Arizona republican., 1921-10-09
MORGAN CHOSEN EXECUTIVE HEAD OF All I ] ASS N

D. l.. Morgan, of New Haven, 1 Conn, who has been temporarily in | charge of the national headquarters of the American Automobile associ- ation since the death of A G. Batch elder a few months ago, was unani- mously elected to the position of executive chairman at a special meeting of the executive committee held in New York City, September F. MT. Morgan election followed a period of observation" in the office, during which time he became con- vinced that the A. A. A, big and fn- fluential as it is today, has barely touched the field of its great possi- bilities. At the same time MT. Nor gan demonstrated unusual qualifica- tions for the position to which he has been elected.
 MT. Morgan is a Pennsylvanian by birth. He was born in the little town of Plymouth, going in his early youth to Scranton, where he resided for more than forty years. Two years ago he removed to New Haven. Conn, where he has since been asso- ciated with the Bradley Smith company, candy manufacturers. Nearly 35 years of his life have been spent in this industry in which he is accounted a far-sighted and suc- ceSsful leader.
 The new executive chairman was one of the organizers and the first president of the Lackawanna Motor club, now the second largest automo- bile organization in the Keystone state. Naturally, he has taken deep interest in the affairs of the Penn sylvania Motor Federation. and he pioneered the movement to establish the Lackawanna Trail, which will be opened for travel next year and which, 1t is said, will be one of the
 finest highways in Pennsylvania He 1 is president of the LaclSawanna Trail association.
 MT. Morgan has always taken an active interest in highways building and in bettering motoring conditions l generally. His enthusiasm, energy and ability along these lines in Penn sylvania naturally made him a de- 1 sirable acquisition for the New Ha- | ven Automobile club when he moved | to the college city. He was almost | immediately appointed chairman of | the good roads board of the New
 Haven club and in that position con- | tinued in and for Connecticut the | good work he had carried on in and | for Pennsylvania. It was his out l standing activities and successes in motoring and highwayssmatters that brought him prominently to the att tention of the A. A. A. committee when . successor to Mir. Batchelder was needed.
 Since taking the executive chair manship of the A. A. A. at Washing ton, MT. Morgan has introduced many modern ideas and originated many new plans for making the or
 ganization bigger, better and more | &toI hafnra and for extending a broader and more diver sified service to A. A. A. individual
 members and affiliated clubs. AL
 most immediately after coming to
 Washington, MT. Morgan began 10 l promote closer co-operatt3n between
 the national and the local motoring organizations, and his weekly bulle- tins which have been appearing for
 several weeks have brought forth much favorable comment from club
 officials everywhere in the country. 1 Possessing a pleasing personally, a calm and unruffled disposition, and an extremely human and generous attitude toward his fellow men, the new chairman has done much already to endear himself to the staff of the II A. A. A., which so long knew anu
 loved his predecessor
 While Mr. Morgan has awlays been an enthusiastic participant In motor ing affairs, and Is member of nu- merous social, fraternal and business organizations and associations, he is first of all, soul wide and heart deep,
 A Kiwanian. He believes thorough lv in all the Kiwanis organization 1 stands for and was active in the af-
 fairs of the Kiwanis clubs at Scran- \ ton and New Haven while living in those cities.