New-York tribune., 1909-03-30
AUTO CLUB DISSENSION
SPLIT OYER AGREEMENT
NTH AERO CLUB.
q. r. Chamberlin Calls IT Irregular
-Favors Aeronautic Society
for the Recognition.

AS the result it is said. of the agreement
between the Automobile Club Of America ana
the Aero Club of America, entered into last
Saturday there is dissension among the mem
bers of the board of governors Of the Automo-
bile club George +. Chamberlin. one OF the
governors of the Automobile Club OF America
talked freely az his office, at No. 81 Nassau
street yesterday. Mr. Chamberlin Is also
member of the Aero Club of America ana ire
Aeronautic Society.
BY the terms of the agreement with the Auto
mobile club the board of directors OF the aero
club has control largely of all aeronautical
questions that arise, being made the aviaton
section Of the Automobile club This arrange
ment was not pleasing TO the Aeronautic So
ciety. which for several months has been hold
ing weekly meetings ct the Automobile club
and giving entertainments there under a work
ing agreement with that organization MI
Chambern said yesterday that eX-Judge Ebert
H. Gary president of the Automobile Club OF
America, had signed the Aero club contract
under a distinct misrepresentation and added
The Automobile club has been considering
the forming OF aviation section for some
time Dave H. Morris and l were appointed an
aviation section committee to look carefully into
the whole question. AS chairman of that com
mittee l gave great deal Of thought and time
to II. / 4 SOOd zeal surprised tIiSlVAOAO' -
know that the president of the Automobile club
has signed a contract with the Aero Club when
nv name does not appear upon the report OF
the aviation committee There were only the
two of us on that committee and yet Mr Nor
rs says that he forgot entirely that was the
other member Those who signed the report
upon which favorable action was taken Saturday
were Dave H. Morris and Robert Lee Morren-
Il can account for it only the ground of
a mistake all around Mr. Morrell is on the
motor boat and the Larchmont Yacht Club com
mittees His signing Of the aviation committees
report must have been unintenttonal on his part.
and ANYWAY Judge Gary signed the contract
under an entire nisapprehension Of the facts.
There will, think. be another meeting called
at an early date by reason Of these rregulari-
ties I do not think that a square deal has been
given TO the Aeronautic Society by the Auto
mobile clubs action. To my mind. the Aero
nautic Society is the only organization in this
country that has really done anything practical
I'm aeronautics. The entertainments which its
members have held at the clubrooms have been
fine. and they are most energetic in everything
they undertake.
feel qualified 10 speak in an unbiased way on
this subject The position which the Auto
mobile club has all along wished tc take Is a
neutral one. II feels that every encouragement
should be given 10 every aeronautic society
without excluding any"
Mr Morris said that Mr.. Chamberlin was
present at the meeting Of the board of governors
Of the Automobile club when the agreement
was ratified. and that everything was done in
accordance with proper procedure" He said
that Mr. Chamberlin was his friend Of many
years standing and one of the best-liked men
Of the Automobile club
"A special aviation committee was appointed
on Friday afternoon by the Automobile club
he continued. and what was done is all duly
recorded the minutes"
Mr.. Morrell was then named the other
member OF the committee to act with Mr..
Morris.
Mr. Morrell said: 1T is all matter Of record.
do not think that these club matters should
be talked about outside"
Cortlandt Field Bishop. president of the Aero
Club of America said that it not ques-
tion that concerned the Aero Club. After sew
mobile Club. at which the terms of working
agreement between the two organizations were
fully understood he said, the essential features
Of the agreement were simultaneously
nounced ry both clubs Notice duly sent
him he said, that the contract had been unani-
mously approved by the board of governors Of
the Automobile Club OF America. and that then
the articles were duly signed by Judge Gary
and himself and there the affair. so far as he
knew, ended.
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