The Washington herald., 1921-09-25
TOURISTS OFFICE
WILLARD LOBBY
ANEEDED BENEFIT
Motorists Getting Behind
Good Roads Movement
In National Campaign.
NEW MEMBERSHIP
Cheaper Auto Insurance, and
Special Motor Police,
New Features.
NEW MEMBERSHIP


night branch of the American Auto
mobile Association. in the lobby Of
the willard Hotel two. months ago
has proved to be an experiment. Of
distinct and immediate success" said
William UIlman, secretary OF the
fhree-A. yesterday. I'VE found
that many tourists motoring
through Washington. arriving late
Of evenings, and departing early OF
mornings. were without the serv-
ice of the touring bureau, and In
many cases lost considerable time
and encountered road difficulties and
detourS, which, by consulting u.s.
could have been avoided This serv-
fee Is but one of the many endeavors
of the association to render ef1cient
aid at all times. not only to our
members, but also to our friends
1t is hard to believe that the
American Automobile Association
was founded as long ago as 1902.
when the sight of a red devil
chugging sedately along a country
road was a rarity that set the whole
countryside atremor. Since then.
the organization has grown to in
clude a membership OF over quar-
ter Of a millIor, and a national pro-
gram for uniting all automobile
clubs and individual motorists into
one organization. for securing in
telIigent and just legislation from
Congress and the proper enforce
ment of laws relating to automo-
biles and drivers. for incorporating
civic. State and Federal aid in OBJ
tanning and maintaining good roads.
for encouraging road travel and
touring. as well as commercial
truck Hauling. and distributing i'm
portant information concerning thf
automotive industry. and for back
ing snortsmanlike contests which
will advance motoring interests Is
being pursued successfully by every
working part of the organization.
Members of the A. A. A. enjoy a
great many benefits from the fac
of their membership alone. Free
towing stations have been estab-
lished. so that an unfortunate
motorist can be spared the purse
wrecking payment demanded By
some waySide motor buzzards for
hauling one in of the road. Legal
departments are being installed
whence the best law talent cN'
aDlt- u fCNdlAANh " NaAC ING III
terests Of members involved in the
courts. In Washington. while moth
ing definite in the way of actual
work has been thus far attempted
iI legal way. secretary william
UlIman announces that within sew.
eral weeks, the legal branch will
be operating and he promises tha,
the firm of lawyers who will care
for the three-A people will be one
of the best in the city.
The committee in charge of the
insurance department has announc'
ed that they will chop off about
twenty-five per cent from the men,
bers' Insurance charge as soon a.
they complete plans for the hand
ling of the insurance. This COM
mittee is combing the country for
data. information. rate service in.
dicatlons. and experienced men
needed to establish the insurance
bureau, and an announcement con-
cerning details of the insurance
plan Is expected before the first of
January.
The establishing Of special police
TO watch cars Of motorists. and
members Of the A. A. A, has met
with the approval and active en-
coura cement Of the most prominent
police officials in the country, and
the association promises. as soon
as conditions Justify, to increase the
WORKING force of special police.
A tabloid touring bureau plan. on
the semi-portable idea has been
worked out so that a compact COM
plete touring information branch
can he readily transferred from one
location to another. and 1t Is be-
lieved that this is the forerunner of
a general plan to set up these COM
plete bureaus in every city Of size
in the United States.
One project that the association
n pushing with all its might is the
obtaininE from Congress Of Feder-
al LEGISLATION which will make a
nome State" tag acreptable In all
other States. This will remove the
nuisance of Maryland and District
automobile owners having to pur-
chase two license TAGS. and will es-
tablish a sort of Federal supervisor
ship over automobile licensing in
general.
Among the measures adopted for
the convenience of the motorist. is
the publishing of a monthly maga-
zine, the American Motorlst, in
which is given the news of auto
motive industry and of the motor
ins world In detail in addition to
information concerning the livest
questions of the day.
Probably the most necessary part
Of the three-A organization Is its
good roads board This committee