The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-11
AUTOMOBILE CLUB MAY
CHANGE ITS QUARTERS
Members Will Take Matter Up at August Meeting Along
With Other Business Which Includes Highway
Work and Possible Auto Show Under
Auspices of Club

razo park was filled III with graNel
and made passable.
NAV have Automobile show.
II is nor unlikely enat the club
Will undertake TO promote an auto
mopife snow in que season. althoush
this proposal has not received more
than passing attention. me report
that non me mbers are contemplating
I holding an automobile snow mas useh
circulated from time TO time. but the
prevailing opinion appears 10 be that
the cooperation OF the klchmono
! Automobile clup viii be necessary 10
make an exhibition OF automobiles
in Richmond q success
A. far as can be learned dealers
fwho are members OF tha club are
chary about committing themselves
ito the automobile show proposition
and have no desire to endorse any
movement in this direction unless II
receives the Endorsement or the eluo
as a body The report that the horse
SHOW building has been leased Tor
long time for the purpose or holding
automobile shows has not been con-
lfrmed. although this IS understood
To be "A fact II the Richmond Au-
tomobile club undertakes to hold a
: show il viii not be obliged TO reckon
with any lease of the horse show
building.
t Space at State Fair.
1t Is asserted that dealers have beer
slow in taking space at the State fair
thus far this year, In the expectation
that something may develop In ta'
automobile show line before the win
ter Is over
a II ia likelv that the matter of al
y autompbile snow viii be discussed a
= the next meeting Of the executive
= committee OF the club. although
- president Planetary. who. by th'
way is not an automobile dealer. ex
: pressed himself as utterly ignoran
on tho subject,
y Palmatsry has been particularly &C
e tive, especially in the work OF in
creastng thu club membership
n Getting Now Members.
n campaign was tnaugurated las
# winter and cash prizes offered IN
=, teams that would enroll the most ne'
- members This resulted in the clu
!. gaining at least three score addition
+ al members.
~ President Pamatary also issued
circular letter which is well wort
reproducing
u DO you know that there are owe
i one thousand automobile owners
this city. and only two hundred an
- ninety eight are members of the Rlcl
mond Automobile club?
- Those who are not members shoul
ne, the ISdrbH Aiidt IitN
bile club is looking after their II
terests all the time, dong hne VOL
towards building good roads. keepir
down unjust legislation. having %
places in our streets repaired. etc
Duss and Other Matters.
The dues are now s. per year Wni'
gives YOU membership in the Virgin
, State Automobile association. u
American Automobile association, al
also brings 10 your house every mon
The Motorist one of the best mag
zines OF the kind published today.
, I'm our club room at 1917 we
.. BROAD street, you will find all KIN
4 ~ Ynaps and information about dint
eut roads, which is worth mu
! more than the dues charged. Q
meeting In August will be on accou
/ az taking In new members, and
: will he glad TO add your name 10
. membership
0 Al the August meeting the pr
frnntipnaA IN Second PaCS.t