The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-04
PRESIDENT Briggs
OPENS CAMPAIGN
HEAD or AUTO CLUB NOW HAS
THE GOODS" AND GOES
AFTER NEW MEMBERS.

THE Missoula Automobile club Is
going to stand for something. 1t is
to be more than a mere organization
in name only. There is a field for
1t here in western Montana to do some
good work; there is an opportunity for
every member of the club to receive
substantial benefits from it if the or
ganization is kept alive and does
things. We have but had a taste of
what can be accomplished and this has
made us hungry for more. In this
sort of a spirit we have started out to
secure as members every automobile
owner in this section, and we're going
to get every one. Then we can do
things, for with numbers there is
strength and influence"
SO spoke President George Briggs Of
the Missoula Automobile club last
evening. Mr.. Briggs had with him one
of the new membership flags hat had
just arrived by express, and a dis
playing it to all of the mber he
CHANGED to meet. The emblem is very
pretty and President Briggs hopes h a
one will decorate every automobile in
his city and county within the very
near future. I'VE have just been watt
ing for these flag emblems," said Mr..
Briggs, ito start this new members
ship campaign. Now We'll get right to
work and l feel satisfied that when
the auto owners realize what the club
can offer them for a nominal annual
fee that they will not hesitate to join
the club and assist in it's work and
purpose.
The Plan.
Here is our plan: A membership
in the Missoula Automobile club now
carries with it one of these new mem =
berShip flags, designed to be attached
to the radiator at the front of the car;
a years subscription to the American
Motorist, a Well-known and valuable
automobile journal; an annual mem,
bership in the American Automobile
association and a membership in the
Montana State Automobile association
All of these things come to our mem
bers now with the payment of the an
nual fee of SIS. We cut the annua
fee in half, for we would rather have
200 members at IS each han 10t
members at $40 each. I have jus
St"iN ouA ~ VI "p 1iAo "a
terest in the club and to secure the
members that we should have on OIL.
books. All of the owners l have seel
have taken to the idea ~splendidly an
have come across with their fiv
spots, being especially anxious to Sc
eur one of the new emblems. The,
were only received today, and l waite
for their arrival before beginning tn
campaign"
A Pretty Emblem.
. The new emblem of the club is yer
cular metal plate three inches j
diameter and this is mounted on
threaded bar equipped with washer
and thumb-screw and is to be slippe
through the radiator and made fas
The disc is heavily enameled with
border of white and a center of gold
, across the face is a pennant of dar
green and red, all appropriately let
tered in white and gold. 1t is artist
and yet not large enough to be tc
conspicuous when carried on the aut
Those who had an opportunity of ir
l specting the emblem last evening WEI
5 delighted with it and 1t will not
long before the finger of scorn will /
? pointed to every auto which does n
: carry one of the membership flags c
it's radiator. Secretary Logan of tt
. club will have the emblems unpacke
today and will take pleasure in show
ing them to all who are interested.
The membership campaign will
n carried on very briskly by Preside
Rrippc fnr Snynn 1nrS Thprn AFRO
u least IFS auto owners in Missoula al
many other members should come in
the organization from Their ural di
tricts. After the membership can
i paign is finished there will be a b
meeting called and the club will pr
coed to outline the work it is to
- during this year.