The New York herald., 1921-01-09
BIG MEETINGS FILL
AUTO SHOW WEEK
Society Of AutOmotive Engi-
neers Holds Annual Con-
ventiOn Here.
n. A. A. c. ALSO MEETS
Balls and Dinners Intersperse
Important Conferences on
Automobile.

During Automobile Show week there
will be many important business meet
| ings and banquets. The National Au-
| tomobile Chamber OF Commerce Is
| active in this respect and Will begin It's
| sessions with meeting of its Foreign
Trade Committee, at headquarters. 366
Madison avenue on Tuesday. Jan. ii at
10 A. NJ while the Patents Committee
Of the organization will meet at the same
hour. At 10 80 A. NJ. the y. A. G. G.
Highways Committee will hold a session,
and at 80 p. NJ. the ". A. G. G. Truck
Committee will meet. In the evening
the annual banquet of the y. A. 9. Z.
will take place at the Commodore, and
many interesting speakers will address
! the gathering. The y. A. c. c. directors
will hold their meeting at headquarters
on Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Meetings that will be Of decided Inn
portance to the automobile industry will
be held during the week by the Society
of Automotive Engineers, Inc. In III.
Engineering Society Building, 20 West
Thirty street. These will begin on
Tuesday. Jan. IL. when there will be a
standards meeting that will occupy both
the morning and afternoon At this
there will be a discussion OF the revisions
Of and additions 10 prevailing ). "A. r..
Stndards and Recommended Practices,
which will be reported by the Divisions
OF the Standards Committee. In the eve
ming there will be an aeronautic ses-
sion.
The annual business meeting OF the
organization is scheduled for Wednes-
day. Jan. IL, at 10 A. NJ Committee
eports will be heard and officers Will be
elected for the ensuing year. There will
be addresses by prominent executives OF
the automotive industry.
After lunch on Tuesday there will
| he n body engineering session, an aero
nautic session and chassis session. AT
! the nrst named the genesis of closer
cooperation between engineers engaged
/ In this automotive work viii be dis
/ cussed, consideration will be given "a
! tendency i'm design, construction and
methods of production and standardiza-
\ ton and reduction of body weight viii
\ be encouraged.
AT the chassis session there VIII be
/ discussion on increasing the efficiency OF
\ the automotive chassis 20 conserve fuel
\ study has been given TO mechanical
/ losses, advisability Of smaller engines
and higher axle ratios the reduction OF
/ sprung and inspiring weight. and thi.
/ will be talked on. The possibility OF
| European types OF small cars in America
| ls another question.
on Wednesday night in the grand
ballroom on the main floor OF the Hote
Astor the annual S. A. II. Carnival viii
take place. This Is the annual reunion
/ OF the S. A. r. family, where members
wives and sweethearts dance and make
merry. IL is the social event OF the 5. A.
y wear and a record attendance Il
promised.
Fuel and highway questions viii
occupy the engineers on Thursday. Fue
will come first. and in the morning there
will be discussion Of efficient utilization
| OF present high cndpoint gasolene in in
/ ternal combustion engines. analysis OF
valuable research in the phenomena OF
combustion and dctonation and the en-
ployment of increased conTfession press
ura with the knock eliminated This
Continued on Third Paes.