The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-26

With addresses by the most prominent
aviation enthusiasts IN Washington and
Baltimore, the public mass meeting called
recently by the Commissioners in the
interests OF the proposed Washington
Baltimore international aviation meet OF
1910 viii be held this afternoon at
o'clock in the board room OF the Dis
trict Building
II the special invitations sent out by the
joint committee Of this city are properly
responded to. the gathering viii give a
decided stimulus 70 the movement 10
bring the meet 70 the vicinity Of the
National Capital With the public aroused
to the Importance Of such an event at
the very doors OF Washington. II is be
lieved by the philosophical men who
are pushing the project that the bid OF
Washington and Baltimore TO the Aero
Club Of America will prove irresistible.
VIII Open the Programme.
Commissioner Macfarland viii open the
speaking programme, and viii be fol-
lowed by Thomas F Walsh, president OF
the Aero Club of Washington, chairman
or the Washington Joint committee and
chairman Of the Washington Baltimore
Joint aviation committee; Col. Jerome H.
Joyce. chairman Of the Baltimore avia-
ton committee; Mayor Mahool, OF Balti-
more. member Of the COMMITTEES and
an enthusiastic worker in the project;
William f. Guide. president OF the Wash
ingtOn Chamber Of Commerce and chair
man Of the Chamber Of Commerce COM
the Washington Board Of Trade. and
George O. Totten, jr.. who attended the
international aviation meet IN Rheims.
France, last August, and who viii tel,
Of the management Of the event and its
results
A feature OF the meeting will be NOV
ing pictures Of the flights at Rheims,
showing the different makes OF aeroplanes
IN action and picturing scenes about the
field
The Baltimore men who have been
specially invited are Col. Joyce. Mayor
Mahool. Charles $. Abel Gen. Felix Ag-
nus. former Representative Frank c.
Wachter William Lanahan. John r
Bland, Fred II. Gottlieb. William H.
Fehsenfeld. j. Albert Hughes and Ever
ard II. Patterson. Others who have re-
ceived invitations are the Congressional
delegation from Maryland, the mayor of
Annapolis. Mayor Pan, OF Alexandria:
Mayor Riddick, Of Norfolk; Mayor Rich
ardson, OF Richmond. Representative Car
lin and senator Martin. OF Virginia; the
Chamber Of Commerce OF Alexandria.
and the Board OF Trade OF Norfolk. and
in Washington. the members Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, the Board Of
Trade, and the Aero Club. and the OIL
GERS Of the various citizens associations.
Bear Names Of Committee.
The invitation bears the names Of the
members OF the Washington joint avia-
ton committee. Mt Walsh, chairman:
Charles J. Bell. vice chairman; D. J. cal
lahan. secretary; z. J. SteIwa gen. treas
urer; John Barrett Rear Admiral G. NJ
Chester jerome Fanciulu, Prof Wills /.
Moore. Thomas p. Morgan. joseph Rich
ardson. a. Leftwich Sinclair. J. Henry
Small, jr-. Maj. George o. Squler. George
O. Totten. jr.. and DR.. Albert F. Zahm
Wilbur Wright may attend the meeting
although he said yesterday II the weather
was especially good for flying he thought
he would stay with the blnlane.
No flights were made yesterday until
the middle Of the afternoon. on account
OF high winds At 3.96 o'clock n start
was made but the monorail was pointing
with the direction Of the wind. ana the
biplane failed 10 get of the ground. After
the location OF the track had been
changed four successful fights were
made. totaling fOrty-three and one-half
minutes The first was started at An,
and lasted thirteen and a half minutes
with Lieut. Foulois aboard with Mr.
Wright. The second, which started at
ASP. lasted ten and a half minutes. with
Lieut.. Humphreys IN the extra seat
Lieut.. Lahm was taken UP on the third
flight of eighteen minutes, which was
begun at 5:l3 o'clock.
BY this time darkness was falling rapid
~. and the small group of spectators
started across the field. thinking the
days work was over. But Mr.. Wright
gave the order FOR the raising OF the
weight a fourth time, and taking his
place alone in the machine released the
trigger and shot off the rail into the
diHgy sky. Varying the rule he had fol-
lowed IN his previous flights. he bored
at a sharp angle upward, rising higher
and higher as he turned at the railroad
tracks All the sky except the horizon
was dark. ard as the webbed framework
climbed into it, IL took its reflection only
from the orange glare in the West left
by the vanished sun. Mr.. Wright at
tanned a height of $50 feet as he circled
almost directly above the heads of the
watchers. and then he suddenly jerked
cord and the noise of the motor ceased.
With q gentle. swooping motion he made
the descent and landed as lightly as he
has ever done under the power Of the
engine The performance lasted a min
ute and a half.
Experimental Flights.
The flights yesterday brought out a new
feature Of experimentation. Instead OF
trying to make the machine travel as
fast as il could. Mr.. Wright cut it down
TO about three-quarters speed, TO learn
how slowly It could go through the air
and still sustain itself. The Signal Corps
officers took data for later calculation.