The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-02
HOOPER IS NAMED
AAA. PRESIDENT
American Automobile AsSo-
citation Elects Officers
for Coming Year.
By HARRY WARD.

The annual meeting OF the American
Automobile Association. held yesterday
IN New York, resulted in the election
Of Robert ?. Hooper, OF Pennsylvania,
as president
The other officers elected we're Frank
81. Joyce. first vice president; f. G
Donald, second vice president; g l.
BOnifeId, third vice president; r @
webb, fourth vice president. F. L
Baker, fifth vice PRESIDENT John n
Brook. secretary. and H. A BonneH,
treasurer. me chairman Of the several
boards were reelected with ne eZcep-
ton Of Powell Evans. who was replaced
on the touring Information board by
Howard Longstreth. s N Butler viii
continue as head OF the contest board
The meeting was the ninth aunua
ore to be held by the association, wilic.
has grown tremendously In the las
year or two indicating 10 the ives
that the association i countrywide IL
its desired growth. the directors voted
TO change the charter 50 - 10 make II
possible 20 select any city as the place
Tor holding the annual. assembly
As thu result of a peculiar accident
Euv n. F'iuuey, q member Of the ONO
good roads party that left New YORK
civ on November - Tor san F'rsnci2sc-o
may lose the sight OF his left eva S0ol
after the Ohio car lett Carney. ) g.
while the autOmoDillSTS were tfaFeill5
at a speed Of thirty-five miles an hour,
a bird ddTted from a tree by the road
side and few with great force against
Mr. Finney's goggles The contact was
enough 70 smash the glass or the Cog
giles, some Of which penetrated the au-
tomObiIist's left eyebalL
He was taken TO SpartanbUrg- where
local specialists gave him temporary
relief. Then the party which IN addi-
ton TO Mr. Fiuuey. includes r L Fer
RusOu, representing the American Auto
mobile Association. Charles ThacheT and
Fred D. Clark proceeded to GreenE-ille-
3 G. en- route TO Atlanta From At
Ianta the automobilists VIII cross Ala
hama, Mississippi, Arkansas Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona. thence into
california The tour. which IS the frst
one 10 link the two coasts by way OF
the Southern route, VIII end IN san
Francisco on Christmas Day
AZ the annual meeting Of the EMF
Company, held in View York. a mum
her of changes we're made in she per
sonnet Of the officers The revised Inst
Is as follows President and general
MANAGER Walter z Flanders vice
president. f Gordon Brown, treasurer
Clement Studebazer- secretaTE and a.
EiStanr treasurer Frank r ElsleT- III
Terro~s 1TeSSrS- Flanders Srudeba1er
Brown. F f. stevens ErederlcS a. ,
DeIafeld. r Il Mcknight, and Fred
eriCk : Fish Owing 10 the increased
demand for the E-ET-f', the direction
decided to increase the output for De
cember january, February, and Alarcu
BY 5000 cars, bringing II up 20 rt3 me
chimes for these four months In or
der 10 accomplish this the Var1oI
plants viii be worked day and night
and the manufacturing force viii be IN
creased by leo men,
The National Electrical supply Com
nanv. has leased the building at Is
New York avenue, and after EXTENSIVE
f7-nroyerue0rS are made In the prop
ertv viii install its automobile suppl
E-Dsrru7eur in the new store
A J KeIIar. of the Willys-Overlan
COmuanv. IS in the city visiting n
Cyverlaud-yVas hinstcn Motor Coupany