip through the Shenandoah VAL
ley was the most enjoyable l have ever
TAKEN" said Mr.. Glynn.
With Atlantic City as the objective. a
party of motorists headed by Miss Flea
nor Day at the wheel of her big Pierce
Arrow touring car, left Washington this
morning for a two weeks sojourn at the
famous seaside resort. The party in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Day and the Misses
Margaret c. Calhcan. Alice r. Beaver.
and Rose S. Stafford. While 1t is the in
tention of the party to maintain perma-
ncnt quarters at Atlantic City, side trips
to Cape May and other Atlantic City
coast resorts are contemplated.
Miss Day, who is n member OF the
local automobile club. is an enthusiastic
motorist and one of the youngest motor
car pilots in the country. Her skillful
handling of the big. high-powered Pierce
is amazing. Maps for the trip were sup
piled by the local club.
Since the publication in the August
number OF the American Motorist. the
official organ of the local automobile
club, and the A. A. A, of an article ex-
plotting the fine tours starting from
Washington Secretary William Ullman
has received several hundred requests
for specific data regarding routes into
Washington and on trips to the historic
points within a radius OF 100 miles OF
the National Capital. This magazine.
with its circulation of 10000 among mo-
florists all over the United States. gave
the above matter the widest possible
publicity. The results it brought are be-
ing shown in the increase in the number
of visiting motorists and the requests
from those who contemplate visiting
Washington.
Pamphlets containing the codifcation
of motor laws of the United States and
the eastern provinces of Canada. COM
piled by the touring bureau of the local
automobile club. will soon be mailed 10
each member of the organization. Tine
essential points of the laws governing
the operation of motor cars in all states
have been put in concise form. The PAL
ticular advantage of this pamphlet Is
that the motorists desiring to tour
through States whose laws he is not Ia
miliar with can see at glance what
regulations he must meet and know the
This Is just one of the hundred and
more ways in which the local club $
giving its members genuine service.
Once more the touring bureau of the To-
cal automobile club has come for
ward with an innovation that has made
4 decided hit with District motorists.
This is in refernce to the souvenir post
card of the route to Mount Vernon.
which was sent TO every member OF
The local club The demand for this |
map, with its detailed description of
The route to the home of Washington.
was so great that the first printing was
soon exhausted and the second edition |
Is already more than half gone.
Following the plan of giving local au- |
tomobilists some thing which can be
JAILED real service in the way of road and |
route information. the touring bureau |
has planned a series of these maps show |
ing popular routes for Washington mo-
torists. The next to be issued will be the |
'oute to Fredericksburg. Md. in strip" |
'orm. 1t will have all the important mile |
ages and will show every turn in the |
roads.
f. l.. Ferguson. touring director Of the |
local automobile club, returned yester- |
lay from a motor trip through New Eng |
and. He was impressed with the num- |
Der of foreign" cars-particularly those |
from the District of Columbia and |
points west of Ohio-on the highways. |
During a drive from Boston to Whining |
ton he counted no less than 800 cars |
license plates of States between |
he Pacific and the Mississippi and fifty |
eight from Washington. |
THE great increase in the number of