Evening star., 1922-01-22
"A. A. A. IN MEMBER SHIP DRIVE
TO ENROLL EVERY -MOTORIST
Successful Organization Aims to Establish
Flourishing Divisions in Every
Section of Country.

Big, powerful and influential az It
Is today. the American Automobile
Association now proposes to reach
out and bring into its fold by means
Of intensified and concentrated effort
in each section Of the United States
every motorist In the land wherever
he or she may be located. This was
the decision reached by the A. A. A.
executive board at q meeting held
last week in New York city.
Not only does the A. A. A. intend
to weld mot one gigantic organiza-
tion all the car owners Of the United
States, but it proposes to set before
each Individual motorist every con-
ceivable variety OF reasonable serv-
ice that such an association should
render to its members That this
should be done was the unanimous
verdict Of the executive board.
Road Program Success.
Feeling that it's years Of efforts to
bring about comprehensive road
building program have advanced to a
point whore almost complete success
may be boasted, tho A. A. A. now in
tends to bring closer and make more
readily available to it's members all
for which the touring fnotorist fire.
Quently finds need.
Henceforth. according to the executive
boards recent decision, the A. A. A.
shall bend it's energies in obtaining
for it's members uniform traffic laws.
national motoring reciprocity, reliable
garage service. dependable aid when
accidents occur. the establishment OF
more and better regulation camp sites
and the giving of better and broad
ened touring directions as well as q
multitude OF personal services that
will make the organization invalu-
able to all who hold a membership
card in the national body or one Of
its affiliated clubs.
Greater Personal Service.
According to President George
Diehl. the A. A. A. does not intend
by any means to abandon any of its
previous activities but rather to add
to them. In a statement dwelling on
this point, President Diehl says:
THE A. A. AS past achievements
in behalf Of road building and pro-
viding map service are generally
recognised and praised by all who
motor. But this work has now
reached q degree of success where at
tention can be given to other needed
activities without losing ground. and
the opinion prevails among our ex-
ecutive board members that more
direct and personal service to the in
dividual motoriSt, should be taken up
and carried along"
The New York city meeting was
held primarily to pass on the many
suggestions received at the recent
Detroit conference, where there were
present several hundred delegates
rpresenting practically every motor
ing and good roads organization in
the United States. and at which time
1t was the consensus of opinion that
the good roads program in this coun-
try and the individual motorists in
the United States would benefit more
through one large. influential or
ganization combining all roads and
motor interests rather than through
several smaller associations of nat
urally lesser strength and influence.
Southeastern Division.
The meeting also followed the re-
cent rally Of motorists at Jackson
willie, Fla, where a southeastern di-'
vision. of the A. A. A. was success
fully launched with a membership
including the bulk Of the car owners
Of Florida. Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissappi, Tennessee and the Caro-
linas. It was at this meeting that
william Jennings Bryan addressed
tho assembled motorists and urged
ofGanizstion ~ the quickest and
most effective means Of bettering mo-
toring conditions generally.
So successful was the jacksonville
gathering and SO evident was the
enthusiasm for tho A. A. A. that no
doubt was left in the minds Of the
executive board as to what pro-