Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-15
ALL MOTOR HEADS
At RECORD DINNER
Jardine Addresses the Auto
c. of C.-Chapin Sounds
Cooperation Note.

Including the presidents and chair
men Of the boards Of all the largest
automobile companies, the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce
held the largest dinner in its history
at the Hotel Commodore last Tues
day. William NJ. Jardine. Secretary
of Agriculture. addressed the gather.
ing on the future of rural transport.
Col. Charles Clifton. who for %
years was president OF the cham.
Der and Is now honorary president.
was present as the guest OF honor.
and presented with a painting.
"One Of the greatest examples Of
industrial cooperation in history Is
seen in this meeting tonight" said
Roy d. Chaplin. president of the Ma
tionai Automobile Chamber Of Com
merce, who presided. Every com
pany in the business is represented
here by it's leading men. While all are
competing TO give the best product
10 the public at the most reasonabl
values. each nevertheless realizes
that the industry has joint opportuni.
ties and responsibilities which II can
engage in best by working together,
In Its Early Stages.
Both at home and abroad the use
OF motor transport is still in it's early
stages. In this country we find con.
gestion In some Of the larger cities.
but both highway improvement and
better traffic management are begin.
ming to meet this situation. IN the
Nation at large and in most OF the
countries of the world there are still
vast undeveloped areas which can be
brought into service by the use OF
motor transportation"
Among the motor executives at the
head table were Roy u. Chaplin. presi.
dent of the chamber and chairman Of
Hudson Essex. Col. Charles Clifton.
honorary president Of the chamber
and chairman of pierce-Arrow: Alvin
Macauiay. vice president of the
chamber and president OF Packard,
Alfred II. Swayne. vice president pas.
senger car division Of the chamber
and vice president Of General Motors:
A. J. Brousseau. vice president com.
mercisl car division OF the chamber
and president of Mack THicks: A. II.
Erskine. secretary of the chamber and
president OF Studebaker: Alfred +.
Sloan tr.. president of General Motors:
Henry Ford. EdseI b. Ford. president
OF Ford Motor Co: Walter p. Chrysier,
president Of ChrNeier Corporation; John
~. WHY'S. president Of WHY'S. Over.
| land: Lawrence p. Fisher. president OF
| Cadillac: r. r. Odds. chairman OF REQ;
Fred j. Haynes. chairman OF Dodge
| Brothers; Charles ID. Hastings, chair.
man OF Hupp: Charles w. Nash. presi.
dent OF Nash: Robert G. Graham, vice
president OF Graham. Paige: William r.
| MetzIer, vice president OF Federal: II.
H. RICE. assistant TO president OF Gen.
erai Motors: Walter e. White, presl
dent OF White.
Guests at Head Table.
| Guests at the head table included
william NJ. Jardine. Secretary Of Ag
riculture: Congressman James G.. Nc
| IAughiin and Grant M. Hudson oil
michigan; Arturo &. a. Buxton, Auto
mobile Club Of Argentina, Emil Salm
son. president swedish Automobile
| I~hlers' Association: Sir Herbert Aus
TIN, Society of Motor Manufacturer,
and Traders. London: Thomas II. Mac
Donald. chief United States Bureau o
Public Roads: Lewis Il, Pierson, presi
dent Chamber of Commerce OF tn,
United States Of America: II. o. Smith
chlfi OF automotivs division. United
| states Department Of Commerce
Noah G.. Rogers. Senator" Edwarf
Ford and Henry q. Weaver. speaker
at the dinner.
Officisls NJ associations In the auto
mobile fisld at the head table included
J, n. Histsd. Chicago AutonobiI.
Trade Association; Paul Henderson
president Aeronautical Chamber o
| Commerce,
Thoma. j.. Henry. president Ameri
ran Automobile Association. Wnrfei
Grifith. vice president Sationa
Automobile Dealers Association; H. /.
Horning, president Motor A. Accessor,
Manufacturers Association, J. II
Hunt, president Society 1T Automa
i've Engineers. j. q. Weston, presl
dent Rubber Association NJ America
A, u. Eouthwnrth. president Auto
mobile Merchants Association of New
York r.. NJ Morris, president Ma
tiDnsl Association of Finance Com
panies; Walter &. fieekef. vice presi
dent Aut1motiVs Equipment Assoeia
ti0n; Henry IL. Eutphen. presiden
National Association Of Engine an
Boat Manufacturers.