PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIZATION FOR CLUBS
1.	The name of the Club shall be The Old
Spanish Trail Club of..................
2.	The local club shall proceed to develop its section of the Trail according to the high standards of the Association, which contemplate making it the Premier Highway of America.
3.	The officials shall be the President and the Secretary. The President shall also act as County Director, exercising general oversight in the county and serving as county representative of the Board of Directors of the Association. If there are two or more clubs in a county the President and the Secretary of each shall meet and elect the County Director.
4.	Club funds shall be deposited in the name of the Club and shall be disbursed on the signatures of the President and the Secretary. The dues are to be apportioned, 60 per cent to the Old Spanish Trail Association and 40 per cent to the local Club, except in large cities where apportionment will be determined according to needs.
5.	A finance, road-signing and other committees may be appointed. The appointment of a historian is requested, that historical data may be gathered and supplied.
6.	A finance or audit committee shall audit the accounts annually and file a copy of the report with the President of the Association at the general offices..
7.	No particular route should be definitely considered fixed—the reservation always remains to straighten crooked or confusing links or to take a new course if improvements in certain districts are not properly made. Final official designation of a road rests with the Board of Directors of the Association. Routes may be adopted temporarily, to be changed to the true course when improvements or conditions warrant.
S.	The usual principles of club government will probably be sufficient; by-laws can be adopted if desired.
9.	Memberships are as follows:	General,
S5.00	and $10.00; Sustaining, 825.00; Honorary, 8100.00; Life, $1000.00. Membership checks should be made payable to the Old Spanish Trail Association, and mailed to the central offices, San Antonio, Texas.
10.	The subscription price for the Old Spanish Trail Magazine is included in all membership payments, entitling members to the magazine, when issued.
PROGRAM OF WORK FOR CLUBS
1.	To work for an improved all-weather roadway and for an effective system of continual maintenance.
2.	To eliminate or improve dangerous turns, grades, crossings, etc., and to correct annoying rambling routes through towns and cities.
3.	To mark the route, particularly all turns, and to mark county and state lines. Instructions will be supplied.
4.	To determine all historical or interesting points and mark them. Standard type of markers will be designated.
5.	To foster the beautification of the Trail. To look forward to the day of tree planting along the Trail and of wayside improvement— as along old highways in Europe. To look forward also to tea rooms, rest rooms and inns, officially licensed and supervised; refreshment, rest and other nice attentions can be fostered according to standards which can be worked out.
6.	To provide and mark camping sites.
7.	To create and foster hospitable local conditions so that the Trail may grow in popularity and service.
8.	To discourage, and prevent when possible, advertising billboards. They are always offensive. It will take constant effort to protect the wayside.
9.	To aid the executive officers in their efforts to accumulate historical and local data and photographs for its publicity work.
10.	The Annual Convention of the Association will be in November of each year. Clubs should meet at least quarterly (monthly if possible) to get good results and should hold the annual meeting in September to elect their officers for the ensuing year, and their delegates to the convention. Divisional Conferences prefer-
?fb.nShi?-uldobe h1ld in the sPr'nSi or more often if the Vice-President elects.
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HE OLD SPANISH TRAIL ASSOCIATION
Executive Offices, Bedell Buildinir Telephone Crockett 2268 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Texas S'dent—Harry L- MilIer- Sa» Antonio,
Vice-Presidents—Mrs. F. R. S. Phillips, Panama City, Florida—Florida-New Orleans Division; Will L. Vining, Orange, Texas—New Orleans-Houston Division; Walter Schreiner, Kerrville, Texas—Houston-EI Paso Division; A. H. Gardner, Tombstone, Arizona—El Paso-California Division.
Secretary—Herbert Bayliss, Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Treasurer—J. W. Hoopes, Houston, Texas.
Field Engineer—Harry Locke, Los Angeles, California.
Managing Director—H. B. Ayres, San Antonio, Texas.
Councilors—Stewart Leblanc, Mobile, Ala.; Arthur W. Van Pelt, Houma, La.; Edgar Miller, Lake Charles, La.; George J. Roark, Beaumont, Tex.; J. W. Rainbolt, Gonzales, Tex.; W. L. Aldwell, Sonora, Tex.; James Rooney, Ft. Stockton, Tex.; Col. J. H. McClintock, Phoenix, Arizona.
The Old Spanish Trail reaches Miami, St. Augustine and Tampa in Florida, welding into the earliest history of the United States—and into San Diego and Los Angeles in California, where the relics of the oldest history along the Pacific still greet the traveler. All the lands lying between are rich with the memories and handiwork of Old Spanish adventure, exploration, colonizing and missionary effort.
The Old Spanish Trail embraces a membership of the men and women along the Trail who S" P-nterestine themselves in making it a great highway Connecting Florida with California highway.	wealth	of history and scenic
through	a"e!1 a„ the southern play-
beauty. c nn cting aii the southern military ^nters ’and open to travel the year round, the c?n, ;’ ic one of unusual distinction and highway 1S	y city and county membership
merit.	„Dylo keep alive local interest and
is bel rl^-aire appropriations and desirable im-t0 encour,a,BalonPgP the highway. Well organized pr°r,T off ces a?e maintained to give, strength central offic	rk A1! construction work
and f0!icen|° ned for permanence. A highway today £^lt for all kinds of weather and for
all time.
MILEAGE
319 miles in California (Los Angeles). 507 miles in Arizona.
196 miles in New Mexico.
957 miles in Texas.
310 miles in Louisiana.
97 miles in Mississippi.
73 miles in Alabama.
X07 miles in Florida (Jacksonville).
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MILITARY AND NAVAL CENTERS
San Diego, California.
El Paso, Texns.
San Antonio, Texas.
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Pensacola, Florida.
SOUTHERN PLAYGROUNDS
The Great Connecting Highway of all the Winter Playgrounds.
CONSTRUCTION
A Standard, Continental Highway being built.