Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21
SELLERS Of AUTOS
FORM ASSOCIATION
Activities of New Organiza-
ton Will Be Widely
Extended.

With officers elected, national head
quarters established and a program
of activities mapped out, the newly
organized National AutomotiVe Sales
mems Association now seriously has
entered into the task of extending its
cooperative program from Washing
ton to the country as whole.
Organization of the association was
completed during the week at a meet
ing held at national headquarters,
1108 Sixteenth street northwest, at
which officers and an executive COM
mittee were named, and a managing
director appointed. The widespread
interest which the newly formed as
ISOLATION already has aroused among
automotive statesmen in all sections Of
the United States is taken by these
officers to be indicative Of the i'm.
portant future which lies before it.
Much Activity Prevails.
The present period is one of intense
activity within the association, due
to the many significant details neces-
sary to be worked out. first in con.
nection with it's inception and then
with the problem of spreading its
membership into all points within the
United States where automotiVe sales
men are to be found. However, it is
pointed out at national headquarters.
officers are being well encouraged in
their efforts by the response with
which announcement of the formation
of the organization has been received.
1t was said that while it was
known that a need long had existed
for an organization such as the Ma
tional Automotivc Salesmen's Asso-
citation and that it was felt that the
bringing into being of such a body
would be generally welcomed, the re-
sponce which has resulted has been
considerably greater than first was
anticipated. Numerous letters have
come into national headquarters dur
ing the past few days, it was pointed
out, in which We're voiced sentiments
which are giving the Washington
statesmen who have taken upon them.
selves the task of sponsoring the as
sociation definite confidence and IN
spirati0n.
With the preliminary steps in con-
nection with formation Of the asso-
citation disposed Of, officers have
turned their full attention to the task
Of upbuilding the organization. and
bringing it to n strength which will
give it a place in the automotive field
along with the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. American
Automobile Association, National Au-
tomobila Dealers Association, Society
Of Automotive Engineers, and others.
Officers of Association.
The officers who have been chosen
to guide the association during the
first year Of its career include; Eugene
Ochsenreiter of the Semmes Motor
Co., president; w. G.. Allison. Stanley
II. IIorner, Inc; w. G.. Matthews.
Mack-International Truck Co., and
l.. l.. Britt Mott Motors, Inc, vice
presidents. Philip Reilly of the Foss-
Hughes Co. is chairman Of the execu-
tive committee, which includes, in ad-
ditiOn to the officers, the following
| members: Bert Robertson, Wallace
Motor Co; Charles Barnes, Universal
Motor Co. and j. w. Flaherty, Wal
| lace Motor 20. Philip T.. Banfield of
this city was chosen managing
| director.
A meeting Of the association has
| been called for September l for the
purpose of further discussing organ
! szation plans and policies.