The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-11
Wisconsin Automobile Assn.
the Largest Among States
in the Middle West
TO PRESERVE DRIVERS RIGHT
Wisconsin Organization to Form
Branches in All the Leading Cities
of the State and to Arrange for In
teresting Contests

The Wisconsin State Automobile as
ISOLATION which was organized in May,
1907, is now undoubtedly the strongest
organization Of it's kind in the west. 1t
has membership in the neighborhood
of 1900 motorists scattered throughout
the state of Wisconsin.
The officers of the association are:
President, M. G. Moore, Milwaukee;
first vice, president, F. P. Hixon, La
Crosse; second vice president, H. L.
Halverson, Whitewater; treasurer
George A. West, Milwaukee; secretary,
James 7. Drought, Milwaukee.
The directors Of the organization
are: Neal Brown, Wausau; James I.
Drought, Milwaukee; George A. West,
Milwaukee; G. Roy McCanna, Burhng-
ton; M. G. Moore, Milwaukee; F. P.
Hixon, La Crosse; A. R. Barker, Port
age; w. X. Coffin, Eau Claire; G. w.
Norris, Milwaukee; Fl. l.. Halverson,
Whitewater; James A. Wright, Mer-
rill; A. j. Horlick, Racine; H. N. Boz
hm, La Crosse; G. o. Josslyn, Oshkosh !;
+. A. Chadbourn, Columbus.
The committees Of the organization
are:
Executive-A R. Barker, Portage; G.
w. Norris, Milwaukee; A. j. Horlck,
Racine; George A. West, Milwaukee;
James T. Drought, Milwaukee.
Committee on Membership-H. N.
Boehm, chairman, La Crosse; G. S.
Drake, Milwaukee; w. H. Bissell, Wau-
sau Roy Reed, Ripon; E. 7. Wright,
Portage; r. Conner, Marshfeld.
Committee on Good Roads-W K.
Coffin, chairman, Eau Claire; B. F. Nc
MILAN, R. G. Wagner, Milwaukee; y.
A. Dufin, Whitewater; 9. P. Haseltine,
Ripon.
Committee on Legislation-James T.
Drought, chairman, Milwaukee; Neal
Brown, Wausau; G. 0. Josslyn, Osh-
kosh; George A. West, Milwaukee /;
George H. Gordon, La Crosse.
Committee on Touring-M. G. Moore,
chairman, Milwaukee; Chris Schaltka,
Milwaukee; H. L. Colman, La Crosse
j. A. Parkhurst, Williams Bay; James
I. Barber, Eau Claire.
The objects of the association are
to assist in the obtaining of fair laws
for motorists. To assist in obtaining
good roads. To assist in the prosccu.
ton of anyone who steals member Is
car. TO encourage the rational use of
automobiles and to aid in the enforce
ment of laws for public safety and to
repress speeding.
Each member of the Wisconsin State
Automobile association becomes mem
Der of the American Automobile asso-
citation with which the state associa-
ton is affiliated
Each member secures, without extra
cost, copy of Wisconsin Motorist and
a copy of American Motorist each
month. Each member also receives a
copy of the annual Tour Book, pub
lished by the state association, which
gives the route in detail of the annual
reliability tour and from thirty to fifty
additional routes throughout the state
of Wisconsin.
Affiliated with the Wisconsin State
Automobile association at this time is
the Milwaukee Automobile club, com
prising about $50 members; the Ripon
Automobile club, the Whitewater Auto.
mobile club, the Portage Automobile
club, the Oakfeld Automobile club, the
Green County Automobile association
the GAINESVILLE Automobile club, the Co
| lumbus Automobile club, the Eau Claire
Automobile club, the La Crosse Auto
mobile club, Manitowoc County Auto
mobile club, the Southwestern Wiscon
sin Automobile association and the
Wisconsin Valley Automobile club.
Aside from the affiliated club mem
bership the association includes severa-
individual memberships.
The Wisconsin State Automobile as
ISOLATION is about to erect some danger
sign boards along the roads which are
the first to be erected in the state OF
Wisconsin by any automobile organiza
ton. This young and rapidly growing
organization is anxious to aid in the
| forming of local automobile clubs ano
associations and to disseminate informa
tion regarding touring whenever they
are called upon for same.
10 stimulate the interest in motor
ing throughout the state of Wisconsin
a number of endurance and economy
contests will be held from time to time
with the idea of setting forth the quail
titles Of cars, the conditions of tn,
roads, and, in fact, to demonstrate a,
far as possible the worth of motoring
Every automobile owner in the state o,
Wisconsin should become member 0.
this association.
Miss Edith Miller of Chicago is Wis
] ting with friends and relatives in Ken