Evening journal., 1917-03-01
MOTORISTS READY
FOR COUNTRY CALL
Patriotism to be Keynote Of
Speedway Boosters Ban
quet Here Tonight
OFFER PROPERTY
AS TRAINING SITE


note at the Speedway Boosters din
ner which will be held at the Hotel
DUPONT this evening Herbert D.
Belts, w. w. Marmaduke and Shan d.
Prouse are on the committee in
charge OF the arrangements.
The guests will include: The Hon
Charles r. Miller, John B. Bird. Ed
ward Bringhursu 5th, A. p Clark
f. L. Connable, s. c. Dillon, Frank
M. Dole Lammot DUPONT. c. II. Eisen-
menger, John G.. Gray. John r. He'll,
William S. Hilles, Eugene T.. Hogle,
w. w. Marmaduke, James +. Nields,
Frank +, Patterson, Shan d. Prouse.
Herbert d. Belts, William F. Raskob
John j. Satterthwait, Dr. j. Harvey
Spruance, Harry j. Stoeckle and
Henry NJ. Taylor
With the national government en-
gagged in a program of marshaling all
the country's military facilities for
war emergencies, the Philadelphia
Motor Speedway Association expects
TO receive at any time notification
from the War Department that its
400-acre tract near Willow Grove has
been accepted as a mobilization cen
tire and aviation base.
AS soon as it became known that
President Wilson had broken diplo-
matte ~slaticns with Germany. the
Philadelphia Motor Speedway Asso-
citation offered the spacious property
on which It is constructing a two
mile racing oval A telegram from
Charles L. Hover. secretary and
treasurer of the association, to Sec
rotary of War Baker. placed the as
sociation's land az the disposal of the
government. Secretary Baker replied
at once, thanking the association for
its patriotic interest and assuring il
that the offer had been placed on file.
II tho country should be declared in
a state Of war, It is believed that the
associations 400 level acres will be
called into service at once as a train
ing camp.
The property is located in Bucks
county at Warminster. about three
miles above Willow Grove. The land
is just rs miles from City Hall and is
connected with the city by excellent
roads.
The level character OF the property,
a virtue. made It an admirable site
for an automobile race track will also
commend it TO military engineers for
training grounds and aviation base.
The property has already been used
as military training ground. The
First Regiment of the Independent
Order of Americans, comprising more
than 1900 men from all parts of the
State, established Camp Dickinson on
the speedway grounds last August
The encampment. which is an annual
aF tho 0rdrfs fhr
command of Colonel William ID
Single The aviation possibilities oil
thel property have also been recog
nized by the Speedway Association
and the comprehensive plans for the
development OF the property include
hangers for an aviation settlemen;
and plyons for aerial maneuvering
Paul B. Huyette. a director Of the
Speedway Association, and president
or the Quaker City Motor Club. has
declared that the association will bend
every effort to aid the government in
the event of war.
I'VE know that the government Is
preparing to meet any war emergen
cies which may arise,~ ne said Army
men. railway heads, navy officers
heads of the biggest industrial plants
in the world. the head of the Ameri
can Federation Of Labor and finan
ciai kings are cooperating with thu
government. They have mapped gu
in almost complete detail plans no
only for mobilization OF men and mu
nitions, but of labor capital trans
portation facilities. The Philadelphia
Motor Speedway Association is gla,
10 feel that its property is one of tn
facilities on which the government
can count"
With the racing track well upon It
way to completion, ground has jus
been broken for the Speedway
srandstands. The stands will be NOR
than half mile in length and vii
seat 10000 spectators. The stand
will be divided into so sections an
will be 104 feet deep