The Washington herald., 1916-01-28
By "Sr' GROGAN.

Ted" Johnston. district manager
Of the Oakland Motor Car Company,
dropped over from Philadelphia yes
terday TO give the Smith-Trew show
the "onCe over" Ted" still talks in
the same old way and he had not got
ten much farther than the front door
when he exclaimed. Certainly some
show: great; best thing ever" He
expects to be here until tonight.
The local branch OF the Foss
Hughes is this month in possession of
the Foss Hughes plaque, which is
given into the keeping Of the branch
for one month, which the previous
month sold the greatest number of
Pierce Arrow cars. This company
operates eight branches in the East
and most Of them in cities larger
than Washington. Fred Prendergrast
Is receiving the congratulations OF
his friends on his showing.
Stanley Herner, manager of the
Buick Motor Company. leaves tomor-
row for Flint. Mich. to attend the
branch mana gers meeting to be held
next week.
Burton Leary has the stage all set
for his automobile show which is to
Je held next week. In addition to the
regular line of Maxwells, in the road
ster. touring and closed car types, he
will have on display a cutaway Max
well chassis in operation, showing
just how each part operates.
Though the baseball season is still
some way of Charley" King is al
ready looking up road data and gath
ering together road maps, so that he
and his Ford may make their annual
Virginia tip in one anotheT's company.
The newly reconstructed show rooms
Of the Record Auto Supply & Service
Co are designed with an artistic taste
that Is not frequently found in motor
car salesrooms. The color scheme is
terra Gotta. cream tan, and rich brown.
The lighting system is of the indirect
kind and produces a soft mellow light,
ideal in its effects. A large loaded.
coIored glass window occupies the center
above the rear entrance, on each side
Of which large mahogany pedestals
topped with art lanterns are located
Large -leather-covered mahogany settees
and chairs with deep cushions writing
tables. etc, provide rest and comfort
for waiting customerssand friends of the
firm. The show room occupies a space
siNty-six feet deep by thirty-fiye feet
wide. and In its design and appointments,
Is one Of the finest in the South.
Frank Wsigand-everybody knows him
still talks Of the days when he used
to drive a four cylinder opposed motor
Franklin. He claims there is nothing
the cars Of today do that he could not
do.
E. V. A. welcomed the new year by ont
OF her famous dinners. Twenty-sever
members met at Ecksteins last night
and partook OF her hospitality Chair
man Bruce Emerson acted as tosstmas-
ter. Frivolty was the order of the
evening and II any one Of the E. v As
did not enjoy every moment of the din.
ner and the theater party provided by
'Skeets' Watson, chairman of the en-.
tertainnent committee they had no one
but themselves to blame
Those who attended were Harry vald
Fred Harvey Cutter. r. A. Israel. S. J.
Meeks. william Orme. Edssr Orme
Charles Orme. James Orme. Harry Orrn.
J. J. Bartram, c. NJ. Marsh, c. A. Wat
son. L r. Gemmell. c. J. Columbus, T.
Randolph Bourne, H. z. Duckstein, s
9. Grogan. Howard Fiske, Alfred Young
r. A Wheat, r. Bruce Emerson. F. b
oroeilo, T. J. KoIb, william wutsrs
John Hessy and C. e Rogers.