The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-17
WRIGHTS IGNORED
 IN HOME CITY
BIG BLOWOUT BY APPRECIATTVE FELLOW TOWNSPEOPLE AT
 DAYTON TODAY
Regular Fourth of July Foot
Firing of Guns, Pounding Anvils, Shooting Ffrecrackers, Blowing Whistles and Big Bonfires Make Up Part of Noisy Celebration for Kings of the Air.
Special from United Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 Dayton. June 17.-This is wright Day" in Dayton and while the elder citizens are shaking hands and pinnins badges on distinguished visitors the younger ones are firing guns, pound ing anvils. shooting fire-crackers. blow ing whistles and starting big fires. As far the noisy phase of the celebration in honor of Wilbur and Orville Wright is concerned. it was all planned with malice aforthought by members of the committee who are directing the task of informing the Kings of the Air they are appreciated by their fellow townsmen- Several days ago they ar ranged with all the factories to blow their whistles according to schedule. Under this arrangements as soon as the boilers of one factory were ex- hausted another took up the din. A review of the Federal and State troops and an exhibition parade by the fire department are scheduled for late this afternoon.
 Escorted by a big reception commit tee Wilbur and Orville Wright rode to Van Cleve Park in an automobile that had to. force it's way through the crowds of humanity that blacked the downtown and squads of policemen walked on either side of the machine holding the crowds back and an oc- casional over-enthusiastic individual from boarding the automobile to shake hands with the brothers. An imper- senator of Jonathan Dayton. founder of the city. members of the city court. board of education. city officials and members of the Wright Brothers Home Celebration Committee opened the cere- monies.
 All the remarks at the Park were directed toward Wilbur and Orville Wright Ezra M. Kusnans, president of the city council. greeted them first. as "Dayton's two most distinguished citizens" President Leopold Rayh. of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce tried to impress upon the brothers how proud the city of Dayton is with them as favorite sons. We admire you for your accomplishment" he said. ''but especially so for your extreme modesty and true American spirit"
 Conrad J. Schmidt told of the days when both Wilbur and Orville were pupils in the Dayton school. Baron will arrive in Dayton tonight to rep resent Japan at the celebration.
 This is how Congress honored the Wrights: -.saa ',iss fisi fi z
 Resolved: That in recognition and appreciation of the great services Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. of Ohio. rendered the science of aerial navigation in the invention of the Wright Aeroplane and for their ability courage and success in navigating the air the Secretary of War. be and hereby is authorized and directed to have constructed and presented to Orville and Wilbur Wright. each gold medal with suitable emblems. devises and inscriptions to be determined by him: and to enable the said Secretary to carry this resolution into effect a s3oO. is hereby appropriated out of the money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. by a joint resolution of Congress introduced by Senator For -s<- ed by President Roosevelt. March 4 1909.