Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-02
GOOD PLACE FOR MEET
College Park Approved for
Aviation Competition.
VIEWS OF GLENN CURTISS
Enthusiastic Meeting of Washington
Residents Yesterday.
LARGE ADDITION TO THE FUND
Sum of $4,000 Subscribed, Bringing
Total to $21 ,e5o-Canvass
to Be Made.
LARGE ADDITION TO THE FUN

Glenn H. Curtiss the American aviator
who won the speed trophy at Rheims
France. and thereby secured the next IN
ternational aviation meet for this coun-
try, has inspected the field at College
Park, Nd, and pronounced 1t to be salts
factory for the great events OF next year.
Furthermore. Mr.. Curtiss said he hoped
the efforts of Washington to have the
meet held here would be successful as he
personally favored the site.
| While the noted aviator was inspecting
Washingtons flying site late yester-
day afternoon leading business men
of the capital were gathered In the
rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce, 18th
and f streets northwest, to devise means
for raising the $4,000 which this city Is
to offer as a guarantee fund for the meet
i'm connection with a like sum raised by
Baltimore, In about ten minutes total
of $1,000 was subscribed by those present
before any canvass whatever had been
made. This raised the total SUBSCRIPTION
before the opening of the books to 81. 91o,
or nearly half of the required amount.
Agree on Designation.
Another important matter was settled
also when Charles j. Bell, vice chairman
of the Joint committee of Baltimore and
Washington. announced that upon mo-
ton of a Baltimore man the joint commit
tee decided that the meet, IL held at Col
Ieke Park, would be known as the Wash
ington- Baltimore meet, and not the Balti-
more Washington meet.
There wasn't the slightest doubt that
enthusiasm prevailed at the meeting In
the Chamber of Commerce rooms. 1t vas
called to order few minutes after.
VIZ. IA ant oh
man Of the Washington committee ap-
pointed for the purpose of raising the
| guarantee fund. Those present were
| members of Mr.. Moments committee OF
| one hundred.
Mr. Norment told of the benefit such
meet would be to Washington. 1t would
| bring crowds of people here from all over
| this country and the world, he declared.
He then briefly outlined the work OF the
committee and asked for suggestions
| from the members. Mr.. Bell was present
and moved that an executive subcomm!t-
| tee of seven be appointed by the cEair-
man, who should be member himself. to
| have full power to act for the committee.
| This motion was carried, and Mr. Nor
ment said he would name the subcommit-
tee today.
Statement by Mr.. Bell.
Mr. Bell then related how he had start
ed to College Park about an hour before
terested In aviation, but was forced to
leave the party on the way in order to
get to the meeting in time. Several Sig
nal Corps officers. however, who had ac-
companied Mr.. Curtiss. telephoned HIM
that the aviator was very much pleased
with the field and was certain 1t would
do for the big meet IL 1t were cleared of
a bit and leveled in some spots. These
were things that had already been deter
mined upon, said Mr.. Bell.
Mr. Bell also announced that Mr.. Cur
tiss has told him of a personal preference
for Washington as the place for holding
the International air races in 1910.
This information aroused the enthusi-
asm Of those present, and in a few min
utes they began to Jump up and announce
| their subscriptions to the fund in quick
succession.
List of Subscribers.
Here is how the subscriptions were re-
corded: Subscriptions previously acknowl-
edged, $12,9JO; Alexander Graham Bell,
$1,000: Harry Norment. $1,000; Harry
Wardman. $1,000; c. c. Glover, $500; Ar
thur 8. Plant. $500; James Lansburgh.
$500: NJ. Goldenberg. $500; ]. T. Hendrick.
$3.50; Arthur f. Randle, $3.50; E. L. Wes-
i sTitts1 c sa 81 F. H MaR S MeosSSry
Blair. 500; Lester & Price Company,
$780, George Truesdell. 500: John H.
Magruder. 500; NJ. Philipshorn & Co..
$500; Moore & Hill. 500; w. T. Galliher
w. ]. Kehoe, 500: G.. Thomas Dunlop.
500; Charles Linkins, 800: T. A. Wick
ersham. 500; Richard Patro. 800: John
Joy Edison, 800; o. s. Smith. 500: Cyrus
James F. Topham. $50; Phelan Hawn.
$50: George w. Moss, so: j. B. Evans.
$50; Charles K. White, $50; w. X. Men
| denhall, $25; H B.. F. mcfarland. $25.
Total to date. $21 $50.
Mr.. Norment asked every member to con-
stitute himself a committee of one to So
licit additional subscriptions, and declared
that probably within a week. and GER
tainly within ten days. the entire $4,000
would be subscribed. He thought 1t
might be oversubscribed, but that didn't
worry him any.
Views Of Mr. Curtiss.
Mr. Curtiss visited the College Park
field In company with Alexander Graham
Bell. who has long been deeply interested
in aeronautics What Mr.. Curtiss said
about the field was:
AFTER the field has been cleared and
in parts leveled of 1 should think 1t
would make an excellent aviation ground.
large space should be prepared for a
starting point and all obstacles such as
trees or houses, should be cleared Off the
field. The field. / believe. can be made
large enough to give plenty Of room for
maneuvering the machines. Any one who
has seen a number of flying machines in
the air at the same time will realize that
this is very important"
Alexander Graham Bell was also con-
WINGED that the field would do for the big
meet
Executive Committee Named.
Mr.. Norment today named the following
as members of the executive committee:
John +. Devine, Charles ]. Bell. George
E. Hamilton, Daniel Frazier and w. B.
Hibbs. Mr.. Norment is himself a men,
Der.
The executive committee will hold it's
first meeting either this evening or to-
morrow and start the work of soliciting
subscriptions. In the meantime money
has been coming in voluntarily. The fol-
louino. aunaunfs we're Suhacrihod Aoaau.