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A A IS iSi NAMED PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN HIGHWAY AT ANNUAL MEET N National Road B Building Association As Will Win Spend This Year YearBy By Special News New Service DETROIT Mich Jan 23 The The annual m meeting ting of ot the officers and and directors of ot the Lincoln Highway association has just b been en held in Detroit Coming at a time when transportation holds the attention cf of the entire nation the activities of the theL L Lincoln highway y organization and its its fu future future fu- fu ture tune plans are of ot the greatest Interest Without a dissenting voice it was decided to increase and carry carn on the Lincoln highway high high- way II work as a means of first Importance In furthering highway construction throughout t the country countr by means means of of the Lincoln highway as the great object lesson les- les eon son road ana and backbone of a real system of national highways Since the organization of ot the Lincoln Highway association in 1913 1913 Henry B B. Joy has has' been president and actively In touch with each eadi of ot the many constructive endeavors en on- deavors of the national bod body Upon the entry of the United States Stales into tl the war Mr Joy accepted a commission in the thet t 1 arm army He expects to sail at an any moment mo mo- ment for l France rance where with the tho rank of lieutenant colonel he will servo in a business business' business busi busl ness ness' n ness ss' ss administrative o capacity under Pershing PerT Per- Per T shing As the time of his return is speculative spec spec- AIr Mr Joy asked that a successor be named In his place to carry on the Lincoln highway work By the unanimous choice of the directors directors tors tors- Mr F. F A. A president of th the Goodyear Tire and Hubber company of Akron 0 O- was elected to the Lincoln highway wy presidency e Mr has 1 been a lector of the Lincoln Highway h association for the past four tour years ears and has always taken a keen Inter Interest st in ht the big work being conducted He and his company have contributed a sum in ex excess excess excess ex- ex cess of for road work on the desert desert desert des des- ert t section n of ot the highway in Utah Though a man of ot big affairs in the business business business busi busi- ness world Mr lr has bas expressed ed edthe the Intention of devoting n It full tull measure of ot his time to the thes extended program laid out for or the corning coming year Officers S and directors of the Lincoln i o II Highway a association I iroe are extremely t cl optimistic I mistie concerning 1918 1913 de developments upon the road The coming year ear will undoubtedly undoubtedly edly see the high mark lt made in constructive constructive r l f tive improvement P on t the Lincoln I highway high high- way Figures available at this early date Indicate that approximately approximate I will willbe willbe be spent in actual road work This indicates indi di- cafes cates in hi a It most striking wa way the tho importance Importance importance import Import- ance of the Lincoln highway to the tom wm- alon along the route from the tho Atlantic to the Pacific which are undertaking this I stupendous building program ram in the face of a known shortage of labor and road building material With the exception of the presidency no changes were made in the officers of the tho association Vice Presidents Roy D. D Chapin and n Carl Cal r G. G Fisher ti were reelected us Aa were Treasurer Emory W. W Clark Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- A. A F. F Bem Bement nt and Field Secretary H H. 11 C. C H. H F. F Campbell of ot Indianapolis a founder of the Lincoln oln Highway association association association tion was elected to the board of ot directors directors directors tors of the association and will serve on the executive committee with the following follow follow- in ing associates for the coming year ear President President President dent A A. A F. F Vice ice President Chapin Director A A. A Y Gowan Director Paul Faul Deming and Secretary A. A F. F Bement Directors of the association expressed the greatest appreciation of the able work and sighted far-sighted vision of the retiring I president under whose policies policies' the association association asso asso- elation has progressed to such an I asso-I ad advanced advanced advanced ad- ad stage of success in Its promotion of ot the Lincoln highway Mr 11 made It clear that under his direction Mr r. Joys Joy's policies would bo be substantially ad adhered adhered adhered ad- ad hered to but laid stress on the fact tact that the association must have a greater revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue If it was to continue and keep Up with the man many l phases hases of the work de developed de- de through its success Under his dir direction an active campaign a will be Instituted to secure the financial support of additional founders from among those men and organizations in every part of ot the country who approve of the associations association's activities and see their tremendous value to the nation Lincoln highway sounders founders are those Individuals in individuals In- In and organizations paying 1000 or more a year rear to aid the carrying on of the work |