The Washington times., 1909-10-15
COMMITTEES MEET
TT. WALSH TONIGHT
Plans for Aviation Week at
College Park to Be
Made.

At meeting called for this evening
bv Thomas +. Walsh, president OF the
Washington Aero Club. TO be held at his
home, the committees appointed By Bal
timore Trade bodies and those named
from Washington 10 boost the Capital
for the next aviation meet will hold
their first joint session. At this meeting
the manner IF raising subscriptions VIII
also be taken ND foI the first time.
Thomas r. Walsh mas, by common
consent, become the prime mover anc
chief engineer or the campaign 70 bring
the meet Co Washington. With the re-
tIn of ATr. Walsh 10 the Capital, the
movements thst had sprung up in vari-
Gus quarters 10 urge the coming OF the
aviators, were centralized ann the vari-
GUS forces viii be- united through the
medium OF the Washington Aero Club.
The 1rst definite statement Of the at
titude OF the ciuo came from Mr. Walsh
this morning. While various members
We're Known TO Dc heartily IN favor OF
tne project they awaited the return %
fetal statements. When Mr. Walsh ar
rived he declared ne would have 10 go
over the ground carefully before ne
could make a definite assertion regard
Ing the adVisability OF making Did Tor
the meet
The two points which he feared would
make the scheme lupraCtlcaDle were the
difficulty Of obtaining sUlta bile grounds,
and the possibility OF the warm weather
in August. lie has become SATISFIED.
however that the College Park site IS
available for tie requirements Of the
meet, and II IL not believed the weather
COuSsdera ton viii be a WDack-
The work OF the meeting this evening
viii mark substantial progress IN the
plans FOR the meet, Mr.. Walsh said
this morning.
The question of subscriptions viii also
/ be taken up this evening Mr.. Walsh
said. and some definite method OF
raising funds decided upon.
The initiative viii probably have TO
be taken BIZ The Commissioner. and the
active work viii be done through the
channels OF WashingtQns trade bodice
Baltimore will, Of course. work indie
. pendently, and the club win exert every
| influence in its power But the main
! thing viii be the soliciting OF a sub
Stantial subscription list
! The grounds at College Park have
| been declared hy aviation experts from
out Of town we'll as by those who
have studied the needs OF such an event
TO be eminently suited TO the coming
meet Not only the land now under
I lease BY the Government. but additional
| tracts on either side may be obtained.
! This will AFFORD a tract two and half
miles long and a half mile or more
1 in width Ia area and in general adap-
/ liability this field is said 70 be the equal
/ OF that at Rheims.
, Rheims will come in FOR a share OF
| attention when an open meeting of bust
! ness men OF this city and Baltimore Is
! called.
To these men viii be read figures TO
prove that the meeting al Rheims was
not only a scientific but a rousing
/ financial success. The receipts at the
gate amounted 10 over $500. 90 and a
/ So, 900 surplus over all expenses remain
/ 60 The attendance at Rheims was
I 20H0J0 each dsN. 1t is believed that n
! guarantee fund for the aviation meet
will be as sure OF subsequent repayment
| as that to the inauguration fund.
The chairmen OF various committees
| appointed by the Aero Club are organ
/ iZing their work and they will make
i reports at the meeting this evening. ;.
FanciuliL the publicity manager, is out
| lining publicity campaign.
| washington viii be represented Al the
meeting this evening BY President
Walsh, Charles j. Bell. A, LeftWich Sin
clair, anC George o Totten, IT.. who
! were on the committee to inspect Col
| lege Park and representa- tives from the
Chamber Of Commerce and the Board
OF Trade.