The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-21

THE UNCONcERNO OF THE WRIGHT
BROTHERS
Thank you, gentlemen"
This was the response OF the Wright
brothers when all that great crowd
waited the other day in Dayon to hear
what the two inventors had to say re-
gardins the celebration in their hon
or. Most people would have availed
themselves Of an opportunity to show
some emotion.
But that is not the way OF the
wrights.
This same thing has been going on
all over the world in every place that
they have been receiving ovations. It
10 just this phase OF their cool level
headed nature which has made them
types OF supsrmen to be worshipped
by their Gallo admirers in France.
There is something which surpasses
even the stolidity Of aristocracy in
their make up. The royal indiffer-
ence may be but a mask for q feeling
which the royal parsonage thinks it is
unworthy Of his rank TO display. The
wrights are apparently too much con-
cerned with the work they have to
do. either to waste time In making
speeches or to have their heads turned
BY adulation.
That this Is 50 il proved by their
schedule during the celebration in
Dayton:
"a. Melt their work in the aero
plane shop. and In their shirt sleeves
went out In the street to hear every
whistle and bell In town blow and
ring for ten minutes.
0:1O A. M.-Returned to work.
10 A. M.-Drove In parade to the
opening ceremony OF the "home-com-
Ing celebration"
IL A. M-Returned to work.
Noon-Reunion at dinner with Bish-
op Milton Wright, the father: Miss
Katherine Wright. the sister; Reuch-
lin Wright, OF Tongonoxie, Kan, q
brother. and Loren, another brother.
2:30 p. M-Reviewed parade CIV
en- In their honor in the downtown
streets.
r. M.-worked two hours pack
Ing up parts OF m aeroplane for ship
ment to Washington.
s p. M.-Attended public recep-
tion and shook hands with as many
DAytonians - could get near them.
p. M.-Saw = pyrotechnical dis
play on the river front in which their
own portraits. so feet high and en-
twined In an American flag. were
shown.
When the fireworks were over. Will
bur turned to Orville and said:
Tets hurry home: you know we
have to get up early"
There may be lingering sense Of
sadness In remembering their early
struggles to secure recognition when
they were receiving medals and re-
ceptions In their honor which prompt
cd one q the Wrights to say the other
day that II the American people could,
they would gladly supply the money
In twenty-four hours, no matter what
the sum. to create either great in
ventor or q great poet like Shakes
pears. It may be that in the long
hours in which they were busy trying
to get the recognition which they now
have in overflowing abundance that
they made up their minds that they
could and would do without the plaud-
its OF the populace.
That Is q thing for all those who
are struggling to remember. whether
they rush every Saturday to look at
the returns from the patent office.
whether they wait expectAntly for .
letter from their publishers. or await
the snd Of the year and the time Of
The raising o. hay.
We wonder II the heights are as
pleading 70 the Wrishts . they looked
In days zone by. Or whether they real
y f1el that there are NJ heights after
hey have reached them. Ono thing
y probable. those two stoacs win new
y TN.
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