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Steps Now Are Being
En- To Secure A Char
ter For Club
MEMBERSHIP OF so
Is FIRST REQUISITE
New Organization To Be AZ
filiated With State and
National Bodies

bite club, IL is announced. As soon
A. 50 names are. secured appIieatio
will be made to the Ohio Automobile
association for charter.
For long time Individual motor
lists in Knox county have entertained
the belief such club should be
formed by the automobile owners of
Knox county. However nothing in a
tangible way resulted except occa-
sional suggestions and intimation
ps I'VE should have an automobile
club here"
While there were certain manifest
advantages in having such a club
there were, it was thought, some diff
fculties also, which it seemed difficult
to remove or to get around
However. at recent meeting of
the board of directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce authority was given
by resolution to President Frank L..
Beam, to take active steps to promote
the formation of county automobile
club, the new organization to be
known as the "Knox County Automo-
bile Club
Not Part of c. of c.
While the new organization is to
have very close and intimate rela-
tion and association with the Cham
ber OF Commerce, it is not to be a
part of the chamber. Membership in
: the club is to be independent of men,
bership in the chamber, nor will club
membership carry with it chamber af
filiation.
~ The two organizations are to be
separate and distinct bodies. The re-
lationship. however, will be close and
intimate as has been stated, the
chamber placing its officers and equip
ment at the use and disposition of the
club.
The proposal to form a county club
was laid before the officers of the
Ohio Automobile Association by Secre-
tary Hoy L. Russell and was cordial
ly received. The state association,
while eager and anxious to add to its
strength throughout the state could
not come here to promote such an or
ganization until after such time as
the motorists of the county had made
1t clear they desire such club.
However, number of automobile
owners in Mt. Vernon and Knox coun-
ty have realized the value and i'm
portance of automobile club member
ship. 1t is estimated there are some
SO or 60 in this county now who hold
memberships in the Columbus Auto
mobile Club.
AS result of conferences and cor
respondence with Ohio Automobile AS
sociation Officials and report made
by Secretary Russell to the c. OF C.
board of directors the members of
the board authorized the taking of
steps recommended for the formal or
ganization of the Knox County Auto
mobile Club and proffering to the new
organization the use of the office
equipment and employees of the cham
ber.
National AfiIiation
To be Of the greatest value and SER
vice to its members it will be neces-
say the Knox County Automobile
Club be affiliated with the Ohio Auto
mobile Association and with the Ma
tional Motorists Association, the lat
ter being the national body or organ
izasiOn BY such affiIiation member
ship in the county club will carry with
1t membership privileges in the state
and national bodies. To secure a
state association charter it is neces-
sary the county club have a member
ship of not less than so. This num- /
Der already has been nearly secured; |
1t is anticipated that by Saturday |
night more than a sufficient number !,
Of charter memberships will have !
been pledged. |
1t is anticipated that\when the club !
has been completed the I
will be between 600 and !
! 900. The larger the membership the .
greater will be the opportunity OF the |
>iub TO render service TO its member
hip.
Z Any person. resident OF Knox coan-
=. owner of an automobile, will be
r1h1e to membership in the club.
rmbership fee will be $500. The /
trged in some places is larger,
the Columbus club being SO
The fee it is proposed to |
4 the minimum recommend.