AAA Operations, 1909

This article was originally published in the August 15, 1909 Indianapolis Star. It provides an overview of the mission of the American Automobile Association (AAA) as well as a list of its board members, executive staff complete with names and titles. The article localizes its report with a list of the executives of the Indiana State Automobile Association and city/county affiliates.
 
On the national level the AAA officers were:
 

• Lewis R. Speare, President (Boston)
• Ira M. Cobe, Second Vice President (Chicago)
• Frank M. Joyce, Third Vice President (Minneapolis)
• H.A. Bonnell, Treasurer (Newton, N.J.)
• Frederick H. Elliott, Secretary, (New York)

 
The executive board members were:
 

• Lewis R. Speare, Chairman
• Sam "S.A." Miles
• Alfred Reeves
• Robert P. Hooper
• William E. Metzger
• Edwin S. George
• Paul C. Wolff
• Frank G. Webb
• J.P. Coghlin
• James T. Drought
• L.J. Powers Jr.
• Charles Thaddeus Terry (Legislative Board Chair, New York)
• Frank B. Hower (Contest Board Chair, Buffalo)
• H.O. Smith
• E. P. Chalfant
• Oliver A. Quayle
• W.C. Crosby
• C.H. Gillette
• Frank M. Joyce
• John Bancroft
• H.A. Bonnell
• L.E. Myers
• H.M. Rowe
• George C. Diehl (Good Roads Board, Buffalo)
• Powell Evans (Touring Information Board, Philadelphia)
• Frederick H. Elliott

 
Indiana Officials:
 

• Edgar Apperson (Secretary, Indiana State Automobile Association)
• W.P. Haughton (Secretary, Automobile Club of Wayne County, Richmond)
• T.J. McElheny (Secretary, Cass county Automobile Club, Longansport)
• L.P. Hardy (Secretary, South Bend Automobile Club, Terre Haute)
• Frank Willis (Secretary, Indiana Automobile Club, Indianapolis)

 
States and Number of AAA Clubs:
 

• Georgia (1)
• Illinois (10)
• Iowa (4)
• Kentucky (4)
• Louisiana (1)
• Maryland (11)
• Alabama (1)
• Arkansas (8)
• Arizona (1)
• California (2)
• Colorado (4)
• Connecticut (8)
• Delaware (1)
• Washington, D.C. (2)
• Florida (4)
• Massachusetts (10)
• Michigan (7)
• Minnesota (19)
• Mississippi (1)
• Missouri (1)
• New Jersey (16)
• New York (37)
• Ohio (11)
• Oklahoma (1)
• Oregon (1)
• Pennsylvania (29)
• Rhode Island (1)
• South Dakota (4)
• Tennessee (5)
• Texas (3)
• Utah (1)
• Vermont (1)
• Virginia (3)
• Wisconsin (7)