The following article appeared in the Rock County Herald on Aug. 21, 1908:Auto Club is OrganizedWright elected President"Luverne Automobile Owners Complete Organization of the Club, the Primary Purpose of Which is to Promote Stricter Observance of Law in Regard to Speeding — The Automobile Club of Luverne Has Name Chosen. "The automobile owners of the city who have interested themselves in the organization of an automobile club, met Friday evening for the purpose of completing the organization, the preliminary steps for which were taken several weeks ago. The committee appointed at the time of the first meeting to draft by-laws for the club submitted its report and it was adopted. The by-laws conform to those associations so that at any time the Luverne club wishes to join either the State or the National association it can do so. "The organization will be known as the Automobile Club of Luverne. The officers and board of governors for the first year were elected as follows: Dr. C.O. Wright, president: J.W. Gerber, vice president, O.P. Huntington, secretary; Dr. C.L. Sherman, K.G. Oldre, E.H. Moreland and R.B. Hinkly. There are 28 automobiles in Luverne and it is expected that every owner will become a member of the club."As previously stated in these columns, the primary object of the organization of the club is to promote stricter and more general observance of the law regulating the speed of automobiles, which it is believed can better be accomplished by cooperation. The good fellowship usual to organizations of this character will, of course, be a prominent feature. One thing in this line will be to conduct a number of club runs, and the first of these will probably be pulled off next week when the club proposes to attend the Lyon County Fair at Rock Rapids in a body."Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
