The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-23
TOURISTS IN TENNESSEE
DIR. and Mrs. Walter Hood with their
Auto and Trailer Attracted Much
Attention in Chattanooga
Chattanooga Times)

Walking up to an automobile with a
trailer attached to it, standing out in
the middle of Broad street at the
: corner of West Sixth street, a News
reporter stopped at. the back of the
trailer to read in large red letters,
"Ocala, Florida" A few people would
come up and look it over and pass on.
The car was covered with mud, and by
that it was evident at first glance that
it had come from the lower country
and through Georgia. While the re-
porter was standing there looking at
the car and wondered how it came to
Chattanooga, and who it belonged to,
the owners, DIR. and Mrs. Walter Hood,
came walking up, and as DR.. Hood
expressed it after the reporter had
made herself known, "We walked
right into the hands of reporter, so
guess we shall have to tell what we
know before we get out"
DIR. and Mrs. Hood left Ocala, Fla,
about a month ago, and have been
touring the state OF Georgia, and came
to Chattanooga from Rome. DR.. Hood
stated that they had travelled some
thing over nine hundred miles, and
that they left Ocala the 10th of Au-
gust.
81 suppose" said the reporter, "you
try to make it into town and then
stop at hotel for the night"
"Oh, no." he replied, 1--WE have our
hotel with u.s." And when the curtains
of the trailer were thrown back, the
reporter saw nicely made bed with
white spread over it, and from the
top of the trailer hung mosquito
bar. NO." he said, "that is the bed
I room," and then without further ques-
tioning he pulled out some keys and
opened box on the running board of
the car. "This is the Kitchen" and
in the box was everything needed for
the trip. Among some of the things
noticed were two small skillets, sew
-efal pans and a bucket of sugar, a
jar of coffee, spoons, knives and forks.
Mrs. Hood remarked something about
the stove, and with that the doctor
pulled out little stand and can Of
solid alcohol and set it on the stand.
"That will burn one hour, and we cook
everything on it." When asked what
their food consisted of Mrs. Hood said
eggs, bacon, coffee, bread, butter and
sometimes, if they were camping near
a farmhouse, we have buttermilk
When the reporter suggested that the
butter would melt, Mrs. Hood ex-
planned that they only kept just lit
tie butter at time, and they used it
up before they gave it time to melt.
On the other side of the ear was a
large bottle filled with water, and an
other one filled with Gil, and strapped
to the back were two suit cases which
she said were their wardrobe.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hood were
dressed in khaki suits, and Mrs. Hood
remarked, in pleasant way, eff you
ever go on trip like this, this is the
very kind of clothes TO wear; they are
fine"
In telling about the housekeeping
and cooking DR.. Hood stated that he
did the work one day and Mrs. Hood
did it the next, and added that it
didn't take long to fry some eggs and
bacon, and some one said, "Yes, that
was a short order" "No, that is no
short ORDER" said the doctor; "that,s
plenty"
The reporter was quite inquisitive
and inquired how much the trip had
cost them so far and, to her sur