The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-08
BATCHELDER SPOKE
Annual Meeting of the Yer
mont Automobile CLUB At
the Pavilion Saturday
BAILEY And GATES SPEAK

For Efficiency and Unanimously
Reelected, Although He Offered
His Resignation - Many Helpful
Suggestions Presented For For the
Benefit of People.
The annual meeting of the Auto
mobile Association of Vermont was
held at the Pavilion Saturday after
noon and although the attendance,
which was very good, considering the
weather, was not as large as would
have been the case had the elements
been more favorable, it was certain
ly representative and the exchange of
ideas resulted in much good to those
present and will be of great benefit
if they work out, not only to those
who are members of the club, but to
all citizens of the State as we'll. There
were remarks by Secretary of State
Guy W. Bailey, A. G. Batchelder,
chairman OF the executive committee
OF the Automobile Association of Am
erica, and c. W. Gates. State high
way commissioner and all officers and
committees were reelected.
The meeting was called to order
by President w. w. Brown of Spring
field who in the course of his re-
marks. referred to the enormous
growth of the organization during the
past year. the membership having
been more than doubled. the associa-
ton about year ago having little
more than 400 members, all being
due to the great work of Smith
s. Ballard. President Brown said that
the affairs of the club were in a
fiourishing condition as far as finance
is concerned. and that, although ST.
1542H had been paid out during the
year there still remained in the treas
ury balance of $52T.14.
When it came to the election of Of
ficers for the ensuing year, motion
was made to re-elect the old officers
on account of the excellent work that
all of them had done for the organize
ton, and the secretary was so in
structed, but Mr. Ballard said he did
not desire another election as secre-
tary treasurer because of the pressure
of other business, and Mr.. Ballard
suggested the name of Lester Fl.
Greene for that position. Mr.. Greene
demurred, however, saying that Bal
lard was the right man in the right
place and all others Joined in, Mr..
Ballard finally being persuaded to
give his time to the position until
January 1, 1911, stating that he would
resign at that time, but the members
of the club seem determined to keep
him in the position of which he has
made an unmistakable success.
The officers elected follow: Presi-
dent, W. WI Brown of Springfield;
first vice president, James NJ. Bout
well OF Montpelier; second vice presi-
dent. ]. Holmes Jackson of Burling-
ton; secretary and treasurer, S. s.
Ballard of Montpelier; director.
George H. Morrill, of st. Johnsbury;
and director in the Automobile Asso-
citation of America E. c. Smith of New
York and st, Adams.
Sectional of Article of the bylaws
was then amended to read as follows:
The annual dues shall be So pay
able as follows: By new members at
the time of admission for the current
year and by the other members on or
before January 1st for the ensuing
year"
The following legislative committee
was then appointed: James M. Bout
we'll, chairman; w. w. Brown and
G.. o. StrattOn. John W. Gordon of
Barre was a member of the old COM
mission, but owing to the fact that
he will probably be member of the
next Legislature, having been nomin,
ated by the Republican parity for
Senator, he thought that it would be
little out of the way for him 10
serve in the same capacity during the
next Legislature and all present con-
CURED and he was accordingly eX-
cused
The directors of the club, on mo-
ton of Secretary Ballard, were then
given authority to buy road signs for
distribution throughout the State
or wherever the club chooses to place
them. These signs that will be pub
lished are furnished by the national
organization at a reasonable price
contain no written or printed words
but they are put together in a sort
of ancient Peruvian style, so that he
who runs, no matter-what his speed
may read.
At this point President Brown call
ed the attention of members to what
work the national automobile club
had done for the different State asso-
Citations, saying that many members
were unappreciative of what assist
ance they were receiving from thai
body and then he introduced A, G.
Batchelder chairman of the executive
organ, "The Motorist," and former
editor of "The Automobile.