Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

Headed by a one-hundred-dol sub
scription from the Powhatan Hotel.
last weeks contributions to the Chopa-
wamsic swamp road fund reached a
greater total than in any other similar
period since the Inauguration of the
A. A. A. District of Columbia Clubs
campaign for funds with which to COM
plete construction of the Washington
Richmond highway. according to an
nouncement made by DR.. c. Hart Mer-
Ram, chairman of the clubs fund COM
mittee. Seventy-seven individual sub
scriptions were received during the
past week.
Many telephone and personal calls
are being received a t club headquarters
seeking information as to the present
status of the highway-how work now
in effect is progressing and how soon
club officials expect the road open to
travel.
Work on the Pohick Church Lorton
station stretch is almost completed. the
clubs touring bureau announces. This
Is one of three bad stretches and the
nearest to Washington. Its construc-
ton will permit local motorists to en-
joy sixty-mile Virginia trip over good
roads pending the regeneration of the
swamp land, few miles farther south.
Besides the 500 from the Powhatan
Hotel. oversubscribers of the past
week were: Commercial Garage, $40;
Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt. who. max
ing frequent automobile trips to her
country estate at Biltmore, n. c., thor
oughly appreciates the need of a good
southern highway. $40, and A c.
Moses, IS.
Money Coming in Slowly.
Secretary U1lman says: I'VE are
having some trouble getting the neces-
sary money, and, through our letter
campaign and the cooperation of the
Washington newspaper we think we
have made known the actual conditions
to nearly all of commercial and motor
ing Washington.
while we confidently expect to have
the entire s4,S70 within the next thirty
days, the work of securing it was made
slow through our decision to ask mo-
florists for only 81. This we did, think
ing that the majority of local motor
lists would contribute 81 each without
hesitation
The following individuals and firms
contributed to the fund during the past
week:
Carl g. vrooman, Austin NJ. Cooper,
Frank p. Reside. U. G. Winston. 8.
Kann. Sons & Co, Louis Levy. William
Phillips, g M Brosius. John G. Walton.
n. E Irwin. Lieut.. A. Won STEINER
Go3tx. Karl Achterkirchen. DIR. A. K P.
Harvey. ]. C. Weldon. Robert C. WILL
kins. A. @. Gesswein. Edith H Gott-
walls Charles J. Began. Bascom Little.
L 4 Golding, r. T. Cunningham,
Charles T. Lindsey, h e. Wills, Mrs
B. b Pilson. Harry c. Birge, R. s.
Reynosds Hit, a. Hanna, ]. II.
Briokenstsan. Charles J. Langmean,
Richard r. Witty, Philip King, the
brown Tea Pot. Miss Hilda Fletcher,
ALA u. Rogers, Joseph A. Berbertch.
r. II Dofsoh. q N. sa1tzgaber, Pow
hata1 Hotel n h Goodwin, Mrs. NJ.
Jona4 Charles NJ Pepper, G. W. Jack
son. 31Amn1 Jackson, Mrs- T. T, Can,
b II 9nJder d Co. Charles p. Karr.
Jame1 n Spear. Lew1s F1emer, L o.
C@nenn, Paul SperH, Charles b
WOOD s H stoddard. 4 G. Christie,
Ma oEhnon Fhhnestock. George ".
Hut24nsonp Charles e. Foseer, q N.
BvSDe44 n ". Thompson. walter r.
6 q 4 HSw4eN Joshua Evans, John
Il CoWee4 Hairy r. WeekA. william c.
R1yeA q b. Dunn. Isabel L Keeler.
y. YnRn0snd, Mrs George W. Van
fet Theodnfe EcfTwan. e. A De-
2ao4 oeorge n West. James A Drain,
the 8ua4ngeuR md A. q Moses.