New-York tribune., 1905-11-21
AUT0ISTS IN SESSION.
Officers Elected and Presidents Re
port Read and adopted.


clubhouse. 5sth-st and 5th-ave., last night. Dave
Hennen Morris was for the second term. elected
president of the club. Owing to the death or car
ence Gray Dinsmore. General George Moors smith
was elected third vice president The following
officers elected:
President Dave Hennen Norris first vice-presi-
dent, Colgate Hoyt; second vice-president, Fred
erck G. Bourne; third vice-presdent. GeneraI
George Moore Smith, treasurer. w. s. FanshaWe;
governors to serve three years (cass OF 1SOS)
Colonel John Jacob Astor George F. Chambern
and Schuyler Skaats Wheeler William Pierson
Hamilton elected a governor to serve two
years (cIass 1SO0, and John E. Bourne. one year
(class 1900.
called the attention of members to the danger and
Inconvenience caused by lighting the acetylene
headlights in the city. and asked that they use
their influence and example to have this practice
discontinued. These lights Of to the
driver. and binding to the pedestrians and to
horses, he said Special attention also called
to the noise made by sirens and he asked that in
the city their be discontinued He pointed out
chat many should be kept from smelling and
dirty smoke from their exhausts. which nearly
always the result of carelessness or ignorance In
Paris is arrested for such offence, he as
serted
The report. in part. follows:
The membership of the club has grown very fast;
limit Of 5 acve 'Pe embeT parng the
there were elected 267 active members, 6S asso-
grand total of Ss3 greater number than ever be-
fore There are now no % on the Fbt p Well 10
increase our limit to 1000 active members
the President and Congress OF the United States
amended the gasoene ferry law d 10 ePe tber aov0 o
power. thus doing away with pushing and pulling
y The aatomobiIe School suggested By the club
naugurated by the Young Mems ChrlsIan s Asso- $50;
cessfui work It is turning out good, reliable
chauffeurs, and warrants the moral and nnanclal
aid we extend to it,
During the year the club has continued its ac--
Of speed ordinances and trouble from cha chaufIeursi
R4e % the In oR ab for to % o hd
and conviction of the malefactor in the
ernors that members be requested not to pay the
fines of their chauffeurs arrested for reckless and
naTS of 91G 9nd bdga1 6
The law committee has been especially active.
bile laws of all the States and Territories in the
drafted for a national law, and arrangements have
been made for special counsel to defend club
cash bail in case of arrest. The counsel has at
rt 9ge and M d % a and 9hg Gei
boring cities, and has always given them whatever
or Vicious chauffeurs
The. race for the Gordon Bennett Cup had three
sentatives finished their showing was an improve
Vanderbilt Cup race showed decided Improvement
IN the American output. and it is confidently hoped
Europe in these international races.
The Automobile Show last January the most
successful held in this country. 1t was the
fifth annual exhibition promoted by our club. 1t
is with pleasure point out that We are the pio-
neers in these exhibitions in America, and that 1t
is due primarily to efforts that these shows
hold the place in the community which they now
hold
Owing to quicksand the building of the new club
house has been delayed. Our members have re-
sponded generously the call for suhscr ions to
second mortgage bonds to finance the building
They taken about 211 600 out of the tota issue
I therefore urge those members who have not sub
scribed to do so as possible.
Although the suggestion I am about 10 make may
be premature, 1 feel warranted by the marvellous
growth and prestige of club to bring it to your
attention this time. We should maxi provisions
for establishing branch club garages and repair sta
tions throughout the city and adjoining country.
We shall soon have thousand members, who
will probably own one thousand automobiles yet
our new garage in West 54thst. cannot store more
than, say. $50. We ought therefore to have
branch garage the East Side, another down
town. and smaller in Long Island Jersey City
and Westchester County. Feeling confident that
these branches will all materiaze in time. only
bring the idea TO attention for suggestions and
advice.
A rev triptyque agreement with the German Club
is under negotiation and 1t is hoped that the con-
tract may soon be signed, as to give our mem
hers touring in Germany the benefit of this custom
house arrangement. I heartily recommend the es-
tablishment of special touring department, which
shall supply the intending traveller with all the IN
formation he may Vut~e for automobile touring,
either in America or abroad.