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HONORS FOR THE WRIGHTS
WILL RECEIVE MEDALS FROM
PRESIDENT on THURSDAY.
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Orville and Wilbur Wright, America 3
foremost airship inventors. will be hon
ored next Thursday in Washington as
few scientists Of this country have been
in that the medals offered by the Aero
Club OF America will be presented to
these wizards OF the air in the East Room
OF the White House by President TAFT.
The ceremony will take place at 2:so
o'clock in the afternoon in the presence
Of representatives OF the various aero
clubs throughout the country. army and
navy officials, m members OF the Presidents Q
Cabinet, foreign diplomats and men OF
science.
Preceding the delivery Of the medals
Congressman Herbert Parsons, member
of the Aero Club OF America. will present
to the brothers souvenir in the form OF
book containing autograph letters OF
the Governors OF the diff erent States and
heads of scientific organizations, which
have been secured for the purpose. Al
ready letters have been received from
Governors OF States including kentucky'
Ohio, Wisconsin. Maine. Mississippi. Mas
sachusetts and Kansas.
II the new Wright aeroplane which mas
been constructed for the Government
can be tuned up in time one OF the IN
ventors will give q, complimentary night
at 1880 o'clock either around Washington
Monument or Fort Myer. and at 1850
o'clock the Aero Club Of Washington Will
entertain the inventors and the members
of the Aero Club OF America at luncheoh
at the Cosmos Club. The medals which
will be presented later in the afternoon
cost with replicas $1,000. The members
subscribed this sum. The largest SUD-
scription was limited to $50. There were
subscriptions as small as 81. the idea being
to have the membership OF the CLUB gen.
orally represented in the gift.
Besides its own medals the Aero Club
of America has secured gold medals
struck by Congress in honor OF the
Wrights. These medals will be presented
later at Dayton, Ohio. Senators Foraker,
Lodge and Dick. and Congressman Har-
ding and Parsons were foremost among
those who secured these medals from
Congress- When the resolution for the
gold medals was on the calendar Of the
House a Congressman objected on the
ground that the Wrights had not suf-
fciently perfected their aeroplane. This
was late in the last session and 1t seemed
as II the resolution was lost. but hard work
was done and the resolution passed.
President Taft has promised to be in
Dayton to present the medals awarded
by Congress. or II unable to come to send
a personal representative. Gov. Har-
mon is to present the Ohio medals and
Mayor Burkhardt the city OF Dayton
medals. The Wright brothers medal
is the thirteenth presented by Congress
for non-warlike achievement and they
are the first civilians in more than twenty
years to receive this award. Washington
was the first to receive this honor and
Joseph Francis Of Boston. the inventor
OF tho life car. was the latest. Other re-
cipients were. George Wallace Melville
Of polar fame: John Horn for saving
many lives George F. Robinson. for
saving the life Of Secretary Seward
Cyrus W. Field. in recognition OF his
Transatlantic cable; George
Peabody. for beneficence in giving millions
FOR education; Capts. Creighton. Low and