The Washington times., 1916-05-06
ADVISORY BOARD TO
DISSATISFACTION
District Motor Clubs Committee
to Take Up Traffic ReguIa-
tions and Two Pending Bills.
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN,
Secretary American Automobile As
aoriafi

The first meeting OF the new ad-
visory board. Of the District Motor
Club has been called for this after
noon and the first subject to have Its
attention will be local traffic reguln-
tions. Consideration of traffice laws
will be followed by discussion OF the
bill introduced in the House by Com
providing for ar annual horsepower
tax upon District -owned motor cars.
and the bill of ConErossman Miller
VI Delaware relative to speed limits.
This information was given out Mt
A. A. A. Headquarters. In the RIGGS
The naming Of Judge Martin "a
president OF the advisory board seems
to have met with popular approval.
as did the selection of the other
mcmbers Of the board. all Of whom are
ardent motorists, men of high stnnd-
ing in The National Capital and emil
nently fitted to represent the great or
ranjzed body of Washington motor
lists.
Throughout the past week Presi-
can Automobile Association, who
named the board, was deluged with
letters of CONGRATULATIONS upon his
choice OF men for places on the COM
mittec.
Increase in Membership.
The sterling personnel of the board,
together with the arrival OF the mo-
tor touring season, were largely e.
sponsible for the Increased activity
appaent at automobile club headquar-
ters during the past week. The week
Just ended saw the addition of moro
new members to the club than in any
pevIous similar period since the
launching Of rhe organization. Twen-
ty-six new members were added. as
follows:
Roscoe C. Bruce. George NJ. Meredith
1or r. II. Van Deman. u. S. A. e. b.
Thompson. DR.. j. NJ. Flint. John Dolph
&. o. Hall. Soterios Nicholson, Robert
s. Woodward. Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp
=. 8. Durston. H. c. Train. James s
Harlan. A. w. Biting. Gen. Charles l.
Fitzhugh. John ". Hansen. w. NJ. Pral
r. Il. Marshall. NJ. ]. Lawrence. r. l.
Kennedy, Oscar A. Knipe. Mrs. Henry
W. Fitch. and Lieut.. NJ. l.. Hersey, U,
8. N.
The diversity Of professional caliinss
represented by the men composing the
clubs advisory committee is worthy OF
more than passing notice. The men,
their vocations. and avocations are:
Personnel of Committee.
Judge Martin A. Knapp. president OF
the board. member OF the United States
Circuit Court. and chairman of the
United States Board of Mediation and
Cancellation.
Gilbert II. Grosvenor. director OF the
National Geographic Society and editor
of the National Geographic Magazine.
j. Harry Cunningham. president of the
Lanman Engraving Company. known to
thousands of Washingtonians as secre-
tary Of the Gridiron Club. and secretary
OF the Washington Board of Trade.
j.. Dexter Adams, admiral in the
United States navy.
Rev. John Van Schaick jr., pastor of
the Church of Our Father.
Fred s. Hardesty. consulting engineer
Joseph NJ. Stoddard. head OF the Cook
& Stoddard Company, and president OF
the local automobile dealers association
John Oliver LaGorce. associate editor
OF the National Geographic Magazine.
DR.. c. Hart Merriam. consulting biolo-
gist. Department Of Agriculture. and
Washington's most widely Travelled
motor tourist.
A. G. Batchelder. chairman OF the
executive board of the American Auto.
mobile Association.
William Ullman. editor of the Ameri
can Motorist.