Evening star., 1933-04-10
Thousands of Washingto-
mans Join Visitors in An
nuaI Pilgrimage.
fewer CARS FROM AWAY
ARE COUNTED BY POLICE
Most of Autos Checked Sunday
Had D. c. Licenses-Display Ex-
pected to Continue All Week.

WaShington1anS by the thousands
Wed with visitors from the four points
of the compass yesterday in paying trib-
ute at the court Of the japanese cherry
blossoms, around the Tidal Basin In
Potomac Park, until nearly 100000 had
viewed the floral carnival.
The United States Park Police, who
kept an official count of the number
of automobiles travelling the howery
circuit, said today that 1920 cars
passed the Inlet Bridge yesterday. Capt.
p. ]. Carroll, who had charge of the
police detail of so officers, said that no
count was maintained Of traffic to Hains
Point. He noticed large numbers Of
people being brought down to the Tidal
Basin by taxicabs, to walk around be-
meath the fragrant trees from Japan.
Many were discharged from the street
cars, at Fourteenth and Water streets,
too, he said.
Fewer Come From Away.
The police commented on the fact
that there were not as many out-of-
town cars as usual on the Sunday when
the cherry blossoms are at their height.
They were anticipating machines from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland
and Virginia In great numbers, but this
year 1t seemed to the police that the
automobilists were nearly all from the
District. They attributed this to the
depression and the fact that visitors
in great numbers came here recently
for the inauguration,
The station masters Office at the
Union Station today estimated that
5000 visitors came into the city yester-
day by rail. There were three special
excursion trains and extra coaches were
placed on the regular equipment to
care for the increased travel.
Police reported but one traffic accident
in Potomac Park. The machine of M.
c. Free Of Clayton, Ohio, going east on
the Tidal Basin road collided with the
rear Of a machine driven by Harry P.
Mills OF 1925 Third street, northeast.
Mrs. Maude E. Mills, As years old, was
taken to Emergency Hospital and treated
for shock and bruises, and Edith Rains,
in the Ohio car was treated at Emerg-
ency Hospital for q bruised back.
AS a special attraction, aviation lines
flew their planes over the Tidal Basin,
permitting their passengers to catch q
glimpse Of the cherry blossoms from
the air, snow white In the April sun
shine.
Photographers Busy.
Amateur photographers without num-
ber took views of the cherry blossoms
in every conceivable fashion.
From the central portion OF the
Tidal Basin and near the seawall, be-
meath the cherry boughs, canoes, the
swan boat and the new drive-it-your-
self small craft, electrically operated,
were brought into play to permit water
lovers to get a new slant on the blooms.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton with its signs and arrows point
ing the way to the floral display, facili-
tated the movement Of machines from
out of town, along the city's principal
streets.
The weather was propitious although
cloudy in the afternoon. The cherry
blossoms sightseers got their start early
for at midmorning the roadways ad-
jacent to the Tidal Basin were filled
with motorists, determined to see the
sights, before the midafternoon traffic
jam set in.
Park officials say that with favorable
weather, the cherry blossoms will pre-
sent delightful spectacle all this week.
The pink will fade to white, however,
and the next display will be the dou-
BILE blossom variety, found In East Po-
tomac Park. These are expected to be
at their best about a week from next
Sunday.