The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-02
0. Y. AUTO CLUB
ELECTS DIRECTORS
SECRETARY HOsIiTZELL REcITEs
MUCH GOOD DONE BY ASSO-
CITATION LAST YEAR
Annual Meeting We'll Attended and
Many Matters DiseuSsed-Elec-
tion Of Officers February 10.

Many membesr attended the annual
meeting OF the Ohio Valley Automobile
club. held last evening In the assembly
room of the board OF trade Directors
were elected. who will at the regular
meeting on Thursday evening. Febru-
airy 10. name officers for the ensuing
year.
The meeting last night was presided
over by A. l.. Klieves and the feature
OF the session was a lengthy but com
prehensive report read by Secretarr
A. II. Hoblitzell. showing much good
work done by the club last year and
suggestions for future activities.
What Club Has Done.
Among the things done by the organ
izauon as shown In Mr. Hoblitzelrs
report were: Took lead in the agita-
ton for better protection at b. & o.
Elm Grove crossing. where signal bells
are now In operation: prepared and
published reliable road map OF Ohio
county: painted guide poles aiong Ma
uonal road from Ohio TO PENNSYLVANIA
and roads Leading in and out OF city:
inaugurated safety first campaign 10
prevent accidents. as approved by
board OF education. offered standing
reward of $40 for arrest and convic-
ton of persons stealing from members
cars: secured increase from 10 to 10
miles-limit through Fulton, confirm
ing state law; co-operated with towns
OF Fulton and board OF commissioners
in defraying expenses IN repairing re-
tanning wall al foot OF Fulton hill;
co-operated with residents OF West
Alexander, Pa, in a movement to Sc
cure Improvement 10 National road
fro lit
Pa; gave orphans OF Wheeling dis
trict annual outing az Blaneys grove;
erected detour signs in Eastern Ohio;
co-operated with A. A. A. and Blue
Book Publishing company in logging
roads between this city and Fairmont.
Elkins. Parsons and Oakland. Nd:
assisted in securing passage OF local
auto parking ordinance and printed
$500 copies for distribution.
Regrets were express at the death
OF J. b. fancy. W. I. Glessner and
Henry Schmulbach. members OF he
club. who died last year
Suggests Future Activities.
Mr. Hoblitzell said that safety zones
IN school districts for protection OF
children and the erection of street
markers for direction OF strangers had
troll He recommended matchmaking
the road alongside the present road
way approaching the city from the
east over Wheeling hill. also 20 i'm
prove the clubs service OF touring
bureau. He recommended that efforts
be made TO increase the membership
to AZ least 500. In closing he said:
The membership Of the club has been
we'll maintained throughout the year.
We have lost probably % members
by death. removal from the city. etc
nevertheless our membership IS larger
than last year and new members are
being enrolled almost daily"
New Board Of Directors.
The personnel OF the board OF direc-
tors elected last night follows.
J. A Blum. c. A. Bowers. c. p.
Cooke. r. {. Dancer. u. r Gilbert.
IT, l.. Eckhart, W. b. Elliott. B. +.
Carver n. w. Gee. Geo r. List. J
b. Handian. VIM II. Hare. 4. G. StifeI.
Henry y. Hess. II. c. Kalbitzer. r. r.
Kitchen. Arthur Langhans. Geo y.
Maxwell q. o. Nagle. ". C.. Ogden
Lee G. PAUL. G. A. Robinson. W. II
Reid. 5. J. Sharp. Jess ". Speidel.