New-York tribune., 1910-12-01

TO ENFORCE AUTO LAWS
National Governing Body So Puts
Itself on Record.
MAY ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
Membership in A. A. A. Has More
than Doubled IN the Last
Two Years.

Every effort 20 enforce the 7SfEo,rooflA
laws Of the various states viii be mad.
by the American A1tor1ooile Associations
in the future. according 20 the antics
taken by the association az its annual
meeting al the Hotel Belmont yesterday
Through frs affiliated organizations 1t IN
tends to cooperate with the authorities
The question was brought u the arssn-
ton OF the association BY it's president I.
r. speare. WHO recently received . letter
from Colonel " D. Shoier. OF the MaSss-
chusetts Highway Commission. which
stated that two motorists from Connscrt-
cut and New York had failed TO oo.s-~.
the legal summons forwarded 70 them oy
registered mail after they had vioIatsA
the speed laws.
Il was unanimously voted thai the oa-
tionai officers should az once inform .tts
state organizations in View York Ard
Cor.ectfcur of the acts OF the ofsrdtn<
motorists and thar pressure be brought
to bear TO see that they observe tn.
Massachusetts summons. II was voted
that all similar cases should call for the
same action and that all assistance poi
sfbJe should be given 70 the enfo-cerzsr,>
OF equitable laws
gates from the West was manifested IN tr.
meeting Although this undercurTsnt 81
feeling did net rise 70 the surface to Ar
appreciable extent. the proposition 20 hoid
two meetings a year was made the subject
of considerable debate. u is understood
that some Of the leading spirits in the In
surgent movement desire 10 see the head
quarters OF the association moved 70 Chit
cago. The preponderance OF EASTERN IN
ffuence in the association makes SUCH y
move out OF the question
The Western delegates were fnstsfsnt.
however. that the annual meeting at least
should be held in the West They were
not even content with the proposition 20
hold a semi-annIal meeting in Chicago.
The debate resulted in the delegates en-
powering the directors TO set the place for
the annual meeting provided the charter
of the association permitted thar il be held
in any other state than New York
New Hampshire and Idaho were added
TO the membership Of the association.
which now has total of 34s4s members
distributed among IS stat- BODIES and e4s
clubs \ year ago the total was :. 80
members in 20 state associations ard -.
clubs. In the last two years of President
Speare's administration the ulembersilip
has more than doubled.
The greater part of the morning ses-
sion was occupied with hearing the re-
ports of the officers. President Speare
announced that he was not a candIdate
for reelection. The report OF Il. A Bon
nell. the treasurer. showed a balance of
ss. 42S-7o Reports also were submitted
from the chairmen of the good roads. con-
test and legislative boards.
In order 10 enlarge the membership OF
these boards it was decided that the
chairmen of similar subsidiary boards in
the state organizations should automati-
caHy become members of the national
boards. Provision was made for the eiec-
ton Of executive committees 70 carry on
the work of these boards within the dis
cretion Of the chairmen.
While the present Incorporation provides
for the holding OF the annual meeting IN
New York City. il vas voted that the
place should be entirely within the dis
cretiOn OF the board of directors II neces-
sarv the Connecticut charter VIII be
changed TO make this plan possible
a nominating committee was appoint
ed by the chair consisting OF G H Gil
lette, Connecticut; T. F. Edwards. II
linois; George c. Diehl. New York; H L
Vail. Ohio: J. H Edwards. New Jersey,
Paul c. Wolf. Pennsylvania. ard L P
Speare. Massachusetts
This committee will report at 10 O'Clock
this morning. when the second session
for the election of officers. VIII be held
Tentative arrangements have been made
10 hold an automobile show in Brooklyn
early next year. At recent meeting OF the
Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Dealers ASSocis-
ton a committee was appointed TO perfect
the details OF such an exhibition. which
will probably be held IN the sd Regimen
Armory. Some date VIII be chosen between
the Chicago and Boston shows. so that the
Brooklyn exhibition probably will be held
during the latter part OF February.