The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-27
ROA) DRIVERS
70 ORGANIZE
At a ffeeting in the Newark
Boa,d of Trade Rooms
Last Week Preliminaries
Were Discussed
COMMITTEE REPORTED
PROVISION MADE FOR OFFICERS
AND DIREcToRs-RoAD HORSE
ASSOCIATION TO DISE-MARK
TWAIN on AUTOS.

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Representatives Of driving clubs from
every section of the State were present
at last weeks meeting at the rooms Of
the Board of Trade in Newark in re-
sponse to invitatio issued by James NJ.
Belden, temporary secretary, the object
of such gathering being the permanent
/ organization of State association. Tenl7
porary organization had been perfected
at previous meeting, much enthusiasm
prevailed and assurances were received
of support throughout the State and that
the movement would increase the mem
] bership of each association included III
the organization. DrA 7. J. Smith, presi-
| dent of the Hudson County Road Driy-
| ers; Henry w. Baldwin, Of the Trenton
| Driving Club ,and James A. Loyett, of
the Road Horse Association, We're APP
pointed committee on permanent organ
ization, and reported that the officers
/ should consist Of president, two vice
presidents, recording secretary, a fnan-
| cial secretary and a treasurer; these offi-
GERS, with one or more members from
each recognized regularly organized driv-
| ing club Of the State to constitute a
board of directors.
| DR.. Smith then nominated Adam H.
Groel, president of the Road Hor As
sociation of New Jersey, for president Of
| the State associa lion. DR.. Smith pad
| Mr.. Groel high compliment, saying that
Mr. Groel was the father Of the moye-
ment. There being no otAer nomina-
tions. Mr.. Groel was unanimously elect
ed The president, upon taking the
chair, assured tire members that he APP
preciated the compliment paid him and
would werk hard for the succets IS Of the
new organization. DIR. SIN th, of Jer ey
City, was elected vice-presideat; Henry
NJ. Baldwin, of Trenton second Wee
president, and james NJ. Beldon, of
Bloomfield, secretary. Tie election of a
financial secretary and treasurer was de-
ferred until the next my eting. The as
sociation adjourned to meet on January
20 1896, at 139, in tile rooms of the
Board of Trade, when constitution and
bylaws will be submitted and ii counsel
selected
4 special meeting of the board of d.
rectors of the Road Horse Association of
New Jersey. was held in the rooms of the
Board of Trade on last Monday even ng.
Inasmuch as the annual meeting of the
association wild be held on Wednesday
night, January II. 1906. and the conti-
tuition providing that the report of the
nominating committee siail be made
public at least fifteen days prior thereto,
President Groel names as such commit
tee Daniel T. Campbell, Jr., A. B. Ay-
ers, Dir. Winthrop d. Mitchell, jacob
Meyer and William II. Bennett.
The annual dinner of the ais ociation
VIII probably be he'd at the Krut gsy
Auditorium on Thursday night, Marel s.
and President Groel appointed the
following committee of areangements
Chairman, ]. Wesley Van Gieson;
Lyman E. Kane, james Smith third,
Peer Cunningham, A. 7. Braun
Dr.. Villa Dimond, Wi liam Bon
nett, Andrew McCabe. Charles f.
Townley, George A. Chandler. James l..
Dexter, Frank Maybaum, /. g. Voor-
hees. John Erb, John Gregory, Or. u. VI.
Chitterling, Henry e. Wrench, Jr.,
Charles w. Jacobus, Richard Coyne.
Benjamin Meyer, Martin Matthews, Al
den A. Freeman, E. c. Rich. r. NJ.
Slocum, DR.. r. W. Van Geison. George
Il. James. William II. Armstrong, ] II.
| Greene Jr.. ]. w. Van Wrinkle, j. Fred
Pollard, L. B. Welt T. ]. Keernan, with
secretaries James \ Beldon and Caleb
l. Woodruff, ex-oflicio.
The following committee was instruct
ed TO wait upon tie Park Commissioners
and secure the use of Weequahic Park
for thesneyt seasons matineees: A. B.
Ayers. John H. Cuthcll and John B.
Dusenbelry. The final meeting Of the
hoard will be held on Tuesday night, Jan
uary .. a which meeting the final re-
ports for the year of the officers and
committees viii be received. Ths presi-
dent named as the auditing committee
a GUARANTEED CURE TOR
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