Arizona republican., 1911-12-12
HOOPER HEADS
ASSOCIATION
Genial President Of A. A. A.
is Reelected
IS A POPULAR OFFICIAL
Recent Meeting of Automo-
bile Enthusiasts in New
York Also Discusses
Subjects of Wide In
tereSts.

With Robert p Hooper of PennSyl-
Vania as its unanimous and repeated
presidential choice, the National As
sembly Of the American Automobile
association held forth at the Hotel
Astor. New York City, concluding in
the evening with a banquet, partici-
pated in by couple Of hundred di-
rtctOrs from the forty-two state as
sociations and 3l4 clubs now CON
Iained in the national organization of
automobiles
Col. Frank VI. Joyce of Minneapolis
succeeded himself in the first vice
presidency and is generally looked up
on as the chief officer year hence.
when the annual gathering will take.
place in Chicago. Laurens Enos. pres
ident Of the Automobile Club Of Buff
falO. which is the largest automobile
club in the world. was the selection
Tor second vice president. Some of the
directors thought that the meeting
this time should have gone elsewhere
Than the metropolis. but the objec-
tons from the Cincinnati delegates
were not sustained and the troubled
waters quickly subsidized with the ap-
EroNal of the minutes of the previous
annual session. Cleveland figuring in
the matter to some considerable de-
gree
Practically the board of officers
were reelected upon the report of
the nominating committee. of which
Or. III. NJ. Rowe of Maryland served
g.ln4t
list:
President. Robert p Hooper. Penn
Sylvania; first vice president. Frank
Vi. Joyce, Minnesota: second vice-pres-
ident, Laurens Enos. New York: third
vice president. g l.. Bonnifeld. Ohio.
fourth vice president F. l. Baker.
California
Chairman executive committee. A
G. Batchelder. New York: treasurer.
II. \. BonneI. New Jersey:
secretary. John y. Brooks. COnnecti-
cut
Executive committee: Robert p.
Hooper, president: A. G. Batchelder.
chairman: Lewis +. Speare. Massa-
chusetts: F. T. Staples, Connecticut:
Frank G. Webb, New York: H. l..
Vail, ohio; p. J. Walker. California:
IL f Coffin. Michigan: Frank VI.
Joyce, Minnesota: j H. Weeks. Penn
sylvania: f. G Smith, Vermont: 4.
II. Knoll New York; ]. H. Edwards.
New Jersey; DR.. A. p. Overgaard Ne
hraska: II. J. Clark, Massachusetts:
{. NJ Robinson, Connecticut: John
\. Wilson, Pennsylvania: David Bee
croft. Illinois; John y. Brooks. Con-
l.ecticut; Powell Evans. Pennsylvania:
+. NJ. Miner. Louisiana: Preston Bel
vim. Virginia; J. p. Coghlin. Massa-
chusetts: Paul c. Wolff. Pennsylvania
James T. Drought. Wisconsin: =. a
Miles. Maine: +. c. Battey. Georgia:
Charles T. Doe, Rhode Island: Edwin
: George, Michigan: II. A BonneH.
New Jersey: H c. Peck, Virginia: H.
J. Race. Florida; W +. Mover. Iowa:
ii. NJ Rowe, Maryland: S. ID. Capen.
Missouri: II. l. Gordon. Ohio: VIM
NJ. Stevenson, Massachusetts: Oliver
Quayle. New York: w +. Metzger.
Michigan: c. II Verschoyle, Texas
Federal aid in road building and
maintenance occupied much of the at
iention of the delegates at the after
noon session. repeated reference being
made To the convention which the A
A. A. in conjunction with other bod
les interested in highway improve
n.ent. will hold i'm Washington Jan
uary Is and Il. From present indi-