The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE ToMoR.
ROW CHIEF EXECUTIVE
WILL DEsToW RECOGNl-
TON.
After ceremonies, Aviators Will Don
Working Clothes and Prepare for
Friday Trials.

WASHINGTON, June 9-With the
president of the United States as their
host and the White House as the
scere of the great event, Wilbur and
DRY: wright will tomorrow receive
the tributes of an admiring ana dis
tinguished multitude of their fellow
countrymen. Final preparations were
concluded today for the occasion
which will mark the presentations to
the uncrowned kings of the air of the
gold medals obtained through public
subscriptions by the Aero club of
America President Taft will preside
at the presentation ceremonies which
will be witnessed by some of the ma
tons most distinguished men. The
brothers, who will become national
heroes tomorrow, are looking forward
to the experience with trepidation
such as they have never experienced
in their hazardous flights through
the atmosphere. Both of the invent
ors are of a singularly modest and
retiring nature, and the public ac
claim is not of their seeking.
Following tomorrow's ceremony
Orville Wright will again don his
working clothes and make arrange
ments for the final trials of The new
aeroplane, now at Fort Meyer, neces-
sary before the government pays the
$4,000 stipulated in the contract. 1t
is expected that he will finish the
trials before June II, when the city
of Dayton will begin a two days cele
bration in honor of the inventors. He
must make a flight of two hours with
out landing, accompanied by one pas
senger. He must also make a speed
trial of five miles across country ard
back to Fort Meyer, maintaining an
average speed of forty miles an hour.
If he attains a greater speed he will
receive a bonus and if he falls below
that average a slight deduction will
be made
If conditions are favorable, it is ex-
pected that the Wrights will give an
exhibition flight of their aeroplane to-
morrow morning as the opening feature
of the days exercises. This will
take place in the ellipse behind the
White House, and President Taft with
a number of the members of his cab
met will be present. Following the
flight buffet luncheon will be given
at the Cosmos club in honor of the
Wrights and the visiting members of
the Aero club of America, the local
club being host.
Immediately after the luncheon the
Wrights will be escorted to the White
House, where President Taft will pre-
sent them with the medals designed to
mark the supremacy of American in
vention in the field of aerial naviga-
tion There will be other speeches
besides the presidents and the
Wrights also are expected to make
brief addresses. A second flight in
the afternoon and banquet in the
evening will complete the activities of
the day.
John Barrett, director of the Bureau
of American Republics, is chairman of
the reception committee to welcome the
brothers to the national capital Other
members of the committee are Brig
Gen. James Allen, Admiral Dewey, Rep
Herbert Parsons, Gen. Clar-
ence E. Edwards, Major--Gen. O.
Squier. Charles J. Bell, Gen. M. V. r.
Woodruff, Prof Willis L. Moore, Dr.
David Fairchild and Edward s. Nc
Lean.
During their stay in Washington,
the Wrights will be entertained at
numerous functions arranged in their
honor by high officers of the army.
Orville Wright, whose final flight here
last summer resulted in the death of
Lieut.. Selfridge of the signal corps
and in injury to himself is especially
well known in army circles.