Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
AUTO CLUBS ROAD
SERVICE DISCUSSED
New York State Establish
ment Described at A. A. A.
Conference.

Methods whereby the emergency
road service of the 864 clubs affiliated
with the American Automobile Asso-
citation can be improved occupied the
attention of the 400 delegates attend
ing the third annual conference of
secretaries and club managers this
morning at the New Willard Hotel.
mobile Club presided at today's
session.
Warner Bates. secretary of the New
York State Automobile Association.
led the discussion of the emergency
road service. describing in detail how
the service was established in the En-
pire State. In general, the discussion
revolved around the application Of
the national emergency road service
plan which was adopted at last years
conference together with modifica-
lions and developments that would
make the system more effective under
certain local conditions.
Luncheon Meetings Held.
The early part of the afternoon wa $
devoted to luncheon meetings. each
of which dealt with specialized phases
of the motor club. At the meeting
devoted to a discussion of Legal
Services of Motor Clubs Paul Mar
shall. counsel of the Cleveland Auto.
mobile Club, presided. The session
dealing with Insurance for Motor
Clubs was presided over by John j..
Ramsey. general manager of the De
troit Automobile Insurance Exchange.
A third luncheon meeting, Club Pub
lications," was presided over by A. j..
Montgomery, managing editor of
American Motorist. Eugene Il. Hogle.
secretary of the Automobile Club of
Philadelphia, led the discussion in the
meeting on discounts to Members
on Merchandise, Gas, Oil. Tires, Etc. "
The general session in the afternoon
concerned itself with the announce
ment of national plans for co-opera-
ton Sbetween clubs on new types of
service. Ernest y. Smith, general
this session and led the discussion of
the subject.
The principal social feature of the
entire conference will be held tonight.
Tt is the cabaret and dinner, which will
be held in the big ballroom Of the VIII
lard. A vaudeville performance EN-
bracing 10 acts will be one Of the chief
attractions Of the program, which will
begin at o'clock Dancing will fol-
low.
Uniform Code Praised
The value of uniform traffic code
was stressed yesterday by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover In luncheon
address Of the conference. The uni
form code, which resulted from a con-
ference of traffic officials held here
two years ago. has beer adopted by
four States and partially adopted by
several others.
Secretary Hoover said that it was
not expected the code would be adopt
ed at once by all the States, but that
it was intended merely as model to
be held before the legislators.
The motorists attempt to solve the
acute problem Of highway safety, Mr..
Hoover said. has been marked by sue
cess. because it represents the mobi'
lized co-opeIa ton of the group in.
volved in an attempt to solve its own
difficulties.
"In the matter of number" he said,
.'there has been no reduction in acct
dents, which still total 10000 fatalities
yearly but i'm the light of the growing
number of automobiles and the in
finitely greater mileage OF highway
there has been q substantial reduc-
ton