Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-13
ASK GUARANTE FUND
Aer0nautiC Meet Committee
Would Raise $4,000.
PUBLIC Meeting PLANNED
Means to Excite Enthusiasm of
Washington Public.
PHILADELPHIA IS WITH US
Wants Big Convention Held Here.
Norfolk Also Falls Into
PHILADELPHIA IS WITH US

| Citizens of Washington interested in
| having the international aero meet near
this city in 1910 are to be asked to sub
scribe guarantee fund of $4,000 This
will make total guarantee of 100000
with the fund to be put up by Balti-
more.
The foregoing was decided on at a
meeting OF the joint aviation commit
tees OF the Board of Trade. Chamber OF
Commerce and Washington Aero Club.
held in the Office of Charles J. Bell,
vice president of the Washington Aero
Club. in the American Security and Trust
Company building today. Much enthusi-
asm was manifested.
Public Meeting Proposed.
Charles j. Bell. j. H. Small and William
F. Guide were appointed members OF a
committee to call on the District Commits
sioners and urge them to call q public
meeting shortly to arrange for the $4,000
guarantee.
At the proposed public meeting plans
ington are to be discussed, and views OF
scenes in the nighborhood of College Park
are to be shown on screen.
Thomas F. Walsh. president of the
Washington Aero Club. presided at the
meeting today. Rear Admiral Chester OF
Willis l.. Moore, chief Of the weather bu-
reau; John Barrett chief of the bureau
Of American republics: George Oakley
Totten, who attended the international
aviation meet recently held at Rheims.
France: Maj. Squiers of the army. and
Dr. Zahm, representing the Aero Club;
j. H. Small of the Board of Trade and
William F. Guide and A. Leftwich Sin
clal. of the Chamber Of Commerce were in
attendance
College Park Advocated.
A decision was reached that the most
desirable spot to hold the meet is in the
| neighborhood of College Park, Md, where
it is intended to secure options on about
1000 acres Of land. an area deemed SUI
ficfent for the purposes of the meet.
Information was produced to the effect
that the receipts from the Rheims meet
went over 5000. oo0 and that more than
$4,000 surplus was left as profit after
all expenses had been met.
Geogre Oakley Totten was appointed
chairman Of q subcommittee which will
act with a similar committee composed OF
Baltimore residents who desire to see
the meet brought to this section Of the
country to secure options OIL additional
tracts of land in the College Park Sec
ton.
At the close Of the meeting Mr.. Walsh.
in conversation with Star reporter. de-
clared that every effort will be made to
bring the meet to this section. Avfators
want Washington chosen, he said. and
he greatly hopes that the meet will be
brought here.
Mr.. Walsh has invited a large number
of those interested in the aviation meet
to meeting which will be held at his
residence in Massachusetts avenue north
west Friday evening at 8 O'clock.
Philadelphia Is Friendly.
Philadelphia has now come forward as
q champion of Washington for the meet.
Realizing that the great event cannot be
held in that city because Of lack Of suit
able grounds. influential residents OF the
City of Brotherly Love hope that 1t will
be held at the College Park location
1t is said that Philadelphia will be glad to
help. not only because Of the proximity
to this city and Baltimore. but because 1t
believes that the meet should be held
largely under the supervision of the fed
eral government.
Norfolk Falls Into Line.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, October 13.-The direc-
tors Of the board of trade have authorized
President Cooke to appoint committee