The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-09-12

PROMISES 10 De great Lflps AS yet
it is not known just how many cars
win be in line The committee n
charge expects TO have some idea
Of this by the end Of the week. It
is hoped that every section of the
county will be represented by one or
more cars. The motorcade is for the
purpose of boosting Marion county,
and Of giving to those who 60 an op
portunty to see south Florida, the
progress being made there and of
getting in touch with the people along
the route. 1t is also an opportunity
to get away from business and out
into the free air Of the open road.
Plans were being made last week
looking TO joint notorcade Of the
motorists of Lake and Marion coun-
ties. The idea of having the two
counties get together made an in
Btant appeal. AT a meeting of the
Marion county committee Saturday
night, however, the proposed trip was
discussed from various angles and it
was decided that it would be best
not to attempt a joint motorca The
committee is of the opinion that cars
from the two counties would make
too large party and one difficult to
handle on the road A large party
would also make it difficult to OBJ
tain satisfactory accommodations on
the route.
Those who fail to go on this trip
will miss a real treat. The weather
each day now is getting more and
more snap into it and to get out oa
the open road promises to haye Gil
the joy possible in it. Those going
are being urged to take the women
of their families along. The plan
to have five persons to each seven
passenger ear, and four in the five
passenger cars. 1t has been suggest1
cd by the committee that each car
be a unit in the party and that the
owner 0f the car have an Of ms ex.
penses paid by the others in the ma
chine with him. Each car, however,
may arrange this any way that is
thought best. The financial end of
the trip lin other words, win be look.
cd after by each car separately. There
will however, be conductor in
charge of the entire motor cade, who
will give the necessary directions as
to time of starting, length of stops
and such other directions as are found
necessary to keep the party together
and running according to schedule.
Banners badges and flags will be pro-
vided.
There will be a discussion of the
mOtorcade at the regular meeting of
the Marion county board of trade
Thursday night. Members of the
commercial body as well as those
who are not members, but who are
interested in the proposed trip are
urged to be present at the meeting.
If you are going, give your name in
at once to a member of the committee
in charge, Messrs. q. c. Chambliss,
A. G. Blowers and R. S. Rogers or to
the secretary of the board of trade.
State whether you will have a car
and how many persons will go with
you or whether you desire to get a
place in some one else's car
The schedule for the four days
Thursday, September %
Leave Ocala, court house square
z a. m. The route for the day will be
as follows: Leesburg, Eustis, Mount
Dora, Sanford, Orlando. The night
win be spent in Orlando.
Wednesday, September %
Leave Orlando 8 a. m. The days
route will be: Kissimmee, Haines
City, Dundee, Mountain Lake, Lake
Wales, Crooked Lake, Frostproof, Fa.
Meade, Barlow, Lakeland The night
will be spent in Lakeland.
Thursday, September IS
Leave Lakeland 8 a. m. The days
route will be: Plant City, Tampa
Oldsmar, Clearwater, Indian Rocks,
Gulfport. st. Petersburg, Safety Har-
Dor, oldsmar Tampa. The night will
be spent in Tampa.
Friday, September 20
Leave Tampa 8 a. m Back to
ocala via Plant City, Lakeland, Au.
burndale, Winter Haven. Haines City.
Kissimmee, Orlando, Winter Garden,
Clermont, Tavares and Leesburg.