The Washington herald., 1916-07-02
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Road
Fund Increased to $1,227
Sum of s4,870 in All Required Motorists Have Con
tributed Freely but Merchants Have Been
Slow to Assist

men Of the National Capital are asked
to subscribe purely as 4 business invest.
ment the fund committee feels that its
| proposition is still undergoing a process
| of analysis in the minds OF the mer-
chants, and that returns from this d.
J Tection will be accelerated at an early
! date.
! Oversubscription has been the case in
a number of instances but not enough
to balance those remaining out. Some
OF those who oversubscribed in their
eagerness to see the road built are:
| Harrison Stidham, SIS: Congress Hall
Hotel $25; Woodward & Lothrop. so: c.
| Hart Merriam, SIS; NJ Mott Smith, SO;
| Union Garage. SO; Byron Adams, SO;
w. C.. Long, 80, and several motorists.
solicited for Sc each, gave S.
Approve Clubs Efforts.
Accompanying their checks for the
amount asked, a number Of business men
expressed their approval OF the club S
efforts, and extended the committee the
privilege of calling upon them again.
| should difficulty be experienced in getting
the money elsewhere
Here are excerpts from some OF the
interesting and encouraging letters re-
ceived:
From Isaac Cans. manager saks & Co:
! EnCIOStu ma ClFCk toward your nlSn-
way project. which we think is very
necessary and commendable"
From Woodward & Lothrop:
| Herewith is our check We assure
you we are glad to make this contribu-
ton
H. B. Matchett, editor Mt. Rainier
Times:
1T gives me great pleasure to contrib
ute to cause so vital to every motorist
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| use this road"
| From Harris and Ewing:
Find enclosed check. II more help is
needed. let US know"
From Guy Mason: II have been over
] that road a number OF times and II there
ever was stretch OF highway which
needs fixing, it is this one, and I con-
go ahead and put 1t in condition for use"
Big Tire Repairs.
From NJ Mott Smith: 'T have Just re-
turned from a trip in Virginia-used up
all my money on tire repairs. Often l
eaid l would much rather give SO toward
putting a decent road through this place
than spending it on tires-am glad to
! learn of your efrorts-here is SO instead
/ Of g."
From Barry Buckley: "A most com
mendable project and worthy of earnest
support"
From Frank spurrier, Washington
Branch Wise Films, Inc:
! ''If there should be a further shortage
and you should decide to send out another
letter, please call on me and I will gladly
give you another check"
From DR.. James NJ. Moser: Il am glad
to send my contribution. have been
over that Chopawamsic road. That one
comparatively short stretch is much
worsse advertisement for the State of
Virginia than her blue laws! I am con-
fident that II autoists in general could
know the wonderful touring ground open
ed to them by it's completion, you would
have no difficulty in raising the fund"
Contributions were received during the
past week from the following:
7. F. Jewell, Gustav Buchholz, L. J.
Walker, Harry Sherry, Mrs. S. L. Coop
err, H. l. Rust. G. S. White, Alex. B.
Legare, ]. z. Walker, H. C. Sheridan,
Fcnelon B. Brock, Raymond H. Pilson,
Charles S. White. Tucker K. Sands, E. S.
Kennedy, Guy Mason, Grafton Reed, A.
L. Sattenwhite, Woodward & Lothrop,
George E. Truett, Louis Conradis, Sidney
Paige, H. V. Buster, George C. Pumph-
rey, Isadore Freund, VIM. Scrimgeour,
B. H. Stinemetz & Son Co., r. selin, Geo.
l. Harrison, Harry Stevens, H. NJ. Gran
| y,
John F. Wilkins, Bruce Cleveland, Edw.
o. Craig, Thomas B. Hutchinson. Hugh
Keneipp, Charles o. Miller, B. Frank
Wright. S. A. Reeves, Jess c. Adkins,
Mrs. F. A. Keep, George 3. Wells, David
Hendrick, Louis w. Austin, H. A. Thrift,
Harry Wilson, NJ. Mott Smith, s. H.
Rogers, Ralph H. Chappell, James w.
Fisher. John R. Grunwell, Jane E. Grun-
well, Saks Co., John H. Magruder,
Floyd f. Davis, Congress Hall Hotel,
Harrison Stidham, Dulin & Martin Co..
A. NJ. Haines, R. B. Boyle, Mrs s. V.
King, H. Tudor Morsell, Miss Sophie P
Casey, A. F. Lucas, VIM. A. Mills, L. J.
Matthews. James NJ. Flint, Arthur J. AL
len, C. o. Hall, Mrs. ]. NJ. Holton. Ed
ridge f. Jordan, Zeph P. Moore, ].
Maury Dove, Adam P. Ruth, w. T. An
derson. H. ]. Giclas, r. r. Rapley, A c.
Lampe, T. Lincoln Townsend, NJ. Louise
Grunwell, DR.. A. R. Stands, w. F. Den
mis-, ]. B. Boiling, H C. Duffey, NJ. D.;
Mrs Mary A. Ready, Harry J. saers,
DR.. S. S. Thompson, DIR. D. K. Shute.
James D. Phelan, A. s. worthIngton, W.
C. Eustis, Mrs, Frances L. Adams, A. ].
Woodruff, DR.. J. Thomas Kelley, Thomas
W., Smith, ]. J. Griffin, Emile Berliner,
DR.. VIM. Earl Clark, w. G. Borden,
els r. Lamb. w. E. Jones, C. Hart Mer-
riam, DR.. Charles A. Pfender, ]. H Vaw-
ter, c. A. Kenyon, William D. Barry,
John J. Noonan, Edwin H. Etz, NJ. NJ.
Parker. Union Garage. Henry H, Ward,
J. A. Pierpont, Frank L. Polk, DR.. James
NJ. Moser, The Smoot 4 Gravel Corpora
ton, NJ. Fischer. Edward e. Norwood,
George r. Lnkins. c. c: Curtis, ]. S. Co.
penhaver, J. P. Muller, C. W. Shoemaker,
w. H. Sh6es, Louis Boyer, jr., Francis
B. Silsbee, Mrs. Eusenia NJ. Gilroy, F. N.
Thomas, Henry A. Hayward, Barry
Bulkley, B. G. Foster, Mrs. Ellen N.
Warder, Mrs. F. ]. Moses, Gustave Op-
penheimer. A. G. Batchelder. Frank B.
Spurrier. G. G. Hammer, NJ. H Hopwood
Mrs. Emma P. Hungerford and Edward
p. Moigs.