The sun., 1909-06-19
WRlGHTS GET THREE MEDALS
NATION, STATE AND CITY HONOR
.iEROPL4NE INVENTORS.

Wilbur Makes q speech In Whic, lie he.
ciares That Genius Need Not Lansuisfl
for Lack OF Funds Brothers Hurry
Back tn Their shop to Pack Machine.
| DAYTON, Ohio, June iS.-Wilbur Wright
delivered speech, probably his first
effort of more than hundred words, when
| he and his brother Orville to-day accepted
Federal, State and Dayton medals in
recognition OF their invention of the
aeroplane.
Orville Wright however. kept the
faith OF near silence. His speech OF thanks,
delivered before probably 100000 people
who witnessed the elimination OF the two
day celebration of the inventors home
coming from France, was:
Il wish our work was commensurate
with the honors that have been 'hcapod
on US
Then he sat down with Gov. Judson
Harmon, Mayor Edward +, Burkhart and
Gen. James Allen. Chief Signal Officer,
U. S. A., who presented the medals.
Others OH the platform were Baron
koyo Takahira, Japanese Ambassador,
and Carlos G. Velez, Cuban Minister.
Behind them $500 school children in red,
white and blue formed human flag.
Wilbur spoke first when the cheering
multitude had subsidized after the pres
entation of the gold medals authorized
by Congress. the diamond studded Ohio
shield voted by the Legislature and the
medal presented by Dayton.
Yesterday the brothers contented them
selves with Il thank YOU. gentlemen"
Those speeches We're in line with former
public utteranoes. Wilbur to-day found
a happy topic. He said:
1T is naturally with feeling or pride
that we accept these tokens. and wish
10 thank the people of the United Sta tes.
of Ohio and Of Dayton. II is sopetimes!said
inventors usually do not receive the sym
pathy and encouragement which Is their
due. This cannot be said of us. Even
in the infancy of our work we received
offers of financial assistance from people
who could have no hope OF reward.
THE poets sometimes have occasion
TO complain Of their lack Of substantial
sympathy. yet have no doubt that If
be- Forthcoming in this country within
five minutes. If poets and inventors
do not get their dues il is rather because
the World is unaware OF their needs than
because Of Indifference
The presenta ton was made within
sight of the big field in which the aviators
made their early experiments and not
far from their workshop. once little. now
grown into plant of considerable size,
Following the acceptance the venerable
Father. Bishop Milton Wright. pronounced
the benedictiou and the speech making
was over .u,
representing the development OF trans
portation, An Indian runner led the
line of OK cart, wagon. locomotive. BIZ
cycle and automobile, a Wright aeroplane
in the roar.
The celebration seems to have halted
industry in DAYTON. The appearance OF
the streets makes believable the proud
declaration that all Dayton 10 laying of
to help honor the Dayton inventors. But
the Wrights are not LAYING OF, however.
to labor in the workshop. To-day they
worked several hours. packing the ma
Fort Myer beginning Monday They
almost ran 10 the workshop between the
events to-day and were IN the shop again
az dusk fell after the medal presentation.
The crowd saw rea example OF one
New York aeronaut. who had ascended
from near Dayton. passing over the city
in his balloon sailing toward Cincinnati.
WASHINGTON, June ls.-lhe Wright
aeroplane, in charge Of Charles Taylor,
the Wright brothers mechanic. arrived
in Washington to-day from Dayton and
was taken Immediately to Fort Myer,
and nut IL together. The Wright brothers
are expected here early next week and will
begin TO make flights at the earliest favor
able moment