Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-28
.,DR. ROWE, OF MARYLAND,
' NEW A. A. A. PRESIDENT
John A. Wilson, of PENNSYLVANIA
Retiring President, Gives Good
Account tt. His Services.
MEMBERSHIP OVER 100000
Preston Belvin, of Richmond, Again
SerVes as Vice-Presidcnt From
This State-Department Chairmen
Make Reports Of Progress.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 27.-Mary-
land supplies the tenth president of the
a A. A. In the person OF DR.. r. NJ
howe, OF Baltimore. for many years
The head OF It's big automobile club
an! also member of the national
board Of directors.
Or. Rowe is pioneer OF pioneers
starting with a steam propelled vehicle
and having been continuously connect
cd with motoring in one form or an
= ether ever since.
] Retiring President John A. Wilson
OF Pennsylvania, leaves behind him a
notable two and one-half-year period
OF service. In which the prestige and
membership of the national body has
increased In most satisfactory man
nef. Like other predecessors. he In
tends TO Join the active ranks of the
ex-presidents and continue his activi-
nes on the executive board. Two for
S!ner preoidents. as usual. Robert p.
Hooker and Laurens Enos, were in at
tendance a the annual meeting, which
iook ace in Washington. d. c. a
nigh speed morning session. good
r'ads inning in the afternoon. and a
banquet in the evaning made one very
complete day for the $50 odd directors
VINO came from n score OF States.
The reports OF Chairmen Diehi. Ken
ncrdel Lee and Joyce were repleto
Sith evidence OF things accomplished
and presaged greater things for the
iIture.
Mr. Diehl dwelt upon the record sue
cess In accelerating the passage Of the
Federal aid roads bill. Mr.. Kennerdell
set forth tho wonderful season of au-
,omobile competition which is planned
FOR the next several months. Mr. Lee
asserted that the campaign against
"barsain membership" bodies would
result In curtailing to minimum these
selling propositions which promise
much and supply little. Mr.. Joyce en-
iarGed upon the development in road
travel and told OF the charging de-
= A:,anhs upon the national bureaus in
Ne" York City and Washington
Treasurer H. a. Bonnell presented an
encouraging financial statement. and
Secretary John y. Brooks reported the
present grand membership total in ex-
cess OF the 100000 mark.
Preston Belvin Vice-rrcsident.
stedman Bent. of Pennsylvania
served as chairman Of the committee
on nominations. which unanimously re-
ported Or. Rowe for the presidency
and added to the list Of vice pre- dents
David Jameson. Of Pennsylvania: G. C.
James. OF Ohio. and Frank .. Fishback,
Of Indiana. Ralph W. Smith, OF Colo
RADIO; II. J. Clark. of Minnesota, Preston
T,
OF California. were the holdovcrs II
a. Bonnell. treasurer. and John "
Brooks, secretary. were continued in
the positions which they have held so
adequately for many terms. a. G..
Ratche!der was reelected chairman Of
the executive board
ON the coun;ry-wiC. question Of pre-
.Daredness. the \. :. y. has been much
.Apncerned. Presilc;., John \. Wilson
Having assumed the burden OF its par
tiCipation. His report gave evidence Of
the scope Of the proposition, and while
! he asked to be relieved of the task. 1t
was the unanimous opinion of the meet
ing that he was the one who should he
kept on the job. which his successor in
sisted should be the case
Several additions were made TO the
membership list these being the Auto
mobile Association Of Waterville.
WIterville, Wash. the Escambia
county Automobile Association. Pensa-
cola Fla. and the Florida East Coast
Automobile Association. Daytona, Fla.
The Tidewater Automobile Association.
Of Norfolk. Va. asked that it's mem
hership be changed from the enroll
ment" 10 the complete" plan.
Cleveland Lnnds Convention.
Z. Cleveland. Philadelphia. Chicago and
Buffalo were the four cities which
asked for the annual gathering a year
hence. but the Ohioans. with Tom"
Cagwin as their chief spokesman,
worked so indefatiGably that il was a
case of Cleveland first and the others
nowhere.
Chief among the guests at the ban
quet was Representative William c.
Adamson. OF Georgia. who stated that
that very day the Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce. of which
ne is the chairman. had reported the
so-called Adamson bill, which provides
for playground recognition by every
State OF the registration licenses OF
other States. The Georgia Congress
man said II was up to the American
Automobile Association to see that the
present Congress passes the bill at
the present session.
The Hon. Stephen r. Mather, assist
.,nt to the Secretary Of the Interior, and
in charge Of the national parks, con-