Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-09
AIR MEET SEEMS
ASSURED; $4,000
RAISED IN ONE DAY
w. M. Garland Starts Popular.
Subscription to Secure
Flights for L. A.
PROFITS TO GO TO CHARITY
Business Men Take Hold of the
Affair-Week After Christ
mas Favored for Date

An aviation meet in Los Angeles,
the proceeds of which are to go to a
fresh air fund for children, is prac-
tically assured as result of arrange
ments made yesterday.
William M. Garland, president of the
w. M. Garland Realty company, has
taken the matter up; has started g.
popular subscription for the meet
which, in a few hours yesterday,
showed $4,000 subscribed; and has ap-
pointed a portion of central commit
tee which will control and direct the
meet. The members of this commit
tee appointed so far. and including Mr..
Garland, are Motley H. Flint, treasur-
er; John B. Miller, M. A. Gorbutt, Per-
ry Weidner Martin Neuner, Howard
E. Huntington, l. Milbank. Other
members, to bring the committee up
to ten, will be appointed today.
At present nothing has been done
except to create this body to direct
the meet. AS soon as the other mem
bers of the board of directors are ,ap-
pointed, q meeting will be held at
which the date and location of the
meet will be decided and the contracts
made with the various aviators now in
Los Angeles
There will be no promoter in charge
of the meet and those at the head OF
the affair will receive no compensa-
tion for their Sc vices. Motley IL.
Flint will act as treasurer of the meet,
having charge of all money expended
and taken in: Those who subscribe
to 1t win have amount of their sub
scription returned to them provided the
meet is a success.
PROFITS FOR POOR CHILDREN
All money which is left over after
all expenses are met and the subscrip-
tfon money returned will be placed
in a fund for the benefit of the poor
children of Los Angeles. This benefit
will be in the nature of a summer
playground or outing place at one of
the nearby beachse where the chill
dren of Los Angeles can go for few
days during the summer months ana
enjoy themselves.
lust where the meet will be held has
not been officially decided but Santa
Anita track at Baldwin'S ranch and
Dominguez field, the scene of the meet
last year, are being considered. 1t is
believed that the former place Will
be chosen, as Eumor has it that a lease
on Dominguez field has been obtained
by others which will prevent the meet
being held there.
The week following Christmas is con-
sidered the best time for holding the
meet. This point will be decided at
the first meeting of the directors.
Martin C. Neuner, head of the avia-
tion committee which, until yesterday,
was endeavoring, to secure the meet
yesterday rendered his resignation as
chairman of that committee in favor
of Mr.. Garland, who, Mr.. Neuner states
in his resignation, is in a better posi-
tion to carry the matter to a success
full end. Mr.. Garland, in turn, in
naming his new committee, placed Mr..
Neuner among the members.
Just when the committee will meet
Mr. Garland would not state yester-
day but it is believed that the remain
der of the committee will be appoint
ed today and a meeting called for to-
morrow. In speaking of the proposed
meet last evening, Mr.. Garland said:
II believe that Los Angeles cannot
afford to let the chance presented to
hold a successful aviation meet slip
by. That is why ] have agreed to
take hold of the matter. We will
have a successful aviation meet
everyone is interested in it. We have
the ideal climate, the facilities, and the
money with which to hold it and 1t
cannot help being a success. The sub
scribers will receive their money back,
just as they did last year, and I feel
confident that enough money will be
made to properly start an open air
fund-something which Los Angeles is
in need Of"