New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Service Managers
Complete Organization
Get Together to Improve Con-
ditiOns for Owners of
Automobiles

After two months Of preparation the
Automotive Service Managers Associa-
ton of New York held its first formal
meeting last "Wednesday evening at the
National Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce. The organization meeting was
well afforded by representative BODY
of manufacturers and dealers service
managers and superintendent OF re-
pair stations of the metropolitan dis
trict.
Alfred Reeves. general manager OF
the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce, pointed out in a message
of welcome and congratulation that all
other factors of the automotive indus
manufacturers statesmen and en-
cineers-have long enjoyed the bene-
fits OF co0peration and 1t IL high time
that the service branch appropriates TO
itself the came advantages. Tor upon II
so largely depends the pcrmanence OF
the business. 1--WE can make and sell
automobiles" said he, but without
service we cannot continue TO sell
them" Approaching this, the manu-,
facturcrs viii heartily approve and
support any movement that VIII make
for better service. and admittedly SER
vice is still far from what II should De.
C.. VI. Brown. president of the Auto
mobile Dealers Association OF New
York. echoed these sentiments ana
further assured the new association Oh
the hacking of the dealers IN ITS en-
deavors TO promote the quality OF SER
vice rendered car users.
The business part of the meeting IN
cluded the reading by the secretary Oh
an outline OF the work done oy the
:emDorarv board Of directors appointed
at the informal meeting held July 10
draft constitution and bylaws and com
pletc the prcl iminary ARRANGEMENTS.
The constitution ard bylaws were then
submitted and adopted. and by unanl-
nous vote the temporary oihcers were
made the duly accredited officers. to
serve until the regular annual election
in January. They are:
President, Ralph c. Rognon. Vim
Motor Truck Company. of New YORK;
vice president. j. ". Watt. REQ Motor
Company. of New York; secretary, j.
Howard Pile. "Motor World"; treasur-
or, +. V. Dirks, Buick Motor Company
directors, f. Hum. Packard Mo
tor Car Company. chairman; }. II
LANCE. Thrcc-Point Truck Company j.
VI. Grant. White Company; +. }. Lowe,
Bronx County Auto Company: II. NJ
Holt. WHY'S Overland. Inc. and Al
Rawson. REQ Motor Company, of New
ark.
Organized with the avowed purpose
"to improve and facilitate cooperation
between the automotive industry and
owners of its products through eff
cient service" by promoting Oh meet
ings for discussion Of problems and
solutions. t2) education and welfare
Of automotive mechanics, CD inter
change of ideas. and ca establishment
Of kindred organizations. II can well
be appreciated that an event of great
importance to Notordom has taken
place. With the last mentioned object.
promoting establishment Of kindred
organizations" successful it will mean
better service, not to the New York
locality alone. but to the entire coun-
try. There are already service man
ayers associations in Detroit and In
danano'is and national service man
ayers convention is planned for Detroit
this f.....