The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-15
SERVICE WILL
BE KEYNOTE OF
A. A. A. MEETING
Big Attendance Is Expected
Officers Will BE Chosen,
Policy Planned

Washington, d. c., June 15.-A
broader program of service to the
car owners Of America through the
leadership and power of organized
motordom itself will be the keynote of
the annual convention of the Amer
lean Automobile Associations $50
motor club units in Philadelphia,
June l6 and II.
Because of the fact that this is the
Silver Jubilee Convention of the ma
tional motoring body. officials ut A.
A. A. headquarters here predict an
unprecedented attendance at the
sessions which will open at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel on the morning of
Thursday, June l6.
Bus Operators to Meet
In addition to the delegates repre-
senting a. A. A. clubs and state asso-
Citations, there will be on hand as
many as 100 delegates to attend the
first national conference Of the bus
operators Of the country The bus
conference is held under the aus
pices Of the A. A. A. Bus Division.
the national organization OF the bus
operators.
The holding of the bus conference
simultaneously with the motor club
gathering assures exhaustive cons i'd
Grafton of many of the most vital
phases of bus transportation in
America, it is stated One of the
most important subjects on the pro-
gram is that of motor vehicle taxa
ton, particularly in its relation to
road maintenance and construction
in the various states. The American
Automobile Association has consist
k1xy u
fOrmity in the incidence Of motor We
hicle taxation. This matter will be
taken up at q joint session of the
spokesman.
At the moment, much interest and
no small degree of speculation cen
tiers round the election Of national
president for the A. A. A., the post
which Thos. +. Henry, Of Detroit,
has occupied for four successive
terms.
Many Candidates
There is quite a field Of candi-
dates, including several "favorite
sons with strong backing, not to
mcHk5puSs several dark horses who
mey be trotted out should rivalry for
organized motordom's highest honor
which is tantamount with the Sc
lection of aspokesman for the car
owners of the country develop to
the point where good political sense
may call for compromise candi-
date. In any case, the contest prom
Uses to develon stiff balloting.
Aside from the election Of officers
for the coming twelve months, the
work of the convention. according
to officials here, will largely center
round the formulation of policies on
which will be based the work of or
ganized motordom in advancing the
cause OF the car owners Of the coun-
try.
These policies, as usual, take the
form OF resolutions, on which vari-
GUS committees are now working, in
preparation for submission to the
convention. Included among the
subjects under consideration are
some of the most pressing questions
confronting motordom, as follows
The adoption Of broad program
relative to grade crossings; the ma
tional policy in regard to the future
construction Of toll bridges; the re-
moval Of misleading signs from the
highways and the steps that the As.
sociation will take in the immediate
months ahead in regard to the Auto
motive Excise Tax and Compulsory
Automobile Insurance.