Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
MONEY PRACTICALLY IN HAND
COMMITTEE REPORTS S4l.511
FOB AVIATION MEET,
Remainder Of tho Sum Needed As
sured-Campaign to Be Wig
orously Waged.

The fund for the aviation meet here is
climbing upward. The Willard Hotel came
across this morning with $1,000, H. X.
Porter with 500 and Chaplin Brown with
SIS. making the total up to date 1.5l1.
Clarence -Norment, the treasurer Of the
fund. in speaking Of the subscription to-
day declared he regarded the fund as prac-
tically raised. In fact. he said that Wash
ington could raise 100000. IL necessary,
almost as easily as 1t could raise $4,000.
There are still q number of prominent
washingtonians that have not been heard
from. and the committee that has the
fund in charge today sent out 500 addi-
tional letters calling the attention OF the
recipients to the fact that their subscrip-
lions had not been received. and asking
them to attend to the matter at once.
Up to Aero Club.
Matters connected with the proposed
Washington Baltimore international avia-
ton meet are narrowing down to the
final decision on the part Of the Aero
Club Of America and the committee on
sites. With the $780, 600 assured. accord
ing to the finance committees Of both
cities, with several sites in view. all of
which are supposed to meet with the OFF,
cial requirements. and with plenty of
men Of both towns standing on their
toes with eagerness to get the meet. IT
will be q very enthusiastic joint COM
mittee OF ten which will visit New York
within a very few days to lay before the
Aero Club OF America the reasons just
why Washington and Baltimore must
have the big aviation carnival.
The joint committee which met at the
residence Of Thomas Walsh yesterday
afternoon decided to strike while the iron
Is hot. 1t IL the opinion that Washington
and Baltimore have nothing to gain by
holding back until every single detail of
an aviation meet is concluded In the two
cities. but since the money seems to be
assured, and Furthermore, since one or
two f1nanciers stated frankly yesterday
that II 100000 would not do there was
lot more money where the rest came
from the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. claims
are going to be presented In the most
enticing manner to the officials of the
Aero Club Of America.
Wshington's Delegates.
The Washington men on the committee
to visit view York are Charles ]. Bell.
Willis L. Moore. Thomas Walsh. Clar-
ence Norment. e. J. Stellwagen. Col.
Jerome H. Joyce. at the head Of the Bal
tim0reans. yesterday made no appoint
ments for the committee from his city,
saying he would have to consult with the
Baltimoreans to see who could act with
the Washington men.
Brig. Gen. James Allen, chief of the
Signal Corps and chairman of the site
committee, reported yesterday that while
there were several tracts available his
committee had not yet definitely decided
which IL the best He said that by the
time the Aero Club Of America sent a
committee here to look over the ground
he would have the various proposed sites
thoroughly inspected. and would be ready
to recommend them In their order Of ex-
cellence.
What II Required.
The official requirements as to meas
urement make 1t necessary that the field
shall be i've kilometers In circumference.
that IL, about three and q half miles. The
College Park site Is fully that large An
other feature In favor Of the College Park
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