The Washington times., 1922-12-20
7,500CARs
| .FORUsE OF
MOBILES
Automobile COMMITTEES Wants
D. c. Folks to- Walk DUR
Inc conclavs.

imperial council session of the
Shrine next June, when all Of the
downtown section Of the city win
be closed to automobile traffic, ex-
cent to cars. officially designated
for the use OF the visiting 6hriners
and their friends. according TO
plans Of the Almas Temple automo-
bile COMMITTEES. In q report made
today. l
Automobile plans caIl for $500
volunteer automobiles. to be 'heSd
ready at all times for emergency
duty, and for $500 for the use
Of the automobile COMMITTEES. The
report, submitted by Noble L. =.
Warford, q member of the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce
and liaison officer between that or.
ganixation and the Chamber OF
Commerce, to Chairman Chester H.
warrington, of the automobile COM
mittee, contains the following para
graph:
To Give Way to visiters.
''visiting mobiles and their friends
should not be required to walk dur
ing the conclave. You should edu-
cate Washington people to the no
tion that all Washington residents
must walk during the conciaye-
that they should stay out OF their
cars and give way to the visitors. :"
The plans call for opening Of au-
tomobile headquarters thirty days
before the session begins. on June
I, with q secretary In charge. A
special telephone switchboard and
ha tterv of operators will be on hand
for the especial use OF the com
mittee.
During the month before the ses.
don the secretary will be required
to take charge Of the listing and
assigning Of privately owned auto
mobiles.
VIII Open Headquarters.
A list OF reserve cars viii bs made
TO fiji in vacancies. Separate re
serves OF cars win be held at Shrine
headquarters for emergency calls Of
all kinds and for. carrying guests to
and from hotels. -,
The automobile committee VIII
have large downtown headauarter.
where the cars may congregate and
pick up avisitors for sightseeine
tripS. In q previous session more
than 5000 cars were handled DAILY
at the loading station without acci'
dent. It 10 expected that double this
number OF car departures will be
made daily from the loading station
here.
Two separate automobile groups
will be made, one bearing "HopAn
signs for short. irregular trips. the
others assigned to regular sightsee'
Ing routes, each of which will be
marked with different colored ar
rows. each color covering q definite
route.
Special Cars for Officials.
Tho downtown section viii b
closed to all cars except those grant
Cd q special permit by the automO
bile committee and the police. -
A car, especially decorated, will be
assigned to each memper of the I'm
perial Divan, each Past Imperial
Potentats. and the editor Of the
Crescent" These cars Will beAI
the names Of the officials to whom
they are assigned and will b kept
ready Tor their use day and night.
The Impartial Potentate will be
provided with q special car. painted
In the colors Of the order. with the
name and insignia IN red, green
and yellow. This car 10 usually
presented outright to the Imperial
Potentats.
The slogan az the automobile com
mittee. Don't let anybody walk" u
to be Impressed on all Washington
through an educational campaign te
be carried to all clubs, churches and
gatherings OF all kinds in the city
Questionnaires have been sent by
the automobile committee to every
member Of Almas Temple. request
Ing that he list his own car and the
names Of his friends VINO own auto
mobiles. Hundreds Of these havt
been filled In and returned