Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-20
100000 MEMBERS
SLOGAN OF A.A.A.
GOAL MAY BE REACHED BE-
FORE YEAR ENDS
EIGHT FEDERATED CLUBS IN
FLORIDA ASSOCIATION JOIN
Successes Recently Achieved by Ma
tlonal Body Do Much to
Stimulate Interest

Forty state associations including,
with their affiliated clubs, total mem
bership Of over 10000 members. Is the
and his associate officers Of the Amer
lean Automobile association have set
to attain during the present year. In
deed, judging from the activity al
ready apparent in many of the largest
clubs in the country, in addition to
the growing tendency in many states
to form automobile Associations, 1t
would not surprise the officials of the
national body to see this goal reached
long before the close of the year.
As an indication that this hoped for
result is based upon practical endeav-
ors comes the announcement that at
the recent monthly meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee of the American Au-
tomobile association in Boston the
Florida State Automobile association
with eight federated clubs was elected
to membership. This makes the thir-
ty-f jurth state body now affiliated
with the national organization. At the
same time the Savannah Automobile
club was elected and this club COM
pletes the requisite number in Georgia
for the formation of a state associa-
ton and plans for a state automobile
association in Georgia are now under
way.
Federation Is Favored
From the reports which have been re-
ceiVed by Secretary Frederick II. Ell
lott at national headquarters in New
York during the past few weeks from
various parts of the country, the fact is
clearly revealed that a decided move
ment is under way toward the fedora
,p 80 aaIAf r1tt int n
many states in the far west and in the
south into state organizations. Before
the next meeting of the executive COM
mttee there is very evidence that the
application of the Oregon State Auto
mobile association will be received.
This will, in all probability, be followed
by that of Georgia, while other states
where the movement is reaching
definite action are North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee. Indeed.
before the close of the year it will not
be at all surprising to see the solid
south lined up as a body of affiliated
state associations with the national
governing body.
Aside from the organization of new
clubs and state associations throughout
the country there are also decided evil
dences of growth among the majority
of the $50 clubs now affiliated with the
A. A. A. Favorable reports from many
sources of largely increased member
ship have lately been received.
Several of the more prominent clubs
In the association have started a cam
paign to increase their membership by
showing to the large number of motor
car owners who have not Joined the
local organization, the benefits to be
derived from club affiliation.
Successes Arouse Interest
The many examples that have lately
been given that the national body in
tends to work for practical benefits in
all lines of motoring have eXerted
vital influence toward this widespread
movement for club growth and the for
nation of state associations. The sue
cess Of the recent legislative conven-
tion in Washington, when a hearing
was given to the federal registration
automobile bill, the merits of which
were so clearly explained as to awaken
favorable interest by the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce, which
has charge of the bill, and the strong
plea for uniform state legislation in
automobile matters have aroused the
attention of motor car users through
out the country to the practical work
of the American Automobile associa-
tion. Hundreds of motorists now
thoroughly realize that the securing of
reasonable laws and just touring con-
ditions when travelling from one state
to another depend largely upon their
personal efforts. From this viewpoint
ii is an easy step to appreciate the
value of club affiliation and the
strength to be obtained in a well-or-
ganized state association of automobile
clubs.
Several of the largest automobile
clubs in the American Automobile as
sociation have recently inaugurated
campaigns which will be far-reaching
In their efforts to materially increase
the membership during the present
year. Noticeable among these are the
Automobile club Of Buffalo, the Auto
mobile club of Syracuse and the Louis
Vile Automobile club.
Many other clubs have like plans in
view to strengthen their organizations,
and with these evidences of activity
throughout the country the officials of
the American Automobile association
feel that they are making n conserva-
tive estimate in looking toward a mem
bership of 10000 before the close of
1910.