The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-02
PEACE IN THE A. A. A. RANKS
MOTORISTS FROM THE WEST
orr CONFESSIONS.
Annual Meeting VIA, New fe Held Out.
side Of That's ti,, some In,urEeuis
Placed on Executive Committee
Resolution Against Law Infraetions.

b The annual meeting of the American AUTO
3 mobile Association ~ tn" Hotel Belmont was
brought to AN end Yesterday with tn. pleC-
ton OF officers and some other matters
Among these latter ua> IN" vote by the
directors oI the organization that the char
I ter Ne changed So thar tn. annual neetin Q
may be- held la any 'ity not New York alone
I his IA done saws the official statement OF
the meeting in order To Indicate to theWe-t
, that III" association ~ countrywide in its
desired growth " this matter Of the an .
nual meeting - = thing the " rstsrh-rS have
been batting Tor. they felt last night that
they had gained bIg potnt.
la tn. makeup. III IN. executive committee
the West ~. riNrd representation OF a very
d.cid-d sort. and thc \. 4 \ took "A further
-trp IN giving four OF the eight ni'icrrship-
to THAT section N the plan Of other wears
l. follow ed the Nest " III have the presidency
IN tDi:. 1913 and 1871 Robert = Hooper Of
Penn. ylvania. who was first vicc president
last year. was elected president Yesterday.
The other officers chosen were Frank NJ.
Joyce. Minnesota, FIRST vice president: =. &.
Donald Illinois, second vice pros ident: &. J..
BoniheId. Ohio third c-president; =. q.
Webb. New York. fourth yice-president:
. l. Baker. California. fifth ics-president:
John u Brook. Connecticut. secretary. and
n. A. Bonnell. New Jersey. treasurer.
This year two more vice presidents were
added For 1910 Joyce was second vice
president and Donald third vice-pre-Ident-
OF the twenty--iH members OF IN. executive
committee two are from Ohio. two from
Wisconsin. two from Illinois and one each
from Michigan. tab, Missouri and CALI
fornia. 4. a. Batchelder IL again chair
man Of the executive committee. Of which
the members are
Lewis K Spcar-. Massachusctts: A. II.
knS Ny FRANK nSrE MehG SeshSa Ms-'
!. NJ Robinson, Copnec,icut i o Moore.
bancroft, Vermont David Beecroit. I'LL
nor: s'ednian Bent. P'nnsS lyania u:
Giils,."' s0n1n,s"IW,cT, i H. Ed"ards New ir
land, james I Drought, Wisconsin; Z !.
Sam S' i Atkinson @ Virginia "f IL L. GORDON
ohio. Charles NJ Doe. Rhode Island = T..
Edwards. ll,inSiS T. Lershe Massa,
President Hooper announced only one
change II the n1,Sna sGsr 4, cha man
mobile Club Of Philadelphia succeeds Powell
Evans of the same club A. chairman Of the
who remain are Good roads, George Z.
Dishl. legislative, Charles 1haddeus Terry
and contest. " Butler Robert Brncc
who was secretary. will remain IN charge
| Of the national headquarters touring tnfor-
nation bureau, which viii h- greatly smpll-
/
made by directors representing those
States.
Dr Rowe Of MARYLAND offered a resolution
that was unanimously adopted calling upon
the officers 81 states issuing registration
licenses TO notify the executive officers OF
the 4. 4. A OF offences against the state
law by visiting motorists in order that the
association may TAX. action through its
State bottles
A statement Of the association gives this
While the professional element figures
mostly in spectacular high speed com
petition. there has been marked Indication
recently that private owne ~ may be- induced
10 participate in amateur events under the
proposed new definition barring from ths
class the drivers whose trade affiliations
give an advantage over the man who COM
pe,As for the sport itself 4 resolution
offered nv Chairman Butler 81 the contest
committee was That the contest board
call upSn 4 4 clubs 80 encourage anna
'eur Automobile competition hy Interesting
their memb"r r. in various forms OF contest
on road track or on courses properly
prepared for such contests
II was alsO resolved that the assoria ton
"emphatically indor~e- the principle Of
Federal aid in the construction 81 high WAYS.
and thar II further indorss and urge upon
each Of the several States the permanent
appointment II commissioner or COM
mts-ionsrr and the adoption Of desirable
highway laws and proper provision for
making tho lame effective
standing NOT" of thanks was given. 70
Lewis u Speare. the retiring president
\ Commi'is. was selected IA present me-
msnto ~ his &C. rub ono" President HOOPER
was authorized to appoint n committee Ia
arrange for "a han0uet